The piano keys are the rectangular-shaped pieces that form the keyboard of a piano. The keys are typically made of wood and are arranged in a repeating pattern of black and white keys. The white keys are called naturals and the black keys are called sharps or flats. Each key corresponds to a specific note or pitch, and pressing a key causes a hammer inside the piano to strike a string or strings, producing a sound. The piano has a range of 88 keys, with the lowest key producing the note A0 and the highest key producing the note C8.
Here are all 88 piano key names in order:
- A0
- A#0/Bb0
- B0
- C1
- C#1/Db1
- D1
- D#1/Eb1
- E1
- F1
- F#1/Gb1
- G1
- G#1/Ab1
- A1
- A#1/Bb1
- B1
- C2
- C#2/Db2
- D2
- D#2/Eb2
- E2
- F2
- F#2/Gb2
- G2
- G#2/Ab2
- A2
- A#2/Bb2
- B2
- C3
- C#3/Db3
- D3
- D#3/Eb3
- E3
- F3
- F#3/Gb3
- G3
- G#3/Ab3
- A3
- A#3/Bb3
- B3
- C4
- C#4/Db4
- D4
- D#4/Eb4
- E4
- F4
- F#4/Gb4
- G4
- G#4/Ab4
- A4
- A#4/Bb4
- B4
- C5
- C#5/Db5
- D5
- D#5/Eb5
- E5
- F5
- F#5/Gb5
- G5
- G#5/Ab5
- A5
- A#5/Bb5
- B5
- C6
- C#6/Db6
- D6
- D#6/Eb6
- E6
- F6
- F#6/Gb6
- G6
- G#6/Ab6
- A6
- A#6/Bb6
- B6
- C7
- C#7/Db7
- D7
- D#7/Eb7
- E7
- F7
- F#7/Gb7
- G7
- G#7/Ab7
- A7
- A#7/Bb7
- B7
- C8
Note that the # symbol represents a sharp and the b symbol represents a flat. The keys with two names (such as A#0/Bb0) are enharmonic equivalents, meaning they produce the same pitch but have different names depending on the context.
