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One bar per line, 16 sixteenth-note slots per bar. x is a hit, X an accented hit, - holds the note, . is silence. Group by beat with spaces: x-x- xxxx x-xx x---. For tuplets and 32nds, put slots in brackets: 3(xxx) triplet, 6(xxxxxx) sextuplet, 3(xxx)/2 quarter triplet, 8(xxxxxxxx) 32nds. = ties from the note before it. d is a double stroke (diddle), z a dead-stroke buzz. Start a bar with a meter to change it: [3/4], [12/8], [5/8 2+3], [7/8 2+2+3].