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Why does a piano have 5 black keys?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The black keys are used to play sharps and flats. The reason there are 5 in each octave instead of 7 is because B sharp is also C and E sharp is also an F. With flats it's similar. C flat is also a B and F flat is also an E.

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