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  • 8/14/2019 The Chrysanthemum guitar arr

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    he Chrysanthemum (an Afro-American Intermezzo)Scott J oplin (1904) Arr: Tom Thomason (1976)

    TablEdited by Tom Thomason (1998)

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    Another Joplin rag, written in 1904, this is one of my favorites. The flowing melodies and some nice counterpoint in thebasses makes this one of the more challenging pieces to play correctly.

    The first two sections are pretty straightforward. The bass G's in measure 25 (2nd section) are fretted with the left-handthumb for convenience with the ring and little fingers fretting the 4 and 5, respectively. The ring finger replaces the thumbon the 6th string at the beginning of measure 26.

    The 1/16th note F# at the end of measure 33 sets your left hand up for, and is part of, the grand barr position indicated atthe beginning of measure 34.

    The transistion from the E9 at the beginning of measure 35 to the A7 in the beginning of 36 can be a little tricky. You haveto hit the A7 position "on the run", so to speak, ready to catch the E note on the 5th fret of the 2nd string.

    The C9 at the beginning of 57 is incorrectly marked due to technical reasons concerning the chord editor. The grand barr iscorrect, as is the C on the 5th string. The second string, however, is fretted at the 2nd fret by the barr and not at the 3rd as itwould appear. The half barr indicated by the chord diagram doesn't exist. This position sets you up for the last position ofthe measure.

    Measure 58 is awkward but, with a little practice, perfectly playable. The two 5th fret notes *should* be held out for theirentire value (dotted 1/4 notes) and the 5th fret 1st string *must* be. Don't release them until you play the open 4th stringthe second time. This gives you enough time to shift into the F M7 position which follows.

    The Fm 6/9/5 chord in the second half of measure 67 is actually placed in two steps. You put down a standard E7 chord firstand then add the two 3rd fret notes. Leave the little finger of your left hand in place as an anchor as you move into the Fshape at the beginning of 68. As soon as the first 1/8th of 68 is played, move the little finger to the 3rd fret of the 4th string.

    Then run in 84, ending on the Gm in the beginning of 85, is probably the most difficult in the entire rag. There's a lot ofmovement going on and getting back from the 10th fret in order to catch the F bass on the 4th string and set yourself up forthe Gm is a bit of a race.

    Tom ThomasonApril, 1998

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