There are 11 Major Keys and twice that many Minor Keys! Don't worry though, once you learn the basics of how to read a Key Signature and learn how to play the scale of that Key, you'll be able to recognize what Key your next piano piece is in a lot easier and you'll know how to play all of the notes in that key so you'll learn your piece much faster! Learn the Key signature of that scale (how many sharps or flats it has) and then play a scale in that key so you can learn those note patterns for that specific Key. Then start on G, and play up to the next G.remembering to play F# instead of F natural like you did in C Major. If you want to play a G Major Scale, you first make sure you know the Key signature of G, which is F#.just one sharp. (Unless you are playing 2 or 3 or 4 octave scales).įor each hand, start on the C that your 1st/5th fingers are on and play up to the next C. (On the keyboard, this means you'll be playing all white keys).Īny scale that you play.you will start on the note that is the name of the scale.įor C Major, start on Middle C with your right thumb, and the C an octave below that for your left pinky.Ī scale is one octave: or. <-we love C Major! :)įirst of all, remember that there are no sharps or flats in the Key of C so that means that all of the notes in the Key of C will be natural. You probably already know a scale.C Major. Scales are made up of all of the notes in a specific Key.
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