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0-5-7 Notation
by Richard Parncutt, 1984

Chromatic scale from C to C. C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

The staff has a 7-5 line pattern with each line or ledger line representing one of the seven notes of the C major scale (the white keys on the piano: A, B, C, D, E, F, G). The three fully visible lines represent the notes C, F, and G (the notation is also known as “C-F-G” notation). These notes are the 0, 5, and 7 pitches in the chromatic scale when starting with C as 0. The five other notes (the black keys on the piano) appear on spaces.  As there is no black key on the piano between E and F or between B and C, there is no space on the staff for notes between the lines E and F or the lines B and C. These two pairs of lines are closer together. Traditional rhythmic notation is used.

Earliest documentation: 1984

Source: Directory of Music Notation Proposals, section/page: 10/20, 11/5, 13/62

Manuscript Paper: Discontinuous Staves  Continuous Staves

 

← Previous Two Notation Systems ←

Chromatic scale from C to C in Keyboard (7-5) Trigram Notation by Richard Parncutt C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Keyboard (7-5) Trigram Notation by Richard Parncutt

Chromatic scale from C to C in Avique Notation by Anne and Bill Collins C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Avique Notation by Anne and Bill Collins

Notation System Groups

  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 5 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 4 or 3 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 6 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step and Major 3rd Apart, 4 per Octave
  • Lines a Minor 3rd Apart, 3 or 4 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 3 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 2 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 2 per Octave, Compact Staff
  • Lines a Tritone Apart, 2 per Octave, or 1 Line per Octave
  • 7-5 Line Pattern, 3, 5, or 6 Lines per Octave
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