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Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin

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100 BPM 3:06 Ab Major 1 tracks 3555 notes

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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

Practice Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Scott Joplin, Classical and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement profile

Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin runs for 3:06 at 100 BPM. The file presents a moderate pulse and 19.1 note events per second, which is a moderately busy note stream. The stored pitch range is F#1 (30) - G#7 (104), a span of 74 semitones (about 6.2 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify acoustic grand piano. 1 track contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes Ebsus4/Ab, Ab, Eb/Bb, Eb, Ebsus4, Ab5, Eb7/Bb, Emaj7, C#m(add9)/E, Emaj7/Eb and 5 additional labels. Chord names are inferred from simultaneous MIDI notes, so altered, incomplete, or ambiguous voicings should be confirmed by ear and against the note display.

Practice plan for this MIDI

Begin below the stored tempo, isolate the busiest track, and raise the speed only after the repeating figures stay even. Compare the keyboard and sheet views before combining the layers.

Related collections

For nearby material, continue through the Scott Joplin, Classical collections linked on this page.
Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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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.