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Question: I have a question about my keyboard keys! It's so difficult!!?
Im trying to learn a song on the keyboard and when i go on youtube to learn to play it they says to hit this certain key and i dont no how to find that key!. Ill start at the top of the keyboard and go a-b-c--d-e-f-g and then start in that same order is that how you count the keys!? but then middle C doesnt line up!.!.!.!. i have a 36 key keyboardWww@QuestionHome@Com


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The best answer you have gotten so far is how to LOCATE C!. It is the white key to the left of the group of two black keys!. If you look at your keyboard, you'll notice that the black keys are in groups of 2 and 3!. C is directly to the left (we call this lower) of the set of 2 black keys!. You can now go up the alphabet on the white keys: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and end up on C again - notice you are back to being just before the set of 2 black keys!. The note just lower than the set of 3 black keys is F, that can give you another spot to check!. This is true all up and down the keyboard!.
If you email me, I have a file in Word that has a chart with the piano keys labeled that I can send you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Just find the C key that is closest to the middle of your keyboard!. That will be "your" middle C!.
If you do not know the notes of a keyboard, do this:
On your keyboard, the black keys are grouped in twos and threes!. Look for a group of two black keys, the white key to the left of the left black key is your C!. The white key to the left of the group of 3 black keys is your F key!. If you were to name the notes in order from left to right starting with the C would be:

C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, and back to C

That is including the black keys!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

some keyboards can make the pitch go up or down a # of cents the intonations of his or your keyboard might be all flooked there are ways to change this!.!.!. also hum the pitchand try to match it ( if you can(some people can't))!.!.!. have any Q's hit me upWww@QuestionHome@Com

You are going to have to get a bigger key board or use a regular piano!. 36 keys just does not have anywhere near the range you need to be able to play proficiently if you intend on being serious about this!. http://music!.thefxcode!.com/0003!.htm

Above is a link I did just now on google!. It shows some keys labled!. Maybe you could print a copy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That is because the piano starts with the letter C not A ( at least the white keys do) the order is : C D E F G A B and so on!. The black keys consist of sharps(right of keys and are a higher pitch of the selected key 6) or flats (left of keys and are lower a pitch of the selected key)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You should try a piano! Keyboard isn't really good to learn! i don't know how to read music buy i'm very talented on learning a song very quickly! I've learned to play Fore Elise in about 30 mins!.!!! Everyone says I should be a pianist! I just wish i had the time to play!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well I my keyboard has like 70-something keys, but what I do when I'm reading from sheet music to find the notes, I go to middle C, look where middle C is on the sheet music count up how many notes up or down the note I want to play is and go down equally on the keyboard!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well you might want to get a bigger keyboard or just practice on a regular piano!. my little sister did piano for a while and she was never able to play songs correctly because the keys wouldn't line up!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Middle C is the C that looks to be in the middle of the keyboard!. A picture of the piano keys:

http://www!.charlieburrus!.com/MathInMusic!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

my key board starts with C, and goes CDEFGAB
take EYELINER and write down the notes on the actual keys!. i promise you, it will wipe off, so don't worry!. lol
that's how i learned to play!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The white key just to the left of the group of two black keys is the C!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

your keyboard is a different size from the youtube pianoWww@QuestionHome@Com

you don't have a full size keyboard so they will skip some notes!. It would work on a regular piano!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i have that problem but just look at it and whatever looks like middle "c" use that and go from it!! Hope it worksWww@QuestionHome@Com