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Lesson 3

Bass clef

The F clef and the notes of the lower staff.

The F clef

The bass clef is a stylised F. The two dots sit on either side of the second line from the top, pinning that line as F. Everything else is named by walking the musical alphabet, same as treble — just starting from a different place.

F
F on the second line from the top — between the two dots.

Remember the names

Lines (bottom → top)

G B D F A — Good Boys Do Fine Always

Spaces (bottom → top)

A C E G — All Cows Eat Grass

AFDBG
Bass lines labelled from the bottom: G B D F A.
GECA
Bass spaces: A C E G.

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