Black and White Rag; almost final draft version

One of the famous ragtime tunes, composed by George Botsford, in which he uses a kind of polyrhythm, often called "secondary ragtime". There are originally two published versions by composer himself, so I've mixed both up here for making my own arr... ;-)
Anyway, playing this tune on the guitar must be a hard trial, even if we had 4 hands to play... !

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Music

Tags:

• ragtime
• guitar
• fingerpicking
• piano

[teleskiving]

Absolutely love this, thanks for sharing!

[RagtimePassion]

@teleskiving ; Oh, thanks! Hope you love another video, too ;-)

[htonhtonych]

best b&w rag i ever heard on guitar

[RagtimePassion]

@htonhtonych ; Hi, thanks for comment ;-)

[daozbattler]

At last a stringed instrument that's doing the higher part up the neck! Congratulations on your brilliant effort, I'm doing one for mandolin. It's taken nearly a year for me to work out the fingering. I'm not as good as you are and appreciate you sharing this. Great work!

[RagtimePassion]

@daozbattler ; Thanks for your brilliant comment... ;-) I hope your play will be up, too!!

[RagtimePassion]

@freescorepaul ; Hi, here thanks again ;-) So, I'm going to try another new video for all ragtime lovers... maybe one of Lamb's rags must be.

[freescorepaul]

Your video is my introduction to this rag. Brilliant transcription, excellent technique and a powerfully effective interpretation. I enjoyed this one immensely - thanks!

[RagtimePassion]

@idasynco ; Thanks for your nice comment..., yes, it's not easy, but has a big worth to try, because Classic Rag is a kind of "National Treasure", as you know... ;-) Chao!

[idasynco]

Lovin' it! I can't imagine how hard this is on the guitar and I love your arrangement. It's a fun one on piano and I've been practicing it. What a great ending too!!