Keyboard map
Landmarks, finger numbers, and shapes. Print it and keep it on the music stand.
Landmarks
| Note | Find it by… |
|---|---|
| C | just left of the two black keys |
| D | between the two black keys |
| E | just right of the two black keys |
| F | just left of the three black keys |
| G A | between the three black keys (G left, A right) |
| B | just right of the three black keys |
| C♯ D♯ | the two black keys (left, right) |
| F♯ G♯ A♯ | the three black keys (left to right) |
♯ (sharp) = the black key just to the right of that letter. Each black key also has a ♭ (flat) name: D♯ = E♭.
White keys repeat C D E F G A B. One full cycle (12 keys counting black ones) is an octave.
Finger numbers (both hands)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thumb | index | middle | ring | pinky |
Shapes
| Shape | Notes (low→high) | RH fingers | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlight, E-minor version | B E G | 1 2 5 (or 1 3 5) | Lesson 1 |
| Moonlight bars 1–2, left hand | bar 1 E · bar 2 D, held whole bar | LH 1 on E, 2 on D (from lesson 4) | Lesson 2 |
| Moonlight bar 3 | beats 1–2 C E G over low C · beats 3–4 C F A over A | RH 1 2 4, then 1 3 5 · LH 3 on C, 5 on A (from lesson 4) | Lesson 3 |
| Moonlight bar 4 | B D♯ A · B E G · B E F♯ · A D♯ F♯ over B ×2 | 1 2 5 · 1 3 5 · 1 4 5 · 1 3 5 · LH 4 on B | Lesson 4 |
| Moonlight bar 5 (melody enters) | G B E · B E G ×3 over E; melody top B long–short on beat 4 | 1 2 4 · 1 2 4 · 1 2 3 · 1+5 2 3 5 · LH 1 on E | Lesson 5 |
| Moonlight, original (C♯ minor) | G♯ C♯ E | n/a | IMSLP |
Mad World (PHianonize easy version, D minor)
| Hand | Keys (fingers) | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Left | C 5 · D 4 · F 2 · G 1, lowest octave | one key per bar, held: D · F · C · G |
| Right, intro | C D E F G = 1 2 3 4 5, thumb on the 2nd C; pinky stretches to A, thumb slides down to B | bar 1: F A E F D E C B~ · pushed notes on the last "&": B, F, G (Lesson 7) |
| Right | D E F G A = 1 2 3 4 5, thumb on the D above the 2nd C | bar 1 from count 2: D D F F D D · bars 2–4: "short, long, long, longest" |
Octave 0 for Mad World (sounds like the video), Octave −1 for Moonlight. From Lesson 6.
Tetris Theme (Virtual Piano alternative sheet)
| Hand | Keys | Bars 1–8 |
|---|---|---|
| Left | G♯3 A3 B3 D3 E3 | Bars 1–4: E3 · A3 · B3 · A3, one bar each. Bars 5–8: D3 · C3 · B3 · A3, repeated on each eighth. Bars 9–12: A3 · G♯3 · A3 · B3, repeated on each eighth (Lesson 10, Lesson 11). |
| Right | G♯4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 | Bars 1–4: Lesson 8. Bars 5–8: D5 F5 A5 G5 F5 | E5 C5 E5 D5 C5 | B4 C5 D5 E5 | C5 A4 A4. Bars 9–12: E5 C5 | D5 B4 | C5 A4 | G♯4 (Lesson 10, Lesson 11). |
Octave 0, Transpose 0. Lessons 8, 10 and 11 raise bass notes below the PSS-A50's range by one octave. The pitch classes and melody are unchanged.
Old MacDonald (simplified C-major version)
| Hand | Keys | First four bars |
|---|---|---|
| Left | C3 G3, pinky on C3 to thumb on G3 | Hold C3 · C3 · G3 · C3, one bass note per bar |
| Right | C4 D4 E4 G4 A4 | Opening tune in C major, read from Lesson 9 |
Octave 0, Transpose 0. Lesson 9's simple arrangement keeps the left-hand bass in C3–G3 and the melody in C4–A4.
PSS-A50 practice setup
- USB to the Mac, lessons open in Chrome (for Web MIDI).
- Octave −1 (from lesson 4) · Sustain off · Arpeggio off.
- No sustain-pedal jack, only the panel Sustain button. Hold bass notes with your fingers instead.
- Range: C to C, 37 keys, four C's. RH Moonlight shape: the B just left of the 3rd C. LH bass, from lesson 4: five-finger position A–E below and above the 2nd C (pinky A, thumb E), so the bass line E D C A B needs no jumps.