Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1171119
Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by Brian Streckfus. 20th Century,Barbershop,Blues,Folk,Ragtime. Individual part. 2 pages. Brian Streckfus #771449. Published by Brian Streckfus (A0.1171119).
1. 2 page arrangement for guitar. I'm sorry to say this is not the full version, but a 16 page version is long winded for my purposes.
2. Guitar Tab added.
3. Slurs and slides added.
4. Re-harmonized to be idiomatic for guitar, be less cliche, Ā and to emphasize the main melody more.
5. Some composers indications added when really necessary. Ā
6. Left hand fingerings added.
7. Chord nomenclature added.
8. Overly excessive ties removed.
9. Some octaves changes to better suit guitar.
Tips:
1. Be very careful of the difference between slurs and ties! Sometimes I don't show slurs on the tab, but this time I had to.
2. The rests are real and they are suggested because they lead to a jazzier rag time sound. I feel like it goes without saying that sustain is ultimately up to the performer, which is why I removed a lot of pedantic ties; they seem to add confusion half the time.Ā
3. The D7 is a slight key change because it has an F# in the chord. It's a secodary dominace chord, V7/V, and often a vii7b5 can replace it. In other words, the F# goes gravitates into the next chord, a G Major chord.
4. G6 is really just the 3 thinnest strings of the guitar open. It's a great transition chord.
5.Ā The D# is part of the C major blues scale.
6.Ā Adding more 7th chords than originally there is almost always an interesting pursuit. Going from G to G7 can certainly aid in helping things sound more goofy.
