G-Schlüssel

The treble clef is a tool musicians use to notate pitches above middle C on the piano. The treble clef is also known as G clef because it describes the location of G, specifically the G above middle C, or G4. We learn treble clef so we know how to read sheet music faster and easier.

G, seventh note of the musical alphabet or otherwise the fifth note of the scale of C. It gives its name also to the treble (or violin) clef, the distinguishing sign of which denotes the G line.

What is a musical stave? In Western music, the stave is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that represent a different musical pitch. Music symbols and notes are placed on the stave based on their pitch and/or function.

ˈklef. : a sign placed at the beginning of a musical staff to determine the pitch of the notes.

Look at the round “belly” of the treble clef, and you can see how it curves around the second line up from the bottom of the staff. That second line is called Treble G, and it's the first G above middle C. Once you're familiar with Treble G, you can find any note by counting up or down.

The treble clef The treble clef, the top symbol you see in the photo above, is also known as the G-clef, which gives you the first clue to its origin.

Piano Chord: A/G (A chord with G in the bass) It is commonly used as a passing chord from I to IV. In A major, that means it's a passing chord between A and D.

So you have your thumb on the D right now and if you know your note names the pointer fingers on C the middle finger is on B. Your fourth finger or your ring finger is on a. And your pinky is on G.

A stave is the crosspiece between the legs of a chair or a wooden slat forming the side of a barrel. In music, it's the five lines you write notes on. Stave comes from the word staff, as in a walking stick. You're most likely to encounter the word stave if you're learning woodworking.

But in its original, noun form, around 1400, the Oxford English Dictionary says, a “stave” was a thin strip of wood that was curved to make a cask or barrel.

A clef (from French: clef 'key') is a musical symbol used to indicate which notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical staff. Placing a clef on a staff assigns a particular pitch to one of the five lines or four spaces, which defines the pitches on the remaining lines and spaces.

A clef indicates which pitches are assigned to the lines and spaces on a staff. The two most commonly used clefs are the treble and bass clef; others that you'll see relatively frequently are alto and tenor clef. Here is the pitch C4 (also known as "Middle C") placed on the treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs.