How to Read Music in Treble Clef and Bass Clef (A B C and DO RE MI)

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Music Note? Staff? Clef?

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Confused about music notes? You don’t know what is a staff or a music clef? Try our two minutes fun interactive mini tutorial, Staff and Treble Clef (it opens in a new tab):

A mini online interactive tutorial to understand the G (Treble) Clef and the staff (or stave) — Fun and interactive, a mini tutorial to understand the music notes, the staff (or stave) and the G (Treble) Clef

Or just keep reading this page and check the two annotated images about G and F clefs below.

What Clef do You Need to Learn to Read the Sheet Music of Your Musical Instrument?

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The G clef, called Treble Clef, is used with sheet music for piano (right hand), guitar, violin, flute, oboe, clarinets, saxophones, horn, trumpet… For the singers, the Treble clef is used with the following voices: tenor, contralto, alto, mezzo-soprano, soprano.

The treble clef (G clef) is placed on the second line of the staff. So, the music note on the second line is a G. — The G (Treble) clef is drawn from the **second line** of the music staff. So, the music note on the second line is a G.

The F clef, called Bass clef, is used on sheet music for piano (left hand), cello, double bass, bass guitar, bassoon, trombone, tuba, timpani… Baritone and bass voice use the Bass clef too.

The bass clef (F clef) is placed on the fourth line of the staff. So, the music note on the fourth line is a F. — The F (Bass) clef is drawn from the **fourth line** of the staff. So, the music note on the fourth line is a F.

How do You Want to Name the Music Notes: A B C D E F G or DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI?

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Mainly used in Anglo Saxon countries (and so in jazz), the alphabetical musical notation uses the letters of the alphabet: A B C D E F G.

The Syllabic musical notation – DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI – is used by Italian, Portuguese, Greek, French, Russian, Flemish, Romanian, Spanish, Hebrew and Turkish people.

A = LA
B = SI
C = DO
D = RE,
E = MI
F = FA
G = SOL

If you want to learn more (you don’t need it to learn to read music notes), follow name of music notes.

Learn to Read Music with YouTube Videos

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We are going to see how to learn to read music in treble clef. But you’ll be able to change to Bass Clef later if you wish.

Watch Your First Video to Learn to Read your First Two Notes!

If you want to learn to read music with A B C D E F G (alphabetical notation), watch the first video below (G and C)…

…but if you want to learn to read music with DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI (syllabic notation) watch this one below (SOL and DO)

Too easy with only 2 notes ? Jump to 3 notes! Or 4 notes! Or even 10 notes!

Each video has always an a and b musical reading :

with the musical reading a, the new music note – here the C / DO – is in color to help you to recognize it :

2 LINES - Sheet Music 2a in Treble Clef with C G notes, C is in color — Musical reading **2a : C / DO** and **G /SOL**

with the musical reading b, the same new music note – so, here, always the C / DO – is displayed normally in black and you must read it without the help of color :

2 LINES - Sheet Music 2b in Treble Clef with C G notes, C is in black — Musical reading 2b : always **C / DO** and **G /SOL** but no more color

When you can read easily the musical reading 2b (meaning, reading the notes without the help of color) you’re ready to learn to read a new music note !

Learn to read 3 Music Notes!

Launch the video below to name the new note E (alphabetical notation)…

… or launch this one to name it MI (syllabic notation)

When you can read the 3 music notes easily without the help of color, it’s time to add a 4th note to read!

Learn to read 4 Music Notes!

Choose between the two following videos to name the new music note to read D or RE

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If you don’t like to learn with videos, read below.

Choose your Favorite Way to Learn to Read Music

– I just want to keep learning to read music this way

Choose your clef and notation below. Or you can use the menu Music Reading.

Treble (G) Clef

Treble Clef: Alphabetical notation A B C D E F G (16 videos)

Treble Clef: Syllabic notation Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si (16 videos)

Bass (F) Clef

Bass Clef: Alphabetical notation A B C D E F G (audio only, videos coming soon)

Bass Clef: Syllabic notation Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si (audio only, videos coming soon)

– I want learn to read music with a game

Try the game Read Music Notes HN. You can learn to read music both in Treble Clef and Bass Clef, both with A B C and DO RE MI.

Learn to read in G (treble) and F (bass) clef with or without the help of color — Learn to read music easily and quickly, with or without the help of color notes.

– I want something with even more fun

Sure! Try our video game Sheet Music Treble Clef and Bass Clef HN with tons of options!

A true video game to learn to read music notes the fun way! Treble Clef and Bass Clef, Do Re Mi and A, B, C, tons of options. — With Sheet Music Treble Clef and Bass Clef HN you can choose the music notes you want to learn or improve. A true video game with Lives, Hi-Score, Beginner and Expert Mode, Dynamite Stick (optional), etc.

– I want more choice for the speed of each musical reading

You find the musical readings too slow or too fast? Have a look at Read Music Notes Sing’n Learn HN. The program offers a choice of 5 different speeds: Largo, Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro.