{"id":5122,"date":"2012-02-21T08:10:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T15:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/?p=5122"},"modified":"2025-03-29T04:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T11:41:49","slug":"music-theory-intervals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/music-theory-intervals\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Theory &#8211; Intervals: the &#8220;whole steps&#8221; and &#8220;half steps&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/music-theory-intervals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/piano-intervals-350x-1.jpg\" alt=\"piano-intervals 350x\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12171\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  You&#8217;ll be learning the <font color=\"red\">music intervals<\/font> : Whole Step and Half Step. A half step (semitone or half tone) is a visual representation of a half step is any two keys on the piano keyboard that have no key in between them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n    For example,&nbsp;<br \/>\n    from <strong>key E<\/strong> to <strong>key F<\/strong>, or from <strong>key B<\/strong> to <strong>key C<\/strong>; or&nbsp;<br \/>\n    from white <strong>key C<\/strong> to black <strong>key C#<\/strong> (C sharp),&nbsp;<br \/>\n    from white <strong>key F<\/strong> to black <strong>key F#<\/strong> (F sharp) and so on.<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  [Review <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Free Lessons 1 thru 3<\/strong><\/span> below]<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <iframe style=\"margin: auto; display: block; width: 98%; aspect-ratio: 3\/2;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_fC_5x6A0I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"360\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n      <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HALF STEPS (HS)<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/intervals-half-steps-tones-zebrakeys.jpg\" alt=\"intervals-half-steps-tones-zebrakeys\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      A <strong>half step<\/strong> is the distance between a black key and a white key that are next to each other on the piano keyboard, for example:&nbsp;<br \/>\n      (See the above diagram for the examples of half steps)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"360\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td>\nThe distance between <strong>C<\/strong> to <strong>Db<\/strong> (or <strong>C#<\/strong>) is a <strong>half step<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe distance between <strong>F<\/strong> to <strong>Gb<\/strong> (or <strong>F#<\/strong>) is a <strong>half step<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnother example ofthe <strong>half steps<\/strong> is the interval between the two white keys, for example:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe distance between <strong>B<\/strong> and <strong>C<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe distance between <strong>E<\/strong> and <strong>F<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\" data-pin-color=\"red\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_20.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"360\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n      <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WHOLE STEPS (WS)<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/intervals-whole-steps-tones-zebrakeys.jpg\" alt=\"intervals-whole-steps-tones-zebrakeys\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      The <strong>whole step<\/strong> (<strong>whole tone<\/strong>) is an interval of two half steps in between the two keys (notes), for example: (See the above diagram for the examples of whole steps)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      The distance between <strong>C<\/strong> and <strong>D<\/strong> is a <strong>whole step<\/strong> (with a black key, C#, in between them)&nbsp;<br \/>\n      The distance between <strong>B<\/strong> and <strong>C#<\/strong> is a <strong>whole step<\/strong>, with a white key, C, in between them&nbsp;<br \/>\n      The distance between <strong>G#<\/strong> to <strong>A#<\/strong> is a <strong>whole step<\/strong> (with a white key, A, in between them)&nbsp;<br \/>\n      The distance between <strong>Eb<\/strong> to <strong>F<\/strong> is also a <strong>whole step<\/strong> (with a white key, E, in between them)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a name=\"12basicintervals\"><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"430\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      ___________________________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"440\">\n  <strong><font color=\"burgundy\">Watch the written version of this tutorial below:<\/font><\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nshowing you how to play 12 Basic <a title=\"Intervals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/musictheory\/?id=14\/#lesson14\"><strong>Music Intervals<\/strong><\/a> in Flash demos:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <iframe style=\"margin: auto; display: block; width: 98%; aspect-ratio: 3\/2;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Icz68EmyYhI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!--<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4RHouDWJsCA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>\n-->&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <font color=\"red\"><strong>Use<\/strong><\/font> the keyboard below to play the intervals shown in the video above:\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n      Access free <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/resources\/musictools\/virtualkeyboard\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/music-tools-virtual-piano.jpg\" alt=\"Music Tools - Virtual Piano\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3964\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      to practice this song now:&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <font color=\"burgundy\">How to use Z-BOARD<\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      For all users (except for those who have a non-touch screen device) &#8211;&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <font color=\"red\">click<\/font> directly on the keypad of the Z-Board to play that key.