C4 –
A–L white keys · row above = blacks · space sustain · z/x octave audio path: tap a key

A piano with nothing
between you and the keys.

No ads over the keyboard, no unlock tiers, no account. Touch, mouse or computer keys — with a sustain pedal on your spacebar, songs that teach themselves, and riffs that travel as links.

multi-touch chords learn mode glows riff-in-a-link midi welcome letter sheets paste

Why I built a piano: I learned my first song as an adult, in 2014, on a virtual piano site where an ad for weight-loss tea hovered over middle C. Every fourth note opened a popunder. I learned Ode to Joy anyway — you take joy where it survives — but I promised myself that someday the piano would come first. Here it is: keys, sound, and the space bar as a pedal, which is all it ever needed to be. The tea ad didn't make the cut.

— still an adult beginner, now with a clean middle C

Playing it properly

Programme notes, honest edition

Recital programme (version history)

Asked between pieces

No sound at all?

Tap any key once — browsers require a first interaction before a page may make sound (a good rule that stops autoplay abuse). Still silent: check the volume slider here, the mute switch on phones (iPhones mute web audio when the ring switch is off), and whether bluetooth grabbed the audio.

Can I plug in a MIDI keyboard?

Yes — press the 🎹 button and allow MIDI access (Chrome and Edge; Firefox and Safari don't ship Web MIDI). Your keyboard's keys play this piano's voices with full velocity, and a real sustain pedal (CC64) works exactly like the spacebar. Devices hot-connect: plug in mid-session and it appears.

Why do the black-key computer mappings skip around?

Because the black keys themselves skip around — there's no black key between E–F and B–C, so the top row leaves gaps exactly where the piano does. Confusing for typing; correct for music. Your fingers learn real geography.

Can I save my recording as audio?

Yes — ⬇ wav re-renders your riff through the synth on your device and saves a proper WAV file, which converts to MP3 anywhere if a destination insists. ⬇ midi saves the same riff as notes instead of sound — a .mid file that opens in GarageBand, MuseScore or any music app, ready for real editing. The riff link stays the better way to send it to a person.

Can I paste those letter-note sheets from other piano sites?

Yes — press 📋 letter notes and paste. The common notation ("t t y y u u y", capitals for sharps, square brackets around chords) is read right here on your device, and the keys glow one step at a time, waiting for you — chords light up together and wait for every finger. Years of sheets people have transcribed in that alphabet all play on this piano.

Can the falling notes wait for me?

Yes — with a .mid file open, tick "wait for me" and the fall freezes at each note until you press the matching key: screen, computer keys or a plugged-in MIDI keyboard, all count. Chords hold until every note is down. Watch it once at full speed, then make your fingers do it — that's the whole method.

Also on the stage

Recital notes