diff --git a/tests/test_scale.py b/tests/test_scale.py
index 0458666..23f765b 100644
--- a/tests/test_scale.py
+++ b/tests/test_scale.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """ Tests for the scale module """
-from ziffers import scale
 import pytest
+from ziffers import scale
+
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/ziffers/classes.py b/ziffers/classes.py
index c72069a..13a293d 100644
--- a/ziffers/classes.py
+++ b/ziffers/classes.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import operator
 import random
 from .defaults import DEFAULT_OPTIONS
 
-
 @dataclass
 class Meta:
     """Abstract class for all Ziffers items"""
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ class Item(Meta):
 
     text: str
 
+
 @dataclass
 class Whitespace(Item):
     """Class for whitespace"""
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ class Pitch(Event):
     """Class for pitch in time"""
 
     pitch_class: int = field(default=None)
-    duration: float = field(default=None)
     octave: int = field(default=None)
+    note: int = field(default=None)
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ class Chord(Event):
     pitch_classes: list[Pitch] = field(default=None)
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RomanNumeral(Event):
+    """Class for roman numbers"""
+
+    value: str = field(default=None)
+    chord_type: str = field(default=None)
+
+
 @dataclass
 class Function(Event):
     """Class for functions"""
@@ -129,9 +137,9 @@ class Sequence(Meta):
             next_item = self.values[self.local_index]
             self.local_index += 1
             return next_item
-        else:
-            self.local_index = 0
-            raise StopIteration
+
+        self.local_index = 0
+        raise StopIteration
 
     def update_values(self, new_values):
         """Update value attributes from dict"""
@@ -165,7 +173,9 @@ class Ziffers(Sequence):
     options: dict = field(default_factory=DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
     loop_i: int = 0
     iterator: iter = field(default=None, repr=False)
-    current: Whitespace|DurationChange|OctaveChange|OctaveAdd = field(default=None)
+    current: Whitespace | DurationChange | OctaveChange | OctaveAdd = field(
+        default=None
+    )
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         super().__post_init__()
@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@ class Ziffers(Sequence):
         return self.current
 
     def take(self, num: int) -> list[Pitch]:
-        """ Take number of pitch classes from the parsed sequence. Cycles from the beginning.
+        """Take number of pitch classes from the parsed sequence. Cycles from the beginning.
 
         Args:
             num (int): Number of pitch classes to take from the sequence
@@ -204,7 +214,7 @@ class Ziffers(Sequence):
         return list(itertools.islice(itertools.cycle(self), num))
 
     def set_defaults(self, options: dict):
-        """ Sets options for the parser
+        """Sets options for the parser
 
         Args:
             options (dict): Options as a dict
@@ -213,19 +223,21 @@ class Ziffers(Sequence):
 
     # TODO: Refactor these
     def pitch_classes(self) -> list[int]:
-        """ Return list of pitch classes as ints """
+        """Return list of pitch classes as ints"""
         return [val.pitch_class for val in self.values if isinstance(val, Pitch)]
 
     def durations(self) -> list[float]:
-        """ Return list of pitch durations as floats"""
+        """Return list of pitch durations as floats"""
         return [val.dur for val in self.values if isinstance(val, Pitch)]
 
     def pairs(self) -> list[tuple]:
-        """ Return list of pitches and durations """
-        return [(val.pitch_class, val.dur) for val in self.values if isinstance(val, Pitch)]
+        """Return list of pitches and durations"""
+        return [
+            (val.pitch_class, val.dur) for val in self.values if isinstance(val, Pitch)
+        ]
 
     def octaves(self) -> list[int]:
-        """ Return list of octaves """
+        """Return list of octaves"""
         return [val.octave for val in self.values if isinstance(val, Pitch)]
 
 
@@ -258,7 +270,7 @@ class RandomInteger(Item):
             self.max = new_max
 
     def value(self):
-        """ Evaluate the random value for the generator """
+        """Evaluate the random value for the generator"""
         return random.randint(self.min, self.max)
 
 
@@ -292,11 +304,11 @@ class Cyclic(Sequence):
         self.values = [val for val in self.values if isinstance(val, Whitespace)]
 
     def value(self):
-        """ Get the value for the current cycle """
+        """Get the value for the current cycle"""
         return self.values[self.cycle]
 
     def next_cycle(self, cycle: int):
-        """ Evaluate next cycle """
+        """Evaluate next cycle"""
         self.cycle = self.cycle + 1
 
 
@@ -332,7 +344,7 @@ class ListOperation(Sequence):
     """Class for list operations"""
 
     def run(self):
-        """ Run operations """
+        """Run operations"""
         pass
 
 
diff --git a/ziffers/defaults.py b/ziffers/defaults.py
index c0727e5..e2f02ba 100644
--- a/ziffers/defaults.py
+++ b/ziffers/defaults.py
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ MODIFIERS = {
     "s": 1,
 }
 
+ROMANS = {
+      'i': 1,
+      'v': 5,
+      'x': 10,
+      'l': 50,
+      'c': 100,
+      'd': 500,
+      'm': 1000
+    }
+
 # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, too-many-lines
 
 SCALES = {
diff --git a/ziffers/mapper.py b/ziffers/mapper.py
index 364daa0..160c245 100644
--- a/ziffers/mapper.py
+++ b/ziffers/mapper.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """ Lark transformer for mapping Lark tokens to Ziffers objects """
+from typing import Optional
 from lark import Transformer
 from .classes import (
     Ziffers,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from .classes import (
     RandomPitch,
     RandomPercent,
     Chord,
+    RomanNumeral,
     Sequence,
     ListSequence,
     RepeatedListSequence,
@@ -28,13 +30,18 @@ from .classes import (
 )
 from .common import flatten, sum_dict
 from .defaults import DEFAULT_DURS
+from .scale import note_from_pc, parse_roman
 
 
 # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, unused-argument, too-many-public-methods, invalid-name
 class ZiffersTransformer(Transformer):
     """Rules for transforming Ziffers expressions into tree."""
 
