Pleasant Moments Ragtime Waltz tab

Pleasant Moments Ragtime Waltz

Pleasant Moments - Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

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Pleasant Moments was composed in 1909. It's special charms include the 3/4 
meter, not what we most expect ( Joplin coined the phrase "Ragtime Waltz"), 
and the fact that it's just a little easier than some of his. 

I worked from two commercial editions, neither one of which had bothered with 
any proofreading whatsoever, as far as I could tell. I used them against each 
other to ferret out most of the mistakes, but I'm sure I missed some of 
theirs and probably added a few of my own. Oh well, my compensation lies in 
the good bet that I, some anonymous clown on the 'Net working for love, 
turned out a more reliable edition than those commercial monsters. 

I'd suggest keeping the tempo below 100, perhaps as low as 90. Remember that 
Joplin's common complaint was that performers used his pieces to show off, 
and rushed them to the point that structural and expressive charms were left 
in the dust. 

This presentation retains the original key. 

Enjoy! 

PLEASANT MOMENTS 
Ragtime Waltz 
Scott Joplin 

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6=D 
3/4 
  E Q  E E E   E Q  E E E    E  Q   E  E  E 
|------------|--------3---|----10--10-15-12-| 
|------------|---3--3---5-|-12--------------| 
|------------|-4----------|-----------------| 
|---0--0-5-2-|------------|-----------------| 
|-2----------|------------|-----------------| 
|------------|------------|-----------------| 


   Q     Q    Q      E Q   E  E E   E E E E +E  E 
|-10---(10)------||-----------3---|----------------| 
|--------9---10--||--0-3---3----5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)----| 
|-------10---11--||--0-4---4--3---|-4-4-4-2-(2)-3--| 
|--------9---10--||------0--------|-0--------------| 
|----------------||-----------4---|----------------| 
|--0-------------||--5------------|----------0-----| 
   H.                Q   Q    Q     H        Q 


  E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E   E Q   E Q   E E E E Q   E  Q    E  +E   E 
|---------3---|---------------|-----------|-------6-7-|-7-10---10-(10)--9--| 
|-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-1---3-5-|-2-3-------|--------11-(11)-11--| 
|-0-4---4-3---|-4-4-4-2-(2)---|-1-2---4-5-|-3-4---6-7-|-7-11----9--(9)--9--| 
|-----0-------|-0-----------0-|-----0---0-|-----0---5-|--------------------| 
|---------4---|---------------|-----------|-----------|------9------9------| 
|-5-----------|----------0----|-0---------|-5---------|-4------------------| 
  Q   Q   Q     H        Q      Q   Q   Q   Q   Q   Q   E  E Q      Q 


  Q  Q  E E   E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E   E Q   E Q    H      +Q 
|-7---------|---------3---|---------------|------------|-0------(0)-| 
|-7--0------|-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-3---3-4--|-1-------1--| 
|-7-----2-3-|-0-4-----3---|-4-4-4-2-(2)-3-|-0-4---4-4--|-0----0-----| 
|----4--4---|-----0-------|-0-------------|-----0---5--|---2--------| 
|----5------|---------4---|---------------|---------6--|-3----------| 
|-9-----0---|-5-----------|----------0----|-5----------|------------| 
  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q   Q     H        Q      Q   Q   Q    E Q  E  Q 


  E Q   E Q    E Q   E E E   E Q  E +E  E   H    E E     E E E E +Q 
|-3-2---0-0--|-3-2---0-0---|--------------|------5-7-||--9-8-9-7-(7)--| 
|-5-3--------|-0---0-----3-|--------------|----------||o-8---8-8-(8)--| 
|-----0---3--|-0---0---4---|-5-4--2-(2)-4-|-0--------||------6----6---| 
|-5-------5--|-0-------5---|-4-4--4-(4)---|-0--------||-----------5---| 
|-3-------4--|-------------|-7-5--3-(3)---|-2--------||o-7------------| 
|------------|-------------|-0-------0----|-5--------||---------------| 
  E E Q   Q    Q   Q   Q     H       Q      H    Q       Q   E E  Q 


  +E  Q   E  E E   E E E E +Q     E  Q    E  E  E   E Q   E E E   E Q   E Q 
|-(7)-9---7-10-9-|-9-8-9-7-(7)--|---10----9-12-10-|-------3-2-0-|-0-----2-5-| 
|-(8)-8------8---|-----7----7---|-----------------|-3-0---------|---3-----3-| 
|-------6--------|-----7----7---|------11---11----|-4-0-----3---|-2---------| 
|----------------|-0------------|-0---------------|-----0---5---|-4---------| 
|--0-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------| 
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-5-----------|-----4---3-| 
   Q    Q    Q     Q   E E  Q     Q     Q    Q      Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q 


