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The same system or very similar systems are used to some extent in some Europe an countries, and are popular in some Asia n countries. This article first describes the Chinese ''jianpu'' in some detail, then describes its possible variations.


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Musical note


Numbers 1 to 7 represents the Musical Note s. They always correspond to the Diatonic Major Scale . For example, in the Key of C major, their relationship with the notes and the Solfege is shown below:

Note: C D E F G A B
Solfege: do re mi fa sol la ti
Notation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


Octave change


Dots above or below a musical note raise or lower it to other Octave s. The number of dots equals the number of octaves. For example, "6" with a dot below is at an octave lower than "6". Musical scales can thus be written like this:
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major scale: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
 
natural minor scale: 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Note length


The plain number represents a Quarter Note . Underlines shorten it. One underline represents an Eighth Note , two underlines represent a Sixteenth Note , and so on. Notice how the underline imitates the number of flags in the Standard Notation . The underlines may even be joined together like beaming in the standard notation. Dashes after a note lengthen it, each dash by the length of a quarter note.

A Dot after the plain or underlined note works increases its length by half, and Two Dots increases by three-quarter, similar to the standard notation. The rule is different for notes longer than the quarter note. An additional dot after the dashes actually means half the length of a quarter note.

whole: 1 - - - dotted whole: 1 - - - - - double dotted: 1 - - - - - -
 
half: 1 - dotted half: 1 - - double dotted: 1 - - ·
 
quarter: 1 dotted quarter: 1· double dotted: 1··
 
eighth: 1 dotted eighth: 1· double dotted: 1··
 
16th: 1
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Musical rest