Note bass clef looking like “double” middle C












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I have a question about a note on a piano sheet (picture below).



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How would I play the note highlighted by the golden circle? I thought only middle C would be marked by a horizontal line crossing it. Would I play this C + D? Is there any reason for the upper note having a horizontal line crossing it as well?



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    I have a question about a note on a piano sheet (picture below).



    enter image description here



    How would I play the note highlighted by the golden circle? I thought only middle C would be marked by a horizontal line crossing it. Would I play this C + D? Is there any reason for the upper note having a horizontal line crossing it as well?



    Thanks for any input.










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      I have a question about a note on a piano sheet (picture below).



      enter image description here



      How would I play the note highlighted by the golden circle? I thought only middle C would be marked by a horizontal line crossing it. Would I play this C + D? Is there any reason for the upper note having a horizontal line crossing it as well?



      Thanks for any input.










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      I have a question about a note on a piano sheet (picture below).



      enter image description here



      How would I play the note highlighted by the golden circle? I thought only middle C would be marked by a horizontal line crossing it. Would I play this C + D? Is there any reason for the upper note having a horizontal line crossing it as well?



      Thanks for any input.







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          This is actually two individual pitches.



          The bottom pitch, as you've correctly said, is middle C. The upper pitch is on the next ledger line up, meaning it's a third above C, and actually an E. (If it were a D, there would be no second ledger line necessary, since D is just one space above that middle C.)



          So in order to play this beat, you need to play both C and E simultaneously.






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          This is actually two individual pitches.



          The bottom pitch, as you've correctly said, is middle C. The upper pitch is on the next ledger line up, meaning it's a third above C, and actually an E. (If it were a D, there would be no second ledger line necessary, since D is just one space above that middle C.)



          So in order to play this beat, you need to play both C and E simultaneously.






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          This is actually two individual pitches.



          The bottom pitch, as you've correctly said, is middle C. The upper pitch is on the next ledger line up, meaning it's a third above C, and actually an E. (If it were a D, there would be no second ledger line necessary, since D is just one space above that middle C.)



          So in order to play this beat, you need to play both C and E simultaneously.






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          • Thanks for your input!
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          This is actually two individual pitches.



          The bottom pitch, as you've correctly said, is middle C. The upper pitch is on the next ledger line up, meaning it's a third above C, and actually an E. (If it were a D, there would be no second ledger line necessary, since D is just one space above that middle C.)



          So in order to play this beat, you need to play both C and E simultaneously.






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          This is actually two individual pitches.



          The bottom pitch, as you've correctly said, is middle C. The upper pitch is on the next ledger line up, meaning it's a third above C, and actually an E. (If it were a D, there would be no second ledger line necessary, since D is just one space above that middle C.)



          So in order to play this beat, you need to play both C and E simultaneously.







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