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Octaves of notes lie on vertical
lines.
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Successive notes separated by
perfect fifths (3/2) lie on diagonal lines sloping downwards to the
right.
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Successive notes separated by
intervals of a perfect fourth (4/3) lie on diagonals sloping downwards to the left.
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Successive notes lying on the
same horizontal line are separated by the Pythagorean tone interval of 9/8.