The treble clef · Clefs · Music theory
The treble (G) clef is written on the second line, which becomes G4: the curl of the sign wraps around it. It is the clef of the high voices (soprano and…
The treble clef
The treble (G) clef is written on the second line, which becomes G4: the curl of the sign wraps around it. It is the clef of the high voices (soprano and alto), the violin, the flute, the oboe, the trumpet and the pianist’s right hand.
Its lines are E4, G4, B4, D5 and F5, and its spaces F4, A4, C5 and E5. Middle C, C4, sits just below, on the first ledger line.
Who writes in treble clef
It is the clef of high sounds: violin, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, the piano’s right hand and soprano and alto voices. Tenors use it with an 8 below, meaning they sound an octave lower than written, and the same happens, though not indicated, with the guitar.