James Scott (1885–1938)

Hilarity Rag, easy version

Melody and left-hand roots

The melody as Scott wrote it, with the left hand playing only the root of the harmony at the start of each bar. It leaves out 1766 of the piece's 2526 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: 760 of 2526
Key: D♭ major
Time: 2/4
Length: 129 bars

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The whole easy version760 notes

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The first 8 bars of Hilarity 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 Hilarity Rag's page.

Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: James Scott died in 1938. Credits