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• Remember groups of white keys: Three white keys surround two black keys and four white keys surround three black keys.
• You can also imagine the following: the black keys periodically repeat a group of five keys, where the first two black keys are separated by a white key, followed by two white keys, three then black keys. separated by a white key, and finally two white keys.
• Each of these groups will be the same on the entire fretboard. Each note on the fretboard represents an octave sound consisting of 12 notes. They differ only in pitch.

Identification of black keys. Observe the figure below, identify and memorize the position of the black keys on the keyboard.

• Note that each black key can have two names. Example: There is a note named C Thăng and Dạ. What the name of this note is depends on what accent or chord you play. Here are the names of the black keys:
• The first black key in the group is C sharp or D flat 1
• The second black key in the group is the D mark or Mi flat 2
• The third black key in the group is the Fa sharp or the flat Sol 3
• The fourth black key in the group is Sol Thang or Flat 4
• The fifth black key in the group is Arrang or Flat 5
• Note that if you want to know what the black key is, you can align the white key directly in front (to the left-hand side) and add a sharp or white key just behind (to the right) and add a fall.

Find out what octave the note is on. Refer to the picture above.

• Starting from finding the note of Do trung. This note is in the fourth octave and is highlighted in red as shown above.
• Scroll up or down to reach the octave area containing the key you are looking for. The number of octaves also increases or decreases accordingly with the movement.

Practice looking at note notation. Practicing notation can help you understand the relationships between notes.

• Here is a chart showing what the white keys should look like in a musical sense, starting with the C 4 note (the C is on the fourth octave).
• This is also a chart showing what the black keys look like in a musical sense, starting with the C's 4th. On the line above, the note is written as a sharps note. On the line below, the note is written as a flat note. Although it looks different, it is essentially the same sound.

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Method 2 of 2: A piano and an 88-key piano

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   Start with the first key on the left side. This is the lowest possible note called La zero (a La note on octave zero).

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   Move up (to the right) on the keyboard, using only the white keys. The keys you encounter are listed in detail as follows:
   • The first white key (leftmost or lowest) is La zero
   • The second white key is Si no
   • The third white key is C 1

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   Stick to intervals. Note that the group includes the following remaining white keys, starting with the third white key:
   • The third white key is the C note 1
   • The fourth white key is the D 1 note
   • The fifth white key is the Mi 1 note
   • The sixth white key is the Fa 1 note
   • The seventh white key is the 1 Sol note
   • The eighth white key is the La 1 note
   • The ninth white key is Si 1
   • The tenth white key is the C 2 note
   • After getting to Si 1, notice that the group repeats to transition to the higher octave: C 2. This group continues to run on the keyboard: from Do 2 to 3, from Do 3 to C 4, just like that ...

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   Learn the black keys. Start with the lowest black key on the keyboard - the leftmost - the first black key is a zero or a flat Si.
   • The symbol ♯ reads as promotion, and the symbol ♭ reads as fall.

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   Move up (to the right) of the keyboard, and you'll see a group of five black keys right after:
   • The second black key is the C sharp 1 or the D flat 1 note.
   • The third black key is the `` D '' 1 or `` Mi '' 1.
   • The fourth black key is either a Fa sharp 1 or Sol flat 1.
   • The fifth black key is either Sol up 1 or La flat 1.
   • The sixth black key is either A flat 1 or a Si flat 1.
   • As with the white keys, the group of black keys will continue to repeat on the frets.
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Advice

• Memorize all the black and white keys in the same octave — from C to Quiz. Once you remember it, you will find that the keys are the same in any octave on the keyboard. Whether your piano has two octaves or eight octaves, it's all the same!
• When you first learn to play the piano, you should take the time to learn the correct hand position. Practicing the correct posture is very important to your progress. Learning to give up bad habits is always difficult!

Warning

• Do not write notes directly on the piano or keyboards. You should only buy a keyboard with note names pre-printed if you really want this. However, doing so is not good for practice as it can be quite easy to learn the keys at first, but in the future will make the player dependent and slow your own progress.

What you need

• A piano or keyboard.
• You will likely need to print the chart above first.
• The passion for learning and the ability to remember notes on the keyboard.