[Piano Sheet Music] Playable with the Left Hand Only! Carefully Selected Pieces from Beginner to Ultra-Advanced
When playing the piano with both hands, many people struggle with things like “my left hand just won’t move the way I want” or “I’m not good at reading notes in the bass clef to begin with.” If that’s the case, why not try intensive practice with pieces that use only the left hand? In this article, we’ve picked out pieces playable with just the left hand across a range of difficulty levels, from beginner to very advanced.
We’ll introduce them along with sheet music you can download or purchase online.
If your goal is to “read the bass clef smoothly” or “move your left hand more freely,” why not overcome your weak left hand by choosing pieces that fit your objectives?
Playlist
| [Piano Sheet Music] Playable with the Left Hand Only! Carefully Selected Pieces from Beginner to Ultra-Advanced | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Grandes études de Paganini, S.141 No. 3 “La Campanella”Franz Liszt |  play_arrow | Liszt’s Transcendental Études for piano |
| 2 | Pieces for Two Left Hands, Op. 9: No. 1, PreludeAlexander Scriabin |  play_arrow | A masterpiece of Scriabin’s left-hand technique |
| 3 | Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2: A Piece for Two Left HandsAlexander Scriabin |  play_arrow | Ideal pieces for improving left-hand expressiveness |
| 4 | Piano Concerto in D major for the Left HandMaurice Ravel |  play_arrow | A masterpiece of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand |
| 5 | Ode to Joy (from Symphony No. 9, Fourth Movement)Ludwig van Beethoven |  play_arrow | Piano score of the Ninth ideal for left-hand practice |
| 6 | Three Sacred Songs No. 1: Ave Maria (Caccini)Yoshimatsu Takashi |  play_arrow | Left-hand piano arrangement of Caccini's Ave Maria |
| 7 | Dream Reading… TravelogueYoshimatsu Takashi |  play_arrow | Soundtrack of the Taiga drama composed by Takashi Yoshimatsu |
| 8 | 53 Studies after Chopin’s Etudes Op. 10–12 “Revolutionary”Leopold Godowsky |  play_arrow | Revolutionary Étude, left-hand version by Godowsky |
| 9 | Chaconne for the Left HandBach=Brahms |  play_arrow | Background of a piece played with the left hand only and thoughts for Clara |
| 10 | Greeting of LoveEdward Elgar (Takano Yūya henkyōku) |  play_arrow | Arrange Elgar’s masterpieces to be playable with the left hand only |
| 11 | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarWolfgang Amadeus Mozart |  play_arrow | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a children’s song that originated in France. |
| 12 | Piano Sonata for the Left Hand in C minor, Op. 179Carl Reinecke |  play_arrow | Reinecke’s Piano Sonata for the Left Hand |
| 13 | Left-Hand Sonata “Journey Across the High Moors,” for Izumi TatenoKondō Kōhei |  play_arrow | A piece for Izumi Tateno, the left-hand pianist |
| 14 | 53 Studies after Chopin’s Études, Op. 10 No. 3 “Tristesse” (Farewell Song)Leopold Godowsky |  play_arrow | A collection of difficult pieces arranged for the left hand, based on Chopin’s works |
| 15 | Seasonal Trilogy No. 2: “Wet Hydrangea”Juhara Ryoko |  play_arrow | A Collection of Works for Left-Hand Pianists |