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The PLAY statement plays music as specified by a string.
 
PLAY commandstring$
 
    ■ commandstring$     A string expression that contains one or more of
                         the music commands.
 
Usage Notes
    ■ The PLAY statement uses a concept similar to DRAW in that it embeds
      a music macro language in one statement. A set of commands, used as
      part of the PLAY statement, specifies a particular action.
    ■ In Microsoft BASIC programs, you should use the VARPTR$(variablename)
      form for variables. For example, these BASICA statements:
 
        PLAY "XA$"
        PLAY "O = I"
 
      should be written like this in Microsoft BASIC:
 
        PLAY "X" + VARPTR$(A$)
        PLAY "O=" + VARPTR$(I)