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ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Scott Joplin arr. for guitar by Richard Darsie ([email protected]) (c) 1994 Guitar is in Drop-D tuning (DADGBE) Symbols: x before a note = harmonic Comments: This is probably my favorite ragtime piece. I've wanted to be able to play it for years but never thought it was arrangable. There _was_ an arrangement of it that someone recorded years ago on a Kicking Mule record (can't recall exactly which one), but it wasn't a terribly satisfactory arrangement as I recall. This one just fell together in the last couple of days when I was playing around. Intro: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|---5-2-0-----2-0---|-0---------------|----------------|------------| B-|---------3-------3-|---3-0-----------|----------------|------------| G-|-------------------|-------2---------|----------------|-2----------| D-|-------------------|-----------0-2-4-|---2---0----2---|------------| A-|-------------------|-----------------|-0-------4------|----0--2--4-| D-|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------| Section 1: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-||------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------0-| B-||--------0-----0---|-----0-----0---|-----------------|-------3-2--2-| G-||*---------2-----2-|-------2-----2-|---2---2---1---0-|---2-4---2--0-| D-||*---------4-----4-|-------5-----5-|---4---4---3---2-|-4------------| A-||------5---5-----3-|---4---4-----4-|-----3---2---1---|-0----------0-| D-||----0-----------1-|-2-----------3-|-4---------------|-----6---5----| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-2-1-2-5---2-0---|-0---------------|---0-------------|-------5-----| B-|-3-------------3-|---3---3---0-----|---------0-------|-------5-----| G-|-----------------|-----4-------2---|-----7-6-------1-|-2-----6-----| D-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------4-|-----6-----4-----|-2-----7-----| A-|-----------------|-------------5---|-7---7-------2---|-0--------0--| D-|-0-------4-------|-5-------4-------|-6-------2-------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------0-| B-|-----0-----0---|-----0-----0---|-----------------|-------3-2--2-| G-|-------2-----2-|-------2-----2-|---2---2---1---0-|---2-4---2--0-| D-|-------4-----4-|-------5-----5-|---4---4---3---2-|-4------------| A-|---5---5-----3-|---4---4-----4-|-----3---2---1---|-0----------0-| D-|-0-----------1-|-2-----------3-|-4---------------|-----6---5----| | 1st ending | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-2-1-2-5---2-0---|-0---------------|---0-2--0-0-----|-------------|| B-|-3-------------3-|---3-0-----0-----|-3---3--2-2-----|-3-----------|| G-|-----------------|-------2---------|-1---1--0-0---2-|------------*|| D-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------4-2-|--------------5-|-4----------*|| A-|-----------------|-------------5---|-2---2--0---4---|-5--0--2--4--|| D-|-0-------4-------|-5-------4-------|----------------|-------------|| | 2nd ending | | | | | | | | | | | E-|----5-5-5--5--|| B-|-3------------|| G-|--------------|| D-|-4------------|| A-|-5------------|| D-|--------------|| Section 2: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-||---9-7-5---------0-|---0-2-----2-0---|-----0-----3-2-0-|-----7-5----5-| B-||---------8-7-8-----|-3-------------3-|-2-3-------------|---7--------3-| G-||*------6---6-------|-------2---------|-------2-----0---|-7----------2-| D-||*------5-------5---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|--------------| A-||---7-------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|--------------| D-||-------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0-------4----|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-9-7-5---2-3---0-|-------2---2-----|---5-4-2---4-----|-2-----5----| B-|-------8---------|-3-2-3-------5-3-|-2-------6-------|-2-----8----| G-|-----6---3-------|-4---------------|-----2---------6-|-2-----6----| D-|-----5-------5---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------6---|-4----------| A-|-7-------4-------|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------|-------0----| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-9-7-5---------0-|---0-2-----2-0---|-----0-----3-2-0-|-----7-5----5-| B-|-------8-7-8-----|-3-------------3-|-2-3-------------|---7--------3-| G-|-----6---6-------|-------2---------|-------2-----0---|-7----------5-| D-|-----5-------5---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|--------------| A-|-7-------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|--------------| D-|-----------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0-------4----| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-----x12----------x12------|----10--------10----|-----7-5-------| B-|-x12--------x12--------x12-|-10------10------10-|-8---------8---| G-|-x12--------x12--------x12-|-11------11------11-|---6---------6-| D-|---------0---------------0-|-------0----------0-|-----5-------5-| A-|---------------------------|--0---------0-------|-0-------0-----| D-|---5------------5----------|--------------------|---------------| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Obviously, this measure is very difficult to play. The only way I can do it is to move the left thumb around _in front_ of the fingerboard and finger the 6th string, 5th fret from the front using the side of the thumb