Level 1 (like Grade 1) · Unit 3 of 24

Notes in the bass clef

Name and write the notes on the bass staff – the lower notes of the piano and many instruments.

By the end you will be able to:

• name the notes on the lines and in the spaces of the bass staff
• write a note named on the bass staff

Learn

The lines: G B D F A

From the bottom, the bass clef lines are G, B, D, F and A: “Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always”.

The spaces: A C E G

The spaces, from the bottom, are A, C, E and G: “All Cows Eat Grass”.

Bass clef landmarks

The two dots of the bass clef sit either side of line 4, which is F – that is why it is called the F clef. Middle C is one ledger line above the staff. A handy check: a bass clef note is two letters higher than the treble clef note in the same place (the bottom line is E in treble but G in bass).

Your turn

Watch and listen, then practice with new questions every time – reading questions, and writing tasks you answer on the staff. Take the check when you are ready: 80% passes the unit.

Level 1 is like Grade 1 music theory. These are Classfern’s own levels, not an exam board’s. Questions are made and graded by rules in your browser.