# Directives: start_of_strum

This directive indicates that the lines that follow define a strum pattern.

For example

{start_of_strum}
... syntax to be determined ...
{end_of_strum}

The result could look like:

The arrow indicates the direction of the strum, up or down.

A dashed arrow indicates a arpeggio (slow) strum.

A cross above the arrow indicates that the strum is muted.

A > above the arrow indicates an accented (emphasised) strum.

The numbers denote the beat in the measure. If there are more strums to a beat (one-and two-and etc.), see tuplet below.

# Attributes

The strum directive may contain the same formatting attributes as the image directive, for example:

{start_of_strum label="Alert" align="left"}

See Directives: Image for all possible attributes.

Attributes specific to the strum section:

# bpm=n

The beats per measure for this strum. If not specified, ChordPro tries to derive the value from a {time} directive.

Default value = 4.

# color=col

The colour of the strum. Default is to use the current background colour.

# size=n

The size of the strum. Default value = 20.

# tuplet=n

If greater than 1, the beats are divided into n sub-beats.

For example, with bpm="4" tuplet="2":

# Directives: end_of_strum

This directive indicates the end of the strum section.