> Here's a Chinese piece* for the Erhu ...

which uses some ABC constructs I've not seen before.

BarFly guesses that P means an inverted mordent, but offers no
suggestions about what J is.  Clue us in?

When using constructs that go beyond abc 1.6 it's a good idea
to describe them in the header.


> Second question: I have a Chinese book of flute tunes, written out
> much like abc, but in numbers, not letters. If I could read the
> Chinese introduction, I probably wouldn't have to ask but...does
> anybody here know anything about this notation? Is it particular
> to the flute, or is it a general music notation?

I think it's general - I've seen it before (for the ch'in?)  Does
Grove not have a description of it?

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