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6-6 Trigram Notation
by Richard Parncutt, 1990

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 standard staff has two groups of three solid lines with groups of three ledger lines appearing above, below, and between them as needed. The three solid staff lines represent the group of three black notes on the piano keyboard (F#/Gb, G#/Ab, A#/Bb). The three ledger lines represent C, D, and E. Like Parncutt’s other notation designs, the staff is aligned with the 7-5 pitch pattern, even though the lines and ledger lines have a 6-6 pitch pattern.

Earliest documentation: 1990

Source: Directory of Music Notation Proposals, section/page: 13/64

Similar Notations: Keyboard (or 7-5) Trigram by Richard Parncutt, 6-6 Tetragram by Richard Parncutt, Ambros System by August Ambros

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Untitled by Klaus Lieber C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Untitled by Klaus Lieber

Chromatic scale from C to C in Notation for the System of Equal Tones... by Gustave Decher C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Notation for the System of Equal Tones by Gustave Decher

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Chromatic scale from C to C in A-B Chromatic Notation by Albert Brennink C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

A-B Chromatic Notation by Albert Brennink

Chromatic scale from C to C in 6-6 Tetragram by Richard Parncutt C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

6-6 Tetragram by Richard Parncutt

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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