When you play a song, it has a sort of home base, called a key. The song will be built around that key, which is made up of a series of  notes in that key family. Basically there are major and minor keys. You can learn piano keys quickly by playing chords based on those notes.

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For example, the key of C major has no sharps or flats. So this key is played on white keys alone, in chords built in triads, or thirds. But there are wonderful exceptions when you augment or diminish chords with a black key here or there, and in the right combination these chords can set a whole new dimension to your playing.

The chords in a major key are built on series of whole (two notes separated by a note) and half (two notes next to each other), or step-and-a-half combinations. You can make a song sound longing, sad, or mournful by playing the song in a minor key, easily done by lowering the third of the chord by a half step.

When you learn piano keys, there are also other keys more commonly referred to as modes, the most common of which are Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Phrygian. These scales are used, for instance, in bluegrass. There are also older church modes, called Gregorian.

All this fancy talk just goes to show that there are lots and lots of ways to play piano keys. And, once you have identified the key you want to play in, you can race up and down the keyboard in scales and chords, mixing up styles, and changing keys, to suit your style.

To help you learn piano keys, some find it helpful to listen to a favorite piece of music, and try to play along. It is most helpful to listen to many songs in the style you enjoy, until you learn to recognize the key of the song. This will help you duplicate the sound more quickly.

The most important thing to do, when you learn piano keys, is to spend a lot of time playing at the piano. Remember to think of this time not as practicing, but as playing. Practicing conjures up thoughts of dull repetition and boring scales.

Playing notes in consecutive order, skipping, combining white and black keys in a set pattern will guarantee eventual success in many different keys. Make use of your eyes to spot key patterns, your ears to hear your success, and your voice to sing the notes you want to play. In this manner you will ultimately learn piano keys.

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