Piano Theory 2-4

Space Notes and Line Notes

Space Notes
  • Space notes fit between the lines of the music staff.
  • On the staff below there are 4 space notes starting from the 1st space and ascending (going up) to the 4th space.
  • The highest sounding note in this diagram is the last note in the 4th space because it is at the top.
Fig05spaceNotes Line Notes
  • Line notes are notes “on” the lines.
  • On the staff below there are 5 line notes starting from the 5th line and descending (going down) to the 1st line.
  • The lowest sounding note shown in the diagram below is the last note on Line 1 because it is at the bottom.
Fig06lineNotes