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Notes on the Staff

Music is written on a staff — five horizontal lines. Each line and space represents a different note. The clef at the beginning tells you which notes go where. Tap any note below to hear it.

Clef

Tap a note to hear it — Treble Clef

C4D4E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E5F5G5A5

Line Notes (bottom to top)

EGBDF

"Every Good Boy Does Fine"

Space Notes (bottom to top)

FACE

"F-A-C-E"

Remember: Notes on lines and spaces alternate through the musical alphabet (A–B–C–D–E–F–G, then repeats). Middle C sits on its own ledger line just below the treble staff.

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