Sunflower Slow-Drag (Scott Joplin)

[OfficialKastla]

BRILLIANT!!! :O 

[guido66010]

wonderful

[troubleclef]

@guido66010

thanks!

[caiorodrigosilva]

your awesome!

[hieupt2006]

quá hay. very good

[pooritech]

this is what i like to call easy listening!!! smooth playing sweet piece!

[troubleclef]

@pooritech

thanks!

[SuperLequoc]

ye ! good good !

[RagtimeDorianHenry]

I want your guitar !

well done !

[TomiRing]

Very well played!

[ice678]

this sounds FREAKING AWESOME !!

if i can find any of these tabs in store or smething i'll quit games LOL !

[Matthaeus42]

great! :)

[cakesyswipewalk]

Wow! Next week I'm going to be playing this in concert (on piano). This is really inspiring. Thank you and good luck!

[troubleclef]

@cakesyswipewalk

good luck to you! thanks

[flyingcocknballs]

You are a great player fella, I was wondering... if you have seen FrostyMorn on youtube..

[troubleclef]

@flyingcocknballs

I'm watching his stuff now. and i just subscribed. thanks for the heads up. excellent player

[lehungquoc]

Take a look at Sunflower Paddy ..wayyy better..

[pchissa]

Thanks, excellent esecution....

[guitarshreder2]

this is amazing! are there tabs for this? all i found is sheet music

[corndawgz88]

What key is this in?

[troubleclef]

@corndawgz88

looks like Amajor.  I may have the guitar tuned down a half step though. (i like how it sounds on the steel)

[corndawgz88]

@troubleclef Thanks I was getting ready to start on this tune and was just wondering if i could expect it to sound like yours..my tab is in C however. I also really enjoyed your weeping willow which i just finished learning myself.

[troubleclef]

@corndawgz88

thanks. you can check out Paul Lolax's channel at user plolax. he arranged that version of WW that I play

[gjfanatique]

Bravo! I can't play those any more myself, so it's nice to hear somebody play them, and so well! Yours is the first I found whilst looking for my name to find the two videos I just posted. Playing any tune from that book live on video is no small feat! Thank you!

--Spencer Doidge

[troubleclef]

Yes, they are a beast to play. I worked for a long while on your 'Gladiolus' and had to put it off for a while till I can dedicate and go that final 10 miles and get it fairly finished and memorized and clean. Tough stuff indeed. But so worth it.

[36strings]

Wow- beautifully done!! Your Sunflower just made my day!

[gurdonark]

Magical and inspiring. A testament to public domain work presented with imagination and a delicate touch.

[troubleclef]

thanks much

[lcsgze]

love the tranquil mood.

[gomode301]

this arrangement of yours really takes me places. I love it. thank you for your gift.

[troubleclef]

thanks. but not my arrangement. see video details box. cheers.

[gomode301]

oops sorry. this is about my hundredth time watching it and I never get sick of it. again, thank you for it.

[corndawgz88]

very nice dude. you are an excellent guitarist. The tempo is fine by the way, screw that guy.

[SaxaphonePlayer115]

beautiful

[ptcruisindad]

Troubleclef,

Can you make a video of your version of Joplin's Pine Apple Rag? Hope to see a new video of you playing a Scott Joplin Tune, Very Soon! a very intricate style of guitar Playing quite mesmerizing,.thanke for a job well done!

[troubleclef]

thanks. I don't think i have music for that one. i worked for the longest time on the "gladiolus rag" but just never could get it under my fingers. but i hope to get back to it sometime

[chanfle78]

STEVEN SPIELBERG

[golfdom1987]

Really liked the rag. I don't play piano, but I imagine rags are much easier to play on the piano!

[msmctm]

I have a friend, Steven Kautz, that did some transcriptions from piano to guitar in the early 1970's.  Do you know of him?

[troubleclef]

no, never heard the name. thanks for watching

[vision19701004]

Just loved it!! Is the Doidge book in both standard notation and tab? I would quiet like to get this book if it has tab!

All your vids are great! Keep posting.

[troubleclef]

the book has standard and tab.

thanks

[calimazzara]

Well done! Your video made me retake my fingerstyle studies and my 3 guitars. I like your interpretation of Joplin's ragtime. Like Bach's baroque music, Ragtime music is abstract and it does not lose its essence even if it is played from MIDI - therefore, it offers a universe of interpretations. Yours is very good - meditated and somehow profound. BTW: how did you get the arrangements of Scott Joplin by Paul Lolax? I can't find them.

