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The dots denote the "F" line.

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Which clef is also the F clef?

Bass clef. The two dots indicate the position of F.


Why is the bass clef used to tell you what notes are bass?

Bass Clef and F Clef are used synonymously. The two dots of the clef are placed around the note F on the staff.


The bass clef is also known as?

The bass clef is also known as the 'f' clef (because the line in-between the two dots is the note f). The treble clef is also known as the 'g' clef (because the line that the circle in the middle is on is the note g).


Why is the bass clef also called the f clef?

Because it starts and curls around the line where F is on the bass stave. Also, the two dots are on either side of the F line.


Why the bass cleff is also called the f clef?

The base clef is also called the f clef, because if you look at it, the line in between the two dots of the base clef when it is on a staff is the f line.


Why is the treble clef called G clef?

The G clef (Treble) is so named because the circle at the bottom part of it, goes around the G line of the treble clef. The F clef (Bass) is so named because the two dots following the backward C are on either side of the F line of the bass clef.


What is the function of f clef?

The F clef is another name for the bass clef. The term comes from when the F-clef used to be movable, so the line between the two dots of the F-clef is where the pitch F3 (the F below middle C) would be. Now, since the only F-clef that is used is the bass clef, the terms are now synonymous.


What is the other name for a base clef?

aka the "C" clef ... the middle line is the note "C".


What is the pitch names of G-clef and F-clef?

There is no difference. The treble clef and the G clef are the same musical symbol. The treble clef is sometimes identified as the G clef as the purpose...


Is the F of the bass clef the same note as the lower F on the treble clef?

No. The lower F on the treble (the F directly abovemiddleC) is anoctave above the first F (second line down) in the bass clef.By the way, the shape of the bass clef is a stylized F, with the two dots above and below the second line from the top (the F we've been talking about).


What are the two most used clef lines?

F(Bass) Clef and G(Treble) Clef.


What does the g clef circle around?

The 'G' clef is the treble clef, it is called that because the 'spiral' of the treble clef lies on the G line (second line from bottom). The bass clef is called the 'F' clef because it looks kind of like this ): and the line between those two dots in the middle (second line from top), is the 'F' line.