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Old 06-13-2019, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by merlin666 View Post
I always interpreted this as a simple strum ...
Sometimes that would be true, other times not.

Example below for a time not:
3
0
0
x
x
3

or you might want a different sound than you would get from a strum, or a strum throws your hand out of position for the next notes

You will find the same music symbol use in piano scores, etc..
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