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The '''Halberstadt keyboard''' (or '''Halberstadt layout''') is the standard [[keyboard]] found on pianos, organs, harpsichords, clavichords, and most electronic synthesizers and samplers. | The '''Halberstadt keyboard''' (or '''Halberstadt layout''') is the standard [[keyboard]] found on pianos, organs, harpsichords, clavichords, and most electronic synthesizers and samplers. | ||
== Layout == | |||
The Halberstadt keyboard contains a number of repetitions of a 12-key pattern, which conventionally corresponds to 12-tone equal temperament. Starting on C, the notes go as follows: | |||
[[File:Kyboard.png|thumb|748x748px|Halberstadt keyboard layout]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!Key | |||
!Color | |||
|- | |||
|C | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|C#/Db | |||
|Black | |||
|- | |||
|D | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|D#/Eb | |||
|Black | |||
|- | |||
|E | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|F | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|F#/Gb | |||
|Black | |||
|- | |||
|G | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|G#/Ab | |||
|Black | |||
|- | |||
|A | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|A#/Bb | |||
|Black | |||
|- | |||
|B | |||
|White | |||
|- | |||
|(C) | |||
|(White) | |||
|} | |||
The black keys are raised and placed further back compared to the white keys. The white keys contain the C major scale, and the black keys contain the F# major pentatonic scale. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 15 April 2025
The Halberstadt keyboard (or Halberstadt layout) is the standard keyboard found on pianos, organs, harpsichords, clavichords, and most electronic synthesizers and samplers.
Layout
The Halberstadt keyboard contains a number of repetitions of a 12-key pattern, which conventionally corresponds to 12-tone equal temperament. Starting on C, the notes go as follows:
| Key | Color |
|---|---|
| C | White |
| C#/Db | Black |
| D | White |
| D#/Eb | Black |
| E | White |
| F | White |
| F#/Gb | Black |
| G | White |
| G#/Ab | Black |
| A | White |
| A#/Bb | Black |
| B | White |
| (C) | (White) |
The black keys are raised and placed further back compared to the white keys. The white keys contain the C major scale, and the black keys contain the F# major pentatonic scale.