  E Q   E E E   H     E E   E E E E +Q     E Q   E E E   E E E E +Q 
|-5-4---2-----|-----------|--------------|-------------|-------------| 
|-3-3---3-3-0-|-----------|-2-1-2-0-(0)--|---2---0-3-2-|-2-1-2-0-(0)-| 
|-4-------1---|-2-----2-4-|-0---0----0---|---0-----0---|-------------| 
|-----2-------|-----------|----------2---|-----2-------|-4---4-------| 
|-------------|-0--0------|-0------------|-0-----------|----------0--| 
|-2-------2---|-----------|--------------|-------------|-0-----------| 
  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q  Q     Q   Q    Q     Q   Q   Q     Q   Q    Q 


                                        1. 
  E Q   E E E    Q  Q   Q    E E E E Q    H.              +Q    Q  Q 
|---------0---|-10--2---3--|---3---3-0--|---------------|----------7---|| 
|---3---2---3-|--7--3-1-0--|---2---2-2--|-3-------------|-(3)--10--9--o|| 
|-------------|--7---------|---4---2-0--|---------------|--------------|| 
|-----4---4---|-----0-1-2--|------------|-4-------------|-(4)----------|| 
|-------------|--9---------|-0-------0--|-----2-0-(0)---|-------9--8--o|| 
|-0-----------|------------|------------|-0-----------4-|--0-----------|| 
  Q   Q   Q      Q  E E Q    E E Q   Q    Q   E E +E  E    Q    Q  Q 


 2. 
  H.              +Q   Q  Q     E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E   E Q   E E E 
|---------------|------------||---------3---|---------------|---------3---| 
|-3-------------|-(3)--------||-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-3---3---5-| 
|---------------|------2--3--||-0-4---4-3---|-4-4-4-2-(2)-3-|-0-4---4-3---| 
|-4-------------|-(4)--4-----||-----0-------|-0-------------|-----0-------| 
|-----2-0-(0)---|------3-----||---------4---|---------------|---------4---| 
|-0-----------4-|--0---------||-5-----------|----------0----|-5-----------| 
  Q   E E +E  E    Q   H        Q   Q   Q     H        Q      Q   Q   Q 


  E E E E +E  E   E Q   E Q    E Q   E Q    E  Q    E  +E   E   Q  Q  E E 
|---------------|------------|-------6-7--|-7-10---10-(10)--9-|-7----------| 
|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-1---3-5--|-2-3--------|--------11-(11)-11-|-7--0-------| 
|-4-4-4-2-(2)---|-1-2---4-5--|-3-4---6-7--|-7-11----9--(9)--9-|-7-----2-3--| 
|-0-----------0-|-----0---0--|-----0---5--|-------------------|----4--4----| 
|---------------|------------|------------|------9------9-----|----5-------| 
|----------0----|-0----------|-5----------|-4-----------------|-9-----0----| 
  H        Q      Q   Q   Q    Q   Q   Q    Q    Q      Q       Q  Q  Q 


  E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E   E Q   E Q    H.           E Q   E Q 
|---------3---|---------------|------------|-0----------|-3-2---0-0-| 
|-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-3---3-4--|-1-------1--|-5-3-------| 
|-0-4---4-----|-4-4-4-2-(2)-3-|-0-4---4-4--|-0-----0----|-----0---3-| 
|-----0-------|-0-------------|-----0---5--|----2-------|-5-------5-| 
|---------4---|---------------|---------6--|-3----------|-3-------4-| 
|-5-----------|-------------0-|-5----------|------------|-----------| 
  Q   Q   Q     H           Q   Q   Q   Q    E  Q  E Q    Q   Q   Q 


  E Q   E E E   E Q  E +E  E   Q  Q  Q      H.            E E  E E +S 
|-3-2---0-0---|--------------|----3-----||--0----------|---------8-(8)--| 
|-0---------3-|--------------|----0-----||o-1----------|----7--8-8-(8)--| 
|-0---0-------|-5-4--2-(2)-4-|-0--0-----||-----0--2-0--|----8--9-9-(9)--| 
|-0-------5---|-4-4--4-(4)---|-0--------||-------------|-10-------------| 
|-------------|-7-5--3-(3)---|-2--------||o-3----------|------10--------| 
|-------------|-0-------0----|-5--5-----||-------------|-----------10---| 
  Q   Q   Q     H       Q      Q  Q  Q      E  Q  E Q     Q    E E  Q 


  H.           E E E E +Q     E Q   E E E   E Q   E E E   E Q   E Q 
|------------|-------5-(5)--|-7-5-------7-|-7-5---3-1-0-|-----------| 
|-1----------|---4-5-5-(5)--|-6---6-8-6---|-5-------2---|-5-3---2-3-| 
|-2----------|---5-5-5-(5)--|-7---7---7---|-----0---0---|-5---5---5-| 
|----2--3-2--|-7------------|-----5---5---|-------------|-4---4---4-| 
|-0----------|-----7----0---|-------------|-3-------0---|---------5-| 
|------------|--------------|-5-----------|-------------|-0---------| 
  E  Q  E Q    Q   E E  Q     Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q 


