🎹 Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major
🎭 Emotional Character
Warm and sentimental, reaching toward fond memory, steady and unwavering in tone — walking at a natural human pace and richly layered with interweaving detail.
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
🖐 Large Hands
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
2
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
14htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
44
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
170
Total Notes
17%
Interleaved
4.25
Avg N/Beat
3
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
4/25
17% of notes interleave - hands mostly play separately
⏱
Note Density per Beat
12/30
Busiest beats: 6 notes/beat (avg 4.25) - moderately busy
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
0/20
3 ornamental notes (1.8%) - no significant ornamentation
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
6/15
Right: C#4–C#6 (24 st) | Left: A1–A4 (36 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
10/10
31 st (2Oct+P5) - extreme leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
5/8
34% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
♬
Polyphony / Voices
7/7
~4.3 notes active per beat (max 9) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
⏳
Piece Length
0/5
32s - short piece
🎚 Dynamics
mf
Moderate dynamics (mf 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 | A1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 36 st (3 Oct) |
| Notes | 66 |
| Widest leap | 31 st F#4→B1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C#4 |
| Highest | C#6 |
| Span | 24 st (2 Oct) |
| Notes | 104 |
| Widest leap | 17 st A5→E4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.4 notes · 24 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 15 semitones (1Oct+m3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes · 43 chords
⚠️ 1 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
8%
Repeated
Only 1 of 12 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 3–4
Hardest
📍 Measures 6–7
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 9–10
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major on piano?
Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 44/100.
It was composed by Frédéric François Chopin. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 32s. It contains 170 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
2 weeks
(~14 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 Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major directly on this page.
The sheet is 1 page long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 90 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major?
Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 44/100).
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 Chopin Prélude Op. 28 No. 7 in A Major?
Warm and sentimental, reaching toward fond memory, steady and unwavering in tone — walking at a natural human pace and richly layered with interweaving detail. It belongs to the Piano
· Classical Piano
· Nhạc Piano cổ điển
genre.
The piece is played at 90 BPM.
