Virtual Piano
A playable online piano โ mouse, touch or keyboard, chords included.
About this piano
Two octaves of playable piano, with more reachable via the octave buttons (C2โC8). Play by clicking, tapping, or โ much better โ the keyboard: A S D F G H J K L are the white keys and W E T Y U O P the blacks, so both hands work and chords are natural. The sound is synthesised on your device the moment you press, so nothing downloads and there's no latency from streaming samples.
Actually learning something
Fifteen minutes of genuine progress: find C (the white key left of the two black keys), play C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C โ that's the C major scale, no black keys needed. Then chords: C+E+G together is C major (on the letter keys: A, D, G). Add F major (F-A-C) and G major (G-B-D) and you hold the three chords behind a huge share of popular music. The note names toggle is there for exactly this stage; A4 is tuned to 440 Hz โ the tone generator will prove it โ and if you get serious about timing, the metronome is the next tool over.
Frequently asked questions
How do I play with my computer keyboard?
Home row for white keys โ A S D F G H J K L โ and W E T Y U O P for the black keys. Hold several at once for chords; the octave buttons shift the whole range up or down.
Can I play chords?
Yes โ the piano is polyphonic, so any combination of held keys sounds together. C major is A+D+G on the letter keys; that plus F and G major covers an enormous amount of music.
Why does sound only start after I click?
Browsers block audio until a page is interacted with โ an anti-autoplay rule. The first key you press unlocks it; everything after is instant.
Is this piano in tune?
Yes โ equal temperament with A4 at 440 Hz, the standard concert pitch. The tones are synthesised, so tuning is mathematically exact.