
In the world of Music, an Octet comprises of 8 Notes (Do, Re, Mi, Pha, So, La, Ti, Do). But the picture suggests that it consists of 7 only. Hold On! An Octave sounds like it must consist of 8 Letters.

And in the world of Piano, the octave starts from C, and not ‘A’ like the Alphabets. One complete set of white keys from C to B is called an Octave. But let us focus on the central white keys for now (the ones in blue colour). Now let us take a look at the following picture to understand better.Īs you can see I have named all the white keys, and you can clearly see many white keys have the same name. Piano or a Keyboard consists of two kinds of keys. Those letters represent nothing but the various keys of the piano (Isn’t that obvious?).

If you have read any piano notes on our site, you must have noticed that the notations are filled with an awful amount of Letters(A, B, C, D, ….). We will also explain how to read sheet music in a different article. That is the reason, all the songs on use letter notations for Representing Piano Music. Piano notes come in a few different formats, and the Lettered Piano Notes are the best beginner-friendly notations available right out. Playing a song on Piano can be really easy if you have the piano notes for that song with you. But first its important that you get a grasp on reading the piano notes. Are you new to the Piano? Want to learn some songs right away? No Problem.
