The course › Unit 2: The notes of the keyboard
Lesson 9 of 72 · The four white keys around the three black keys
Around every group of three black keys, there are four white keys: F on the left, G and A inside, and B on the right.
Notice the pattern? C and F are both on the left of a group; E and B are both on the right.
All seven notes: C D E around the two black keys, F G A B around the three.
Tip: G is between the 1st and 2nd black keys of the group of three; A, between the 2nd and 3rd.
Play the note asked for, in any octave.
Thumb on the F above middle C, then 2, 3, 4.
The seven notes, in random order. Think of the black-key groups!
Melodies on F, G, A, B. The first note lights up.
Just like the black keys, the white keys all go together over this accompaniment. Wander over C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and name the notes in your head as you play!