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The Entertainer - Scott Joplin

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70 BPM 4:20 C Major 2 tracks 1997 notes
Scott JoplinClassical
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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

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

70 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo70 BPM
Duration4:20
Tracks2
Notes1997
Key / ScaleC Major
Pitch rangeG1 (31) - F#6 (90)
Range span59 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
D7sus2/EGadd9D7sus2/EGadd9D7sus2/AAsus2GCC/EF/C
00:00 - 01:05
Pre-Chorus
Dm7/FFm6CFmaj9/GAm7/CEm(add9)/GAm7/CEmMaj7G/DD7
01:05 - 02:10
Chorus
CC/EF/CDm11/EDm11/GG7CCadd9D7sus2/CC7/Bb
02:10 - 03:15
Bridge
Gm11/CC9FF/AF#dim7C/GD7sus2Cmaj9/GCF6
03:15 - 04:20

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice The Entertainer - 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

Why this page helps

The Entertainer - Scott Joplin is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 70 BPM
  • Key / scale: C Major
  • Note count: 1997
  • Duration: 4:20

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Scott Joplin, Classical, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Major
Pitch Range
G1 (31) - F#6 (90)
Total Notes
1997

Note Distribution

C
389 19.5%
C#
8 0.4%
D
223 11.2%
Eb
38 1.9%
E
340 17.0%
F
224 11.2%
F#
70 3.5%
G
356 17.8%
Ab
28 1.4%
A
196 9.8%
Bb
58 2.9%
B
67 3.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 1acoustic grand piano1039
Track 2acoustic grand piano958

