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The Entertainer by Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Tuning : E A D G B E Time Signature: 4/4
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version 2
D D7 G
Now the curtain is going up,
D A7 D
The entertainer is taking a bow,
D7 G
Does his dance step and sings his song,
E7 A7 G A7
Even gets all the audience to sing along,
D D7 G
Yes, he knows just what he must do,
D A7 D
Knows how to bring down the house when he’s through,
D7 G Gm
Snappy patter and jokes, he knows what pleases the folks,
D A7 D
The entertainer, the star of the show.
D7
It was in vaudeville and he was on the bill,
G Gm D
With all the singers, dancers, acrobats and clowns,
There was a dancing bear, even a dog act there,
A E7 A
And a comedian who never let ‘em down,
D D7
But, when he came on to do his fav’rite song,
G Gm D D7
He really wowed ‘em in the cities and the towns,
G G# D
They came from near and far, to see the vaudeville star,
E7 A7 D
The entertainer!
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version 3
Key:
~ = elongate / let ring for short time
Intro
E|-10-12-8----------|--------------|------------------|
B|---------10~-12-8-|--------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-7-9-5--------|------------------| G
D|------------------|-------7~-9-5-|------------------|
A|------------------|--------------|-5-7-3------------|
E|------------------|--------------|-------5~-7-5-4-3-|
Verse 1
E|------8---8---8~-|-8-10-11-12-8-10-12~-8-10~-8-|
B|-----------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7-8-9---9---9---|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|------8---8---8~-|------------8-12~-10-8----10~|
B|-----------------|-10~-8-7-10------------12----|
G|-7-8-9---9---9---|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|------8---8---8~-|-8-10-11-12-8-10-12~-8-10~-8-|
B|-----------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7-8-9---9---9---|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-8-10-12-8-10-12~-8-10-8-|-12-8-10-12~-8-10-8-|-12-8-10-12~-8-10~-8-|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Verse 2
E|------8---8---8~-|-8-10-11-12-8-10-12~-8-10~-8-|
B|-----------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7-8-9---9---9---|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|------8---8---8~-|------------8-12~-10-8----10~|
B|-----------------|-10~-8-7-10------------12----|
G|-7-8-9---9---9---|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|------8---8---8~-|-8-10-11-12-8-10-12~-8-10~-8-|
B|-----------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7-8-9---9---9---|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-8-10-12-8-10-12~-8-10-8-|-12-8-10-12~-8-10-8-|-12-8-10-12~-8-10~-8-|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Solo?
E|----------------|----------------|-12------------10---------|
B|------7-8~-10-8-|------7-8~-10-8-|---13--10-12-13--13-10----|
G|-9-10-----------|-9-10-----------|-----12---------------12~-|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
B|------7-8~-10-8-|------7-8~-10-8-|-8-10-11-12-12--12--10----8---------|
G|-9-10-----------|-9-10-----------|----------------------11-----10~9~7-|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------12----------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------12-15-12-------------10-10----|
B|----------13-10-13-10-13-10----13----------13----10-13-------13-|
G|-12p11h12-------------------12----------------12----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2?
E|-12-13-14-15~-17-15-|-12-13-14-15~-17-15-|-12------------10-12-10--10--12-13-15-17-|
B|--------------------|--------------------|---13--10-12-13--------13--13------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-----12----------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-12-13-14-15~-17-15-|-12-13-14-15~-17-15-|-15-17-18-19-19--19--17-15--15-|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------15---|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-12-13-14-15~-17-15-|-12-13-14-15~-17-15-|-12-------------10-12-10--10----|
B|--------------------|--------------------|---13---10-12-13--------13--13~-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-----12-------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------12-15~-12-----------12-10-----|
B|---------13--10-13--10-13-10--13---------13--10--13-------13~-|
G|-12-11-12-------------------12-------------12-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
After that it's just back to Verse and then on to other stuff
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version 4
Tuning: (standard) EADGBE
e|-7-9-5--------------------------------------12-|
B|-------7-9-5--0-2----------------------------9-|
G|------------------2---1----------------------9-|
D|--------------------4---2--------------------9-|
A|---------------------------2-4-0---------------|
E|---------------------------------2-4-2-1-0-----|
e|-------5-----5---5--------5-7-8-9---5-7-9---4-7-5-----|
B|-0-1-2-----2---2--------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----0-----2----6-7-8-9---6-7-9---4-7-6-----|
D|---------2---------0-4--------------------------------|
A|-----0-------0---------0--------0---------------0---0-|
E|----------------------------------------0---------0---|
e|-------5-----5---5-------2-0---2-5-9-7-5---7-----------|
B|-0-1-2-----2---2-------------4-----------7-------0-1-2-|
G|---------2-----0-----2---------------------------------|
D|---------2---------0-4---------------------------------|
A|-----0-------0---------4-3---2-------------7---------0-|
E|-----------------------------------7---------0-2-4-----|
e|5-----5---5-------5-7-8-9---5-7-9---4-7-5------|
B|----2---2--------------------------------------|
G|--2-----0-----2---6-7-8-9---6-7-9---4-7-6------|
D|--2---------0-4--------------------------------|
A|------0---------0-------0---------------0---0--|
E|--------------------------------0---------0----|
e|-5-7-9-5-7-9-5-7-5-9----7-9----7----9-5-7-9---4-7-5-----|
B|---------------------10-----10---10---------------------|
G|-6-7-------0------------------------9-6-7-9---4-7-6-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------8------7---------0-------------0-----|
E|------------------------------------------0---------0-2-|
e|-------5-----5---5--------5-7-8-9---5-7-9---4-7-5-----|
