Supplement 8 Pineapple Rag

Lesson 6/44 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Fingerpicking Guitar Licks
Supplement 8 Pineapple Rag

Supplement 8 Pineapple Rag

Pineapple Rag is another piece by Scott Joplin which uses a sixteen bar ragtime progression. It is probably the most difficult piece so far and takes a lot of control with the left hand to bring out the effect of the bass line.

Pineapple Rag -Analysis

  • The introduction is typical of a ragtime solo and quite often is played in octaves. Balance the bass and melody as even as possible.
  • The first and third lines of the first verse use the long A shape as found in Lesson Two – A Chord Licks.
  • Notice the backward bass line in measures five and thirteen and the descending bass line in measures six and eight. Try to sustain the notes as long as possible.
  • The second verse uses a very different bass line to what has been used previously. Eighth notes are used so the right hand thumb must double its normal rhythm.

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