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== Generator counts ==

I'm planning to start another chord page draft at [[User:Overthink/Chords of pajara]] (not yet created as of the time this is written). The issue is that it's not as simple to give a chord by generator counts, as there's a half-octave period in pajara. The page [[Unidec/Chords]] uses a val, but it is quite messy. I propose the following solution: The half-octave is taken as the period, and the generator is a perfect fifth. Intervals reachable by stacking fifths are just written with a number; for example, 1–3/2–12/7 would be "0–1–3". An interval that requires stacking fifths from the half-octave would be written with "T" (for tritone) before the number of fifths stacked; for example, 1–6/5–3/2 would be written as "0–T3–1". Maybe it would be better to give an "R" (for root) before intervals reachable by stacking fifths, so that 1–6/5–3/2 would be "R0–T3–R1", which is more readable. I'm also not too sure if the fifth should be the generator or the semitone instead.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 01:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm ~~planning to start another chord page draft at [[User:Overthink/Chords of pajara]] (not yet created as of the time this is written). The issue is that it~~'s ~~not as simple~~ to ~~give a chord~~ by ~~generator counts, as there's~~ a ~~half-octave~~ period in pajara. The page [[Unidec/Chords]] uses a val, but it is quite messy. I propose the following solution: The half-octave is taken as the period, and the generator is a perfect fifth. Intervals reachable by stacking fifths are just written with a number; for example, 1–3/2–12/7 would be "0–1–3". An interval that ~~requires stacking fifths from the half-octave would be written with "T" (for tritone) before the number of fifths stacked; for example~~, ~~1–6~~/~~5–3~~/2 ~~would~~ be written as "~~0–T3–1~~". ~~Maybe~~ it ~~would be better to give an "R" (for root) before intervals reachable by stacking fifths~~, ~~so that 1–6/5–3/2 would be "R0–T3–R1"~~, ~~which is more readable~~. I~~'m also not too sure if~~ the ~~fifth~~ should be the ~~generator or~~ the semitone ~~instead~~.--[[User:~~Overthink~~|~~Overthink~~]] ([[User talk:~~Overthink~~|talk]]) 01:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

: I have to say I'm influenced by hkm's usage of an apostrophe to denote an offset by a period, so in that scheme, 1–6/5–3/2 can be written as "0–'3–1". I feel it looks fairly clean, not too intrusive, at least for temps with a semi-octave period. I think the generator should be taken as the fifth, not the semitone, cuz it's easier to think of the temp as two chains of fifths offset by a semi-octave. —[[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:29, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

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 == Generator counts ==
+I'm planning to start another chord page draft at [[User:Overthink/Chords of pajara]] (not yet created as of the time this is written). The issue is that it's not as simple to give a chord by generator counts, as there's a half-octave period in pajara. The page [[Unidec/Chords]] uses a val, but it is quite messy. I propose the following solution: The half-octave is taken as the period, and the generator is a perfect fifth. Intervals reachable by stacking fifths are just written with a number; for example, 1&ndash;3/2&ndash;12/7 would be "0&ndash;1&ndash;3". An interval that requires stacking fifths from the half-octave would be written with "T" (for tritone) before the number of fifths stacked; for example, 1&ndash;6/5&ndash;3/2 would be written as "0&ndash;T3&ndash;1". Maybe it would be better to give an "R" (for root) before intervals reachable by stacking fifths, so that 1&ndash;6/5&ndash;3/2 would be "R0&ndash;T3&ndash;R1", which is more readable. I'm also not too sure if the fifth should be the generator or the semitone instead.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 01:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
-I'm planning to start another chord page draft at [[User:Overthink/Chords of pajara]] (not yet created as of the time this is written). The issue is that it's not as simple to give a chord by generator counts, as there's a half-octave period in pajara. The page [[Unidec/Chords]] uses a val, but it is quite messy. I propose the following solution: The half-octave is taken as the period, and the generator is a perfect fifth. Intervals reachable by stacking fifths are just written with a number; for example, 1&ndash;3/2&ndash;12/7 would be "0&ndash;1&ndash;3". An interval that requires stacking fifths from the half-octave would be written with "T" (for tritone) before the number of fifths stacked; for example, 1&ndash;6/5&ndash;3/2 would be written as "0&ndash;T3&ndash;1". Maybe it would be better to give an "R" (for root) before intervals reachable by stacking fifths, so that 1&ndash;6/5&ndash;3/2 would be "R0&ndash;T3&ndash;R1", which is more readable. I'm also not too sure if the fifth should be the generator or the semitone instead.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 01:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
+: I have to say I'm influenced by hkm's usage of an apostrophe to denote an offset by a period, so in that scheme, 1–6/5–3/2 can be written as "0–'3–1". I feel it looks fairly clean, not too intrusive, at least for temps with a semi-octave period. I think the generator should be taken as the fifth, not the semitone, cuz it's easier to think of the temp as two chains of fifths offset by a semi-octave. —[[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:29, 20 January 2026 (UTC)