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D - Down strum
U - Up strum
B - Only play bass (lowest) string
d - Soft down strum
X - Scratch strum (mute strings with palm of strumming hand as you strum)
M - Mute (damp) strings with strumming or fretting hand
> - Accent
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(2) - Play chord for two measures (default is 1)
/ (slash) - Bar line
- (dash) - Play previous chord for another beat

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