The Staff

The lines of the bass clef staff, counted from bottom to top, specifically represent the notes

• A.E, G, B, D, and F, a sequence instead representing the lines of the treble clef staff
• B.A, C, E, and G, a sequence instead representing the spaces of the bass clef staff
• C.G, B, D, F, and A
• D.a factor entirely unrelated to representing the notes G, B, D, F, and A

The bass clef, also called the F clef, specifically is named for the fact that its two dots surround the line representing the note

• A.G, a note instead circled by the curl of the treble clef
• B.C, a note instead located by the pointer of the C clef
• C.F
• D.a factor entirely unrelated to the note F of any kind

The spaces of the bass clef staff, counted from bottom to top, specifically represent the notes

• A.F, A, C, and E, a sequence instead representing the spaces of the treble clef staff
• B.A, C, E, and G
• C.G, B, D, F, and A, a sequence instead representing the lines of the bass clef staff
• D.a factor entirely unrelated to representing the notes A, C, E, and G