Ben Johnston's notation: Difference between revisions

The natural notes (white keys on the piano) are selected so that the chord F – A – C – E – G – B – D consists of three stacked 4:5:6 chords, i.e. F – A – C, C – E – G, and G – B – D are just major triads. Then the following accidentals are used for inflections, all of which denote [[superparticular]] ratios or their reciprocals:

... G♭^{−−} — D♭^{−−} — A♭^− — E♭^− — B♭^− — F — C — G — D — A⁺ — E⁺ — B⁺ — F♯⁺⁺ — C♯⁺⁺ ...

C — G — E — B♭₇ — D — F↑ — A♭₁₃ — B — C♯₁₇ — E♭₁₉ — F₇⁺ — F♯₂₃⁺ — G♯ — A⁺ — B♭₂₉ — B₃₁.