Keyboard Piano Notes.

Now, if that is confusing for you to remember and you can understand the western notations better, here is a keyboard/piano layout with western notations on it.


: Db Eb Gb Ab Bb : : C# D# F# G# A# : :
: : : B : C D E F G A B : C


Note that the western notations have almost the same pattern as the carnatic swaras. We have the basic notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B (like the s,r,g,m,p,d,n) but these are all the white keys. Now the black keys are specied by either a '#' (pronounced as SHARP) and 'b' (pronounced as FLAT). Note that only five notes have the corresponding '#' or 'b'. A black note immediately to the right of the white key is considered a sharp note for the corresponding white key. For example, looking at the above picture, the 'C#' is the immediate (note: only adjacent) black key to 'C'.

Thats why its called C# (pronounced as C-SHARP).
The same black key (C#) can also be called as 'Db' (pronounced as D-FLAT). The explanation is the same as the sharp, the flat key is the immediate left black key for the corresponding white key with which they are associated with. Basically, the point to understand is that C# and Db both point to the same key on the keyboard (its the black key between C and D). Its just a matter of convenience. You can call it either way whichever is convenient to you (somebody's SHARP or somebodyelse's FLAT).