Scott Joplin (1868–1917)

Maple Leaf Rag, easy version

Melody and left-hand roots

The melody as Joplin wrote it, with the left hand playing only the root of the harmony at the start of each bar. It leaves out 1649 of the piece's 2557 notes and adds none, so it is still the real piece: level 4 of 7, where the piece as written is level 5.

Level: 4 of 7
As written: Level 5
Notes: 908 of 2557
Key: A♭ major
Time: 2/4
Length: 145 bars

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The whole easy version908 notes

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The first 8 bars of Maple Leaf Rag, easy version, on the grand staff — The first 8 bars of the easy version.

The piece as written, level 5, and all 4 of its versions are on Maple Leaf Rag's page.

Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: Scott Joplin died in 1917. Credits