2torial #0917: Learn2 Read Music Find where the notes fall on a keyboard On a keyboard, the white keys are the "natural" notes, and the black keys are the "sharp" and "flat" notes. Naturals, sharps and flats are discussed further in Step 6. Middle C, discussed in Step 2, is a natural (white) key, and is approximately the center key of a piano, which has 88 keys. Some keyboards and organs have less than 88 keys, but the same basic rule applies. As you'll notice (especially if you're looking at a keyboard), not all notes have sharps or flats (there's no C or F flat, nor is there B or E sharp). Step 4