PIANUMERO

Learn piano with numbers: your first song in 1 minute

Every key wears a number. Press them in order — that's it. 151 free public-domain songs, one hand, mostly on the white keys. Tap the keys right here, or play along on your own piano.

▶ Start with Happy Birthday Free piano

Looking for one song? Search the 151 free songs below. On paper: the printable book · 2 songs free to print

How it works

1

Pick a song

151 free songs, from Happy Birthday to Beethoven. All in the public domain.

2

Follow the numbers

Each key has a coloured number, and the next one is always shown. No sheet music.

3

Play

Tap the key with the arrow. On a computer, press the numbers 1–8. Or play along on a real piano.

How the method works

Free: 2 songs to print

Twinkle, Twinkle and Happy Birthday, on paper, with the numbers, as in our book: to keep on your piano.

For grown-ups (kids, ask a parent). We first send one email to confirm, then the songs are yours, with one email a month at most about new songs. Unsubscribe in one click. Privacy

Prefer paper? The 25 easiest songs, in a book

25 Easy Songs by Numbers: one song a page, white keys only, with the keyboard map, the numbers, the words and a QR code to hear each song. Print it and keep it on your piano. PDF, A4 and US Letter.

Get the book · 5 CHF

Free songs

Free video lessons on YouTube

Learn a whole piece step by step, at your own pace: listen first, then two bars at a time, slowly, then up to tempo, one hand and then both. Long, free lessons, no sheet music, on the Pianumero YouTube channel. Also on Instagram and Facebook.

▶ Watch the free lessons

Just want to play?

The free piano: your computer keyboard becomes a piano, three octaves, black keys too.

Open the free piano

Learn the piano with numbers

Pianumero turns each song into a short list of numbers. Put a finger on key 1, follow the arrow, and the song comes out: one hand, mostly white keys, no sheet music to read. The lesson waits for the right key, counts your mistakes and gives you up to three stars; a free piano lets you play anything else.

Questions

What is Pianumero?

Pianumero is a free website to learn the piano with numbers instead of sheet music. Each key a song uses wears a coloured number, from the lowest to the highest; you play the song by pressing the numbers in order. It has 151 songs, all in the public domain.

Do I need a piano?

No. You can play every song in your browser: tap the keys on a phone or tablet, or press the numbers 1–8 (or the letters A, S, D, F…) on a computer keyboard. With a real piano or keyboard, play along with the lesson.

Is it really free?

Yes. The songs, the lessons, the number sheets and the MIDI files are free. A free account keeps your stars and best scores; you do not need one to play. Only the PDF book, 25 Easy Songs by Numbers, is paid; everything else on the site stays free.

Which song should I start with?

Mary Had a Little Lamb and À la claire fontaine use only four keys; Happy Birthday and Ode to Joy are the most famous easy ones. Every song is played with one hand, and the easiest ones use white keys only.

Are there video lessons?

Yes, free ones, on the Pianumero YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@Pianumero): long lessons that teach a piece step by step, a few bars at a time, slowly first and then up to tempo. Short clips are on Instagram and Facebook.

Why numbers and not notes?

Numbers take no learning: 1 is the lowest key of the song, 2 the next one, and so on. Each song page also gives the letter notes (C, D, E…) for those who want them.