Start with the home row At rest, the fingers sit on the home row keys. If you're not sure which ones these are, look two lines up from the spacebar on your keyboard and you'll see them starting with ASDF on the left. The fingers of each hand should sit on four keys each.

The first rule of piano fingering is that the shorter fingers play the longer keys, and the longer fingers play the shorter keys. The shorter fingers are the thumb and pinky, fingers 1 and 5. The longer fingers are the index, middle and ring fingers, fingers 2, 3 and 4.

Having piano fingers refers to having long , slender and dexterous fingers , similar to those of a pianist . These types of fingers are ideal for playing the piano as they allow for better control , agility and speed on the keys .

The index finger plays the note between C and D. The middle finger plays the note between D and E. The ring finger plays the note between F and G. The pinky finger plays the note between G and A.