The black keys are a little more complicated than the white. The black keys repeat in patterns of two and three note groups over the keyboard. Notice that C and F notes are easier to spot because they are placed directly before groups of two and three black keys. These notes keep the same relation to each other over the keyboard, and therefore you can always find a D to the right from a C. On the picture below you can see all the notes that belong to the white keys on the piano. C4 is consequently the C note on the fourth octave. Sometimes the placement of the notes are referred to as C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and C7. So, when playing a C on the piano, you have seven alternatives вЂ“ in most cases you will choose between the mid-range alternatives. On the picture above, you can see the placements of the C note and how it is repeated on different octaves (the interval between two notes of the same kind). On the left side of the keyboard is the low ranges (bass) and on the right side the high ranges (treble). A pitch is the frequency of the sound measured in hertz, but it is easier to think of low, mid and high ranges.

Tones and pitchesДЄ piano can contain different numbers of keys since there are only twelve different tones, which are repeated with diverse pitches. The seven white keys correspond to with the same notes all over the keyboard, what differs is the pitch.

Graphic representation shows all the natural notes on the piano (C, D, E, F, G, A and B) together with how they are arranged in a musical notation system (treble clef).

You will learn the difference between white and black notes and there to find a certain note. This article explains how the piano keys on a keyboard are arranged and the reason for it.

Note c on piano