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VERY WIP (I'll move it to the main namespace if it's finished.)
VERY WIP (I'll move it to the main namespace if it's finished.)


The '''letter notation''' is a notation scheme developed by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] for [[just intonation]] up to the [[31-limit]] and some [[regular temperaments]]. It is [[Pythagorean tuning|Pythagorean]] notation with the letters H-Z used as accidentals for commas in higher prime limits (starting from H to avoid conflict with note names, and skipping M to avoid conflict with the abbreviation for "major"). The rationale for using letters as accidentals is that they are ASCII-compatible, and easy to memorize if in alphabetical order.
The '''greek letter notation''' is a notation scheme developed by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] for [[just intonation]] up to the
 
== Accidentals ==
== Accidentals ==
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|5
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|α
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|[[81/80]]
|I
|β
|80/81
|80/81
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|7
|7
|J
|γ
|[[64/63]]
|[[64/63]]
|K
|δ
|63/64
|63/64
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|11
|11
|L
|ε
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|[[33/32]]
|N
|ζ
|32/33
|32/33
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|13
|13
|O
|η
|[[1053/1024]]
|[[1053/1024]]
|P
|θ
|1024/1053
|1024/1053
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|17
|17
|Q
|ι
|[[4131/4096]]
|[[4131/4096]]
|R
|κ
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|4096/4131
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