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Note for Note
by Walter H. Thelwall, 1897

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

A basic seven-line staff has a bold middle line representing C and top and bottom lines that both represent F#/Gb. Two ledger lines appear below this staff, followed by a dashed line also representing C. From the dashed C line to the F#/Gb line at the top of the staff is a span of about an octave and a half. On the piano staff the line pattern is symmetrically repeated below the dashed line: another two ledger lines followed by another seven line staff just like the one above. Traditional noteheads are used.

Earliest documentation: 1897

Source: Directory of Music Notation Proposals, section/page: 13/96

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Proportional Chromatic Musical Notation by Henri Carcelle C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Proportional Chromatic Musical Notation by Henri Carcelle

Chromatic scale from C to C in Isomorph Notation by Tadeusz Wójcik C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Isomorph Notation by Tadeusz Wójcik

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Douzave System by John Leon Acheson C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Douzave System by John Leon Acheson

Chromatic scale from C to C in Notagraph by Constance Virtue C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Notagraph by Constance Virtue

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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