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+=== Nk note name notation ===
+Rather than using alphabetical names, notes of the form Nk are used. These are used to indicate position on a staff, where N0 is middle C. These names serve as an alternative to using different notations for different scales, but may be interpreted as blanks for one to fill in with different, more specific notation. Chromas are denoted using the letter c, and are expressed as a multiple of c being added (or subtracted) from a note Nk. Half-accidentals are denoted as fractions (such as c/2) or decimals (such as 0.5c). Dieses, if present, are expressed similarly using the letter d. Chromas and dieses don't change position on a staff, but modify the pitch at that position.
+If k is unbounded, then this notation denotes position on a staff. However, k may be bounded within the range [0, n), where n is the note count, to indicate pitch classes.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Examples with standard diatonic notation
+!Note name
+!Nk notation
+|-
+|C (middle C)
+|N0
+|-
+|Ct (C half-sharp)
+|N0+0.5c
+|-
+|C#
+|N0+c
+|-
+|C#t (C sesquisharp)
+|N0+1.5c
+|-
+|Cx
+|N0+2c
+|-
+|Dbb
+|N1-2c
+|-
+|Db
+|N1-c
+|-
+|D
+|N1
+|-
+|B
+|N7
+|-
+|C (one octave up from middle C)
+|N8 (or N0 if it's a pitch class)
 |}