diff --git a/src/play.rs b/src/play.rs
index 914b702..b396ca8 100644
--- a/src/play.rs
+++ b/src/play.rs
@@ -12,16 +12,31 @@ fn from_string(s: String) -> String {
                 .read_to_string(&mut content)
                 .expect(format!("failed to read {}", s).as_ref());
             content
-                .split("\n")
-                .map(|x| x.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" "))
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .join("\n")
         }
         Err(_) => s,
     }
 }
 
 fn parse(s: String) -> Vec<String> {
+   let s = s
+        .split("\n")
+        .filter(|x: &&str| !x // doesnt start with #
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("")
+            .starts_with("#")
+        )
+        .map(|x| x
+            .split("#")
+            .take(1) // drop after #
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("")
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(" ")
+        )
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("\n");
     let mut channels = vec![];
     let lines = s.split("\n").collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let mut j = 0;
@@ -76,4 +91,20 @@ mod test {
             "2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f".to_string()
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn drop_comment_lines() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::new("# hello\n # world\na b c")[0],
+            "a b c".to_string()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn drop_comment_trailer() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::new("a b c # hello world")[0],
+            "a b c".to_string()
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/testdata/chord_progressions.txt b/src/testdata/chord_progressions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eff1730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdata/chord_progressions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CM0 CM3 CM4 CM0
+
+.
+
+CM1 CM4 CM0
+
+.
+
+CM0 CM4 CM5 CM3
diff --git a/src/testdata/sandbox.txt b/src/testdata/sandbox.txt
index 34f9e2c..ae649be 100644
--- a/src/testdata/sandbox.txt
+++ b/src/testdata/sandbox.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-. a . b . c
-2a2  2b2 2c2
+CM0 CM3 CM4 CM0
 
-. d . e . f
-2d2 2e2 2f2
+#CM1 CM4 CM0
+#CM0 CM4 CM5 CM3