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The Entertainer
スコット・ジョプリン
Listen on Apple MusicThis score is an arrangement for shamisen by Shami. The arrangement and performance differ from the Apple Music recording.
The Entertainer: tuning, tempo and positions used
Counted from the score data of this bunkafu.
- Tuning
- Niagari
- Tempo
- ♩=50
- Time signature
- 2/4
- Measures
- 36
- Length
- about 86 sec (1:26)
- Strings used
- 1st string, 2nd string, 3rd string
The score has 193 notes and uses these strings: 1st string, 2nd string, 3rd string. The most frequent position is ♯ (53 times). The notes break down as follows: 9 on the 1st string (5%), 25 on the 2nd string (13%), 159 on the 3rd string (82%). The first 4 notes of the score, in order, are 15 → 17 → 1♯ → 11 on the 3rd string.
Positions used (most frequent first)
Each number is a position (kandokoro) where you press the string; 0 is an open string.
- 1st string 5 (4 times), 1 (2 times), 0 (1 times), 3 (1 times), ♯ (1 times)
- 2nd string 1 (10 times), ♯ (10 times), 0 (3 times), 3 (2 times)
- 3rd string ♯ (42 times), 7 (26 times), 5 (24 times), ♭ (18 times), 1 (10 times), 11 (10 times), 8 (7 times), 3 (6 times), 9 (6 times), 13 (4 times), 6 (2 times), 12 (1 times), 1♯ (1 times), 15 (1 times), 17 (1 times)
Marks in the score
- Tie (ー): 22
- Rests: 9
- “ス” mark: none
- Dotted notes: 2
- Semitone positions (♯, ♭): 72
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FAQ about The Entertainer
What tuning is The Entertainer in?
This bunkafu is in Niagari tuning. Niagari is honchoshi with the second string raised by a whole tone.
What are the tempo and length of The Entertainer?
The tempo is ♩=50 (50 quarter notes per minute), the time signature is 2/4, and the score has 36 measures. Played through at the written tempo, it takes about 86 seconds.
Is The Entertainer a song for beginners?
In Shami’s catalog, this song is rated “Intermediate”. The level is Shami’s own guideline, and how long it takes to learn varies from person to person.