B|-0-1-2-----2---2--------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----0-----2----6-7-8-9---6-7-9---4-7-6-----|
D|---------2---------0-4--------------------------------|
A|-----0-------0---------0--------0---------------0---0-|
E|-4--------------------------------------0---------0---|
e|-------5-----5---5-------2-0---2-5-9-7-5---7-----------|
B|-0-1-2-----2-----------------4-----------7-------0-1-2-|
G|---------2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
D|---------2-----0---0-4---------------------------------|
A|-----0-------0---------4-3---2-------------7---------0-|
E|-----------------------------------7---------0-2-4-----|
e|5-----5---5-------5-7-8-9---5-7-9---4-7-5------|
B|----2---2--------------------------------------|
G|--2-----0-----2---6-7-8-9---6-7-9---4-7-6------|
D|--2---------0-4--------------------------------|
A|------0---------0-------0---------------0---0--|
E|--------------------------------0---------0----|
e|-5-7-9-5-7-9-5-7-5-9----7-9----7----9-5-7-9---4-7-5-----|
B|---------------------10-----10---10---------------------|
G|-6-7-------0------------------------9-6-7-9---4-7-6-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------8------7---------0-------------0---0-|
E|------------------------------------------0---------0---|
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version 5
4/4 ( Lively )
e|--------8---8---8|--8-10\11-12-8-10-12----10-8|
B|-----------------|---------------------12-----|
G|--7h8h9---9---9--|----------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------|
e|--------8---8---8|------------8-12-10-8-------|
B|-----------------|--10-8p7-10-----------12----|
G|--7h8h9---9---9--|----------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------|
e|--------8---8---8|--8-10\11-12-8-10-12----10-8|
B|-----------------|---------------------12-----|
G|--7h8h9---9---9--|----------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------|
e|--8-10\11-12-8-10-12-8-10-8-12-8-10-12-8-10-8-12-8-10-12----10-8-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------12------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------12----------------10---------------|
B|-------7h8-10p8------7h8-10p8----13----10p12-13----13-10---------|
G|--9h10----------9h10----------------12-------------------12------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7h8-10p8------7h8-10p8-8h10-11-12-12-12-10------8---------|
G|--9h10----------9h10------------------------------11\7---10-9----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------12----------------10-12-10----10---|
B|-------7h8-10p8------7h8-10p8----13----10p12-13----------13----13|
G|--9h10----------9h10----------------12---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------12-15-12-------------10-10---|
B|-----------13-10-13-10-13-10----13----------13----10-13-------13|
G|--12p11h12-------------------12----------------12---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------0---1-0----|---------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1-1----|----1---1---1--------------------|
G|----0-0-3---2---0-0---0-----0-0|----0-0-3---2-------5------------|
D|----------3---2----------------|----------3---2-1-0-4---4-5\-----|
A|--3----------------------------|--3-------------------5-------0-2|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------3----|
e|--------------------0---1-0----|----0---0---1---1---0---1-0------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1-1----|--1---------1---1---1---0-1------|
G|----0-0-3---2---0-0---0-----0-0|------3---2---1---0---0-----0-0--|
D|----------3---2----------------|---------------------------------|
A|--3----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------1-1-1--|---------------------------------------|
G|----0---0---0---0-2-1-0-0|----0---0---0---0-------5--------------|
D|----2---2---2---2-3-3-2-0|----2---2---2---2-2-1-0-4---4-5\3-2-0--|
A|--3-------3--------------|--3-------3---------------5------------|
E|------3-------3---------3|------3-------3------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------0-|
B|------------------1-1-1---------4-4-5-5-5-5-----------1-|
G|----0---0---0---0-2-1-0---3-2-2-------------5-5-4-4-5-0-|
D|----2---2---2---2-3-3-2-0-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|
A|--3-------3-------------------------------------------3-|
E|------3-------3---------------------------------------3-|
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
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version 6
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|----------------7-9-5-2-4-0------------------4-|
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|-----------------------------5-7-3-0-2-0-------|
|-----------------------------------------4-3-3-|
/Optional\
|-------8---8---8-||---------|
|-3-4-5---5-5-5---||---------|
|-----------------||----5----|
|-----------5-----||-3--7--2-|
|-----3-----------||---------|
|-----------------||---------|
|-8-10-11-12-8-10-12--7-10-8-|
|----------------------------|
|-----------------12---------|
|--------------------------5-|
|---------10-----------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------8---8---8-----------|
|-3-4-5---5-5-5-------------|
|---------------------------|
|-----------5----------5----|
|-----3-------------3--7--2-|
|---------------------------|
|-5-3-2-5-8-12-10-8-5-10-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-----5----------------9-|
|---------------------10-|
|-----------10-----------|
/Optional\
|----------8---8---8-||---------|
|----3-4-5---5-5-5---||---------|
|--------------------||----7----|
|--------------5-----||-3--5--2-|
|--0-2---3-----------||---------|
|3-------------------||---------|
|-8-10-11-12-8-10-12--7-10-8-|
|----------------------------|
|-----------------12---------|
|--------------------------5-|
|---------10-----------------|
|----------------------------|
|-8-10-12-8-10-12-8-10-8-12-8-10-12-8-10-12-8-10-12-7-10-8-----||
|-------7-------8----------------------------------------------||
|-------8-------9--------10------10--------------12------9-----||
|------10-------8--------10------10---------------------10-----||
|------------------------12------11------10----------------10--||
|-------------------------------------------------------------8||
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