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==The code==

The first note of a songpiece is denoted with aan [[asterisk]] (*,) (although thesome *Parsons iscode sometimesusers omitted. All notes followingomit the first note). All succeeding notes are denoted with one of three letters to indicate the relationship of its pitch to the previous note:

* U for "up," if the note is higher than the previous note

* D for "down," if the note is lower than the previous note

* R for "repeat," if the note is identicalthe tosame pitch as the previous note

For example, the beginning of "[[Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]]" canis benotated encodedin withParsons code as follows: '''*RURURDDRDRDRD.'''

==See also==