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Note Names

Our note names consist of the first seven letters of the alphabet
(A, B, C, D, E, F, G) - with "A" as the lowest and "G " as the highest.

G	Highest
F
E
D
C
B
A	Lowest

Since, on the staff, notes alternate from line to space
and the Treble Clef sets the second line of the staff to "G":

• F is on the space directly below G
• E is on the line directly below F
• D is on the space directly below E
     Here we run out of lines. So, we add lines below the staff.
     These extra lines are called "ledger Lines"
  
• C is on the line directly below D (1st ledger line below staff)
• B is on the space directly below C (Below 1st ledger line)
• A is on the line directly below B (2nd ledger line below the staff)

So our first 7 notes starting at G and descending to A would be:


And starting at A and ascending to G would be:


For the next note higher than G, we start with A again.
The example below shows the notes from A below the treble clef
to G directly above the treble clef.

                          After G             comes A

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