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The meantone circle of fifths however, has no single semisharp/semiflat. In extended meantone notation, a sharp is split into 2 different parts that can be added to produce a sharp. | The meantone circle of fifths however, has no single semisharp/semiflat. In extended meantone notation, a sharp is split into 2 different parts that can be added to produce a sharp. | ||
# — sharp, 7 fifths up | <pre># — sharp, 7 fifths up | ||
b — flat, 7 fifths down | b — flat, 7 fifths down | ||
Y — semisharp 1, 12 fifths down | Y — semisharp 1, 12 fifths down | ||
Z — semiflat 1, 12 fifths up | Z — semiflat 1, 12 fifths up | ||
y — semisharp 2, 19 fifths up | y — semisharp 2, 19 fifths up | ||
z — semiflat 2, 19 fifths down | z — semiflat 2, 19 fifths down</pre> | ||
Unlike a single semisharp/semiflat, this can be generalized to other meantone tunings: | Unlike a single semisharp/semiflat, this can be generalized to other meantone tunings: | ||