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All the notes played on the white keys are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G

After G, the note names start again with A:

A - B - C- D - E - F - G - A - B - C - and so on.
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

As you can see, after every seven notes there is another note with the same name. Notes are given the same names because they sound very much alike, in spite of being 'higher' or 'lower' than each other.

Find and play any C. Then play the C which is the eighth note to the right. Notice how similar these two notes sound, even though the second note is higher than the first note.

Remember the position of the Cs, and you can find all of the other notes - because they run in alphabetical order, from left to right:

D is the white key to the right of every C. Find and play every D. (There are seven Ds on a full-size piano.)

E is the white key to the right of every D, Find and play every E.

F is the white key to the right of every E. Find and play every F.

G is the white key to the right of every F. Find and play every G.

Then, A is the white key to the right of every G. (Remember, after G, the note names start again with A!) Find and play every A.

B is on the white key to the right of every A. Find and play every B.

Finally, C is the white key to the right of every B.

 

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