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An 88-key piano has 7 octaves plus three additional keys - making the keyboard have 7 1/4 octaves in total.

Some pianos also have exactly 7 octaves ranging from the A 3 octaves below middle C to the A three octaves higher than the A tuned to 440Hz (the A above middle C).

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