There are 36 black keys on a standard 88-key piano. The black keys represent sharps and flats. A standard piano with 88 keys has 52 white keys. The white keys are the natural notes.

The piano, short for pianoforte, is a keyboard instrument made up of 52 white keys and 36 black keys. As well as being a solo instrument, the piano can be found playing a range of music in the ...

In the late 1880s, piano maker Steinway created the 88-key piano, the standard ever since, 52 white keys and 36 black, and most piano makers accept this as the practical limit because the human ...