🎹 When I Was Your Man Piano

Undefined· Intermediate· 1,043 notes· Tempo 73 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025
🎭 Emotional Character
Radiant and clear, full of easy warmth, this piece moves letting silence breathe between the notes layered with activity that rewards close listening, unwavering in its chosen volume and character.
Major Slow tempo Gentle dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners 🎓 Intermediate Students ✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
4
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
22htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
31 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

1,043
Total Notes
43%
Interleaved
4.36
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 17/25
43% of notes interleave - frequent interleaving, needs good independence
Note Density per Beat 5/30
Busiest beats: 5 notes/beat (avg 4.36) - comfortable density
Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 3/15
Right: E3–G4 (15 st) | Left: F1–E3 (23 st)
Largest Interval Leap 6/10
21 st (1Oct+M6) - large leaps
🎚 Dynamics
mf
Moderate dynamics (mf avg) - clear expression required
Avg velocity 67/127  ·  Spread 47  ·  Range 49–96
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🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand) Lower dot = LH (Left Hand) White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
📐 Note Range per Hand  ·  Sheet Preview
🖐 Right Hand
LowestE3
HighestG4
Span15 st (1Oct+m3)
Notes717
Widest leap11 st  E4→F3
🤚 Left Hand
LowestF1
HighestE3
Span23 st (1Oct+M7)
Notes326
Widest leap21 st  D3→F1
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Right Hand
Max chord span: 10 semitones (m7)
UnisonOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes  ·  237 chords
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
UnisonOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  105 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
53%
Repeated
34 of 64 bars contain repeated phrases — a good portion of the piece recycles earlier material, reducing the unique learning load.
Repeated bar Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures (ô nhịp). The algorithm scores every passage by note density and interval leaps, then picks the 3 hardest for focused practice.
The hardest passages in this piece — spend extra time here before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 7–8
Hardest
📍 Measures 28–29
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 51–52
3rd hardest