stickIntro = {
  \time 4/4 { R1*8 }
  %% silly but I have to mimick the repeats for the other voices to
  %% make the notes line up.
  \time 5/4 \repeat volta 2 {
    r2. r2 | r2. r2 | r2. r2 | r2. r2 |
    r2. r2 | r2. r2 | r2. r2 |
  }
  \alternative {
    {r2. r2 | }
    {r2. r2 | }
  }
}

%% TODO
stickThunderLeft = \relative c {
  fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e |
  fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e |
  fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e16 fis8 e |
  d-. d-. d-. d-. d-. d-. d-. d-.            |
}

%% TODO
stickThunderRight = \relative c'' {
  a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis |
  a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis |
  a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis16 a8 gis |
  d-. d-. d-. d-. d-. d-. d-. d-.            |
}

%% TODO
stickThemeLeft = \relative c {
  r2. r2 | r2. r2 |
  r2. r2 | r2. r2 |
  r2. r2 | r2. r2 |
  r2. r2 | r2. r2 |
}
%% TODO
stickThemeRight = \relative c {
  fis'4. cis a'  cis8 ~ | cis2. d2       |
  gis,4. e   d'  cis8 ~ | cis2. a4 gis   |
  fis4.  d   gis a8   ~ | a2.  ~ a4. r8  |
  fis4.  d   gis e8   ~ | e2 gis4 a4. r8 |
}

%% TODO
stickBeautyBLeft = \relative c {
  r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 |
}
stickBeautyBRight = \relative c {
  %% TODO: this is terrible and I would never play this
  <d a >2       <cis fis, >2 |
  <gis' fis, >2 <a e, >2     |
  d,1 | cis |
}

%% TODO
stickSoloLeft = \relative c {
  r1 | r1 |
  r1 | r1 |
  r1 | r1 |
  r1 | r1 |
}

stickSoloRight = \relative c' {
  \grace{a16 d} fis2 r8 gis8 a \grace{fis16} gis8 ~ |
  gis4 e4 cis8 fis gis fis ~ |
  fis4. r4 e8 fis b, |
  %% TODO: bend isn't working
  %%b\bendAfter #+2 b
  r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 |

  % %% repetition
  % r1 | r1 |
  % r1 | r1 |
  % r1 | r1 |
  % r1 | r1 |
}

%% TODO
stickTransitionLeft = \relative fis,, {
  \time 3/4
  fis'8. cis d gis, | a8 gis fis r4. |
}

%% TODO
stickTransitionRight = \relative fis {
  \time 3/4
  fis'8. cis d gis, | a8 gis fis r4. |
}

%% TODO
stickFastLeft = \relative fis,, {
  \time 4/4
  r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 |
}

%% TODO
stickFastRight = \relative fis {
  \time 4/4
  r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 | r1 |
}

stickElevenLeft = \relative c,, {
  \key e \minor
  \time 11/8
  \repeat unfold 3 { e'4 e,8 e e r e r e e r |}
  r f b g' ges c,4 f8 b, e-. ais,
}

stickElevenRight = \relative c' {
  \key e \minor
  \time 11/8
  \repeat unfold 3 { <dis g b>4 r8 r r r r r r r r |}
  r8 r4 r4 r4 r4 r4
}

stickLeft = {
  \key fis \minor
  \clef "bass_8"
  \stickIntro
  \whiteNoise

  \time 4/4                 \stickThunderLeft
  \time 5/4 \repeat volta 2 \stickThemeLeft
  \time 4/4                 \stickThunderLeft

  \time 4/4 \repeat volta 2 \stickBeautyBLeft
  \stickSoloLeft
  \stickTransitionLeft
  \stickFastLeft
  \repeat volta 2 \stickElevenLeft
}

stickRight = {
  \key fis \minor
  \stickIntro
  \whiteNoise

  \time 4/4                 \stickThunderRight
  \time 5/4 \repeat volta 2 \stickThemeRight
  \time 4/4                 \stickThunderRight

  \time 4/4 \repeat volta 2 \stickBeautyBRight
  \stickSoloRight
  \stickTransitionRight
  \stickFastRight
  \repeat volta 2 \stickElevenRight
}

stick = \new PianoStaff <<
  \set PianoStaff.midiInstrument = #"electric guitar (jazz)"
  \set PianoStaff.pedalSustainStyle = #'bracket

  \new Staff \stickRight
  \new Staff \stickLeft
>>