Deciphering the notes

One measure of Sayaka's circle's notes

Musical notes were first seen at the end of Episode 5 on something that appears to be a healing circle for Sayaka. The circle consists of three rings, each of which seem to repeat the same note patterns. It remains a mystery whether the notes actually mean something, but many familiar musical symbols have been identified (see tables below). Likewise many inconsistensies have been spotted withing the notation, which has lead to an assumption that the scores are in fact mirrored.

Musical notation

Notes

Note	Rune Symbol	Pic	Notes
Note (-)	(-)		May be a whole note
Note (-)	(-)		May be a half- or quarter note
Note (-)	(-)		May be a eighth- or sixteenth note. Having two beams would imply the latter.

Rests

Symbol	Rune Symbol	Pic	Notes
Rest (-)	(-)		May be a quarter- or eight note rest
Rest (-)	(-)		May be a quarter- or eight note rest, with a runic letter F (F) above that may mean forte.
Rest (-)	(-)		May be an eighth- rest or sixteenth note rest

Other

Symbol	Rune Symbol	Pic	Notes
Forte	F		A runic letter F (F) that may mean forte. Below it is a symbol that may be a quarter rest
Fortissimo	FF		Two runic F's (F) that may mean fortissimo
Repeat sign	(-)		A thick bar line with two dots on each side that may be a two-way repeat sign

Musical Scores

• Sayaka's Healing Circle