Keyboard letters you can play right now
Each letter is a key on the on-screen piano below. Lowercase letters are white keys, capital letters are black keys. Open the piano and press them in order — no sheet music needed.
E5 D#5 E5 D#5 E5 B4 D5 C5 A4 · C4 E4 A4 B4 · E4 G#4 B4 C5 · E4 E5 D#5 E5 D#5 E5 B4 D5 C5 A4Why this piece works for practice
Everyone learns the opening of Fur Elise, and this is it written out so you can actually play it on a keyboard: alternating E and D sharp, a falling scale, then the answering chord figure. It is the standard first piece that uses black keys, so it is the natural step up once nursery rhymes feel easy.
How to practise it
- Isolate the alternation f D f D f. Play it as a rocking motion between two adjacent keys, not as two separate presses.
- Then let the line fall: a d s p. Slow, even, no accent on the last note.
- The answering figure t u p a is a broken chord — play the notes in order and let them ring rather than lifting between them.
Frequently asked questions
What are the first notes of Fur Elise?
E, D sharp, E, D sharp, E, B, D, C, A. On our keyboard: f D f D f a d s p. The D sharp is a black key, played with the key labelled D in our layout.
Is Fur Elise hard for a beginner?
The opening is intermediate rather than truly hard, but it is the first piece most players meet that needs black keys and a rocking repeated figure. Expect it to take longer than a nursery rhyme.
Keep learning
- Piano chords chart — every triad and seventh chord
- Piano scales — major and minor scales with fingerings
- Piano keys explained — how many keys, note names, layout
- Easy piano songs for beginners — the full list
- MIDI piano recorder — record your take and listen back