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A piano is a large musical instrument containing a keyboard with hammers, strings, a keyboard with keys and more. A musician produces a sound by pressing down the key(s) which move the hammers such that they strike the steel strings and create a vibration of air. The sounds vary depending on the key pressed down. Let us have a look at the piano keys, corresponding sounds or notes and proper fingering used to produce the sounds.

Piano Keys

The piano consists of a series of black and white keys. On a piano there are usually about 7 octaves or 75 keys. A keyboard is and electronic piano and has variable numbers of keys depending on the size of the instrument. Each key is given a note name. So when a particular key is pressed, the air vibrates at a specific frequency producing a specific sound. We call that sound or note a name.

Black Keys

There are two groupings of black keys - a group of three keys and a group of two keys. These are repeated for the entire length of the keyboard ( 2 3 2 3 etc )

White Keys

In music we give the names of the notes the first seven letters of the alphabet, namely A B C D E F G. Each white key is given one of these note names. And they correspond to the black keys.

Corresponding Notes

Take a look below at how the note names correspond to the black( bl. ) keys.

Each C is situated to the left of the group of 2 bl. keys.

Each D is situated in the middle of the group of 2 bl. keys.

Each E is situated to the right of the group of 2 bl. keys.

Each F is situated to the left of the group of 3 bl. keys.

Each G is situated to the left middle of the group of 3 bl. keys ie in between the 2 bl. left keys

Each A is situated to the right middle of the group of 3 bl. keys ie in between the 2 bl. right keys

Each B is situated to the right of the group of 3 bl. keys.

In music there are more note names than A B C D E F G. Each of these note can be sharpened ( # ) or flattened ( b )

sharpened note names are A# B# C# D# E# F# G#

flattened note names are Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb

The black keys are given these note names.

And just to confuse you ( or not ) some of the white keys are given these note names as well.

Basically - sharp notes correspond to the key directly to the right of the notes A B C D E F G

- flat notes correspond to the key directly to the left of the notes A B C D E F G

For example:

C# is the bl. key directly to the right of C, ie the left black key of the group of 2 black keys.

Db is the bl. key directly to the left of D, ie the left black key of the group of 2 black keys.

Do you notice anything interesting about C# and Db?

.......they are represented by the same black key.

You will find that sharp notes have corresponding flat notes which are represented by the same key.

C# - Db D# - Eb F# - Gb G# - Ab A# - Bb

You will also find that there are 2 groups of white keys next to each other in between the groups of 2 and 3 black keys. They are E F and B C.

The nearest key to E is F and vice versa.

The nearest key to B is C and vice versa.

If you need to find E# or Fb and B# or Cb then the equivalent notes are as follows.

F - E# E - Fb C-B# B - Cb

You might be wondering which name to call these keys. If so, it depends on the key signature.

Proper Fingering

When you first learn the piano you find out that each of your fingers are given numbers 1 2 3 4 5 with thumb being number 1.

When you read and play music, you may see little numbers placed above or below the note. These relate to the number of the finger you should place on the key so as to keep it consistent each time you play and to help with the ease of playing.

Sometimes the composer has written in finger numbers. Other times you or your teacher can write in the odd finger number. You do not need finger numbers on every note.

So basically piano keys are black and white with corresponding note names A B C D E F G and their sharpened and flattened equivalents.And proper finger places are the number markings written on your music so that you can apply that finger on a specific key.

You may be interested in learning more on the piano notes

or

perhaps you are wondering what a key signature is.

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