Cataract Rag

Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)

Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

LL
L $LLL
UUUUU
$UUU UUU UUU UUU KKA KKU $LV U L $U L UUU
$ ^ $L R R A BL PUU PUU P
F B

U $U U U U $U $U U %U $U U
$ ^ A UA UL
F $U U U U A A U U $U PUU
$U %B
PUU
$U %B

B 7 dim D 7 dim G7 G min 6

9 4 3

Capo 2 both guitars First section

P
R R P P
E 10 3 3 3 3 3 3
B T 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 8 9
G 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 7 5 7
D
A C 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
A B R 5
E Po R
E 1 0
B T 4 3 0 0 1

P P
G 1 3 2 1 0
D
A C 3 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 3
A B 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
E

Capo 2 both guitars

%L U U $U %L %K $K %K
$K
$K K KK $KK $K%KK KK KKK U $U K KK
$ P R P U %U $U $AU U %KK AK A
F %A %A A A %A A A
$A $A
$K K K $K
$ P U U U %B Q U %U U U U U $K %KA P U A P %U $K
$A $A $A %AK P $U A %KK U
F %A %A A %A A U U U U %U
$A
A7 D min

T 10 P 6 8 9 10 R 5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5 3
1
2
0
2 3
1
3
1
3
6 6 6 6 2 0 2 2 2
A
0 2 0 0
B 0 0 3 0
0 0

H Po 1 0

P Q
T 2 2 2 3 2 3 H
0 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 Po
A
3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
B 0 0 2 4 0 3 1 0
0

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

U U U %U K K %L %L
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

U $U U $U U UUUUUUK L K U
$ AP U U U U U U PA U %U U U A U $LLV LV $LLV KU UU%U
1

F A A A $A A %A A A
A

$ KK P %U K KK KK %KKA KK %KKA $U
F A %A A A A $A A A $U %U U $U %U $U %U U %U
A A %A A %A $A U U %U U $U %U
G min G min F maj F maj B min 7/5- B min 7/5- B min/5+
5 5 7

13
3 2 3 3 5 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 5 5 H
T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 8 6 8
A 3 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 2
5 5 3 3 9 9 9 9
B 5 4 3 3

T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0
A 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 2
0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 3 4
B 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 4
3 1 4 3 4

U U U U %U
U $U $U U U U $UU KK KK%U %L
$LBL LLV $L%L L K U
U K $KK V PUU V %KKA
2

$ U $BL A %A A B LB L
$B
F

K K $K
$ K K
$A A R %KKA $UKK $U U U U U U U U A $U %U U $U %U $U
F A A A A UU
A $A A %U $U U %U
F maj D maj/5+ G7 F maj
6 4 3

19

P
3 1 1 6 5 5 3 5 3 1 10 8 6 5
T 5 3 2 1 5 1 7 7 6 6 5 1 1 8
3 3 3 3 5 7 2 7 4 4 3 3 2
A
2 3 0 5 5 5 2 3
B

R
T 1 1 3 4 5 1 1
2 2
A 3 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 2
B 3 3 5 6 7 0 2 3 3 3 2 3 4
8 1 2 3

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

U U U $K U%U U %K
3 3

U%U U K $U%U$U K %U
3 TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

K K K U
3

$ Q %KK UA U L A P $UA %U U %UA U UUL

$KA A A
F A %A
A A A
$KK K
$ Q %A $A A %KKA KK %KAK KK A PUA
F A A A $A A A A %A
A
%A
A A
A A $A A
F maj 6

Second section
25 3
H Po 3
H Po 3
H Po 3
H Po

Q
8 10 8 7 6 8 6 5 3 5 3 0 1 0 5 1
T 6 6 6 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 1
A 5 2 1 2
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
B R 3 0 3
1 1 3
0 0

Q
T 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
3 3 2 0 3 3 3 1
B 3 3 1 0 0 3
1 1 2 3

