The Harl R with a half barre on strings one, two, and e Harlem Rag cree. You should keep fll bare at the third fret throughout measures 12 and 13, but you Music by Tom Turpin, arranged by Jerry Snyder hhave ewo fl beats before you ned to fret the ‘fth-string bass note on bea thre. In measure 20, use your thumb (p) to play the notes on the fourth sting, but in measure 21, try aler- Born in Savannah, Georgia, Tom Turpin (1873-1922) was a nating your middle (m) and index () fingers ragtime piano player and composer, aswel a the owner ofthe forthe rest ofthe notes in the chroma Rosebud, a popular saloon in St. Lous, Missouri. The original Starting the chromatie run on the tied string, ‘version of Turpn's “Harlem Rag’ was published in 1897, the with your middle finger allows you to move fst instrumental rag published by an Afcan-American up tothe second string with a mile finger Before you tackle the grace notes in measures 1 and 2 lead. In measure 35, hold the Am chord down (played by hammering on with the pinky of your fretting with your feting hand and lt the nots ring hand), be sure you are able to play the other notes cleanly. through the entire measure. When you get to measure 10, move upto the fith position JERRY SNVOER 108 Acoustic culrar tay 2008PP PPP PPP mMimimimi May 2008 ACoustIE GuiTaR. 107