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Piano keys labeled: printable piano keyboard chart

Printable piano keyboard with all 88 keys labeled: note names, octaves, middle C, sharps and flats, key numbers. Click a key to hear it. A4/Letter PDF.

Three separate pages: all 88 keys labeled (in three rows), a large 2-octave keyboard, and a blank worksheet. The labels you choose above are printed.

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Quick answer

A full piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black, from A0 (key 1) at the left to C8 (key 88) at the right. The white keys are named with the letters A to G, repeating every octave; the black keys come in groups of two and three and are named by the white key beside them with a sharp (♯) or a flat (♭). Middle C is C4, key 40: the white key just left of the group of two black keys nearest the middle. The keyboard below shows every key with its name and octave number; choose the labels you want, click a key to hear it, and print it.

Piano keys labeled: all 88 keys

A0 to C8 · musictheoryprint.com

Middle C (C4, key 40) · the number after each letter is the octave, which starts on C · black keys: sharp name above, flat name below

Keys 1 to 27: A0 to B2

A0 La0 1 B0 Si0 3 C1 Do1 4 D1 Re1 6 E1 Mi1 8 F1 Fa1 9 G1 Sol1 11 A1 La1 13 B1 Si1 15 C2 Do2 16 D2 Re2 18 E2 Mi2 20 F2 Fa2 21 G2 Sol2 23 A2 La2 25 B2 Si2 27 A♯0 B♭0 La♯ Si♭ 2 C♯1 D♭1 Do♯ Re♭ 5 D♯1 E♭1 Re♯ Mi♭ 7 F♯1 G♭1 Fa♯ Sol♭ 10 G♯1 A♭1 Sol♯ La♭ 12 A♯1 B♭1 La♯ Si♭ 14 C♯2 D♭2 Do♯ Re♭ 17 D♯2 E♭2 Re♯ Mi♭ 19 F♯2 G♭2 Fa♯ Sol♭ 22 G♯2 A♭2 Sol♯ La♭ 24 A♯2 B♭2 La♯ Si♭ 26

Keys 28 to 63: C3 to B5

C3 Do3 28 D3 Re3 30 E3 Mi3 32 F3 Fa3 33 G3 Sol3 35 A3 La3 37 B3 Si3 39 C4 Do4 40 D4 Re4 42 E4 Mi4 44 F4 Fa4 45 G4 Sol4 47 A4 La4 49 B4 Si4 51 C5 Do5 52 D5 Re5 54 E5 Mi5 56 F5 Fa5 57 G5 Sol5 59 A5 La5 61 B5 Si5 63 C♯3 D♭3 Do♯ Re♭ 29 D♯3 E♭3 Re♯ Mi♭ 31 F♯3 G♭3 Fa♯ Sol♭ 34 G♯3 A♭3 Sol♯ La♭ 36 A♯3 B♭3 La♯ Si♭ 38 C♯4 D♭4 Do♯ Re♭ 41 D♯4 E♭4 Re♯ Mi♭ 43 F♯4 G♭4 Fa♯ Sol♭ 46 G♯4 A♭4 Sol♯ La♭ 48 A♯4 B♭4 La♯ Si♭ 50 C♯5 D♭5 Do♯ Re♭ 53 D♯5 E♭5 Re♯ Mi♭ 55 F♯5 G♭5 Fa♯ Sol♭ 58 G♯5 A♭5 Sol♯ La♭ 60 A♯5 B♭5 La♯ Si♭ 62

Keys 64 to 88: C6 to C8

C6 Do6 64 D6 Re6 66 E6 Mi6 68 F6 Fa6 69 G6 Sol6 71 A6 La6 73 B6 Si6 75 C7 Do7 76 D7 Re7 78 E7 Mi7 80 F7 Fa7 81 G7 Sol7 83 A7 La7 85 B7 Si7 87 C8 Do8 88 C♯6 D♭6 Do♯ Re♭ 65 D♯6 E♭6 Re♯ Mi♭ 67 F♯6 G♭6 Fa♯ Sol♭ 70 G♯6 A♭6 Sol♯ La♭ 72 A♯6 B♭6 La♯ Si♭ 74 C♯7 D♭7 Do♯ Re♭ 77 D♯7 E♭7 Re♯ Mi♭ 79 F♯7 G♭7 Fa♯ Sol♭ 82 G♯7 A♭7 Sol♯ La♭ 84 A♯7 B♭7 La♯ Si♭ 86

