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__**Staff Notation**__ | __**Staff Notation**__ | ||
For staff notation, just put an up or down to the left of the note and any standard accidental it might have. To write Db^ followed by Db in the same measure, use the mid sign: Db^ Db~. Or just write Db^ Db. All 22 possible keys can be written out. The tonic is always a mid note, i.e. not up or down. Just as conventionally each black key produces both a sharp key and a flat key (Db major and C# minor), each of the 15 black keys of 22-EDO produces both, and there are 37 possible keys. Double-sharps and double-flats are avoided, as are Fb, Cb, B# and E#. Also Fb^, Cb^, B#v and E#v. This is so that the three black keys between, say, C and D are only notated as some version of C or D, never | For staff notation, just put an up or down to the left of the note and any standard accidental it might have. To write Db^ followed by Db in the same measure, use the mid sign: Db^ Db~. Or just write Db^ Db. All 22 possible keys can be written out. The tonic is always a mid note, i.e. not up or down. Just as conventionally each black key produces both a sharp key and a flat key (Db major and C# minor), each of the 15 black keys of 22-EDO produces both, and there are 37 possible keys. Double-sharps and double-flats are avoided, as are Fb, Cb, B# and E#. Also Fb^, Cb^, B#v and E#v. This is so that the three black keys between, say, C and D are only notated as some version of C or D, never as some version of B or E. To achieve this, ups and downs are allowed in tonic names and key signatures. | ||
major keys: C, Db, Db^, Dv, D, Eb, Eb^, Ev, E, F, F^, Gb^, Gv, G, Ab, Ab^, Av, A, Bb, Bb^, Bv, B | |||
minor keys: C, C^, C#v, C#, D, D^, D#v, Ev, E, F, F^, F#v, F#, G, G^, G#v, G#, A, A^, A#v, Bv, B | |||
Major keys are almost entirely natural, down, flat or upflat. The one exception is F^ major, needed because Gb major would use Cb. Likewise, minor keys are mostly natural, up, sharp or downsharp. Exceptions: Ev minor for D# minor, and Bv minor for A# minor, to avoid E#. | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">The key of Gb^ breaks the rule for naming black keys because it has a Cb^.</span>The key of D# minor also breaks the rule, having an E#.<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> There is unfortunately no way to notate these keys and follow the rule! A^ minor could also be notated as Bb minor, but probably wouldn't in order to follow the general rule that flat keys aren't minor keys.</span> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Key signatures: </span> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">C major:: all natural</span> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Db major: B, E, A, D and G are flat</span> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Db^ major: </span>B, E, A, D and G are upflat, C and F are up | |||
Dv major: F and C are downsharp, G, D, A, E and B are down | |||
D major: F and C are sharp | |||
Eb major: B, E, A and D are flat | |||
etc. | |||
C minor: B, E and A are flat | |||
C^ minor: B, E and A are upflat, D, G, C and F are up | |||
C#v minor: F, C, G and D are downsharp, A, E and B are down | |||
C# minor: F, C, G and D are upsharp | |||
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perfect = white, major = red, yellow and fifthward white, minor = green, blue and fourthwards white | perfect = white, major = red, yellow and fifthward white, minor = green, blue and fourthwards white | ||
**__17edo__:** sharp = 2 keys: C Db C# | **__17edo__:** sharp = 2 keys: C Db C# D | ||
D * * E F * * G * * A * * B C * * D | D * * E F * * G * * A * * B C * * D | ||
D - D^/Eb - D#/Ev - Eb - E - F - F^/Gb - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#/Av - A - A^/Bb - A#/Bv - B - C - C^/Db - C#/Dv - D | D - D^/Eb - D#/Ev - Eb - E - F - F^/Gb - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#/Av - A - A^/Bb - A#/Bv - B - C - C^/Db - C#/Dv - D | ||
