@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 
 import tree
 
 from ply import lex, yacc
 class Note():
-    def __init__(self, value, duration=1 octave=8):
+    def __init__(self, value, duration=.25, octave=8):
         self.value = value
         self.duration = duration
         self.octave = octave
         self.accidental = None
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Note %s %s %s" % (self.value, self.duration, self.octave)
 
 class Chord():
-    def __init__(self, value, duration=1, chord_type="major", octave=5):
+    def __init__(self, value, duration=.25, chord_type="major", octave=5):
         self.value = value
         self.duration = duration
         self.chord_type = chord_type
         self.octave = octave
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
 
     def p_chord_length(p):
         ''' chord : chord NOTE_LENGTH
         '''
         new_note = p[1]
-        new_note.duration = p[2]
+        new_note.duration = 4*p[2]
         p[0] = new_note
 
 
     def p_chord(p):
         '''chord : QUOTE pitch QUOTE
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@
         ''' rest : REST
                 | REST NOTE_LENGTH
         '''
         p[0] = Rest()
         if len(p) > 2:
-            p[0].duration = p[2]
+            p[0].duration = 4*p[2]
 
     def p_node(p):
         '''node : NODE
         '''
         p[0] = tree.Tree(p[1].strip("(").strip(")"))