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!--\n<font size=\"4\">\n\n\n<table width=\"400\" align=\"center\" border=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n  \n\n<tr>\n    \n\n<td align=\"center\">\n      <font color=\"red\">Click to Install<\/font> <strong>Flash Plugin<\/strong> if you cannot view the <font size=\"3\" font color=\"red\">Flash Demos<\/font> or Virtual Keyboard on this page.<\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<table width=\"430\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n  \n\n<tr>\n    \n\n<td align=\"center\"><object width=\"410\" height=\"330\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"\/swf\/zk_keyboard_v1.swf\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/swf\/zk_keyboard_v1.swf\" \/><\/object>\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n--><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  There are two way to describe Intervals: one is by Interval Number, and the other is by Interval Quality.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <strong><font color=\"red\">1. Interval Number<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n  The interval number is named according to the distance between the two notes of a given interval. These numbers are:\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"300\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#unisonfourthfifthoctave\">U<\/a> (<strong>Unison<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#secondthirdsixthseventh\">2nd<\/a> (<strong>Second<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#secondthirdsixthseventh\">3rd<\/a> (<strong>Third<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#unisonfourthfifthoctave\">4th<\/a> (<strong>Fourth<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#unisonfourthfifthoctave\">5th<\/a> (<strong>Fifth<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#secondthirdsixthseventh\">6th<\/a> (<strong>Sixth<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#secondthirdsixthseventh\">7th<\/a> (<strong>Seventh<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><a href=\"#unisonfourthfifthoctave\">8ve<\/a> (<strong>Octave<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a name=\"intervalquality\"><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  <strong><font color=\"red\">2. Interval Quality<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  Another way to describe intervals is by quality. Here are the terms used along with their abbreviations in parenthesis.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a name=\"perfect\"><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"300\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">\n      Perfect (<strong>P<\/strong>)<br \/>\n      Major (<strong>M<\/strong>)<br \/>\n      Minor (<strong>m<\/strong>)<br \/>\n      Augmented (<strong>A<\/strong>)<br \/>\n      Diminished (<strong>d<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"430\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      ___________________________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  [Note:&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <font color=\"red\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/font> &#8211; Whole Step&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <font color=\"red\"><strong>HS<\/strong><\/font> &#8211; Half Step<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a name=\"unisonfourthfifthoctave\"><\/a><br \/>\n  <strong><font color=\"purple\">Unison, Fourth, Fifth, Octave<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  These intervals may be <strong>perfect (P)<\/strong>, <strong>augmented (A)<\/strong>, or <strong>diminished (d)<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  A perfect unison occurs between notes of the same pitch, so it is zero (0) half step. A perfect fourth is five half steps. A perfect fifth is seven half steps. A perfect octave is twelve half steps. In each case, an augmented interval contains one (1) half step more, and a diminished interval contains one (1) half step less.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"400\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"350\">\n      \u2022 Perfect <strong>Unisons<\/strong> are zero half step (<font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>)<br \/>\n      \u2022 Perfect <strong>Fourths<\/strong> are five half steps (<font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>)<br \/>\n      \u2022 Perfect <strong>Fifths<\/strong> are seven half steps (<font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>)<br \/>\n      \u2022 Perfect <strong>Octaves<\/strong> are twelve half steps (<font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a name=\"secondthirdsixthseventh\"><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  <strong><\/strong><strong><font color=\"purple\">Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  These intervals may be <strong>major (M)<\/strong>, <strong>minor (m)<\/strong>, <strong>augmented (A)<\/strong>, or <strong>diminished (d)<\/strong>.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"400\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"350\">\n      \u2022 Major <strong>seconds<\/strong> are two <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font> (or one WS); minor seconds are one <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      \u2022 Major <strong>thirds<\/strong> are four <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font> (or two whole steps); minor thirds are three <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      \u2022 Major <strong>sixths<\/strong> are nine <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>; minor sixths are eight <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      \u2022 Major <strong>sevenths<\/strong> are eleven <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font>; minor sevenths are ten <font color=\"red\">HS<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"430\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      ___________________________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"430\">\n  In each case, the augmented interval contains one (1) half step more than the major interval, and the diminished interval contains one (1) half step fewer than the minor interval.