Music Note Flashcards – Treble Clef Notes, A3 to C6

All 17 notes

Line notes 5

B4 B, on the middle line. Notes below it usually have stems pointing up and notes above it have stems pointing down.
D5 D, on the fourth line from the bottom. It is the D of Does in Every Good Boy Does Fine.
E4 E, on the bottom line. It is the E of Every in Every Good Boy Does Fine, the line notes read from the bottom up.
F5 F, on the top line. It is the F of Fine, the last word of Every Good Boy Does Fine.
G4 G, on the second line from the bottom. The curl of the treble clef wraps around this line, which is why it is also called the G clef.

Space notes 4

A4 A, in the second space from the bottom. This is the A above middle C, set at 440 Hz as the standard tuning note.
C5 C, in the third space from the bottom, one octave above middle C. It is the lowest note of a soprano recorder.
E5 E, in the top space, the last letter of FACE. A violin's highest string is tuned to this E.
F4 F, in the bottom space. It is the first letter of FACE, which spells the four spaces from the bottom up.

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Above and below the staff 8

A3 A, on the second ledger line below the staff. It is the lowest card in this deck.
A5 A, on the first ledger line above the staff.
B3 B, hanging just under the first ledger line below the staff. It is one step below middle C.
B5 B, resting on top of the first ledger line above the staff.
C4 Middle C, on the first ledger line below the staff. The short line through the note head is the clue.
C6 High C, on the second ledger line above the staff, two octaves above middle C. It is the highest card in this deck.
D4 D, in the gap just under the bottom line. It touches the staff and needs no ledger line. A violin's third string is tuned to this D.
G5 G, sitting on top of the top line. It touches the staff and needs no ledger line.

How this list was compiled: Own work. Staff positions follow the treble clef as described in Wikipedia's Clef article (G4 on the second line; lines mnemonic Every Good Boy Does Fine, spaces FACE), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clef, checked 2026-09-18. A4 as the 440 Hz tuning standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A440_(pitch_standard), checked 2026-09-18. Violin open strings G3, D4, A4, E5: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin, checked 2026-09-18. Soprano recorder lowest note C5: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorder_(musical_instrument), checked 2026-09-18. Licence: own work

How it works

These music note flashcards show one treble clef note at a time, drawn on a real five-line staff. Name it, then turn the card or type the letter to check. The deck has 17 notes, from the A two ledger lines below the staff to the C two ledger lines above it. Missed notes collect in their own pile, and your score and best streak stay in this browser.

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How a card works

Each card shows a quarter note on a staff with a treble clef. The page opens in Quiz: type the letter, A to G, then press Check or the Enter key. The card turns over to show the letter and a line about where the note sits, such as the bottom space. Press Flip for no typing: say the note, tap the card, then choose Got it or Missed it. That suits a classroom board, where the class answers together.

Learn the staff in layers

All 17 cards at once is a lot for a beginner, so the Show only chips cut the deck down. Line notes gives the 5 notes on the lines, E G B D F from the bottom up. Space notes gives the 4 that spell FACE. Above and below the staff holds the 8 notes outside the five lines, the ones most students guess at. Landmark Cs and G is a deck of 4: middle C, the G that the clef curls around, and the two Cs above.

Timed rounds, the missed pile and printing

Press Timed, pick 30 seconds, 1 minute or 2 minutes, then Start round. The best round for each length is kept on this device, so a student can try to beat last week's number. Every wrong or skipped note goes on the missed pile, and Missed practices only those until it is empty. After one card, the first Print button makes 4 Letter or A4 pages for all 17, and the second prints fold-over cards for a one-sided printer. Share shows once you press a chip or answer a card, and its link carries only the chosen group and the mode.

Ask students to say where the note sits before they name it: line or space, and which one. The back of each card confirms it.
Count lines and spaces from the bottom up, always. The first line is the lowest one.
Do not know a note? Leave the box empty and press Check twice. The answer shows and the card joins the missed pile.
Start a beginner on the Landmark deck of 4. Once a landmark is secure, any nearby note is a step or a skip away.

Questions and answers

What is the easiest way to remember the treble clef notes?

The five lines from the bottom up are E, G, B, D and F, often taught as Every Good Boy Does Fine. The four spaces from the bottom up spell FACE. A third aid is the clef itself: its curl wraps around the second line from the bottom, and that line is G.

Does this deck include bass clef notes, sharps or flats?

No. Every card is a natural note in the treble clef, from A3 to C6. A sharp or a flat sign changes how a note sounds but not where it sits on the staff, so a student who knows these 17 positions can read a note with a sign in front of it too. Bass clef gives the same lines and spaces different letter names and needs its own deck.

Can I answer with do, re, mi?

Yes. The answer box accepts the letter name, the letter with its octave number such as E4, or the fixed do syllable: do for C, re for D, mi for E, fa for F, sol for G, la for A, and ti or si for B. Capital letters do not matter. The cards for C4 and C6 also accept middle C and high C.

Why do some notes have a short line through them?

That short line is a ledger line. The staff has only five lines, so a note too low or too high for it gets a small extra line of its own. Middle C sits on the first ledger line below the treble staff, and the A below it on the second. Above the staff, A sits on the first ledger line and high C on the second.

How do I print the flashcards double sided?

Pick a set under Show only, then press the first Print button, which counts the cards and sheets. The cards are 60 mm squares, 12 to a sheet. After each sheet of notes comes a sheet of answers with every row mirrored. Set your printer to two-sided printing, flipped on the long edge, and each letter lands behind its own note.

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