🎹 Breakfast in America Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Pensive and tender, carrying a quiet inner ache and unhurried and deliberate — loud enough to feel in the chest, full of motion in every corner.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
3
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
18htotal 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
993
Total Notes
38%
Interleaved
4.71
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
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Moderate dynamics (fff avg) - clear expression required
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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#2 |
| Highest | C5 |
| Span | 33 st (2Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 612 |
| Widest leap | 22 st G2→F4 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C4 |
| Highest | G#5 |
| Span | 20 st (1Oct+m6) |
| Notes | 381 |
| Widest leap | 19 st C4→G5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes · 168 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 22 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
35%
Repeated
19 of 55 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 3–4
Hardest
📍 Measures 15–16
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 40–41
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Breakfast in America Piano on piano?
Breakfast in America Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 46/100.
It was composed by Supertramp. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 55s. It contains 993 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Breakfast in America Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Breakfast in America Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
3 weeks
(~18 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 Breakfast in America Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Breakfast in America Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 2 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Breakfast in America Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Breakfast in America 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 68 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Breakfast in America Piano?
Breakfast in America 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 Breakfast in America Piano?
Pensive and tender, carrying a quiet inner ache and unhurried and deliberate — loud enough to feel in the chest, full of motion in every corner. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 68 BPM.
