@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@
         self.duration = duration
         self.chord_type = chord_type
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Chord %s %s %s" % (self.value, self.duration, self.chord_type)
 
+
+class Rest():
+    def __init__(self, duration=.25):
+        self.duration = duration
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "Rest node %s" % self.duration
+
 
 def parse(score):
     # Tokenize (lex)
     tokens = (
         "NOTE_LENGTH",
@@ -66,17 +73,19 @@
     # Parse (yacc)
 
 
     def p_pitch_list(p):
         '''score : score note
-            score : score chord
+            | score chord
+            | score rest
         '''
         p[0] = p[1] + [p[2]]
 
     def p_score(p):
         '''score : note
-            score : chord
+            | chord
+            | rest
         '''
         p[0] = [p[1]]
 
 
     def p_note(p):
@@ -129,12 +138,20 @@
     def p_pitch(p):
         '''pitch : BASENOTE
         '''
         p[0] = Note(p[1])
 
+    def p_rest(p):
+        ''' rest : REST
+                | REST NOTE_LENGTH
+        '''
+        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)
         
     yacc.yacc()
 
     #print yacc.parse("GFG B'AB,, | g/2fg gab | GFG BAB | d2A AFD")
     return yacc.parse(score)