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Gradus GE-295 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id seconds-and-clusters-notehead-displacement
When a chord contains an interval of a second, the two noteheads cannot sit at the same horizontal position without colliding. One stays on the stem's normal (primary) side; the other is displaced to the opposite side. The notehead closer to the stem's own side stays in the primary column; its second-neighbor is bumped to the far side.
Two noteheads a diatonic step apart rendered at the same x-position (full overlap, illegible), or displaced in the wrong direction.
Gould, Behind Bars (seconds in chords); Read, Music Notation, chord-spelling chapter; Ross, same displacement convention.
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Gradus GE-295 — Noteheads a second apart on one stem must be displaced to opposite sides, not overlapped. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/seconds-and-clusters-notehead-displacement
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