G clef

Curly staff starter

The G clef is a musical symbol that curls around the second line of a staff, indicating that line represents the note G above middle C.

It's the standard clef for higher-pitched instruments and voices.

Also called the treble clef: She learned to read music in the G clef before tackling bass clef.

notation

staff

Organization's workers collectively

key signature · time signature · sharp · flat · natural · accidental

pitch

treble

High frequency range

ledger lines · octave · second line · right hand · transposition · concert pitch

instruments

violin

Bowed string instrument

  • fluteTube blown sideways
  • oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
  • clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument

trumpet · guitar · piano · recorder · piccolo · soprano voice · mandolin · ukulele · right hand · lead sheet

symbols

whole note

Longest standard musical duration

rest · dot · tie · slur · fermata · repeat sign · bar line · double bar · coda · dynamics

decorative

tattoo

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Categories
Opposites
musical register/pitch range notation

G clefbass clef

Low-pitch staff symbol

Family

clef, clefs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G