🎹 Stay Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Tender and regretful, loving what cannot be held, consistent and focused throughout, warm and easy in its delivery and full of motion in every corner.
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
5
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
26htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
41
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,632
Total Notes
55%
Interleaved
3.4
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
🎚 Dynamics
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Uniform mf - 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 | F1 |
| Highest | D3 |
| Span | 21 st (1Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 192 |
| Widest leap | 19 st D3→G1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | F3 |
| Highest | F4 |
| Span | 12 st (Oct) |
| Notes | 1,440 |
| Widest leap | 11 st E4→F3 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 12 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 9 semitones (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes · 480 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
85%
Repeated
102 of 120 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 18 unique bars.
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 93–94
Hardest
📍 Measures 97–98
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 101–102
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Stay Piano on piano?
Stay Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 41/100.
It was composed by Rihanna Arranged By Madeline Stratford. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 4m 00s. It contains 1,632 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Stay Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Stay Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
5 weeks
(~26 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 Stay Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Stay Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 3 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Stay Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Stay 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 120 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Stay Piano?
Stay Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 41/100).
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 Stay Piano?
Tender and regretful, loving what cannot be held, consistent and focused throughout, warm and easy in its delivery and full of motion in every corner. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 120 BPM.