[troubleclef]

yeah, i think the lolax is out-of-print.  i bought it 20 years ago or so.

thanks

[kjcon54]

I've been playing Joplin on the piano for many years. Like many other modern players I think I got fooled by his direction of "not fast."

'Not fast' does not mean slow. Maple Leaf Rag is annotated Tempo di Marcia--March time. This is 100-120 bpm. Ragtime should be lively dance music--about the speed of a reel or breakdown.

Despite that, this is one of my favorite tune and very well played.

[troubleclef]

thanks. as i argue with one below, i match tempos with a couple of experts in the genre (pianists) so i don't feel too bad about my tempos. of course, i also play them slower because i would f*&*k up if I played faster! :P

anyhow, glad you liked it.

[kjcon54]

I also tend to play on the slow side for the same reason. Also, I think that the guitar lends itself to a slower more deliberate approach

[BALLCORNER]

In all my years of playing, working in guitar shops and involving myself with music I have never heard a person with such a perfect combination of technical skill and beautiful emotional inflection. My dream is to have you and Peo Kindgren come to my house to play. Up for it?

[troubleclef]

thanks.

[kungfurry]

excellent interpretaion of the piece. I think the title is a bit misleading though. I know its titled "slow" drag, but it should be slow relative to the ragtime style, which is very fast. thank you for not swinging by the way.

[troubleclef]

thanks. but ragtime is not "very fast"! Quite the opposite. John Arpin and William Bolcom both play this around the tempo i'm doing (and they've got a piano to work with! :D). Bolcom is a bit faster.

[kungfurry]

Phrases like "not too fast" and "play a little slow" were included on original publications of Joplin's music to prevent artists from "burning" through them. That certainly did not indicate a dull performance speed 57-59 bpm. Try 80-83 for "slow" ragtime. By very fast, I meant 100 bpm, I should have clarified. What tempo would you take the maple leaf rag? 75 bpm? Tempo di Marcia. <----Scott Joplin's Hand writing.

[troubleclef]

hmmmmm 57-59 maybe 60-61 is about what i'm doing, officer.

[kungfurry]

lol im just jealous that you can play that on the guitar. :) that is a monumental piece of work to transcribe, let alone perform. congrats man.

[troubleclef]

Ahh! not my transcription. view the video details. All the joplin i do is from books of score. Thanks, again. cheers.

[kungfurry]

regardless, impressive. What got you into Ragtime?

[troubleclef]

an old guitar teacher of mine had the Paul Lolax book, then i picked up Doidge book a while later. that was 20 something years ago. yikes!

[gmlch]

a true artist and a superb instrumentalist.

i take it this was originally written as a piano piece.

[troubleclef]

yes. thanks.

[pirrung123]

i love scott joplin :o)

[ojzov]

Extremely difficult to play.

Exceptional performance!!!

Very nice

[villaahuu11]

hat music is perfect well

good

[LemonadeBoy]

You've got a very articulate but at the same time earthy and organic sound - just like your playing.

Great!

[chanman411]

OK. I've been living in your channel for a few days now and I'm just flabbergasted that after playing a five-minute piece like this - flawlessly - you just demurely click on your mouse to stop the recording! I guess that's a good thing, because I'm too busy scraping my jaw off the floor to applaud.

[troubleclef]

hahah. thanks a lot

[Zomgwtfownd]

OMG! im learning this song at skool! Grade 6 right? Wen i 1st heard it i was like i wann learn that xD. U play an extended version?

[Lhumbertocc]

Very fun song to listen to!! I like it

[Sanderdude]

Kind of slow, what a drag!

[KawhackitaRag]

hahahaha

[joealsilva]

Muito legal e relaxada interpretação!òtima técnica

[cocoringo]

beautifully executed. you've really got a great feel for the ragtime. so glad it isn't too fast!

[merseygroup]

nice one. what tuning do you use please?

[troubleclef]

that one's standard. thansk

[alxnd821]

you have a great style individual and also wonderful long slender fingers gives a big advantage over us stumpies lol

[metauro]

nice melody...could be from "the sting" film, i take it to my favorites

[TubeFear]

My six year old daughter said this song tickled her innards!

[zazzidog]

Very good flow and phrasing! Excellent. Love Joplin and love your elegant interpretation!

