Write Notes in Tenor Clef: Place the Note on the Staff

Practice writing notes in the tenor clef. You get a note name, for example D, and you place the note on the staff. Click or tap the staff to place it; any octave is accepted. There are 10 questions.

Tip: A C goes on the fourth line (C4). B is the space below it, A is the third line, and D is the space above it, with E on the top line. For lower letters, keep counting down by lines and spaces.

Placing notes in the tenor clef

The lines hold D3, F3, A3, C4 and E4, and the spaces hold E3, G3, B3 and D4. As middle C is the fourth line, most of the notes you place will be below it. A note below the bottom line, such as C3, goes in the space under it.

Not there yet? Start with naming the notes in the tenor clef or review the tenor clef in the dictionary.

More practice: write notes in all clefs →

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you place a note in the tenor clef?

Start from the fourth line, which is middle C (C4). Count down or up to the letter you were asked for, click or tap that position and press Check.

Why is any octave accepted?

The exercise checks the letter only. A C can be written on the fourth line (C4) or in the space below the bottom line (C3), for example, and both are right.