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== Compatibility with German and fixed-do systems ==
=== German H system ===
As each interval in a MOS has one of two values, the note in the expected place of B is labelled H; the note that is the other size of second above A is labelled B. This note should usually be English B flat, as the last interval of the darkest mode of any MOS is always an L step. For notating edos as degenerate MOSes, the note name B is preferred over H, but H is still skipped after G. For scales with more than two sizes of second, the note a second above A that is furthest from H is labelled B. This means the German H system is only compatible with 23 notes, as opposed to the English system's 24.
=== Fixed do ===
Solfege follows a simple pattern, starts from the note two steps above A (this is "C" in scales with more than 2 pitch classes) and stops at the note before the next A, which is labeled "sol", then "la" and "si". The consonants chosen have been selected to be compatible with the phonology of many languages, and follow a cycle of 9 while the vowels follow a cycle of 5.
The vowels are the five-vowel system, the pronunciation of each consonant is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
!Consonant
!IPA value
!English example
|-
|d
| /d/
|'''d'''oor
|-
|r
|/r/
|wa'''t'''er<ref group="cnote">This is actually the "whatever rhotic", the English example is just the closest English sound to the most common rhotic, /r/. </ref>
|-
|m
|/m/
|'''m'''an
|-
|f
|/f/
|'''f'''ine
|-
|k
|/k/
|'''c'''ar
|-
|b
|/b/
|'''b'''est
|-
|n
|/n/
|'''n'''orth
|-
|g
|/g/
|'''g'''ate
|-
|t
|/t/
|'''t'''ell
|-
|s
|/s/
|'''s'''ee
|-
|l
|/l/
|'''l'''aw<ref group="cnote">Can be pronounced the same as r, as no note ''*ra'' exists that would cause an ambiguity with ''la''.</ref>
|}
<references group="cnote" />
{| class="wikitable"
!Alphabetic
!German H
!Solfege consonant
!Solfege vowel
!Full solfege
|-
|C
| C
|'''d'''
|'''o'''
|do
|-
|D
|D
|r
|e
|re
|-
|E
|E
|m
|i
|mi
|-
|F
|F
|f
|a
|fa
|-
|G
|G
|k
|u
|ku
|-
|H
|J
|b
|'''o'''
|bo
|-
|J
|K
|n
|e
|ne
|-
|K
|L
|g
|i
|gi
|-
|L
|M
|t
|a
|ta
|-
|M
|N
|'''d'''
|u
|du
|-
|N
|O
|r
|'''o'''
|ro
|-
|O
|P
|m
|e
|me
|-
|P
|Q
|f
|i
|fi
|-
|Q
|R
|k
|a
|ka
|-
|R
|S
|b
|u
|bu
|-
|S
|T
|n
|'''o'''
|no
|-
|T
|U
|g
|e
|ge
|-
|U
|W
|t
|i
|te<ref group="tnote">''te'' replaces ''*ti'' to avoid confusion with the note ''si''</ref>
|-
|W
|X
|'''d'''
|a
|da
|-
|X
|Y
|r
|u
|ru
|-
|Y
|Z
|m
|'''o'''
|mo
|-
|'''''(Last note)'''''
|'''''(Last note)'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''sol'''''
|-
|'''''A'''''
|'''''A'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''la'''''
|-
|'''''B flat'''''
|'''''B'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''si bemol'''''
|-
|'''''B'''''
|'''''H'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''-'''''
|'''''si'''''
|}
<references group="tnote" />
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