Elementary music reading question

I always remember that treble starts on E, and bass starts on G.

The clefs themselves are the G and F clefs, respectively.   You can also remember that because the two dots on the bass clef brace the F, and the little loop on the treble circles the G.

Thanks.  It's been so long since I've actually tried to read music that I forgot the notes.  I got the riff I wanted figured out.  It's not exactly as written on the page (typical for me), but having the right notes for the staff sure helped to get the riff where I want it. 

I read an article once that said, "let the guitar sing".  What he meant was on songs with simple tunes, sing through a verse or two but on another verse "let the guitar sing", i.e., get somewhat close to the melody for the verse and listeners will fill in the rest in their heads while they "sing" the melody.  The author said it was an effective tool.  I'm working on a lullaby for my kids - John McCutcheon's Featherbed - and have the authorized sheet music I bought at one of his concerts.  As long as I had the sheet music from the author, why not actually try and use it (or a close proximity, which is as good as I'm willing to be about it)?

- Zurf