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"430\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      <strong>___________________________________<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      <font color=\"red\">You May Also Like:<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\" ><\/p>\n<table width=\"330\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Access free<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/resources\/musictools\/virtualkeyboard\/\">Virtual Piano<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"60\">List of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/#listoffreepianolessons\">50 Free Piano Lessons<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"60\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Free<\/span> Interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/resources\/musictools\/intervaleartrainer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interval Ear Trainer<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"430\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      <strong><font color=\"red\">How to play<\/font><\/strong> C Major Scale<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/c-major-scale\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/major-scales-c300x225_zebrakeys111.jpg\" alt=\"major-scales-c300x225_zebrakeys111\" width=\"300\" 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<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Lesson 4<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"\/lessons\/preparation\/basicmusicnotation\/?id=4\" target=\"_blank\">Piano Grand Staff<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Lesson 5<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"\/lessons\/preparation\/basicmusicnotation\/?id=5\" target=\"_blank\">Music Notation &#8211; Note Durations<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <span style=\"color: #9966ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Beginner Piano<\/strong><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Lesson 6<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"\/lessons\/beginner\/learnsongs\/?id=6\" target=\"_blank\">Learn Song, Brother John<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <span style=\"color: #fbb117;\"><strong>Lesson 9<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"\/lessons\/beginner\/chords\/?id=9\" target=\"_blank\">Playing the Major Chord<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br 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    <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Lesson 2<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      White Key Names&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/pianolayout\/?id=2\/#lesson2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/white-key-names.jpg\" alt=\"White Key Names\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3896\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\">\n      <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Lesson 1<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      Piano&nbsp;<br \/>\n      Layout&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/pianolayout\/?id=1\/#lesson1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/piano_keys_layout-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"piano_keys_layout\" width=\"130\" height=\"135\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11063\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\">\n      <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Lesson 3<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      Black Keys Names&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/pianolayout\/?id=3\/#lesson3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/black-key-names.jpg\" alt=\"Black Key Names\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3914\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Free<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/major-scales\/#fmaj\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/major-scales-f300x225_zebrakeys1.jpg\" alt=\"major-scales-f300x225_zebrakeys1\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6154\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color:#ff00ff\"><strong>Piano<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/jingle-bells-easy-holiday-song-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/how-to-play-jingle-bells.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-play-jingle-bells\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6113\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Tutorials<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/learn-to-play-auld-lang-syne\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Learn_Song_Auld_Lang_Syne_Flash_by_Zebrakeys.20.jpg\" alt=\"Learn_Song_Auld_Lang_Syne_Flash_by_Zebrakeys.20\" width=\"145\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15134\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color:#ff00ff\"><strong>Lesson 4<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/basicmusicnotation\/?id=4\/#lesson4\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Music-Notation.20.jpg\" alt=\"Music Notation.20\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Music-Notation.20-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Music-Notation.20-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Music-Notation.20-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Lesson 5<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/basicmusicnotation\/?id=5\/#lesson5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/note-duration.jpg\" alt=\"note-duration\" width=\"135\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7007\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Lesson 6<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/learnsongs\/?id=6\/#lesson6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/brother-john-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Brother John\" width=\"145\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4040\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!--\n<font size=\"4\">\n\n\n<table width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n  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