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1D7sus2/E
00:00M1.2Gadd9
00:01M2.1D7sus2/E
00:02M2.2Gadd9
00:03M3.1D7sus2/A
00:04M3.2Asus2
00:05 - 00:06M4.1 - M4.2G
00:06M5.1C
00:07M5.2C/E
00:08M6.1F/C
00:09M6.2Dm11/E
00:10M7.1Dm11/G
00:11M7.2G7
00:12M8.1C
00:12M8.2Dm11/G
00:13M9.1C
00:14M9.2C/E
00:15M10.1F/C
00:16M10.2Cm6/E
00:17M11.1D9
00:18M11.2D9/F#
00:18M12.1G7
00:19M12.2Dm6/A
00:20M13.1C
00:21M13.2C/E
00:22M14.1F/C
00:23M14.2Dm11/E
00:24M15.1Dm11/G
00:24M15.2G7
00:25M16.1C
00:26M16.2Cadd9
00:27M17.1D7sus2/C
00:28M17.2C7/Bb
00:29M18.1Dm9/A
00:30M18.2Dm7b5/Ab
00:30M19.1Dm11/G
00:31M19.2G7
00:32M20.1C/G
00:33M20.2Am11
00:34M21.1C
00:35M21.2C/E
00:36M22.1F/C
00:36M22.2Dm11/E
00:37M23.1Dm11/G
00:38M23.2G7
00:39M24.1C
00:40M24.2Dm11/G
00:41M25.1C
00:42M25.2C/E
00:42M26.1F/C
00:43M26.2Am7b5/E
00:44M27.1D9
00:45M27.2D9/F#
00:46M28.1G7
00:47M28.2Bm7b5/A
00:48M29.1C
00:48M29.2C/E
00:49M30.1F/C
00:50M30.2Dm11/E
00:51M31.1Dm11/G
00:52M31.2G7
00:53M32.1C
00:54M32.2Cadd9
00:54M33.1D7sus2/C
00:55M33.2C7/Bb
00:56M34.1Dm9/A
00:57M34.2Dm7b5/Ab
00:58M35.1Dm11/G
00:59M35.2G7
01:00M36.1C/G
01:00M36.2C11
01:01M37.1Am7/C
01:02M37.2Em(add9)/G
01:03M38.1Am7/C
01:04M38.2C/G
01:05M39.1Dm7/F
01:06M39.2Fm6
01:06M40.1C
01:07M40.2Fmaj9/G
01:08M41.1Am7/C
01:09M41.2Em(add9)/G
01:10M42.1Am7/C
01:11M42.2EmMaj7
01:12M43.1G/D
01:12M43.2D7
01:13M44.1G7/F
01:14M44.2Dadd9/E
01:15M45.1Am7/C
01:16M45.2Em(add9)/G
01:17M46.1Am7/C
01:18M46.2C/G
01:18M47.1Dm7/F
01:19M47.2Fm6
01:20 - 01:21M48.1 - M48.2C
01:22M49.1F/A
01:23M49.2F#dim7
01:24 - 01:24M50.1 - M50.2C/G
01:25M51.1D7
01:26M51.2Cmaj9/G
01:27M52.1C
01:28M52.2D9/E
01:29M53.1Am7/C
01:30M53.2Em(add9)/G
01:30M54.1Am7/C
01:31M54.2C/G
01:32M55.1Dm7/F
01:33M55.2Fm6
01:34M56.1C
01:35M56.2Fmaj9/G
01:36M57.1Am7/C
01:36M57.2Em(add9)/G
01:37M58.1Am7/C
01:38M58.2EmMaj7
01:39M59.1G/D
01:40M59.2D7
01:41M60.1G7/F
01:42M60.2Dadd9/E
01:42M61.1Am7/C
01:43M61.2Em(add9)/G
01:44M62.1Am7/C
01:45M62.2C/G
01:46M63.1Dm7/F
01:47M63.2Fm6
01:48 - 01:48M64.1 - M64.2C
01:49M65.1F/A
01:50M65.2F#dim7
01:51 - 01:52M66.1 - M66.2C/G
01:53M67.1D7
01:54M67.2Cmaj9/G
01:54M68.1C
01:55M68.2D7sus2/C
01:56M69.1C
01:57M69.2C/E
01:58M70.1F/C
01:59M70.2Dm11/E
02:00M71.1Dm11/G
02:00M71.2G7
02:01M72.1C
02:02M72.2Dm11/G
02:03M73.1C
02:04M73.2C/E
02:05M74.1F/C
02:06M74.2Am7b5/E
02:06M75.1D9
02:07M75.2D9/F#
02:08M76.1G7
02:09M76.2Bm7b5/A
02:10M77.1C
02:11M77.2C/E
02:12M78.1F/C
02:12M78.2Dm11/E
02:13M79.1Dm11/G
02:14M79.2G7
02:15M80.1C
02:16M80.2Cadd9
02:17M81.1D7sus2/C
02:18M81.2C7/Bb
02:18M82.1Dm9/A
02:19M82.2Dm7b5/Ab
02:20M83.1Dm11/G
02:21M83.2G7
02:22M84.1C/G
02:23M84.2C
02:24 - 02:24M85.1 - M85.2F
02:25M86.1Bb
02:26M86.2Bbadd9/F
02:27M87.1Dm(add9)
02:28M87.2Dm/A
02:29M88.1Gm
02:30M88.2Gm(add9)/D
02:30M89.1Gm
02:31M89.2G5
02:32M90.1F/A
02:33M90.2Dm
02:34M91.1E7
02:35M91.2E7/Ab
02:36M92.1Am
02:36M92.2C7
02:37 - 02:38M93.1 - M93.2F
02:39M94.1Bb
02:40M94.2Bbadd9/F
02:41M95.1Dm(add9)
02:42M95.2Dm/A
02:42M96.1Gm
02:43M96.2Gm(add9)/D
02:44M97.1Gm
02:45M97.2G5
02:46M98.1Dm9/F
02:47M98.2C#
02:48M99.1Gm11/C
02:48M99.2C9
02:49M100.1F
02:50M100.2Dm11/E
02:51 - 02:52M101.1 - M101.2F
02:53M102.1Bb
02:54M102.2Bbadd9/F
02:54M103.1Dm(add9)
02:55M103.2Dm/A
02:56M104.1Gm
02:57M104.2Gm(add9)/D
02:58M105.1Gm
02:59M105.2G5
03:00M106.1F/A
03:00M106.2Dm
03:01M107.1E7
03:02M107.2E7/Ab
03:03M108.1Am
03:04M108.2C7
03:05 - 03:06M109.1 - M109.2F
03:06M110.1Bb
03:07M110.2Bbadd9/F
03:08M111.1Dm(add9)
03:09M111.2Dm/A
03:10M112.1Gm
03:11M112.2Gm(add9)/D
03:12M113.1Gm
03:12M113.2G5
03:13M114.1Dm9/F
03:14M114.2C#
03:15M115.1Gm11/C
03:16M115.2C9
03:17 - 03:18M116.1 - M116.2F
03:18M117.1F/A
03:19M117.2F#dim7
03:20 - 03:21M118.1 - M118.2C/G
03:22M119.1D7sus2
03:23M119.2Cmaj9/G
03:24 - 03:24M120.1 - M120.2C
03:25M121.1F6
03:26M121.2Dm(add9)/A
03:27M122.1Dm/F
03:28M122.2Dm7/A
03:29M123.1C
03:30M123.2Em(add9)/G
03:30M124.1C
03:31M124.2Cadd9/G
03:32M125.1G7
03:33M125.2G7/D
03:34M126.1G7
03:35M126.2F6/9/D
03:36 - 03:36M127.1 - M127.2Ebdim7
03:37M128.1C/E
03:38M128.2Em
03:39M129.1F6
03:40M129.2Dm(add9)/A
03:41M130.1Dm/F
03:42M130.2Dm7/A
03:42M131.1C
03:43M131.2Em(add9)/G
03:44M132.1C
03:45M132.2Cadd9/E
03:46M133.1G7sus2/F
03:47M133.2C11/E
03:48M134.1Am7/G
03:48M134.2C
03:49M135.1D7/A
03:50M135.2G7
03:51M136.1C
03:52M136.2Em
03:53M137.1F6
03:54M137.2Dm(add9)/A
03:54M138.1Dm/F
03:55M138.2Dm7/A
03:56M139.1C
03:57M139.2Em(add9)/G
03:58M140.1C
03:59M140.2Cadd9/G
04:00M141.1G7
04:00M141.2G7/D
04:01M142.1G7
04:02M142.2F6/9/D
04:03 - 04:04M143.1 - M143.2Ebdim7
04:05M144.1C/E
04:06M144.2Em
04:06M145.1F6
04:07M145.2Dm(add9)/A
04:08M146.1Dm/F
04:09M146.2Dm7/A
04:10M147.1C
04:11M147.2Em(add9)/G
04:12M148.1C
04:12M148.2Cadd9/E
04:13M149.1G7sus2/F
04:14M149.2C11/E
04:15M150.1Am7/G
04:16M150.2C
04:17M151.1D7/A
04:18M151.2G7
04:18 - 04:19M152.1 - M152.2C