Greetings,
Here is my most recent arrangement of a Joplin rag for the guitar.
I think it sounds ok, though like all Joplin it's pretty hard.
I left one section out of the arrangement cause it wouldn't work
out too well. Comments etc. welcome. Enjoy.
(I assume that Dean Gaudet will archive this at hobbes.linfield.edu)
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Intro:
| E | | 3 2 0 | |
| B | | 0 0 | 3 7 |
| G 2 1 0 | | 3 2 0 | |
| D 4 2 | | 5 2 | 4 7 |
| A | | 0 | 5 0 |
| D | 5 4 2 1 0 | 5 | 0 |
Section 1:
| E | 5 7 0 2 3 | 0 2 | 3 3 | 2 2 5 |
| B | * 8 0 | 3 3 | 0 1 2 | 3 7 |
| G | * 6 | 2 2 | 2 3 4 0 | 5 |
| D | * 5 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 0 |
| A | * 7 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 6 |
| D | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| E | 5 7 0 2 3 | 0 2 | 0 2 0 7 | 5 |
| B | 8 0 | 3 0 | 2 3 4 | 5 7 |
| G | 6 | 2 1 2 | 7 | 6 |
| D | 5 2 | 0 4 | 2 6 | 7 |
| A | 7 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 0 |
| D | | 0 1 | 2 2 | |
| E | 5 7 0 2 3 | 0 2 | 3 3 | 2 2 5 |
| B | 8 0 | 3 3 | 0 1 2 | 3 |
| G | 6 | 2 2 | 2 3 4 0 | |
| D | 5 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| A | 7 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | | 0 | 2 | 0 4 |
| 1st ending
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| E | 2 3 5 0 2 | 0 0 | 5 10 5 0 5 | |
| B | 4 0 4 0 | 4 7 8 9 | 7 7 | 3 7 * |
| G | 2 | 9 7 | 6 | * |
| D | 4 1 | 5 | 0 7 5 | 4 * |
| A | 2 0 | | 0 0 | 5 0 6 * |
| D | | 5 9 8 | | 0 |
| 2nd ending
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| E | 10 |
| B | 3 7 |
| G | 7 |
| D | 4 |
| A | 5 0 |
| D | 0 |
Section 2:
| E | 0 | 2 5 5 | 0 2 | |
| B | * 2 2 | 3 7 7 | 2 3 0 | 2 |
| G | * 2 | | 2 1 | 2 1 2 |
| D | * 2 2 | 0 4 0 | 2 | 2 2 |
| A | * 0 | 0 | 4 2 | 0 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| E | 0 | 2 5 5 | 4 3 4 5 4 | 4 2 0 |
| B | 2 2 | 3 7 7 | 5 4 | 5 3 |
| G | 2 | | 5 | 6 1 |
| D | 2 2 | 0 0 | 6 6 | |
| A | 0 | | | 4 |
| D | 2 | 0 4 | 6 6 | 2 |
| E | 0 | 2 5 2 | 0 2 3 2 0 | 2 4 |
| B | 2 2 | 3 3 | 2 1 2 | 3 |
| G | 2 | 2 | | |
| D | 2 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 4 4 |
| A | 0 | | 0 1 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 0 4 | | |
| E | 5 7 5 4 5 2 | 0 9 10 9 | 7 9 |
| B | | | 10 7 9 10 9 |
| G | 2 | 9 | 8 8 7 7 |
| D | 4 | 7 8 | 9 9 |
| A | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| D | 0 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1st ending | 2nd ending
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| E | 5 | 5 |
| B | 5 0 * | 5 7 |
| G | 6 1 2 * | 6 | Repeat Section 1, |
| D | 1 2 4 * | 7 | using 2nd ending |
| A | 0 * | 7 0 |
| D | | |
Section 3:
| E | 5 | 3 0 | 5 4 5 4 5 8 | 7 |
| B | * 3 2 1 7 | 3 0 3 | 7 | |
| G | * 4 3 2 5 | 4 4 4 | 5 5 | 7 0 |
| D | * 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 4 4 0 |
| A | * 0 | | | 7 7 |
| D | 5 | 5 0 | 4 0 | 5 |
| E | 5 | 3 0 | 5 0 | |
| B | 3 2 1 7 | 3 0 6 | 7 6 7 3 2 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 3 2 5 | 4 4 3 | 1 0 | |
| D | 0 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| A | 0 | | 0 2 0 | 5 0 |
| D | 5 | 5 5 6 | | 0 |
| E | 5 | 3 0 | 5 4 5 4 5 6 | 7 7 |
| B | 3 2 1 7 | 3 0 3 | 5 | 7 |
| G | 4 3 2 5 | 4 4 4 | 5 | 8 |
| D | 0 0 | 0 0 | 4 0 | |
| A | 0 | | 4 | 9 |
| D | 5 | 5 0 | 4 | 9 9 |
| E | 14 12 | 12 10 7 3 | 5 10 |
| B | 12 10 | 12 12 3 | 5 6 7 10 |
| G | 0 0 | 0 | 11 12 |
| D | | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| A | | | |
| D | 10 11 | 5 | 4 0 |