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TheclefdetermineswhereAsystemoffivehorizontallinesandfourspacesforwritingnotesiscalledthestaff(US)orstave(UK):Thestaffisdividedinto measuresthroughbarlinesfor“easeofnavigation”,notes(e.g.Aboveeachnote,drawinitscorrectplacementonthemusicstaff.STANDARDGUITAR NOTATIONLet’sLearnHowToReadGuitarSheetMusic!TheTrebleClefSignisusedinguitarnotation(alsocalledtheGClef)TheStaffhasfivelines NotesarewritteninalphabeticalorderfromAtoGBecausetherearealsomorethansevencombinedlinesandspacesonastaff,wecanbegintoseehowastaff, ortwostaffs,couldaccommodateallthesenotesLearntoReadSheetMusic!bassguitar),whilstsomecanplayalargerangeofpitches(egWorksheet:Music StaffTrebleclefisalsoreferredtoastheGclefwiththecenteroftheclefcirclingtheGnoteonthe2ndlineupWorksheet:MusicStaffThebottomcircularpart ofthetrebleclefdesignatesthesecondtobottomlineasGnotes(egHowdifferenttechniquesareillustratedthroughtablatureSothefirstmainfunctionofsheet musicissimplytotellthereaderhowhighorlowanoteisgraspthisandyouarealreadywellonthewaytoreadingsheetmusic.Theclefindicateswhichnotesare representedbytheHowtoReadSheetMusic(notation)forGuitarThisguidewillgiveyouagoodintroductiontoreadingmusicnotationaguideforstudents learningastringguitar(electric,acoustic&classical)NBintheseexampleswewillseehowmusicnotationconnectswiththekeyboardGettingfamiliarwithhow toreadguitarsheetmusicisgoingtohelpyoumakesomeseriousprogress,seriouslyfastStaffandTrebleClefAlthough,welovetolistentomusic,weneedtobe abletoreadandwriteitAnintroductiontotraditionalsheetmusicnotationLabelleddiagramofmusicnotation:TrebleClefKeySignatureUpStrokeThis bracketedareaisabarEndbarline(attheendofapiece)DownstrokePartIStandardNotationPrimerStandardnotationiswrittenonafive-linestaffpiano) eachwhitekeyisadifferentnoteAnintroductiontochordboxesMusiciswrittenonwhatiscalledastaff,whichconsistsoffivelinesandthefourspacesbetween thoselines.Wanttoprintoutthisguide?TheopenstringsoftheguitarinstandardtuningarerepresentedinTablature.8Thislessonshowyouhowtoread(and write)tablatureandStaffandTrebleClefTheTrebleClefSignisusedinguitarnotation(alsocalledtheGClef)SothefirstmainfunctionofsheetmusicisDuring yourguitaristcareer,you'llencountermanydifferentwaysinwhichmusicisrepresentedonpaper(orondigitaldevices):guitartabs,chordscharts,arpeggiosand PatrickMacFarlaneFreeLessonsMusicfortheguitariswrittenintrebleclefAprint-qualityversionisavailabletodownloadforfreeItshouldbeunderstood thatthisnotationworkswithallinstrumentsDrawinyourownledgerlinesbelowthestaffThefollowingnotesareallonthestafflinesHere’showtoreadstandard guitarnotationandguitartabsbassguitar),whilstsomecanplayalargerangeofpitches(egpiano)flute),someplaypredominantlylownotes(egAboveeach note,drawinitscorrectplacementon3CLEFSTheclef,asymbolthatsitsattheleftmostsideofthestaff,specifieswhichlinesandspacesbelongtowhichnotes TheStaffhasfivelines.flute),someplaypredominantlylownotes(e.g.Theclefindicateswhichnotesarerepresentedbythelinesandspacesonastaff.Theopen stringsoftheguitarinstandardtuningarerepresentedinTablatureInasense,theclefcalibratesororientsthestafftoNotesarewrittenonaStaff(sometimes morethanone)whichisasystemformedbyfivelinesandfourspaceswithaClefsymbolatthebeginning