🎹 Wish You Were Here Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Majestic and expansive, filling every corner — patient, letting each moment settle, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone.
📥 Downloads
👤 Suggested For
🎓 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
48
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,704
Total Notes
39%
Interleaved
6.06
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f 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 | G2 |
| Highest | A3 |
| Span | 14 st (1Oct+M2) |
| Notes | 1,208 |
| Widest leap | 12 st A3→A2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G3 |
| Highest | A5 |
| Span | 26 st (2Oct+M2) |
| Notes | 496 |
| Widest leap | 19 st D4→A5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes · 453 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 9 semitones (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 119 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
38%
Repeated
27 of 72 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 26–27
Hardest
📍 Measures 48–49
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 51–52
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Wish You Were Here Piano on piano?
Wish You Were Here Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 48/100.
It was composed by Pink Floyd. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 4m 48s. It contains 1,704 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Wish You Were Here Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Wish You Were Here Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
4 weeks
(~22 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 Wish You Were Here Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Wish You Were Here Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 5 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Wish You Were Here Piano?
Wish You Were Here Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 48/100).
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 Wish You Were Here Piano?
Majestic and expansive, filling every corner — patient, letting each moment settle, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 60 BPM.
