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210:Example 2:
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139:indicating
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1091:Lead sheet
965:Grace note
830:Note value
825:Grace note
793:Accidental
627:Snare rush
597:Quadruplet
567:Ghost note
517:Blast beat
497:Drum beats
360:Ghost note
173:, but the
167:note heads
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1161:Swaralipi
1151:Kunkunshi
1111:Tablature
1076:Eye music
960:Glissando
935:Fingering
720:Dal segno
512:Back beat
262:Cymbals:
171:bass clef
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1012:Tonguing
997:Staccato
950:Ornament
925:Dynamics
877:Interval
840:Notehead
815:Cue note
582:One drop
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371:See also
304:Rim Shot
1180:Related
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1136:Chinese
1116:Parsons
987:Portato
970:Mordent
945:Marcato
930:Fermata
920:Damping
915:Caesura
872:Tremolo
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740:Ossia
682:Staff
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522:Break
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141:notes
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557:Fill
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