🎹 Tico Tico no fubá Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ 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
50
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
2,150
Total Notes
31%
Interleaved
7.26
Avg N/Beat
23
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
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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 | E1 |
| Highest | E4 |
| Span | 36 st (3 Oct) |
| Notes | 980 |
| Widest leap | 25 st C4→B1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G3 |
| Highest | E6 |
| Span | 33 st (2Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 1,170 |
| Widest leap | 24 st E6→E4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 336 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.2 notes · 171 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 9 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 9 runs · longest 12 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 2 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
62%
Repeated
46 of 74 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 28 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 1–2
Hardest
📍 Measures 52–53
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 60–61
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Tico Tico no fubá Piano on piano?
Tico Tico no fubá Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 50/100.
It was composed by Zequinha Abreu. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 58s. It contains 2,150 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Tico Tico no fubá Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Tico Tico no fubá 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 Tico Tico no fubá Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Tico Tico no fubá 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 Tico Tico no fubá Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Tico Tico no fubá 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 100 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Tico Tico no fubá Piano?
Tico Tico no fubá Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 50/100).
You'll need to be comfortable with both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm before tackling this piece.
