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1985 · In Square Circle

Part-Time Lover

Stevie Wonder

KeyE minorTempo185 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Part-Time Lover — Wonder Stevie
// 185 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 161 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(185/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/2 spreads a riff over 2 bars.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order, A@4 for four bars: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// bass · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A I C J K F L M A I C J K F L N C O P Q R S T U C O P V W@2 X Y A I C J K F L M A I C
  J K F L N C O P Q R S T U C O P V W@2 X Y A B C D E F G H A B C D E F Z N C O P Q R S T U C O P V W@2 X Y A I C J K F
  L M A I C J K AA AB AC K AD AE AF AG AH AE AI A AJ C AK E AL AE AI A AJ C AK E AL G H AM ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e3@2 ~@2 e3@2 ~@2 e3@2 ~@4 e3 ~", B: "~@2 e3@2 ~@2 e3 ~ d3@3 ~@3 d3 ~", C: "c3@2 ~@2 c3@2 ~@2 c3@2 ~@4 c3 ~",
  D: "~@2 c3@2 ~@2 c3 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~", E: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~@2 b2", F: "~@2 b2@2 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@3 ~ b3 ~ d3 ~",
  G: "e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@2 ~@4 a3 ~", H: "~@2 a3@2 ~@2 a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b2@3 ~", I: "~@2 e3@2 ~@2 e3 ~ d3@3 ~@3 d4 ~",
  J: "~@2 c3@2 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@3 ~ b3 ~ b2 ~", K: "a2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@2 a3 ~ b2 ~", L: "d3 ~ e3@3 ~@3 e3@2 ~@4 e3 ~",
  M: "~@2 e3@2 ~@2 b3 ~ a3@3 ~ g3@3 ~", N: "~@3 e4 d4 b3 ~ a3 d3@3 ~ g3@3 ~", O: "~@6 c3 ~ c3@3 ~ d3@3 ~",
  P: "g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~@4 g2 ~", Q: "~@6 g2 ~ g2@3 ~ e2@3 ~", R: "a2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@4 a2 ~",
  S: "~@6 a2@2 a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~", T: "b2@3 ~@3 c#3@3 ~@3 d3@3 ~", U: "e3@3 ~@3 e4 ~ d3@3 ~ g3@3 ~",
  V: "~@6 g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", W: "[a2@3 ~@3 a2 ~ a2@3 ~@3 a2@5 ~@3 a2@2 a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~]/2",
  X: "~ b2 ~@2 b2 ~@2 b2 ~ b2 ~@2 b2 ~@2 b2", Y: "~@6 a3@4 ~@2 g3@3 ~", Z: "e3@4 ~@4 e3@2 ~@4 a3 ~",
  AA: "~@2 b2@2 ~@2 b2@2 b2@3 ~ f#3 ~ d3 ~", AB: "e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~@3 e3 ~", AC: "~@2 e3 ~@3 e3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~",
  AD: "~@2 b2@2 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@3 ~ b3 ~ b2 ~", AE: "d3 ~ e3@3 ~@3 e3@3 ~ d3 ~ e3 ~", AF: "~@2 e3 ~@3 d3 ~ e3@3 ~ d3@3 ~",
  AG: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~@3 a2 ~", AH: "~@2 b2 ~@3 b2 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~", AI: "~@8 d3 ~@2 g3 a3 b3 ~ d4",
  AJ: "~@2 e3@2 ~@2 e3 ~ d3@3 ~ d4 ~ c4 ~", AK: "~@2 c3@2 ~@2 c3 ~ b2@3 ~ b3 ~ b2 ~",
  AL: "~@2 b2@2 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@3 ~ d4 ~ d3 ~", AM: "d3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~@3 e3 ~@3 d3 ~ e3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.35)

// chords · tremolo strings · "TREMOLOSTR"
const tremolo_strings = note(`<
  ~@31 A B@4 C@2 D E F@2 G@2 H@2 I J ~@15 A K@4 C@2 D E F@2 G@2 H@2 I J ~@15 A K@4 C@2 D E F@2 G@2 H@2 I J ~@22 L ~@7 L
  ~@9 L ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [b3,e4,g4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f4]@3 ~", // Em F Bdim
  B: "[[c4,e4,g4]@7 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]]/4", // C G
  C: "[[a3,c4,e4]@5 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4]]/2", D: "[b3,d4,f#4]@5 ~ [b3,e4,g4]@5 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@4",
  E: "[g3,b3,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@4 [b3,d4,f4]@4", F: "[[c4,e4,g4]@5 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4]]/2",
  G: "[[b3,d4,g4]@5 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]]/2", H: "[[a3,c4,e4]@3 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4]]/2",
  I: "[f#3,b3] ~ [f#3,b3] ~ [f#3,b3] ~ [f#3,b3] ~", J: "[f#3,b3,e4]@3 ~@5",
  K: "[[c4,e4,g4]@7 [c4,d4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]]/4", // C Csus2 Em G
  L: "[f#3,d4,f#4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~@3 [g3,e4,g4] ~@3 [f#3,d4,f#4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~", // D C D C
})).s("gm_tremolo_strings").gain(0.25)

