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🎹 Ain't no Sunshine Piano

Bill Withers · Intermediate · 646 notes· Tempo 82 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Tender and regretful, loving what cannot be held, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and full of motion in every corner.
Minor Moderate tempo Moderate dynamics Busy texture Leaping melody
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2 pages
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
3
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
18htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
46 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

646
Total Notes
21%
Interleaved
4.46
Avg N/Beat
10
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
21% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱ Note Density per Beat 20/30
Busiest beats: 8 notes/beat (avg 4.46) - dense passages
✨ Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
10 ornamental notes (1.5%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 6/15
Right: G3–E6 (33 st) | Left: D2–D4 (24 st)
↕ Largest Interval Leap 6/10
24 st (2 Oct) - large leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 0/8
1% black-key notes - mostly white keys, easy to read
♬ Polyphony / Voices 4/7
~3.1 notes active per beat (max 6) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
⏳ Piece Length 1/5
1m 51s - short-medium length
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
Avg velocity 80/127  ·  Spread 0  ·  Range 80–80
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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
Sheet music preview - Ain't no Sunshine Piano 📄  Download PDF
🤚 Left Hand
LowestD2
HighestD4
Span24 st (2 Oct)
Notes199
Widest leap24 st  D4→D2
🖐 Right Hand
LowestG3
HighestE6
Span33 st (2Oct+M6)
Notes447
Widest leap11 st  B4→C4
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 14 semitones (1Oct+M2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.8 notes  ·  58 chords
⚠️ 3 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes  ·  76 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
32%
Repeated
12 of 38 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 12–13
Hardest
📍 Measures 14–15
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 18–19
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Ain't no Sunshine Piano on piano?
Ain't no Sunshine Piano is rated Intermediate on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 46/100. It was composed by Bill Withers. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 1m 51s. It contains 646 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Ain't no Sunshine Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Ain't no Sunshine Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 3 weeks (~18 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 Ain't no Sunshine Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Ain't no Sunshine Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 2 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Ain't no Sunshine Piano?
Ain't no Sunshine Piano is suited for Intermediate level pianists (difficulty score 46/100). 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 Ain't no Sunshine Piano?
Tender and regretful, loving what cannot be held, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and full of motion in every corner. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 82 BPM.