The Entertainer

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Originally Posted by harryvderci

Years ago, let's say the 1970s/1980s, I learnt a version of Joplin's Entertainer. It was in a dropped D tuning and included all the various movements and variations on the theme. I learned it from a tab I'd obtained legitimately by buying the (vinyl) LP with the tab included, I seem to recall. Now, those were crazy days that are a bit of a fog to me at present. I do know that I haven't (to my shame) played the Entertainer in years, and I've forgotten it. I've also forgotten the name of the artist who transcribed it and both the tab and the LP have long since disappeared.
Does anyone have any idea who the transcriber might have been? I'd like to go back and see if I can re-learn the song but right now I don't know where to start. Can someone jog an oldie's memory?

I just finished learning Chet Atkins style (in dropped D) of The Entertainer and this tab is almost not by note correct.
http://www.vanjaburic.com/files/Atki...ntertainer.doc

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You may be thinking of Paul Lolax's transcription from his collection from around the dates you mention -- its out of print but the Tab is available in PDF here:

http://www.midi-classics.com/b/b20000.htm

It's a very good one of the entire piano score -- it also has a fantastic transcription of Weeping Willow, which you can hear and see performed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732Oq6C_150