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Untitled
by Robert Stuckey, 1983

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

Instead of traditional noteheads, numbers and letters are used (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, X, N), each representing a particular pitch of the chromatic scale. (It is an absolute-pitch system, not a relative-pitch system like Thumline.) They are placed at twelve different elevations on a 3-line staff that spans an octave. The upper and lower lines represent C. The middle line is F#. Stems extend upward or downward from the numbers. Stuckey has now withdrawn this proposal.

Earliest documentation: 1983

Source: Directory of Music Notation Proposals, section/page: 10/30, 11/1, 13/93

Manuscript Paper: Discontinuous Staves  Continuous Staves

Similar notations: Numbered Notes by Jason MacCoy

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

Untitled by Nicolai Dolmatov

Chromatic scale from C to C in Klavar, Mirck Version by Jean de Buur C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Klavar, Mirck Version by Jean de Buur

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Express Stave, Original Version by John Keller C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Express Stave, Original Version by John Keller

Chromatic scale from C to C in Express Stave, Tricolor Version by John Keller C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Express Stave, Tricolor Version by John Keller

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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