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🎹 Sway Piano

Dean Martin · Expert · 1,878 notes· Tempo 120 BPM· 85,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Heavy and intense, moving through unlit spaces, 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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5 pages
👤 Suggested For
🏆 Advanced Students 🎹 Concert Pianists ✋ Average Hand Size 🎼 Scale Technique Focus 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
29
weeks to performance-ready
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
6hper week
186htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~6h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Expert
69 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Professional - complex layering and high speed required

1,878
Total Notes
35%
Interleaved
4.92
Avg N/Beat
2
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
35% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱ Note Density per Beat 20/30
Busiest beats: 8 notes/beat (avg 4.92) - dense passages
✨ Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
2 ornamental notes (0.1%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 15/15
Right: D4–D#7 (37 st) | Left: D1–E5 (50 st)
↕ Largest Interval Leap 10/10
29 st (2Oct+P4) - extreme leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 5/8
33% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
♬ Polyphony / Voices 7/7
~4 notes active per beat (max 7) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
⏳ Piece Length 3/5
3m 13s - medium length: sustained focus needed
🎚 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 - Sway Piano 📄  Download PDF
🤚 Left Hand
LowestD1
HighestE5
Span50 st (4Oct+M2)
Notes1,013
Widest leap24 st  A4→A2
🖐 Right Hand
LowestD4
HighestD#7
Span37 st (3Oct+m2)
Notes865
Widest leap29 st  D7→A4
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.9 notes  ·  245 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes  ·  234 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 6 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing. This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 6 runs · longest 9 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 3 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
32%
Repeated
31 of 97 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 3–4
Hardest
📍 Measures 43–44
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 75–76
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Sway Piano on piano?
Sway Piano is rated Expert on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 69/100. It was composed by Dean Martin. Only advanced pianists with strong technique, high note density tolerance, and expressive control should attempt this piece. The piece runs approximately 3m 13s. It contains 1,878 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Sway Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Sway Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 29 weeks (~186 total practice hours) for a expert level student. Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Sway Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Sway Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 5 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Sway Piano?
Sway Piano is suited for Expert level pianists (difficulty score 69/100). This is expert-level repertoire. Strong sight-reading, high note density stamina, and polished expressive technique are essential.
What is the mood or feel of Sway Piano?
Heavy and intense, moving through unlit spaces, 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.