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Solresol · 17 August 2026

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do

DO · one spoken or sung note · 1

  • no
  • not
  • nor

The first note is Solresol's compact refusal and its ordinary negator: one do can say no or make the next idea negative.

Seven-note spelling

Say it, play it, flash it

  1. do1 · red
Treble-clef notation for do do
On a modern treble clef, using C4 through B4.

The first one-note word is do, meaning no, not, or nor. In a negative clause it stands before the word it negates.

Gajewski’s grammar also shows a three-line staff and a special shorthand. Here, the notes appear on a modern treble clef. The C-major pitches are a playback choice; Solresol does not require absolute pitch.

Tiny sentence

Dore do milasol.

I not love

“I do not love.”

Gajewski's grammar gives this negation pattern in abbreviated note spelling; the full syllable names are expanded here.

Treble-clef notation for do · re · do · mi · la · sol doredomilasol
On a modern treble clef, using C4 through B4.

There is a short pause between words. The C-major pitches are a playback choice.

Receipts

Sources and cautions

Both the one-note gloss and the position of the negator are explicit in the historical grammar.