-    def start(self, items):
+    def __init__(self, options: Optional[dict]=None):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.options = options
+
+    def start(self, items) -> Ziffers:
         """Root for the rules"""
         seq = Sequence(values=items[0])
         return Ziffers(values=seq, options={})
@@ -43,17 +50,17 @@ class ZiffersTransformer(Transformer):
         """Flatten sequence"""
         return flatten(items)
 
-    def random_integer(self, item):
+    def random_integer(self, item) -> RandomInteger:
         """Parses random integer syntax"""
         val = item[0][1:-1].split(",")
         return RandomInteger(min=val[0], max=val[1], text=item[0].value)
 
-    def range(self, item):
+    def range(self, item) -> Range:
         """Parses range syntax"""
         val = item[0].split("..")
         return Range(start=val[0], end=val[1], text=item[0])
 
-    def cycle(self, items):
+    def cycle(self, items) -> Cyclic:
         """Parses cycle"""
         values = items[0]
         return Cyclic(values=values)
@@ -102,6 +109,22 @@ class ZiffersTransformer(Transformer):
         """Parses chord"""
         return Chord(pitch_classes=items, text="".join([val.text for val in items]))
 
+    def named_roman(self,items) -> RomanNumeral:
+        """Parse chord from roman numeral"""
+        numeral = items[0].value
+        if len(items)>1:
+            name = items[1]
+            return RomanNumeral(text=numeral, value=parse_roman(numeral), chord_type=name)
+        return RomanNumeral(value=parse_roman(numeral), text=numeral)
+
+    def chord_name(self,item):
+        """Return name for chord"""
+        return item[0].value
+
+    def roman_number(self,item):
+        """Return roman numeral"""
+        return item.value
+
     def dur_change(self, items):
         """Parses duration change"""
         durs = items[0]
diff --git a/ziffers/scale.py b/ziffers/scale.py
index 6541ae8..2489807 100644
--- a/ziffers/scale.py
+++ b/ziffers/scale.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, no-name-in-module
 import re
 from math import floor
-from .defaults import SCALES, MODIFIERS, NOTE_TO_INTERVAL
+from .defaults import SCALES, MODIFIERS, NOTE_TO_INTERVAL, ROMANS
+
 
 def note_to_midi(name: str) -> int:
-    """ Parse note name to midi
+    """Parse note name to midi
 
     Args:
         name (str): Note name in scientific notation: [a-gA-G][#bs][1-9]
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def note_to_midi(name: str) -> int:
 
 
 def get_scale(name: str) -> list[int]:
-    """ Get a scale from the global scale list
+    """Get a scale from the global scale list
 
     Args:
         name (str): Name of the scale as named in https://allthescales.org/
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def get_scale(name: str) -> list[int]:
     scale = SCALES.get(name.lower().capitalize(), SCALES["Chromatic"])
     return list(map(int, str(scale)))
 
+
 # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, too-many-arguments
 def note_from_pc(
     root: int | str,
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ def note_from_pc(
     octave: int = 0,
     modifier: int = 0,
 ) -> int:
-    """ Resolve a pitch class into a note from a scale
+    """Resolve a pitch class into a note from a scale
 
     Args:
         root (int | str): Root of the scale in MIDI or scientific pitch notation
@@ -80,3 +82,18 @@ def note_from_pc(
     note = root + sum(intervals[0:pitch_class])
 
     return note + (octave * sum(intervals)) + modifier
+
+
+def parse_roman(numeral: str):
+    """Parse roman numeral from string"""
+    values = [ROMANS[val] for val in numeral]
+    result = 0
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(values):
+        if i < len(values) - 1 and values[i + 1] > values[i]:
+            result += values[i + 1] - values[i]
+            i += 2
+        else:
+            result += values[i]
+            i += 1
+    return result
diff --git a/ziffers/ziffers.lark b/ziffers/ziffers.lark
index 980bc6d..c8310d1 100644
--- a/ziffers/ziffers.lark
+++ b/ziffers/ziffers.lark
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
     // Root for the rules    
     ?root: sequence -> start
-    sequence: (pitch_class | dur_change | oct_mod | oct_change | WS | chord | cycle | random_integer | random_pitch | random_percent | range | list | repeated_list | lisp_operation | list_op | subdivision | eval | euclid | repeat)*
+    sequence: (pitch_class | dur_change | oct_mod | oct_change | WS | chord | named_roman | cycle | random_integer | random_pitch | random_percent | range | list | repeated_list | lisp_operation | list_op | subdivision | eval | euclid | repeat)*
     
     // Pitch classes
     pitch_class: prefix* pitch
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
    
     // Chords
     chord: pitch_class pitch_class+
+    named_roman: roman_number (("^" chord_name) | ("+" number))?
+    chord_name: /[a-zA-Z0-9]+/
+    ?roman_number: /iv|v|v?i{1,3}/
   
     // Valid as integer
     ?number: SIGNED_NUMBER | random_integer | cyclic_number