// chords · synth brass 2 · "SYNTHBRASS"
const synth_brass_2 = note(`<
  A B A B A C A D A B A B A C A D A B A B A C A@3 B A B A C A E F G H@2 I@2 J K F@2 H@2 I@2 L M A B A B A C A@3 B A B A
  C A E F G A H I@2 J K F@2 H@2 I@2 ~ M A B A B A C A N A B A B A C A E F@2 H@2 I@2 J K F@2 H@2 I@2 O M A B A B A C A@3
  B A B A C A@2 P C A@2 P Q R S A B A B A C R S A B A B A C A D R ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [b3,e4,g4] ~@7 [b3,e4,g4] ~@3", B: "~@4 [b3,e4,g4] ~@7 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3",
  C: "~@4 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@7 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3", D: "~@4 [g3,c4,e4] ~@7 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3",
  E: "~@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4] ~", F: "~@4 [c4,e4,g4] ~@7 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3",
  G: "~@4 [c4,e4,g4] ~@7 [c4,d4,g4] ~@3", H: "~@4 [b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3",
  I: "~@4 [a3,c4,e4] ~@7 [a3,c4,e4] ~@3", J: "[b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [b3,e4,g4]@3 ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2",
  K: "[g3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4] ~", L: "[f#3,b3,d#4] ~ [f#3,b3,d#4] ~ [f#3,b3,d#4] ~ [f#3,b3,d#4] ~",
  M: "[f#3,b3,e4] ~@7", N: "~@4 [a3,c4,g4] ~@7 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~",
  O: "[f#3,b3] ~ [f#3,b3] ~ [f#3,b3] ~ [f#3,b3] ~", P: "~@4 [a3,e4,g4] ~@7 [a3,e4,g4] ~@3",
  Q: "~@4 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@5 [f#3,d4,f#4] ~@5", // D
  R: "[f#3,d4,f#4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~@3 [g3,e4,g4] ~@3 [f#3,d4,f#4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~", S: "~@12 a4 b4 ~ d5",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_2").gain(0.35)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "SYNTHBRASS"
const synth_brass_1 = note("<~@46 A B ~@30 A B ~@30 A B ~@22 C D ~@6 C D ~@8 C ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "e5 ~@2 e5 ~ e5 ~@2 e5 ~@2 e5 ~ e5 ~@2", B: "e5 ~@7",
  C: "[f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~", D: "~@12 a5 b5 ~ d6",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.35)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO"
const piano = note(`<
  A B A B A C A D A B A B A C A D A B A B A C A@3 B A B A C A E F G A H I@2 J K F@2 H@2 I@2 L M A B A B A C A@3 B A B A
  C A E F G A H I@2 J K F@2 H@2 I@2 ~ M A B A B A C A N A B A B A C A E F@2 H@2 I@2 J K F@2 H@2 I@2 O M A B A B A C A@3
  B A B A C A@2 P C A@2 P Q R S A B A B A C R S A B A B A C A D R ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [b4,e5,g5] ~@7 [b4,e5,g5] ~@3", B: "~@4 [b4,e5,g5] ~@7 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@3",
  C: "~@4 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@7 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@3", D: "~@4 [g4,c5,e5] ~@7 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@3",
  E: "~@2 [b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c5,f5] ~ [b4,d5,f5] ~", F: "~@4 [c5,e5,g5] ~@7 [c5,e5,g5] ~@3",
  G: "~@4 [c5,e5,g5] ~@7 [c5,d5,g5] ~@3", H: "~@4 [b4,d5,g5] ~@7 [b4,d5,g5] ~@3",
  I: "~@4 [a4,c5,e5] ~@7 [a4,c5,e5] ~@3", J: "[b4,d5,f#5]@3 ~@3 [b4,e5,g5]@3 ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@2 ~@2",
  K: "[g4,b4,e5]@2 ~@2 [a4,c5,f5] ~ [b4,d5,f5] ~", L: "[f#4,b4] ~ [f#4,b4] ~ [f#4,b4] ~ [f#4,b4] ~",
  M: "[f#4,b4,e5] ~@7", N: "~@4 [a4,c5,g5] ~@7 [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~",
  O: "[f#4,b4,e5] ~ [f#4,b4,e5] ~ [f#4,b4,e5] ~ [f#4,b4,e5] ~", P: "~@4 [a4,e5,g5] ~@7 [a4,e5,g5] ~@3",
  Q: "~@4 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@5 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~@5", // D
  R: "[f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~", S: "~@12 a5 b5 ~ d6",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.35)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS"
const brass_section = note("<~@38 A B ~@6 C D ~@22 A B ~@6 C D ~@22 A B ~@6 C D ~@22 E ~@7 E ~@9 E ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "[b4,d5,f#5]@3 ~@3 [b4,e5,g5]@3 ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@2 ~@2", B: "[g4,b4,e5]@2 ~@2 [a4,c5,f5] ~ [b4,d5,f5] ~",
  C: "[f#4,b4] ~ [f#4,b4] ~ [f#4,b4] ~ [f#4,b4] ~", D: "[f#4,b4,e5] ~@7",
  E: "[f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~", // D C D C
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@7 B A@7 C A@7 B A@14 D A@7 C@2 A@7 B A@14 D A@7 C@2 A@7 B A@14 D A@7 C@2 A@7 B A@7 B A@3 B A@2 E F A@6 E F A@8 E ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~ x!2", C: "x!4", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", E: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2", F: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@15 B A@22 C A@7 D E A@22 C A@7 D E A@22 C A@7 D E A@22 F G A@6 F G A@8 H ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", C: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~", D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
  F: "x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x!3 ~ x ~", G: "~@8 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", H: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@15 B A@30 C D A@30 C D A@30 C D A@22 E F A@6 E F A@8 E ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x!4", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", D: "x ~@2 x", E: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2",
  F: "~@12 x!2 ~ x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@152 [~ x] ~@8>").gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@15 A ~@31 B ~@31 B ~@31 B ~@22 A C ~@6 A C ~@8 A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~ x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@7 A ~@15 A ~@31 A ~@31 A ~@31 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@7 B ~@9 C ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@8 x ~ x!3 ~ x ~", C: "x!3 ~@3 x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(
  bass, tremolo_strings, synth_brass_2, synth_brass_1, piano, brass_section, kick, snare, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat,
  high_tom
)

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