How to Read Piano Notes & Sheets
- 1). Notice the five lines and four spaces on a sheet of music. This is a staff. If there are two staffs (an upper one over a lower one), focus on the upper one first.
- 2). Look for a middle C note. It is directly under the first line (from the bottom) and has a small line going through it.
- 3). Locate middle C on the piano by noticing the groupings of black keys. The black keys occur in sets of two and three. There are multiple C's on the piano, each occurring just before the first black key in a set of two. Find the two black keys nearest the center of the piano; the white key just before the first black key in this pair is middle C.
- 4). Locate a D note. It lies just under the first line on the staff. It is the white key to the right of middle C.
- 5). Locate an E note. It is on the first line of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of D.
- 6). Locate an F note. It is on the first space (bottom space) of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of E.
- 7). Locate an G note. It is on the second line of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of F.
- 8). Locate an A note. It is on the second space of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of G.
- 9). Locate a B note. It is on the third line of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of A.
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Locate a high C note. It is located on the third space of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of B. This is the C that is one octave (eight notes) above middle C. - 11
Locate a high D note. It is on the fourth line of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of high C. - 12
Locate a high E note. It is on the fourth and uppermost space of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of high D. - 13
Locate a high F note. It is on the fifth and top-most line of the staff and is the white key directly to the right of high E.
