seven letters
Another difference is that the musical alphabet contains just seven letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
How many notes are there in the music alphabet?
five lines
A staff is a set of five lines and four spaces on which notes are written to indicate their pitch. The Treble Clef is the top set of lines, the staff, in a piece of sheet music.
The names of the five lines are G, B, D, F, and A. The acronym of bass clef lines is Great Big Dogs Fight Animals. Hover your mouse over each line note below to view the note name and see the acronym. Just like treble clef, notice how when all of the notes on the staff are listed in order, the alphabet appears!
What are the letter names of the lines of the bass clef?
