All 88 keys, labeled
A standard piano has 88 keys, 52 white and 36 black, from A0 at the bottom to C8 at the top. Each white key is named with a letter from A to G and its octave number, and the number goes up by one at every C, so middle C is C4. Each black key has two names: C♯ is the same key as D♭.
All 88 piano keys in four rows, from A0 at the bottom of the piano to C8 at the top, octaves 0 to 8. Every white key is named with its letter and octave number, such as C4, and every black key with both its names, such as C sharp and D flat. Middle C, C4, starts the third row and is lit. A0 to B1, the lowest keys A0 A♯ B♭ B0 C1 C♯ D♭ D1 D♯ E♭ E1 F1 F♯ G♭ G1 G♯ A♭ A1 A♯ B♭ B1 C2 to B3 C2 C♯ D♭ D2 D♯ E♭ E2 F2 F♯ G♭ G2 G♯ A♭ A2 A♯ B♭ B2 C3 C♯ D♭ D3 D♯ E♭ E3 F3 F♯ G♭ G3 G♯ A♭ A3 A♯ B♭ B3 C4 to B5 C4 C♯ D♭ D4 D♯ E♭ E4 F4 F♯ G♭ G4 G♯ A♭ A4 A♯ B♭ B4 C5 C♯ D♭ D5 D♯ E♭ E5 F5 F♯ G♭ G5 G♯ A♭ A5 A♯ B♭ B5 Middle C C6 to C8, the highest keys C6 C♯ D♭ D6 D♯ E♭ E6 F6 F♯ G♭ G6 G♯ A♭ A6 A♯ B♭ B6 C7 C♯ D♭ D7 D♯ E♭ E7 F7 F♯ G♭ G7 G♯ A♭ A7 A♯ B♭ B7 C8
Every key on an 88-key piano, named. The rows run left to right and follow on from each other, lowest first; every C is in bold, and the number after each letter is its octave. Wondering why it is 88? Read how many keys a piano has .
One octave up close
The pattern repeats every 12 keys. Find a group of two black keys: the white key just left of it is always C.
One octave of the keyboard from middle C, C4, up to C5, with every key named. Each black key has two names, such as C sharp and D flat. The 12 keys from C4 to B4 make one octave. C4 C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B C5 12 keys, each a semitone apart: one octave One octave, every key named. Each black key has two names: C♯ is the same key as D♭. More ways to find your way round: piano keys and notes .
Piano notes chart: treble clef
Standard sheet music puts the right hand’s notes on the treble staff. Here each note sits right above its key, from middle C up to C6.
The treble staff above two octaves of piano keys, each note drawn right above its own key: C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5, B5, C6. Middle C, C4, is lit. C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 Every white key from middle C (C4) up to C6, on the treble staff. Each note sits right above its key; the lowest and highest borrow short extra lines. Learn them line by line in treble clef notes .
Piano notes chart: bass clef
The left hand’s notes go on the bass staff, here from C2 up to middle C.
The bass staff above two octaves of piano keys, each note drawn right above its own key: C2, D2, E2, F2, G2, A2, B2, C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3, C4. Middle C, C4, is lit. C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 Every white key from C2 up to middle C (C4), on the bass staff. Each note sits right above its key; the lowest and highest borrow short extra lines. Learn them line by line in bass clef notes .
The same keys in keyboard staff
The music on this site is drawn in keyboard staff, where every line is a black key, so the page looks like the keyboard turned on its side. You can read it straight off the keys, no chart needed.
Turning the keyboard a quarter turn so the lowest key is at the bottom. On the right, the same octave stands upright, and a line runs from each black key: the bold red line comes from C sharp 4, and dotted lines mark where E meets F and B meets C. Middle C sits just below the red line. C D E F G A B C As you see it turn C4 C♯4 Keyboard staff is the keyboard turned on its side. Each line is a black key; the red one is C♯4, just above middle C. The How to read page lets you press a key and see where its note sits, and how to read sheet music puts standard notation and keyboard staff side by side.
How to use the chart
Print both pages. Stand the first behind the keys, or lay it along the back of the keyboard, with middle C over middle C. Play every C, then every F, saying the names as you go. Use the second page while you read: find the note on the staff, then look straight down to its key. Open an easy piece such as Mary Had a Little Lamb (Easy) and find its first note on the chart. Download the free PDF Two pages, US Letter: every key labeled, then the notes chart.
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