[troubleclef]

thanks!

[zippewa]

Jiminy Crikes!!

[Nazzyfied]

Nice.. Very soothing.

[fngrpckr]

Awesome! I love Ragtime on guitar! Especially Jopiln, You are truly a gifted player. Looking forward to the next one! Darryl

[troubleclef]

thanks, man!

[ukulelezaza]

oh yes! more rags please! i love craig ventresco doing ragtime on his guitar, but your style is way more subtle and musical. great stuff once again troubleclef!

[troubleclef]

thanks zaza. I've been grooving too your fine playing. If anybody else reads this, they should go check out ukulelezaza NOW.

[gustavoblues]

Totally awesome!!!

[plattix]

I love how you're playing these rags man, it brings a tear to the eye, I'm tellin ya. Like a time machine to a more innocent bygone age.

[plattix]

I love how you're doing these rags man, this one and Heliotrope Bouquet. They bring a tear to my eye, I'm telling ya.

[albinosp4cemonky]

fantastic as usual.

[d1molenaar]

Sounds like a very fun piece! Your songs make me want to learn to play guitar, but I fear my brain is too hard wired for the piano.

[kjcon54]

You might remember that this music was originally written for piano. Take a visit to your local music store and look for books of Scott Joplin Rags. You'll find this one and many others.

[patman2112]

Everything you but out is gold!

[PolaScalzo]

preciso fazer umas aulas de ingles pra aprender novos elogios pra sua interpretaçao pra nao ficar me repetindo por aqui!

rsrs

Sou suspeita pra falar. Acho vc demais!!!!

;o)

[troubleclef]

:D

ou, pode falar P quanto quiser. It's all good.

Obrigadooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooo to you.

[sullyrock]

great job once again-

[Starlight1010]

Whew! I'm the one who felt tired for you. Great finger work! Don't your fingers start to ache after a certain point? Then again, you make it look so easy!

[troubleclef]

this one's definitely a finger-buster. More accurately, at least for my hands, it's a left thumb bruiser. I'm using it as a conscious relaxation study. Tough going.

[AndanteLargo]

Hey!! At last a musician that don't play Joplin to fast! Jupiii!! Joplin states at the start of almost every piece that it shouldn't be played fast! Very enjoyable Tony! After my Dowland, this made me happy again :-)

[troubleclef]

thanks! and for something called a "Slow-drag" it's actually played pretty sprightly. The two pianists I've got recordings of do it at roughly this tempo.

[NewTubeBoy]

Listening to this piece is an authentic pleasure :)

[litjourney]

Very nice. Reminds me of one of those old self-playing piano songs. =)

[upst8]

You don't seem to be reading - do you really have all these songs memorized?

[troubleclef]

a few things I keep the music book open for to glance at (you'll notice on the Debussy and the Verocai, for instance). Otherwise, yes, they're memorized but only very temporarily. By next week I will already have a tough time getting thru something like this.

[SueCarol1980]

And (just as PolaScalzo commented) when you say you are going to do something, You Do It. Yowsah!

[paullongball]

Dear Sir Troubleclef! Thank you for this masterpiece. Marvelous, may I say, up to your usual high standards.

You are so generous with your brilliant talent. Thank you, sir!

[troubleclef]

thanks a lot!

[paullongball]

It is I who thanks you! Thank you, sir troubleclef!

This is magnificent, and I am astonished, on each repeated listening, at how well this rolls out! Your delicate thumb work is impeccable, voicings, and tone clear, and strong, well, you are just the BEST! A million stars for you, sir! You are that bedazzling!

[JammyTom]

Man, you are a phenominal guitarist. Have you ever checked out "Tender Surrender" by Steve Vai? Search it on YouTube.

[swingbossa]

Ah, someone who can play Joplin well on guitar! I love this piece, and it sounds great. Have you ever tried Bethena? It's gotta be hard (it's hard on piano) but it's my favorite of his work.

[troubleclef]

thanks! I don't know Bethena. I just listened to an Itunes clip of it. Unfortunately it was from a piano roll playback and that really killed the beauty of it, I'm afraid. Itunes also has Joshua Rifkin playing it. I'll have to download. I do like Joplin's waltzes and currently I'm working on "Pleasant Moments"

[Tahllulah]

..all I need now is a slow carousel and some cotton candy...

[drunkensnowgirl]

so beautiful

[aleques]

A very cool piece of music! Thanks!