Harlem Rag

The form

The sections of the piece and their chords: the map you learn before playing a single note.

A B C D D' E E' F F' G H H' Coda

The key

C major

No sharps or flats

Scale

C · D · E · F · G · A · B

Pillar chords

I = C · IV = F · V7 = G7

The tricky passages

• Bar 22: fast runs (4.8 notes per second), a melodic leap (perfect fifth), notes outside the key
• Bar 90: fast runs (4.8 notes per second), a melodic leap (more than an octave (13 semitones)), notes outside the key, lots of notes
• Bar 94: fast runs (4.8 notes per second), a melodic leap (more than an octave (13 semitones)), notes outside the key, lots of notes