  Q  Q  Q    H.            E E  E E +Q     H.           E E E E +E 
|-5--3-----|-0----------|---------8-(8)--|------------|-------5-(5)-| 
|-6--5--6--|-1----------|----7--8-8-(8)--|-1----------|---4-5-5-(5)-| 
|-0-----4--|----0--2-0--|----8--9-9-(9)--|-2----------|---5-5-5-(5)-| 
|-------5--|------------|-10-------------|----2--3-2--|-7-----------| 
|----------|-3----------|------10--------|-0----------|-----7----0--| 
|-------5--|------------|-----------10---|------------|-------------| 
  H     Q    E  Q  E Q     Q    E E  Q     E  Q  E Q    Q   E E  Q 


                                          1.           2. 
  E Q   E E  E    E Q   E E E   Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q      Q   Q  Q 
|-7-5-------10-|-12-8---3-1-0-|-----------|-----------||-----8----|| 
|-6-6---8-6----|----5-----2---|-3--3--3-5-|-1--8--6--o||-1---8----|| 
|-7-------7----|-12---0---0---|-5--5------|-0--9--7---||-0---9----|| 
|-----7---6----|--------------|-4--4------|-2---------||-2--------|| 
|--------------|-10-------0---|-0---------|-3--------o||-3--------|| 
|-0------------|--------------|----6--5---|-------5---||----10----|| 
  Q   Q   Q       E E Q   Q     Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q      Q   Q 


  E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E   E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E   E Q   E Q 
|---------3---|---------------|---------3---|---------------|-------------| 
|-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)---|-0-1---3-5---| 
|-0-4-----3---|-4-4-4-2-(2)-3-|-0-4---4-3---|-4-4-4-2-(2)---|-1-2---4-5---| 
|-----0-------|-0-------------|-----0-------|-0-----------0-|-----0---0---| 
|---------4---|---------------|---------4---|---------------|-------------| 
|-5-----------|----------0----|-5-----------|----------0----|-0-----------| 
  Q   Q   Q     H        Q      Q   Q   Q     H        Q      Q   Q   Q 


  E Q   E Q    E  Q    E  +E   E   Q  Q  E E   E Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E 
|-------6-7--|-7-10---10-(10)--9-|-7---------|---------3---|----------------| 
|-2-3--------|--------11-(11)-11-|-7--0------|-0-3---3---5-|-5-3-3-1-(1)----| 
|-3-4---6-7--|-7-11----9--(9)--9-|-7-----2-3-|-0-4---4-----|-4-4-4-2-(2)-3--| 
|-----0---5--|-------------------|----4--4---|-----0-------|-0--------------| 
|------------|------9------9-----|----5------|---------4---|----------------| 
|-5----------|-4-----------------|-9-----0---|-5-----------|----------0-----| 
  Q   Q   Q    E  E Q      Q       Q  Q  Q     Q   Q   Q     H        H 


  E Q   E Q    H.           E Q   E Q    E Q   E E E   H    Q 
|------------|-0----------|-3-2---0-0--|-3-2---0-0---|------2---| 
|-0-3---3-4--|-1--------1-|-5-3--------|-0---------3-|-3----3---| 
|-0-4---4-4--|-0-----0----|-----0---3--|-0---0-------|-5----5---| 
|-----0---5--|----2-------|-5-------5--|-0-------5---|-4----0---| 
|---------6--|-3----------|-3-------4--|-------------|-5--------| 
|-5----------|------------|------------|-------------|----------| 
  Q   Q   Q    E  Q  Q  E   E E Q   Q    Q   Q   Q     H    Q 


                                                      H=H 
  Q   Q   Q     Q   Q  Q    Q   Q  Q    Q   Q  Q    Q   Q  Q 
|-3---3---3---|-3---3--3--|-3---3--3--|-3---3--3--|-3--12--9---| 
|-3---3---2---|-5---2--2--|-4---4--4--|-3---3--3--|-3----------| 
|---------0---|-----------|-5---5--2--|-4---4--4--|-4---9--6---| 
|---0---0---2-|---0-2-----|-----------|-0------0--|------------| 
|-2-----------|-4---------|-3-5-6-----|---3-2-----|------------| 
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-5----------| 
  E Q   E E E   E E H       E E H       E E Q  Q    Q   Q  Q 


                                         |-3-| 
   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q 
|-10--6--7--|-3--------|----------|-------7-6-5-|-3--------| 
|-----------|----5--2--|-3--------|-------------|----------| 
|--7--3--4--|-0--------|----3--4--|-0-----------|-0--------| 
|-----------|----2-----|----------|-------------|----------| 
|-----------|-------4--|-5--1--2--|-------------|----------| 
|-----------|----------|----------|-5-----------|----------| 
   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    Q  Q    Q     Q 


  H.              Q        Q       Q 
|--------------|-^3---------------------*| 
|--------------|-^0---------------------*| 
|-0------------|-^0---------------------*| 
|-0------------|-^0---------------------*| 
|-1------------|------------------------*| 
|-4------------|-^5---------------------*| 

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