U $U %U U U U %U
U $U %U U $U
%KA UA U K U %AU U U $K %KK UA U L
3

$A UA%U U %KA
3

$ P A %U $AU PA $A%UU U %KA $UA%U$U K

3

A
3

F A A UU A A
A A
$KK K KK KK
$ A PUA %A A %KKA P U KA %KKA PUK
F $A A A A %A
A A $A A A %A A A A
A $A A
F maj 6

31 H 3 3 3 3
H
6 0 5 3 8 4 5 HPo HPo HPo
T 4 3 1 5 6 Sl HPo 3 1
0 2 3 2 2 2 7 6 575 4 353 2 020 2
A
2 3 Sl 7 6 5 3 2 3 232 0 3 3 3
B 3 3 3 8 5 3 1 R 3
3 1
0 0 1 1
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
A
2 3 3 3 1 0 3 3
B 3 3 0 4 3 1 0 3
1 3 0 1

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

U U U U %LL %U U
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

$U U U U
U U $U U K
3

$ P %U UA $U %U $U %UA U U %U U A $A L U U
$AK UU U $U %U U U U Q
F A U
A
K KK K KK
$ %AK U %U U U K K
$AU Q
F A A A
A A $A A U U $A U %A A A
A A
F maj
5

37 3
0 H Po 3 1 3 4 5 H 5 Po 3

Q
T 0 1 2 3 6 6 3 6 5 H 6
A 2 3 3 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 5
3 3 0 4 5 7 7
B 3 8
1
1 1

Q
T 1 3 3 1 1
A 2 3 1 2 0 3
3 3 0 1 0 3 2 3
B 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 3
1 1

U U
U %U U U U U %U U U U U U
$$ O U O U O U%U O U U U O%U U U O U U Q $KKU %KKK LL KK %V KKK Q O %U O U U
F A %BL KA $LL O O
U %A %B A
U U U U
$$ P P %U P U P U P P P %U P
F A %A %A %U %U $U $U %A %A
A U %U U U U $U A

Bb maj Bb maj D sus 4/5+ G min Bb maj

6 6 6

42 Third section

O O O 7 O 7 O O O O6 7
13 10 6 3 3 13 10 6

O7 8 O8 Q Q
T 11 11 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 11 11 6
10 10 5 3 3 3 5 3 10 10 7
A
8 4 5 5 5 4 8
B 8 8 5 5
6 5 5 3

P P P P P P
6 6

P P
T 6 6
7 7
A
8 0 0
B 8 0 0 1 0 0
6 3 3 3 4 0 2 3 1 6

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)

U
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

%KK L U U %U U U U U U
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

KK $LL %K
$$ O%U U U O U U Q $KKU %K
%A LL K %L %KK Q O O O %U O U U O%U U U O U U Q $KKU
F U %A %B A %B %A U %A
U U
$$ U P U P P P %U P U P U P
F %A %A %A U $U %U $U U U $U $U U %A %A
%U A %A %A

Bb maj D min A maj D min Bb maj Bb maj

6 5 5 5 6 6

47

O O O O6 7
5 13 10 6

O7 8 O8 Q Q O7 8 O8 Q
T 3 6 6 6 5 6 11 11 6 3
5 7 7 7 6 7 10 10 7 5
A
4 7 7 7 7 7 8 4
B 8 8 5 5 5 8 8
6 5 5 6 5

P P P
6

P P P P
T 6
A 7
8 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 8 0
B 8 0 0 2 4 3 8 0
6

K UU K
$$ %KKA LLL KK %V K U U U $U %U U %U U $U %U K K %U U %U
F %B KA $LL U %U U %U U
$U U U U %U U %U U Q
%B A
KKK
$$ Q K
$AU %KAK
F %U $U $U %A %A A $A U U U %U A A
A U %U U U U $U %U A A A A A Q

