Learn how the notes on the bass and treble clefs correspond to the notes on your piano keyboard. Notes can go above and below the staff as well.
Instead we will use a new clef that will allow the lower notes to be located on the staff more comfortably.
Piano notes bass clef. How to read bass clef piano notes. The bass clef stave system is made up of 5 horizontal lines. Just like notes for the right hand bass clef notes can either sit on the line line note or in the spaces between two lines space note.
If you look at the note chart below you will see that middle C is a line note. The note 1 below middle C which is B is a space note. On piano notes of the bass clef are normally played with the left hand.
To put this all into perspective lets talk briefly about the treble clef. The line notes for the treble clef are E-G-B-D-F while the space notes are F-A-C-E. Its clear to see that its the clef that tells you what notes the lines and spaces of the musical staff correspond to.
I wrote about this clef in another lesson. Go here to learn more about the treble clef. The bass clef will help us reading notes that are located under middle C.
Why do we need an other clef. Because If wed like to write or read notes under middle C with the treble clef we will have to count too many ledger lines. Instead we will use a new clef that will allow the lower notes to be located on the staff more comfortably.
The Bass clef looks very similar to the treble clef however it has a different shape and the notes are displaced. This means that F will stand in a line instead of in space as with the treble clef. Start with memorizing the notes in the spaces and then learn the notes present in the lines.
How to Read the Piano Notes of Bass Clef. The bass clef notes are also known as the F clef. On a modern stave the dots are positioned either side of the fourth line showing that F note.
The bass staffs notes follow a similar pattern as the other notes on the musical staff. The bass clefs two dots surround the staff line that represents the note F. The bass clef looks like a stylized F use your imagination.
You can call the bass clef the F clef or just think of it as a stylized B the dots are the humps for bass. The bass clef doesnt surround the F just below the treble clef G. You will be able to read music written for piano bass guitar and even cello.
Look at the diagram above this shows what is often referred to as the Grand Staff the combination of Treble Clef and Bass Clef. By learning Treble and Bass Clef you can see the huge range of notes that you will be able to read. Click Here to download a PDF version of the Piano Note Chart.
The staff is made up of two clefs the treble clef and the bass clef. Each clef tells the musician which hand they should use to play each note. The treble clef the top row is to be played with the right hand and the bass clef the bottom row is to be played with the left hand.
Notation Training Ear Training Piano Practice Upgrade To Pro Version Practice sight-reading of bass clef. You see 8 randomly generated notes below use your keyboard midi controller or mouse to name those notes. In general the bass clef is used to denote the deeper left-hand notes on Staff.
This is the collection of five lines and four spaces that music is written on. Notes can go above and below the staff as well. Each line and space matches a specific note.
The bold letters represent the notes G2 B2 D3 F3 and A3 from the bottom staff-line going toward the top line. Alternatively you can use G ood B irds D ont F ly A way. Or try coming up with your own if you want There also a good mnemonic for the spaces of bass clef.
A ll C ows E at G rass. Each clef is made up of line and spaces. Each line and space represents a note on the scale.
While each clef has five lines and four spaces the notes on each clef are different. The bottom line of the treble clef is an E note and the top line note is an F. The bottom line on the bass clef is a G and top line is A.
Notice that in the Bass clef there is the same C that you saw represented in the Treble clef Central C. Its a meeting place. As this clef shows the lowest notes on the piano it represents what you should play with your left hand while the treble clef shows what you should play with your right hand.
Print and play the Jerusalema - Bass Clef Instrument Piano sheet music collection by Master KG feat. Nomcebo arranged for Piano Accompaniment Bass Clef Instrument Baritone Horn Bassoon Trombone Cello and Double Bass. Piano Keyboard with Treble Bass Clef Note Names These handouts show the notes on the Treble and Bass staff and the keyboard.
Ranging from E below bass cleff to the G above treble clef. There are 4 extra pages for students to use sensory learning on their hand with the finger staff pages. The bass clef On the piano the bass clef contains lower-pitched notes the ones below middle C including all the notes you play with your left hand.
Another name for the bass clef is the F clef. The curly top of the clef partly encircles where the F note is on the staff and it has two dots that surround the F note line. Learn how to read piano notes with this piano lesson by Mantius Cazaubon.
You will find a piano notes chart below. You will learn to identify piano notes on the treble clef and bass clef. Learn how the notes on the bass and treble clefs correspond to the notes on your piano keyboard.
For the purpose of this piano chart we shall take a look at the white keys on your piano.