what clef is the bass in
Lower pitches are lower on the staff and higher pitches are higher on the staff. With the blank staff we can't yet tell what notes to play. We use Clefs to tell us which notes correspond to which lines or spaces. The most common clefs are the Treble Clef (also known as the G Clef) and the Bass Clef (or F Clef). The Treble Clef spirals around the second line from the bottom.