@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@
         self.accidental = None
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Note %s %s %s" % (self.value, self.duration, self.octave)
 
 class Chord():
-    def __init__(self, value, duration=.5, chord_type="major"):
+    def __init__(self, value, duration=.5, chord_type="major", octave=5):
         self.value = value
         self.duration = duration
         self.chord_type = chord_type
+        self.octave = octave
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "Chord %s %s %s" % (self.value, self.duration, self.chord_type)
+        return "Chord %s %s %s" % (self.value, self.duration, self.chord_type, self.octave)
 
 
 class Rest():
     def __init__(self, duration=.25):
         self.duration = duration
@@ -113,11 +114,11 @@
         '''chord : QUOTE pitch QUOTE
                 | QUOTE pitch CHORD_TYPE QUOTE
         '''
         pitch = p[2].value
         pitch = pitch.upper()
-        p[0] = Chord(value=pitch)
+        p[0] = Chord(value=pitch, octave=default_octave)
         if len(p) > 3:
             p[0].chord_type = p[3]
 
 
     def p_accidental(p):
@@ -146,11 +147,11 @@
         p[0] = Rest()
         if len(p) > 2:
             p[0].duration = p[2]
 
     def p_error(p):
-        print "Syntax error at '%s' of element type %s" % (p.value, p.type)
+        raise Exception("Syntax error at '%s' of element type %s" % (p.value, p.type))
         
     yacc.yacc()
 
     #print yacc.parse("GFG B'AB,, | g/2fg gab | GFG BAB | d2A AFD")
     return yacc.parse(score)