Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin (1868–1917) · A major · 4/4 · 100 BPM · 14 bars · Ragtime

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Maple Leaf Rag sits in Ragtime, written in A major. It uses 5 chords across 14 bars, at about 100 BPM.

Chords in this song

AA7DmDE7

A

A7

Dm

D

E7

Chord chart

Chord chart
1A·A7·
2Dm / ADm / ADmD
3A·E7·
4A·

How to sing it

Sing Maple Leaf Rag in A major, four beats a bar, 14 bars. Open on A and rest on A. Keep time at 100.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · C7 · Fm · C · Fm · C · Fm · F · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Db7 · Gbm · Db · Gbm · Db · Gbm · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · D7 · Gm · D · Gm · D · Gm · G · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Eb7 · Abm · Eb · Abm · Eb · Abm · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · E7 · Am · E · Am · E · Am · A · E · B7 · E
F majorF · F7 · Bbm · F · Bbm · F · Bbm · Bb · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · F#7 · Bm · F# · Bm · F# · Bm · B · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · G7 · Cm · G · Cm · G · Cm · C · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Ab7 · Dbm · Ab · Dbm · Ab · Dbm · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A major · Written in this keyA · A7 · Dm · A · Dm · A · Dm · D · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · Bb7 · Ebm · Bb · Ebm · Bb · Ebm · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · B7 · Em · B · Em · B · Em · E · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

The composer died in 1917. First published in 1899. Life-plus-70 and the US 95-year publication term (cutoff 1930) have both ended. The 1899 publication and the 1917 death year were checked against standard references.

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