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perfect = white, major = yellow and fifthward white, minor = green and fourthward white, aug/dim = red/blue. | perfect = white, major = yellow and fifthward white, minor = green and fourthward white, aug/dim = red/blue. | ||
**__22edo__:** sharp = 3 keys: C Db * C# | **__22edo__:** sharp = 3 keys: C Db * C# D | ||
D * * * E F * * * G * * * A * * * B C * * * D | D * * * E F * * * G * * * A * * * B C * * * D | ||
D - D^/Eb - D#v/Eb^ - D#/Ev - E - F - F^/Gb - F#v/Gb^ - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#v/Ab^ - G#/Av - A etc. | D - D^/Eb - D#v/Eb^ - D#/Ev - E - F - F^/Gb - F#v/Gb^ - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#v/Ab^ - G#/Av - A etc. | ||
P1 - m2 - ^m2 - vM2 - M2 - m3 - ^m3 - vM3 - M3 - P4 - ^P4/d5 - vA4/^d5 - A4/vP5 - P5 etc. | P1 - m2 - ^m2 - vM2 - M2 - m3 - ^m3 - vM3 - M3 - P4 - ^P4/d5 - vA4/^d5 - A4/vP5 - P5 etc. | ||
**__24edo__:** sharp = 2 keys: C * C#/Db * | **__24edo__:** sharp = 2 keys: C * C#/Db * D | ||
D * * * E * F * * * G * * * A * * * B * C * * * D | D * * * E * F * * * G * * * A * * * B * C * * * D | ||
D - D^/Ebv - D#/Eb - D#^/Ev - E - E^/Fv - F - F^/Gbv - F#/Gb - F#^/Gv - G - G^/Abv - G#/Ab - G#^/Av - A etc. | D - D^/Ebv - D#/Eb - D#^/Ev - E - E^/Fv - F - F^/Gbv - F#/Gb - F#^/Gv - G - G^/Abv - G#/Ab - G#^/Av - A etc. | ||
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<u><strong>Staff Notation</strong></u><br /> | <u><strong>Staff Notation</strong></u><br /> | ||
For staff notation, just put an up or down to the left of the note and any standard accidental it might have. To write Db^ followed by Db in the same measure, use the mid sign: Db^ Db~. Or just write Db^ Db. All 22 possible keys can be written out. The tonic is always a mid note, i.e. not up or down. Just as conventionally each black key produces both a sharp key and a flat key (Db major and C# minor), each of the 15 black keys of 22-EDO produces both, and there are 37 possible keys. Double-sharps and double-flats are avoided, as are Fb, Cb, B# and E#. Also Fb^, Cb^, B#v and E#v. This is so that the three black keys between, say, C and D are only notated as some version of C or D, never | For staff notation, just put an up or down to the left of the note and any standard accidental it might have. To write Db^ followed by Db in the same measure, use the mid sign: Db^ Db~. Or just write Db^ Db. All 22 possible keys can be written out. The tonic is always a mid note, i.e. not up or down. Just as conventionally each black key produces both a sharp key and a flat key (Db major and C# minor), each of the 15 black keys of 22-EDO produces both, and there are 37 possible keys. Double-sharps and double-flats are avoided, as are Fb, Cb, B# and E#. Also Fb^, Cb^, B#v and E#v. This is so that the three black keys between, say, C and D are only notated as some version of C or D, never as some version of B or E. To achieve this, ups and downs are allowed in tonic names and key signatures.<br /> | ||
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major keys: C, Db, Db^, Dv, D, Eb, Eb^, Ev, E, F, F^, Gb^, Gv, G, Ab, Ab^, Av, A, Bb, Bb^, Bv, B<br /> | |||
minor keys: C, C^, C#v, C#, D, D^, D#v, Ev, E, F, F^, F#v, F#, G, G^, G#v, G#, A, A^, A#v, Bv, B<br /> | |||
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Major keys are almost entirely natural, down, flat or upflat. The one exception is F^ major, needed because Gb major would use Cb. Likewise, minor keys are mostly natural, up, sharp or downsharp. Exceptions: Ev minor for D# minor, and Bv minor for A# minor, to avoid E#. <br /> | |||
