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Notes on every clef

Each chart shows the notes from two ledger lines below the staff to two above, with middle C in raspberry.

Treble clef

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The treble clef curls around the second line, which is G above middle C. The lines from the bottom are E G B D F (Every Good Boy Does Fine) and the spaces spell F A C E.

Bass clef

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The two dots of the bass clef sit around the fourth line, which is F below middle C. The lines are G B D F A (Good Boys Do Fine Always) and the spaces are A C E G (All Cows Eat Grass).

Alto clef

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The alto clef marks middle C on the middle line. Violists read it every day, and it keeps their range on the staff without ledger lines.

Tenor clef

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The tenor clef puts middle C on the fourth line. Cellists, bassoonists and trombonists switch to it for high passages.

Hearmony's note reading starts with the treble and bass clefs; alto and tenor clefs, key signatures and accidentals come with Pro.

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