What do the black keys do on a piano?

Answer 1

imagine a piano without black keys. black keys play the note in between the white keys creating have steps. without the black keys, you wont know where a certain note on the piano, because the black keys create a pattern so you know where notes are.

Answer 2

The black keys on a piano make notes that are either "sharp" or "flat", meaning they are slightly higher/lower that the white keys on either side of them. For example, the black key between the notes "C" and "D" makes the sound "C# (C sharp)". These are important because they add to the range of sounds that can be made, and allow a pianist to play pieces in different keys.

Answer 3

They play sharps/flats.

For example, the black key between the D key and E key plays D# / Eb