Names follow scientific pitch notation (middle C = C4); key numbers count from A0 = 1, so MIDI note number = key number + 20. A4 = key 49 = 440 Hz. musictheoryprint.com/charts/piano-keyboard-labeled

Piano keys labeled: 2 octaves, large print

C4 to C6 · musictheoryprint.com

Middle C (C4, key 40) · black keys: sharp name above, flat name below

C4 Do4 40 D4 Re4 42 E4 Mi4 44 F4 Fa4 45 G4 Sol4 47 A4 La4 49 B4 Si4 51 C5 Do5 52 D5 Re5 54 E5 Mi5 56 F5 Fa5 57 G5 Sol5 59 A5 La5 61 B5 Si5 63 C6 Do6 64 C♯4 D♭4 Do♯ Re♭ 41 D♯4 E♭4 Re♯ Mi♭ 43 F♯4 G♭4 Fa♯ Sol♭ 46 G♯4 A♭4 Sol♯ La♭ 48 A♯4 B♭4 La♯ Si♭ 50 C♯5 D♭5 Do♯ Re♭ 53 D♯5 E♭5 Re♯ Mi♭ 55 F♯5 G♭5 Fa♯ Sol♭ 58 G♯5 A♭5 Sol♯ La♭ 60 A♯5 B♭5 La♯ Si♭ 62

Keys 40 to 64. The same labels as the 88-key chart, printed larger for young pupils and for use on a music stand. musictheoryprint.com/charts/piano-keyboard-labeled

Blank piano keyboard worksheet

Write the note names · musictheoryprint.com

Name Date

Write the name of each key on it. White keys: A to G. Black keys: a sharp or a flat. Check with the labeled chart.

All 88 keys

Two octaves, to practise (start on middle C)

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How the piano keyboard is laid out#

The keys repeat in groups of twelve: seven white keys (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) and five black keys, which are split into a group of two and a group of three. Find a group of two black keys; the white key just to the left of the pair is C. Every white key then follows from C in alphabetical order: C D E F G A B, then C again an octave higher.

A black key has two names because it sits between two white keys. It is the sharp of the white key to its left and the flat of the white key to its right: the black key between C and D is C♯ or D♭. Which name is used depends on the key of the music. Notes with the same pitch and different names are called enharmonic.

Octave numbers and middle C#

The numbers after the letters come from scientific pitch notation. An octave starts on C, so the number rises at each C: B3 is followed by C4. Middle C is C4, the C nearest the middle of an 88-key piano, key number 40 (the fourth C from the left). The lowest key is A0 (key 1) and the highest is C8 (key 88). A4, the A above middle C, is key 49 and is tuned to 440 Hz in standard concert pitch.

Key numbers 1 to 88#

Counting from the lowest key, A0 is 1 and C8 is 88. Key numbers are convenient when talking about a particular key, and they relate directly to the MIDI note numbers used by electronic keyboards: MIDI number = key number + 20 (middle C is key 40 and MIDI note 60). The note frequency calculator gives the frequency of every key.

Questions#

How many keys does a piano have?#

A standard modern piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black, spanning seven octaves plus a minor third, from A0 to C8. Many digital keyboards have fewer keys; 61 keys (C2 to C6) is a common size.

Where is middle C on the keyboard?#

Middle C is the C closest to the centre of an 88-key keyboard. It is the white key just to the left of the group of two black keys that is nearest the middle, and it is written C4. On the staff it sits on the first ledger line below the treble clef and the first ledger line above the bass clef.

Why are the notes of a black key written two ways?#

A black key is a sharp of the white note below it and a flat of the white note above it. Both names describe the same key; the music’s key signature decides which is used. For example the same black key is F♯ in G major and G♭ in D♭ major.

What are the solfège names for the piano keys?#

In fixed-do solfège, C is Do, D is Re, E is Mi, F is Fa, G is Sol, A is La and B is Si, whatever the key. Sharps and flats keep the syllable and add the sign (C♯ is Do♯). English-speaking teachers using movable do often say Ti instead of Si, but there the syllables follow the key rather than fixed keys, so this chart uses fixed do.

Which piano key is which note: how do I memorise them?#

Learn the two-black-key group (C D E sit around it, C on the left and E on the right), then the three-black-key group (F G A B). Once you can find every C, count up from there. Use the click-to-hear keys to match the sound to the name.

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