🎹 Sweet Love Piano

Anita Baker/Louis Johnson/Gary Bias · Advanced · 1,327 notes· Tempo 120 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Subdued and withdrawn, turned toward a private world, settled and full in its voice — moving without effort or hesitation, holding its emotional level to the end.
Minor Flowing tempo Moderate dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students 🏆 Advanced Students 🎹 Concert Pianists 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
13
weeks to performance-ready
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
5hper week
77htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
61 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Challenging - needs solid technique and independence

1,327
Total Notes
37%
Interleaved
5.46
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
37% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
Note Density per Beat 20/30
Busiest beats: 8 notes/beat (avg 5.46) - dense passages
Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 6/15
Right: C#3–G#5 (31 st) | Left: D#1–D#4 (36 st)
Largest Interval Leap 10/10
36 st (3 Oct) - extreme leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 8/8
64% black-key notes - heavy accidentals, hard to sight-read
Polyphony / Voices 7/7
~4.2 notes active per beat (max 9) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
Piece Length 1/5
2m 03s - short-medium length
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
Avg velocity 80/127  ·  Spread 40  ·  Range 80–120
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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
LowestD#1
HighestD#4
Span36 st (3 Oct)
Notes329
Widest leap36 st  D#4→D#1
🖐 Right Hand
LowestC#3
HighestG#5
Span31 st (2Oct+P5)
Notes998
Widest leap20 st  A3→F5
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  93 chords
Max chord span: 14 semitones (1Oct+M2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes  ·  271 chords
⚠️ 13 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
2%
Repeated
Only 1 of 62 bars repeat — this piece is largely through-composed with mostly unique material throughout.
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 52–53
Hardest
📍 Measures 55–56
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 58–59
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Sweet Love Piano on piano?
Sweet Love Piano is rated Advanced on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 61/100. It was composed by Anita Baker/Louis Johnson/Gary Bias. This piece requires solid technique including hand independence, dynamics control, and expressive phrasing. The piece runs approximately 2m 03s. It contains 1,327 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Sweet Love Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Sweet Love Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 13 weeks (~77 total practice hours) for a advanced level student. A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Sweet Love Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Sweet Love Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 6 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Sweet Love Piano?
Sweet Love Piano is suited for Advanced level pianists (difficulty score 61/100). Expect to work on hand independence, dynamics shaping, and nuanced phrasing — this is a serious repertoire piece.
What is the mood or feel of Sweet Love Piano?
Subdued and withdrawn, turned toward a private world, settled and full in its voice — moving without effort or hesitation, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 120 BPM.