diff --git a/assets/images/bg.png b/assets/images/bg.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b3a7bd
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diff --git a/source/Note.hx b/source/Note.hx
index f764c71..84a952b 100644
--- a/source/Note.hx
+++ b/source/Note.hx
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ class Note extends FlxSprite
 
 	public static var swagWidth:Float = 160 * 0.7;
 
-	public function new(strumTime:Float, noteData:Int)
+	public function new(strumTime:Float, noteData:Int, prevNote:Note)
 	{
 		super();
 
+		this.prevNote = prevNote;
+
 		x += 50;
 		this.strumTime = strumTime;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,16 @@ class Note extends FlxSprite
 		animation.addByPrefix('blueScroll', 'blue0');
 		animation.addByPrefix('purpleScroll', 'purple0');
 
+		animation.addByPrefix('purpleholdend', 'pruple end hold');
+		animation.addByPrefix('greenholdend', 'green hold end');
+		animation.addByPrefix('redholdend', 'red hold end');
+		animation.addByPrefix('blueholdend', 'blue hold end');
+
+		animation.addByPrefix('purplehold', 'purple hold piece');
+		animation.addByPrefix('greenhold', 'green hold piece');
+		animation.addByPrefix('redhold', 'red hold piece');
+		animation.addByPrefix('bluehold', 'blue hold piece');
+
 		setGraphicSize(Std.int(width * 0.7));
 		updateHitbox();
 		antialiasing = true;
@@ -55,10 +67,49 @@ class Note extends FlxSprite
 				animation.play('purpleScroll');
 		}
 
-		if (noteData < 0)
+		trace(prevNote);
+
+		if (noteData < 0 && prevNote != null)
 		{
 			noteScore * 0.2;
 			alpha = 0.6;
+
+			x += width / 2;
+
+			switch (noteData)
+			{
+				case -1:
+					animation.play('greenholdend');
+				case -2:
+					animation.play('redholdend');
+				case -3:
+					animation.play('blueholdend');
+				case -4:
+					animation.play('purpleholdend');
+			}
+
+			updateHitbox();
+
+			x -= width / 2;
+
+			if (prevNote.noteData < 0)
+			{
+				switch (prevNote.noteData)
+				{
+					case -1:
+						prevNote.animation.play('greenhold');
+					case -2:
+						prevNote.animation.play('redhold');
+					case -3:
+						prevNote.animation.play('bluehold');
+					case -4:
+						prevNote.animation.play('purplehold');
+				}
+
+				prevNote.offset.y = -19;
+				prevNote.scale.y *= 2.25;
+				// prevNote.setGraphicSize();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/PlayState.hx b/source/PlayState.hx
index f3888af..87d87cc 100644
--- a/source/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/PlayState.hx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import flixel.text.FlxText;
 import flixel.tweens.FlxTween;
 import flixel.util.FlxCollision;
 import flixel.util.FlxColor;
+import flixel.util.FlxSort;
 import flixel.util.FlxStringUtil;
 import flixel.util.FlxTimer;
 import haxe.Json;
@@ -50,8 +51,11 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 
 	override public function create()
 	{
-		var bg:FlxSprite = FlxGridOverlay.create(50, 50);
-		bg.scrollFactor.set(0.5, 0.5);
+		var bg:FlxSprite = new FlxSprite(-600, -200).loadGraphic(AssetPaths.bg__png);
+		bg.setGraphicSize(Std.int(bg.width * 2.5));
+		bg.updateHitbox();
+		bg.antialiasing = true;
+		bg.scrollFactor.set(0.9, 0.9);
 		add(bg);
 
 		dad = new Dad(100, 100);
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 
 		playerStrums = new FlxTypedGroup<FlxSprite>();
 
-		generateSong('assets/data/fresh/fresh.json');
+		generateSong('bopeebo');
 
 		canHitText = new FlxText(10, 10, 0, "weed");
 
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 		generateStaticArrows(0);
 		generateStaticArrows(1);
 
-		var songData = Json.parse(Assets.getText(dataPath));
+		var songData = Json.parse(Assets.getText('assets/data/' + dataPath + '/' + dataPath + '.json'));
 		Conductor.changeBPM(songData.bpm);
 		FlxG.sound.playMusic("assets/music/" + songData.song + "_Inst.mp3");
 
@@ -144,7 +148,13 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 						var daStrumTime:Float = ((daStep * Conductor.stepCrochet) + (Conductor.crochet * 8 * totalLength))
 							+ ((Conductor.crochet * coolSection) * playerCounter);
 
-						var swagNote:Note = new Note(daStrumTime, songNotes);
+						var oldNote:Note;
+						if (notes.members.length > 0)
+							oldNote = notes.members[notes.members.length - 1];
+						else
+							oldNote = null;
+
+						var swagNote:Note = new Note(daStrumTime, songNotes, oldNote);
 						swagNote.scrollFactor.set(0, 0);
 
 						swagNote.x += ((FlxG.width / 2) * playerCounter); // general offset
@@ -158,11 +168,6 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 							sectionScores[0][daBeats] += swagNote.noteScore;
 						}
 
-						if (notes.members.length > 0)
-							swagNote.prevNote = notes.members[notes.members.length - 1];
-						else
-							swagNote.prevNote = swagNote;
-
 						notes.add(swagNote);
 					}
 
@@ -180,6 +185,8 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 		}
 	}
 
+	var sortedNotes:Bool = false;
+
 	private function generateStaticArrows(player:Int):Void
 	{
 		for (i in 0...4)
@@ -319,6 +326,10 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 			}
 
 			daNote.y = (strumLine.y - (Conductor.songPosition - daNote.strumTime) * 0.45);
+
+			// one time sort
+			if (!sortedNotes)
+				notes.sort(FlxSort.byY, FlxSort.DESCENDING);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -420,22 +431,22 @@ class PlayState extends FlxState
 			switch (spr.ID)
 			{
 				case 1:
-					if (upP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm' && !boyfriend.stunned)
+					if (upP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm')
 						spr.animation.play('pressed');
 					if (upR)
 						spr.animation.play('static');
 				case 2:
-					if (rightP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm' && !boyfriend.stunned)
+					if (rightP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm')
 						spr.animation.play('pressed');
 					if (rightR)
 						spr.animation.play('static');
 				case 3:
-					if (downP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm' && !boyfriend.stunned)
+					if (downP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm')
 						spr.animation.play('pressed');
 					if (downR)
 						spr.animation.play('static');
 				case 4:
-					if (leftP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm' && !boyfriend.stunned)
+					if (leftP && spr.animation.curAnim.name != 'confirm')
 						spr.animation.play('pressed');
 					if (leftR)
 						spr.animation.play('static');