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Small harps (less than 26 strings) only have to read treble (G) clef.

Larger lever harps (27 to 38 strings) and pedal harps (40 to 48 strings) read the grand staff, just like a piano. Concert pedal harps have a range of six and a half octaves.

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Treble Clef

and ... the Bass Clef - some notes that the harp can play get too low for ledger lines in the treble clef staves.

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Music for Harp is written in both bass and treble clef, much like a piano score.

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A lyre when put into musical orientation, is written with a treble clef.

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Depends on the harp

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