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Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin

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100 BPM 3:06 Ab Major 1 tracks 3555 notes
Scott JoplinClassical
Image: Unknown author Unknown author·Public domain

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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100 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo100 BPM
Duration3:06
Tracks1
Notes3555
Key / ScaleAb Major
Pitch rangeF#1 (30) - G#7 (104)
Range span74 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Ebsus4/AbAbEb/BbEbEbsus4Ab5Eb7/BbEbEmaj7C#m(add9)/E
00:00 - 00:46
Early middle
Fm7Ab6/FF11EbmMaj7/DBbm(add9)Abmaj9/GFm7/AbAb6Ab7F#mMaj7/F
00:46 - 01:33
Late middle
Abadd9/EbAbadd9/CBbm7/C#Bbm7/AbC#Bbsus2Bbadd9/DBbadd9Cm11/FCm7b5/Bb
01:33 - 02:19
Ending
Ab6AmMaj7/AbEb9/BbEb7/BbGm7b5Ab6C#maj7/AbC#/AbBbm7/AbBbm(add9)
02:19 - 03:06

Description & Musical Analysis

Maple Leaf Rag, composed by Scott Joplin in 1899, is a classic ragtime piece, originally written for solo piano

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the syncopated rhythms and strong backbeat when playing Maple Leaf Rag on piano or guitar

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
Ab Major
Pitch Range
F#1 (30) - G#7 (104)
Total Notes
3555

Note Distribution

C
427 12.0%
C#
294 8.3%
D
111 3.1%
Eb
653 18.4%
E
98 2.8%
F
305 8.6%
F#
79 2.2%
G
157 4.4%
Ab
847 23.8%
A
63 1.8%
Bb
399 11.2%
B
122 3.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
A.PIANO 1acoustic grand piano3555

