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Inside The Entertainer
Scott Joplin, 1902 — how ragtime’s most famous rag actually works
Plain prints every note in black, without the color coding.
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Page 1
- The famous slide: the opening lick0:04
Page 2
- Bars 5–8: the A strain in ragged time0:09
- The chord climb: C, D, D♯, E0:04
- The wiggle: E–G dips to D♯–F♯ and back0:04
Page 3
- Bars 5–8, left hand alone: the walking bass0:09
- Bars 17–21, left hand alone: the chromatic staircase0:10
Page 4
- Bars 72–75: the turnaround back to C major0:09
- Bar 55: the trio in F major, in paired notes0:04
- Oom-pah: the left hand0:06
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