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The Entertainer · a ragtime two-step
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin, 1902 · Not fast · 54 keys · MediumAbout the piece
Scott Joplin published The Entertainer, « a rag time two step », in St. Louis in 1902. Seventy years later it became famous all over again as the music of the film The Sting (1973).
You play the tune of the first strain, one hand, in C major.
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 2/4
- Keys
- 54
- Licence
- Public domain
The Entertainer letters
The whole passage, as letters to type. P is a black key; a dash holds the note a little longer.
S E D K D K D K - K L P ; K L ; J L K - S E D K D K D K - H G T H K ; L K H L - S E D K D K D K - K L P ; K L ; J L K -