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A core principle of ups and downs notation is that '''interval arithmetic is <u>always</u> preserved'''. Ups and downs are just added in:
A core principle of ups and downs notation is that '''interval arithmetic is <u>always</u> preserved'''. Ups and downs are just added in:
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There are two ways to notate 13b-edo: with sharp lowering the pitch, and major/aug narrower than minor/dim, or with sharp raising the pitch, and major/aug wider than minor/dim
There are two ways to notate 13b-edo: with sharp lowering the pitch, and major/aug narrower than minor/dim, or with sharp raising the pitch, and major/aug wider than minor/dim.
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| rowspan="4" |'''[[13-edo|13b-edo]]'''
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|  M3   
|  M3   
| P4  
| P4  
|  ^4/d5  
|  ^4/~4/d5  
|  A4/v5  
|  A4/v5/~5
|  P5  
|  P5  
|  m6  
|  m6  
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|  M3/P4  
|  M3/P4  
|  ^4   
|  ^4   
|^^4/vv5
|~4/~5
|  v5   
|  v5   
| P5/m6  
| P5/m6  
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|  ^M3/v4  
|  ^M3/v4  
|  P4   
|  P4   
| ^4   
| ^4/~4   
| A4/d5   
| A4/d5   
| v5  
| v5/~5
|  P5  
|  P5  
|  etc.
|  etc.
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This table shows how altering the 3rd or the 5th affects the name of the triad (+ and o are conventional abbreviations for aug and dim).
This table shows how altering the 3rd or the 5th affects the name of the triad (+ and o are conventional abbreviations for aug and dim).
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In the table below, if a chord is '''bolded''', the comma must be spoken as "add". In non-bolded names, the comma can be omitted when writing the chord, although that might make the chord name less readable.   
In the table below, if a chord is '''bolded''', the comma must be spoken as "add". In non-bolded names, the comma can be omitted when writing the chord, although that might make the chord name less readable.   
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''Question: How to name 6/9 chords?''
''Question: How to name 6/9 chords?''
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