Free online virtual piano

This is a playable piano you can use right in your browser, with real recorded piano sound. Click the keys, tap them on a touchscreen, or play with your computer keyboard.

Here’s how to play it, how the computer-keyboard mapping works, and a couple of ways to use it for practice.

How to play

Click or tap a key to play its note. On a computer keyboard, the A-to-K row plays the central octave — A is middle C, the letters to its right step up the white keys, and the W, E, T, Y, U keys above play the black notes in between. Turn on “Show note names” to label the white keys while you learn where they are.

Why a virtual piano helps

You don’t need an instrument to try out a scale, test a chord, or check what a melody sounds like. Because the layout matches a real piano, what you learn here — where the notes sit, how chords are shaped — carries straight over to an acoustic or digital piano.

Ways to use it

• Find a note from the note finder, then play it here to hear it in context.
• Build a chord from the chord finder and play its notes together.
• Pick out a simple tune by ear, one note at a time.

FAQ

Can I play it with my keyboard? Yes. The A-to-K row maps to the central octave, with W, E, T, Y, U for the black keys.

Does it work on a phone? Yes. Tap the keys on the touchscreen — the piano runs in your browser with nothing to install.

Is the sound a real piano? Yes. It plays recorded samples of an acoustic grand piano, pitched to each key.