1 Introduction to Music Theory: clefs

We use a clef to determine how high or low a note on a certain line should sound. This is called the pitch of a note. We use several clefs, but the most common one is the treble clef or G clef for high pitches.

This clef is called the G Clef because it indicates that the second line from the bottom is the G, just above the central C on the piano.

For lower pitches we use the Bass Clef or F clef. It is also written on the second line but now from the top. It tells you that the second line from the top is the F, just below the central C on the keyboard.

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