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Look at the sets of black keys on the keyboard. There are sets of two and sets of three. Go to any of set of two black keys. Now, look at the black key on the left of the set of two. The white key immediately to the left of this is a "C." Any other white key on the keyboard that is immediately to the left of a set of two black keys is also a "C."

Starting at any "C", we can name the notes, left to right, counting both black and white. Keep in mind that black keys are often referred to with more than one name, depending on certain rules of Music Theory that apply to different songs (this also applies to white keys, but for the sake of simplicity we will not discuss those). The "#" sign means "sharp," and the "b" sign means "flat."

From any "C," and moving right, without skipping any notes:

C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, A, A#/Bb, B, and back to C.

There are a total of 12 notes within any one octave range.

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