Definition: The F-clef is the large musical symbol at the beginning of the piano’s bottom staff, or bass staff. The F-clef’s curl and two dots highlight the F line (see image).
Notes on the bass staff fall around middle C and below, and are played with the left hand. A smaller F-clef may appear temporarily on the treble staff to indicate a switch into the bass register. Learn more: See G-clef.
Notes on the bass staff fall around middle C and below, and are played with the left hand. A smaller F-clef may appear temporarily on the treble staff to indicate a switch into the bass register. Learn more: See G-clef.
Also Known As:
• Memorize the Notes of the Grand Staff
• Left Hand Piano Fingering
• How to Play Dotted Notes
• Musical Quizzes!
Piano Chords With Fingering
• Chord Types & Their Abbreviations
• Easy Bass Piano Chords
• Piano Chord Fingering
• Diminished Chords & "Dissonance"
Related Glossaries
• Italian Musical Glossary
• Beginner Piano Glossary
• German Music Terms
• Musical Terms A – Z
Piano Terms & Musical Symbols
• Reading Musical Rests & Pauses
• Music Note Lengths in U.S. & U.K. English
• Note Accents & Articulation Marks
• Mastering Segno & Coda Repeats
- bass clef
- chiave di fa; chiave di basso (It)
- clef de fa; clef de basse (Fr)
- F-Schlüssel; Bassschlüssel (Ger)
• Memorize the Notes of the Grand Staff
• Left Hand Piano Fingering
• How to Play Dotted Notes
• Musical Quizzes!
Piano Chords With Fingering
• Chord Types & Their Abbreviations
• Easy Bass Piano Chords
• Piano Chord Fingering
• Diminished Chords & "Dissonance"
Related Glossaries
• Italian Musical Glossary
• Beginner Piano Glossary
• German Music Terms
• Musical Terms A – Z
Piano Terms & Musical Symbols
• Reading Musical Rests & Pauses
• Music Note Lengths in U.S. & U.K. English
• Note Accents & Articulation Marks
• Mastering Segno & Coda Repeats
