| As a piano player, there are various ways that you | | | | For the next example, we will write out the notes of |
| can learn new songs. You can use sheet music or | | | | the F major scale using piano tablature. In case you |
| you can use piano tablature. If you want to learn a | | | | don't already know, the F major scale consists of the |
| new song quickly, the best way is to use piano tabs. | | | | notes F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E-F. Using the piano tab system, |
| This article will give you a simple introduction to piano | | | | this would be written as f2-g2-a2-A2-c3-d3-e3-f3. |
| tablature. | | | | For our last example, we will use piano tablature to |
| Piano tablature is a system of musical notation that | | | | write out the notes of the Eb major scale. The Eb |
| uses letters and numbers. Letters that are lowercase | | | | major scale consists of the notes |
| denote the white keys, while uppercase letters | | | | Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb-C-D-Eb. In piano tablature, this would |
| denote the black keys. | | | | be D2-f2-g2-G2-A2-c3-d3-D3. This system is very |
| The numbers used in piano tablature are used to | | | | simple once you become familiar with it. |
| denote the octave of the note. All octaves begin on | | | | Piano tablature is a great way to learn new songs |
| the key of C. Octave 4 is used to indicate the middle | | | | quickly. There are many sites on the internet that |
| C, which is the C that sits in the middle of the piano. | | | | use this system of musical notation. Some of these |
| Now that you know the basic system of piano | | | | sites have an extremely large archive of piano tabs. |
| tablature, let's use it to write out the notes of the D | | | | Now that you know how to read piano tablature, |
| major scale. The D major scale consists of the notes | | | | you can use them to learn your favorite songs very |
| D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D. In piano tablature, this would be | | | | easily. |
| d2-e2-F2-g2-a2-b2-C3-d3. | | | | |