Like the treble clef, the Bass Clef is also used to show us notes, but ones that are low in sound (pitch) and they are used in exactly the same pattern as the treble (A B C D E F G)
Although each line and space each have a note, the difference is that they do not have the same letters attached:
In the picture of the bass stave above, you can see that the very bottom line is a 'G', whereas on the treble it would be an 'E'.So, in order to remember the notes on the bass stave, we will group them. The first group will be the LINES.
The way you can memorise these lines names is by using the letters in a sentence. The most common sentence used is:
Good Birds Don't Fly Away
You can make up your own sentence if you like, as long as the letters G B D F A are used as the first letters of each word.
The Second group we will use is for the SPACES (in between the lines).
The most sommon sentence used to help memorise the notes in the spaces is:
All Cows Eat Grass
(Once again, you may make up your own if you like)Summary:
- The Bass Clef is used to show us notes that are low in pitch (lower than the treble clef notes)
- The Bass Clef uses lines and spaces for each note
- To remember the notes on the lines of the Bass stave we use the sentence Good Birds Don't Fly Away
- To remember the notes on the spaces of the Bass stave we use the sentence All Cows Eat Grass