and stretching to reach the 12th-fret harmonics with the left hand pinky. Obviously, this will take much practicing to sound clean. I suppose an alternate way of doing this measure would be to try to finger _and_ pluck the harmonics with the right hand (sort of like "artificial" harmonics), but I haven't been able to make this work. Look at it this way: if you can do the stretch, you'll have a truly impressive item in your bag of tricks! At any rate, good luck with it. | 1st ending | 2nd ending | 3rd ending | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|----5-5-5--5--||------------| |------------|| B-|-3------------||-3----------| Repeat section 1, |-3-----3----|| G-|-------------*||------------| with the following |-------5----|| D-|-4-----------*||-4----------| third ending: |-4-----4----|| A-|-5------------||-5--0--2--4-| |-5----------|| D-|--------------||------------| |-------0----|| Section 3: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-||-----0-------------|-----------3---0-|---0-------------|------------| B-||---0---3---0-----0-|-----------------|-3---3-------0---|------------| G-||*--0-----5---2-0---|-2-0---------0---|-------4-0-----2-|------------| D-||*------0-------0---|-----2-0---------|-----0-----7---4-|------------| A-||-----------2-------|-3-------2-------|-------------4---|-5----------| D-||---5---------------|-----------------|-5-------7-------|----0--2--4-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|----0-------------|-----------------|-------2-0-------|------------| B-|--0---3---0-1-0---|-----------0-----|-----3-----3---2-|-------3----| G-|--0-----5-2-----2-|-0-----0-----2-0-|---4-----3-------|-4-----5----| D-|------0-------1---|---4-2-------2---|-4---4-------4---|-4-----4----| A-|----------2-------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-2----------| D-|--5---------------|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------|-------0----| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|----0-------------|-----------3---0-|---0-------------|------------| B-|--0---3---0-----0-|-----------------|-3---3-------0---|------------| G-|--0-----5---2-0---|-2-0---------0---|-------4-0-----2-|------------| D-|------0-------0---|-----2-0---------|-----0-----7---4-|------------| A-|----------2-------|-3-------2-------|-------------4---|-5----------| D-|--5---------------|-----------------|-5-------7-------|----0--2--4-| | 1st ending | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-----------------|-0---0-3---3-2-0-|---7-3---0-------|-----------------|| B-|-0---0---3-2-3-4-|---4-------------|-3-----3---3-----|-----------------|| G-|---3---5-----0---|-----0-------3---|-4---0-------2---|-0----------0-2-*|| D-|-----0-------0---|-------------5---|-0-------------4-|-0----0-2-4-----*|| A-|---------2-------|-3-------4-------|-------------3---|----4------------|| D-|-5---------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-5---------------|| | 2nd ending | | | | | | | | | | | E-|------------3-|| B-|--------------|| G-|-0------------|| D-|-0------------|| A-|-------0--2---|| D-|-5--5---------|| Section 4: It's important to work up to playing this fairly fast, otherwise it will sound really lame. This section should cook. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-||-------5-----3-----|-5---0-3---5---3-|-----0-----------|-0---------0-----| B-||-----------5-------|-----------------|-3-------0-3-----|-----0-3---------| G-||*----5---5-------5-|---5-------------|---0---0-------0-|---0-----------0-| D-||*------5-------5---|-----0---2---4---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---| A-||---3---------------|-5---------------|-------------1---|-2---------------| D-||-----------5-------|-----------------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-----0-----------|-0---------0-----|-----0-----------|-0-------------3-| B-|-3---------3-----|-------3---------|-3-------0-3-----|-----0-3---3-----| G-|---------2-----2-|-----2-----------|---0---0-------0-|---0-------------| D-|---4---4---------|---4-0---------4-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A-|-0---3-------3---|-0-------0---1---|-2---------------|-----------------| D-|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-5-------0-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-----5-----3-----|-5---0-3---5---3-|-----0-----------|-0---------------| B-|---------5-------|-----------------|-3-------0-3-----|-----0-3---3-----| G-|---5---5-------5-|---5-------------|---0---0-------0-|---0-----------3-| D-|-----5-------5---|-----0---2---4---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A-|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|---------5-------|-----------------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------| | 1st ending | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-|------------------|-----------------|-----0-----2---3-|------------3--|| B-|------------------|-0-----0---0---3-|---------1-------|---------------|| G-|------3---2-3---0-|---0-2-----------|---2---2---------|-0------------*|| D-|----5---5---------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-0------------*|| A-|------1-----------|-----2-----------|-0---------------|-------0--2----|| D-|--1-------5---1---|-0-------5---0---|---------0-------|-5--5----------|| | 2nd ending | | | | | | | | | | | E-|-------3-----|| B-|-------3-----|| G-|-------4-----|| ENJOY!! D-|----0--5-----|| A-|-------------|| D-|-5-----------||
