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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
Opening
D7sus2/EGadd9D7sus2/EGadd9D7sus2/AAsus2GCC/EF/C
00:00 - 01:05
Early middle
Dm7/FFm6CFmaj9/GAm7/CEm(add9)/GAm7/CEmMaj7G/DD7
01:05 - 02:10
Late middle
CC/EF/CDm11/EDm11/GG7CCadd9D7sus2/CC7/Bb
02:10 - 03:15
Ending
Gm11/CC9FF/AF#dim7C/GD7sus2Cmaj9/GCF6
03:15 - 04:20

Description & Musical Analysis

The Entertainer, composed by Scott Joplin in 1902, is a famous ragtime piece.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic melody on piano with a strong, bouncy rhythm in 2/4 time.

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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
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

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