Thinking further, you might also add an additional bar before the tempo change, and set the number of beats to 1 or 2 and play a pause or a rest on that bar by placing 1 or 3 period characters after the chord:
C. indicates a C chord that is a Rest.

A chord can be specified as a Shot by adding two periods after the chord.
C.. indicates a C chord that is a Shot.

A chord can be specified as a Held Chord by adding three periods after the chord.
C... indicates a C chord that is a Held Chord.

That might give you a better lead in to the tempo change. You will need to experiment, but these ideas may assist.


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