🎹 Payphone (Without Rap) Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Airy and luminous, belonging to another world and carried on an easy, liquid current — full-bodied and assertive, connected from first note to last.
👤 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
47
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
678
Total Notes
54%
Interleaved
2.71
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
17/25
54% of notes interleave - frequent interleaving, needs good independence
⏱
Note Density per Beat
5/30
Busiest beats: 4 notes/beat (avg 2.71) - comfortable density
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
6/15
Right: A#4–C#6 (15 st) | Left: F#2–B4 (29 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
6/10
22 st (1Oct+m7) - large leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
8/8
62% black-key notes - heavy accidentals, hard to sight-read
♬
Polyphony / Voices
4/7
~2.9 notes active per beat (max 3) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
⏳
Piece Length
1/5
2m 24s - short-medium length
🎚 Dynamics
ff
Moderate dynamics (ff 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 | F#2 |
| Highest | B4 |
| Span | 29 st (2Oct+P4) |
| Notes | 346 |
| Widest leap | 22 st F#2→E4 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A#4 |
| Highest | C#6 |
| Span | 15 st (1Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 332 |
| Widest leap | 7 st F#5→C#6 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 7 semitones (P5)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 173 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
48%
Repeated
32 of 66 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 27–28
Hardest
📍 Measures 51–52
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 55–56
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Payphone (Without Rap) Piano on piano?
Payphone (Without Rap) Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 47/100.
It was composed by Maroon 5. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 24s. It contains 678 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Payphone (Without Rap) Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Payphone (Without Rap) 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 Payphone (Without Rap) Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Payphone (Without Rap) 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 Payphone (Without Rap) Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Payphone (Without Rap) 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 110 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Payphone (Without Rap) Piano?
Payphone (Without Rap) Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 47/100).
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 Payphone (Without Rap) Piano?
Airy and luminous, belonging to another world and carried on an easy, liquid current — full-bodied and assertive, connected from first note to last. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 110 BPM.