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">The key of Gb^ breaks the rule for naming black keys because it has a Cb^.</span>The key of D# minor also breaks the rule, having an E#.<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> There is unfortunately no way to notate these keys and follow the rule! A^ minor could also be notated as Bb minor, but probably wouldn't in order to follow the general rule that flat keys aren't minor keys.</span><br /> | |||
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Key signatures: </span><br /> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">C major:: all natural</span><br /> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Db major: B, E, A, D and G are flat</span><br /> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Db^ major: </span>B, E, A, D and G are upflat, C and F are up<br /> | |||
Dv major: F and C are downsharp, G, D, A, E and B are down<br /> | |||
D major: F and C are sharp<br /> | |||
Eb major: B, E, A and D are flat<br /> | |||
etc.<br /> | |||
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C minor: B, E and A are flat<br /> | |||
C^ minor: B, E and A are upflat, D, G, C and F are up<br /> | |||
C#v minor: F, C, G and D are downsharp, A, E and B are down<br /> | |||
C# minor: F, C, G and D are upsharp<br /> | |||
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perfect = white, major = red, yellow and fifthward white, minor = green, blue and fourthwards white<br /> | perfect = white, major = red, yellow and fifthward white, minor = green, blue and fourthwards white<br /> | ||
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<strong><u>17edo</u>:</strong> sharp = 2 keys: C Db C# | <strong><u>17edo</u>:</strong> sharp = 2 keys: C Db C# D<br /> | ||
D * * E F * * G * * A * * B C * * D<br /> | D * * E F * * G * * A * * B C * * D<br /> | ||
D - D^/Eb - D#/Ev - Eb - E - F - F^/Gb - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#/Av - A - A^/Bb - A#/Bv - B - C - C^/Db - C#/Dv - D<br /> | D - D^/Eb - D#/Ev - Eb - E - F - F^/Gb - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#/Av - A - A^/Bb - A#/Bv - B - C - C^/Db - C#/Dv - D<br /> | ||
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perfect = white, major = yellow and fifthward white, minor = green and fourthward white, aug/dim = red/blue.<br /> | perfect = white, major = yellow and fifthward white, minor = green and fourthward white, aug/dim = red/blue.<br /> | ||
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<strong><u>22edo</u>:</strong> sharp = 3 keys: C Db * C# | <strong><u>22edo</u>:</strong> sharp = 3 keys: C Db * C# D<br /> | ||
D * * * E F * * * G * * * A * * * B C * * * D<br /> | D * * * E F * * * G * * * A * * * B C * * * D<br /> | ||
D - D^/Eb - D#v/Eb^ - D#/Ev - E - F - F^/Gb - F#v/Gb^ - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#v/Ab^ - G#/Av - A etc.<br /> | D - D^/Eb - D#v/Eb^ - D#/Ev - E - F - F^/Gb - F#v/Gb^ - F#/Gv - G - G^/Ab - G#v/Ab^ - G#/Av - A etc.<br /> | ||
P1 - m2 - ^m2 - vM2 - M2 - m3 - ^m3 - vM3 - M3 - P4 - ^P4/d5 - vA4/^d5 - A4/vP5 - P5 etc.<br /> | P1 - m2 - ^m2 - vM2 - M2 - m3 - ^m3 - vM3 - M3 - P4 - ^P4/d5 - vA4/^d5 - A4/vP5 - P5 etc.<br /> | ||
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<strong><u>24edo</u>:</strong> sharp = 2 keys: C * C#/Db * | <strong><u>24edo</u>:</strong> sharp = 2 keys: C * C#/Db * D<br /> | ||
D * * * E * F * * * G * * * A * * * B * C * * * D<br /> | D * * * E * F * * * G * * * A * * * B * C * * * D<br /> | ||
D - D^/Ebv - D#/Eb - D#^/Ev - E - E^/Fv - F - F^/Gbv - F#/Gb - F#^/Gv - G - G^/Abv - G#/Ab - G#^/Av - A etc.<br /> | D - D^/Ebv - D#/Eb - D#^/Ev - E - E^/Fv - F - F^/Gbv - F#/Gb - F#^/Gv - G - G^/Abv - G#/Ab - G#^/Av - A etc.<br /> | ||
P1 - ^P1/vm2 - m2 - ^m2/vM2 - M2 - ^M2/vm3 - m3 - ^m3/vM3 - M3 - ^M3/vP4 - P4 - ^P4/vd5 - A4/d5 - ^A4/vP5 - P5 etc.</body></html></pre></div> | P1 - ^P1/vm2 - m2 - ^m2/vM2 - M2 - ^M2/vm3 - m3 - ^m3/vM3 - M3 - ^M3/vP4 - P4 - ^P4/vd5 - A4/d5 - ^A4/vP5 - P5 etc.</body></html></pre></div> | ||