Hobbies Playing Music Understanding Musical Range Share PINTEREST Email Print 2windspa / Getty Images Playing Music Playing Piano Tutorials Piano Chords Buying Advice Music Education Playing Guitar Home Recording By Brandy Kraemer Updated January 28, 2019 "Range" is the total amount of notes an instrument is capable of producing. For example, most modern pianos have a range of 88 notes (from A0 to C8; see scientific pitch notation). Range should not be confused with register, which is the overall pitch character of an instrument’s voice (i.e., a bass guitar has a lower register than a guitar). The standard ranges of electric keyboards are: 49 notes, from C2 to C661 notes, from C2 to C776 notes, from E1 to G7 Many harpsichords have a range of 5 octaves, from F1 to F6; organs range from C2 to C7.Range is not to be confused with register, which is a different concept.