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How to Locate Letter Notes on a Keyboard

Learning to play the piano starts with learning the letters for each of the keys and learning to find your way around on the keyboard. Each white key is labeled with a letter ranging from "A" to "G;" the black keys are known as "accidentals" or "sharps and flats." The keyboard contains several "A" keys, "B" keys, etc. Each set of keys "A" through "G" is known as a "brand."

Things You'll Need

  • A piano or keyboard
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Instructions

    • 1

      Look for and identify the set of two black keys together that is nearest to the middle of the keyboard. The white key immediately to the left of these two black keys is "Middle C."

    • 2

      Move one key to the left from Middle C. That key is letter "B," with the next key to the left being letter "A."

    • 3

      Move toward the right from Middle C, labeling each white key with the next letter of the alphabet. You'll find "D," then "E," then "F" and then "G." After arriving at "G," the sequence begins again with "A," "B," "C," etc.

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