🎹 Under the Sea Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Precise and graceful, every note chosen carefully — connected from first note to last, confident without pressing, consistent and focused throughout.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🖐 Large Hands
⏰ 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
46
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,472
Total Notes
35%
Interleaved
2.43
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
9/25
35% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱
Note Density per Beat
5/30
Busiest beats: 4 notes/beat (avg 2.43) - comfortable density
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
10/15
Right: A3–C6 (27 st) | Left: A#1–F5 (43 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
10/10
38 st (3Oct+M2) - extreme leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
5/8
27% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
♬
Polyphony / Voices
4/7
~3.5 notes active per beat (max 5) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
⏳
Piece Length
3/5
3m 10s - medium length: sustained focus needed
🎚 Dynamics
f
Mostly f - subtle dynamic shaping
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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 | A#1 |
| Highest | F5 |
| Span | 43 st (3Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 945 |
| Widest leap | 38 st D2→E5 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A3 |
| Highest | C6 |
| Span | 27 st (2Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 527 |
| Widest leap | 16 st C4→E5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 36 semitones (3 Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes · 248 chords
⚠️ 187 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 32 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
46%
Repeated
73 of 158 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 105–106
Hardest
📍 Measures 152–153
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 157–158
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Under the Sea Piano on piano?
Under the Sea Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 46/100.
It was composed by Music By Alan Menken Lyrics By Howard Ashman. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 3m 10s. It contains 1,472 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Under the Sea Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Under the Sea 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 Under the Sea Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Under the Sea Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 6 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Under the Sea Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Under the Sea 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 200 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Under the Sea Piano?
Under the Sea Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 46/100).
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 Under the Sea Piano?
Precise and graceful, every note chosen carefully — connected from first note to last, confident without pressing, consistent and focused throughout. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 200 BPM.
