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C and its neighbors

Find middle C and play your first three notes

On a piano, the black keys come in groups of two and three. C is always the white key just to the left of a group of two black keys.

The C in the middle of the keyboard is called middle C (C4). Put your thumb on it: that’s finger 1. Your index finger (2) goes on D, your middle finger (3) on E.

Tips

• Keep your fingers curved, as if you were holding a ball.
• The number in each falling note is the finger to use.
• No MIDI keyboard? Play along with the notes, then click “Mark as passed”.

C, D, E

Go up, then back down: C-D-E, E-D-C. Let each note ring until the next one.

Hot Cross Buns

A classic three-note nursery tune. Measure 3 switches to eighth notes: two notes per beat.