Reviews Power Practicing Links Store Standard Notation Primer Music is written on what is called a staff , which consists of 5 lines and the 4 spaces between those lines. Music for the guitar is written in treble clef . Treble clef is also referred to as the G clef with the center of the clef circling the G note on the 2nd line up.
Music is divided into sections called measures by vertical lines called bar lines .
At the end of a song is a final double bar line which indicates the end of the piece. A repeat sign is used to play a section of music again. Here is the dumb little saying to remember the names of the notes on the staff. Avoid it as much as possible.