🎹 Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified
🎭 Emotional Character
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, dizzyingly quick from start to finish — stripped to essentials, nothing wasted.
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
✋ 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
32
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
912
Total Notes
37%
Interleaved
1.66
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
f
Mostly f - subtle dynamic shaping
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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 | G1 |
| Highest | D#4 |
| Span | 32 st (2Oct+m6) |
| Notes | 508 |
| Widest leap | 17 st G1→C3 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | D4 |
| Highest | F5 |
| Span | 15 st (1Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 404 |
| Widest leap | 12 st F4→F5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.8 notes · 99 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
41%
Repeated
81 of 197 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 130–131
Hardest
📍 Measures 160–161
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 192–193
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified on piano?
Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 32/100.
It was composed by Joseph Kosma. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 4m 23s. It contains 912 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified 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 Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified directly on this page.
The sheet is 6 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 180 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified?
Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 32/100).
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 Autumn Leaves Piano Simplified?
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, dizzyingly quick from start to finish — stripped to essentials, nothing wasted. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 180 BPM.
