Bass clef note chart
A free bass clef note chart to print: the notes on the lines, the notes in the spaces, every note from low F up to middle C, and a blank page to fill in.
The bass clef is the sign at the start of music for lower sounds. Cello, double bass, bassoon, trombone, and tuba players read it. So does the left hand of a pianist, most of the time. This chart shows the letter name of each line and each space, then every note in order from the F below the staff up to middle C.
How to use it
Page one is the answer page. Keep it on the music stand or tape it inside the practice notebook. The same line has a different name in each clef, so children who read both clefs mix them up at first. Say the bass clef phrases out loud for a week or two. Some children do better by finding F, the line between the two dots, and counting up or down from there.
Page two has the same notes with empty boxes. Ask your child to fill in one row a day. The last row mixes the notes up, so save it until the first three feel easy.
Only the sheet below prints. It fits letter and A4 paper. For a clean page, turn off headers and footers in the print window.
Bass clef notes
The bass clef is also called the F clef. Its two dots sit above and below the fourth line from the bottom. That line is F.
Notes on the lines
Good Boys Do Fine Always
Notes in the spaces
All Cows Eat Grass
All the notes in order
From the F below the staff up to middle C. Notes step from a line to a space to the next line. After G, the letters start again at A.
Middle C
Middle C sits on a short line of its own, just above the staff. A short line like that is called a ledger line.
Bass clef note chart, page 1kidsclassicalmusic.com
Name the bass clef notes
Write the letter name in the box under each note. Check the answers with page one.
Notes on the lines
Notes in the spaces
All the notes in order
Mixed notes
Bass clef note chart, page 2kidsclassicalmusic.com
Goes well with
- Treble clef and bass clef note names explained
- Treble clef note chart
- Note name flashcards
- Note name trainer
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