states that the current octave in this scope is the fifth.<br/>
    The octave calculated from the current scope can be raised or lowered using the  <mark>'</mark> and <mark>,</mark> marks respectively.<br/>

    The octave in MirChord can be also specified as <em>relative</em> to the preceding pitch (a concept borrowed from the Lilypond relative mode) using the <code>(octaveMode "relative")</code> command.<br/>
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<p>For example what follows is a C major scale that spans over two octaves</p>
<pre><code 