🎹 Tattoo Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Quietly heartbroken, too deep for loud expression, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and full of motion in every corner.
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
6
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
30htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
34
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,363
Total Notes
30%
Interleaved
3.21
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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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
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | D#3 |
| Highest | F#4 |
| Span | 15 st (1Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 791 |
| Widest leap | 12 st F#4→F#3 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A#3 |
| Highest | C#6 |
| Span | 27 st (2Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 572 |
| Widest leap | 15 st C#6→A#4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 120 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 1 scale/arpeggio run requiring thumb crossing.
A few short runs — thumb technique needed but not dominant.
🖐 RH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 1 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
34%
Repeated
38 of 112 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 96–97
Hardest
📍 Measures 98–99
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 103–104
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Tattoo Piano on piano?
Tattoo Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 34/100.
It was composed by Wesley Steenbergen. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 59s. It contains 1,363 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Tattoo Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Tattoo Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
6 weeks
(~30 total practice hours) for a intermediate level student.
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Tattoo Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Tattoo Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 4 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Tattoo Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Tattoo Piano is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 150 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Tattoo Piano?
Tattoo Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 34/100).
You'll need to be comfortable with both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm before tackling this piece.
What is the mood or feel of Tattoo Piano?
Quietly heartbroken, too deep for loud expression, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and full of motion in every corner. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 150 BPM.
