However, this is not always the case.Īs you start learning more advanced piano music you will sometimes see that you will need to play some notes lower than Middle C with the right hand and some notes that are above Middle C with the left hand. This note is most generally where the two clefs split. If it is on the treble clef then you play it with the right hand, if it is on the bass clef then you play it with the left hand. Middle C can be played with the right hand or the left hand, it depends where the note falls on the staff. Knowing where middle C is important because this is generally where the notes split between staves. Look at piano keyboard diagram that we have included and you will notice how C repeats itself.

This is helpful because all of the notes on the piano keyboard repeat over and over again. If you look up and down the piano keys and find the two black notes together and move one note to the left you will always be on a C. If you sit at your piano keyboard and find the two black notes that are together and move to the white note that is to the left of them you have found middle C. If you can find C on the piano then you should be able to label all of the other notes. On the piano note chart I have included Middle C. If you are still struggling to find the keys and where they are located on the piano you can us our Piano Key Chart. This chart is great to learn the notes and the pattern of the piano keys and did I mention its free to download! If you need a more extensive lesson on piano keys check out our lessons on piano keys. Once you learn these twelve keys all you have to do is repeat them all the way up the piano keyboard. There are only twelve notes that you need to learn. Learning the piano keys amy seem difficult but it is actually very easy.

These charts are great to help beginners remember the note names on the piano keyboard. Use the piano note chart below to help you find the notes that fall on the lines and spaces on the treble clef and bass clef. This tells us which note to play on the piano keyboard. These two staffs have notes that lay on either a line or a space. These two staves are joined together to make what is called the grand staff. The treble clef, (the top row) is to be played with the right hand, and the bass clef, (the bottom row) is to be played with the left hand. The staff is made up of two clefs, the treble clef and the bass clef. Each clef tells the musician which hand they should use to play each note. Click Here to download a PDF version of the Piano Note Chart.

Keyboard layout notes