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:05M3.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:06M3.3Ab
00:06M3.4Eb/Bb
00:07M4.1Eb
00:07M4.2Ebsus4
00:08M4.3Ab5
00:09M4.4Eb7/Bb
00:09M5.1Eb
00:10M5.2Emaj7
00:10M5.3C#m(add9)/E
00:11M5.4Emaj7/Eb
00:12M6.1Ab
00:12 - 00:13M6.2 - M6.3Abm
00:13M6.4Ab
00:14 - 00:15M7.1 - M7.2Ddim7/Ab
00:15 - 00:16M7.3 - M7.4Fm7/Ab
00:16M8.1E
00:17M8.2Ab/Eb
00:18M8.3Eb7sus4/Bb
00:18M8.4Ab
00:19M9.1Ddim7/Ab
00:19M9.2Ab
00:20M9.3Fm7/Ab
00:21M9.4E
00:21M10.1Abadd9
00:22M10.2Eb7sus4
00:22M10.3Ab5
00:23M10.4Ab
00:24M11.1Eb7/Bb
00:24M11.2Eb
00:25M11.3Ebsus4
00:25M11.4Ebsus4/Ab
00:26M12.1Eb7
00:27M12.2EmMaj7
00:27M12.3B11/Eb
00:28M12.4Emaj7
00:28M13.1Eb
00:29 - 00:30M13.2 - M13.3Ab
00:30M13.4Abm
00:31M14.1Fdim/Ab
00:31M14.2Ddim7/Ab
00:32M14.3Ebsus4/Ab
00:33M14.4Fm7/Eb
00:33M15.1Emaj7/Ab
00:34M15.2Abadd9
00:34M15.3Ab11/Eb
00:35M15.4Abadd9
00:36M16.1Abdim7
00:36M16.2Fdim/Ab
00:37M16.3Fm7/Ab
00:37 - 00:38M16.4 - M17.1Abaug
00:39M17.2Abadd9/Eb
00:39M17.3Abadd9
00:40M17.4F#6/Bb
00:40M18.1Bb6/G
00:41M18.2Cm7/Bb
00:42M18.3Gm/Ab
00:42M18.4Ab6/F
00:43M19.1Fm7/Ab
00:43M19.2Ab6/F
00:44 - 00:45M19.3 - M19.4Eb9/Bb
00:45M20.1C#13/F
00:46M20.2Ab6/C
00:46M20.3Fm7
00:47M20.4Ab6/F
00:48M21.1F11
00:48M21.2EbmMaj7/D
00:49M21.3Bbm(add9)
00:49M21.4Abmaj9/G
00:50M22.1Fm7/Ab
00:51M22.2Ab6
00:51M22.3Ab7
00:52M22.4F#mMaj7/F
00:52M23.1F/A
00:53M23.2Bbm
00:54M23.3Bbm9/F
00:54M23.4Bb11/Ab
00:55M24.1Abmaj7
00:55M24.2Adim/Eb
00:56M24.3Eb7/Bb
00:57M24.4Em7b5/Bb
00:57M25.1Eb13/C
00:58M25.2Abmaj9
00:58M25.3Ab6/F
00:59M25.4Fm7/Ab
01:00M26.1Ab6
01:00 - 01:01M26.2 - M26.3Eb9/Bb
01:01M26.4C#13/Bb
01:02M27.1Fm
01:03M27.2Fm7
01:03M27.3Ab6
01:04M27.4F11/Bb
01:04M28.1Ebmaj7/D
01:05M28.2Eb13/Bb
01:06M28.3Eb11/G
01:06M28.4Fm7/Ab
01:07M29.1Ab
01:07M29.2Cdim/F#
01:08M29.3F
01:09M29.4F/A
01:09M30.1Bbm
01:10M30.2Bb9/Ab
01:10M30.3Eb11
01:11 - 01:12M30.4 - M31.1Ab
01:12M31.2Ebsus4
01:13M31.3Eb/Bb
01:13M31.4Eb
01:14M32.1Ab
01:15M32.2Eb11/Bb
01:15M32.3Eb
01:16M32.4E5
01:16M33.1Eb5
01:17M33.2Emaj7
01:18 - 01:18M33.3 - M33.4Ab
01:19 - 01:19M34.1 - M34.2Abm
01:20 - 01:21M34.3 - M34.4Ddim7/Ab
01:21M35.1Ab
01:22M35.2Ab/Eb
01:22M35.3Abadd9
01:23M35.4Ab
01:24M36.1Bbm11
01:24M36.2Fdim/Ab
01:25M36.3Ddim7/Ab
01:25M36.4Ab
01:26M37.1Fm7/Ab
01:27M37.2Emaj7
01:27 - 01:28M37.3 - M37.4Bbm11/Eb
01:28M38.1Bbm11/Ab
01:29M38.2Abadd9
01:30M38.3Abadd9/Eb
01:30M38.4Bbm11/C
01:31M39.1Bbm7/Ab
01:31 - 01:32M39.2 - M39.3C#6
01:33M39.4Ab9
01:33M40.1Abadd9/Eb
01:34M40.2Abadd9/C
01:34M40.3Bbm7/C#
01:35M40.4Bbm7/Ab
01:36M41.1C#
01:36M41.2Bbsus2
01:37M41.3Bbadd9/D
01:37M41.4Bbadd9
01:38M42.1Cm11/F
01:39M42.2Cm7b5/Bb
01:39M42.3Bbsus4
01:40M42.4Cm7b5/Bb
01:40M43.1C#dim7/G
01:41M43.2Bbm7b5
01:42M43.3Ebm11/Bb
01:42M43.4Eb11/C#
01:43M44.1Ebm11/F#
01:43M44.2C#5/Ab
01:44M44.3Ebm11/Ab
01:45M44.4Abadd9
01:45M45.1Ab9/Eb
01:46M45.2Abadd9/C
01:46M45.3Bbm7/C#
01:47M45.4Bbm7/Ab
01:48M46.1Bbm7/C#
01:48M46.2Bb9/D
01:49M46.3Abadd9/C
01:49M46.4Abadd9
01:50M47.1Bbm11/C
01:51M47.2C#6/Bb
01:51M47.3Bbm7/Ab
01:52M47.4C#maj7
01:52M48.1Bbadd9/D
01:53 - 01:54M48.2 - M48.3Bbadd9
01:54M48.4Bbsus4/Eb
01:55M49.1Cm7b5/Bb
01:55M49.2Cm7b5
01:56M49.3Gdim/Bb
01:57M49.4Bbdim
01:57M50.1Ebm9/F
01:58M50.2Eb11/C#
01:58M50.3Ebm11
01:59M50.4Ab11
02:00M51.1C#maj7
02:00M51.2C#5/Ab
02:01M51.3Ab
02:01M51.4Bbm7/Ab
02:02M52.1Abm(add9)/Bb
02:03M52.2Ab6
02:03M52.3Ab
02:04M52.4Ab6/C
02:04M53.1Ebadd9/Bb
02:05M53.2Gm(add9)/Bb
02:06M53.3Eb9
02:06M53.4Bbm11/G
02:07 - 02:07M54.1 - M54.2Ab6
02:08M54.3Bbm11/Ab
02:09 - 02:09M54.4 - M55.1C#/Ab
02:10M55.2Bbm9
02:10M55.3Ab6
02:11M55.4Ab/C
02:12M56.1Fm7/Ab
02:12M56.2Bbm9/Ab
02:13M56.3E7/D
02:13M56.4Eaug/Ab
02:14M57.1Bb11/Ab
02:15M57.2Bb9/E
02:15M57.3Abmaj9
02:16M57.4Cm7/Eb
02:16M58.1C#
02:17M58.2C#/Ab
02:18M58.3Bbm7
02:18M58.4Ab6/9/B
02:19M59.1Fm7/Ab
02:19M59.2Ab6
02:20M59.3AmMaj7/Ab
02:21M59.4Eb9/Bb
02:21M60.1Eb7/Bb
02:22M60.2Gm7b5
02:22 - 02:24M60.3 - M61.1Ab6
02:24M61.2C#maj7/Ab
02:25M61.3C#/Ab
02:25M61.4Bbm7/Ab
02:26M62.1Bbm(add9)
02:27M62.2Abadd9/C
02:27M62.3Fm7/Ab

The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.