D sus 4/5+ G min

Q
52
3 3 3 6
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 3 1 3
3 3 3 5 3 0 1 2 3 3 5 4 5 6 3 2 3
A
5 5 5 4 2 2 1 3
B 5 5 3 5
5 3
3

Q
T 4 1 1

Q
0 3 3 2
A
0 2 4 3 1 4 3 0 1 0 2 1
B 0 1 0 0 3 4 1 1
3 3 3 4 3 1 1

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)

U U U
UU UUU UU U
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

U U U%U U U U U
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

$$ O O U U O U U%U O U UU U
O%U O O O O O O O U
U U U
O U U OU U U OU U Q K%U $KK KA%U
F U $A
U%U U U %A %A
K K K
$$ A K %K K K A A
F A %A A A %B %B
A A

Bb maj 6 Bb maj 6 C min Eb maj 6

3 15 8 4

58 Fourth section
3 6 10 15 15 15 11 8

O O O5 3 O3 O7 O O O O O O O O O5 5 O0 1 Q
T 3 3 8 11 15 15 13 13 8 8 4 3 2 3
A 3 12 15 15 12 12 8 8 5 5 5
5 5 10 5 4 4 4
B 5 5 6 3 5 0
6
3 3
T 3 3 4
A 0 3 5 0
0 1 0
B 1 3 0
3 3 4

%U U U U U U U
K UU UU UU
$$ KA Q $AK%U Q Q %KKA $KKA %KKA Q $AK%U $KA AK%U R U R U U R U U%U R U R%U R
F U %U U

K
$$ U A K %K K
F %A %U U U U U %B %B %B A %A
B A

Bb maj 6 Bb maj 6
3 15

63
3 6 10 15 15

Q Q Q Q R R R5 3 R3 R7 R
T 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 8 11 15 15
5 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 12 15 15
A
5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5
B 5 5
6
3
T 3 3
0 3
A
0 1 0 0 0 0
B 0 3 1 0 0 1
3 3

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)

U
UU UUU UU U
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

$$ R
U UU U
R U U RU U U RU U R Q $AK%U $KA KA%U
KK %U %LLL
F
R R R A Q $AK Q Q KK $KK K%U
%A A A %LLB B
U
K K
$$ K A A U
F A A %B %B %A %U U U U U %A
A B. B A A

C min Eb maj 6 Bb maj 6 G min

8 4

68
15 11 8 3

R R R R R R5 5 R0 1 R Q Q Q Q
T 13 13 8 8 4 3 2 3 4 3 3
A 12 12 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 0 3
10 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 0 5
B 6 3 5 3 3 1

3
T 4
A 5 0
1 0 0 1 0 0
B 3 0 0 3 1 0
3 4 3 3 3 1

U
LL U A U U %U A U U U U %U L
$$ %KKA KKA $AKU AKU $K%U Q
A R B Q R S AP A P %A A L
F

$$ K K %K K $U %U U %U A %KAK P U KA KU %KK
A A
F A A %A A
U %U U $U U U U U A $U %U U $U %A A %A A %A

F 7 sus 4 Eb maj add 9/5-

3 5

74 Fifth section

Q R Q R S
6 5
T 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 10
3 3 5 5 4 5 5 8 10
A
3 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 7 8 10
B

T 1 1 1 1
A 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 2
4 0 1 3 3 3
B 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 3
3 3 2 3 4 1

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

C
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

$$ $CC K KU
Q %KKA %KA Q %KK KK KU KU $K%U Q R
KK
F C A A $A A A A Q R S

$$ $U U %U K $U %U U %U A
F P $U U U U $A %A
A A A %A A U %U U $U U U U U A $U %U U $U %A Q

G 7 dim F min 6F 7
5

80
6 1 1

Q Q Q R Q R S
T 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
6 1 2 3 3 5 5 4 5
A
5 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5
B

T
A 0 2 3 0

P Q
2 4 0 1
B 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 3
0 3 1 3 3 2 3

K U U
$$ P $U K U U U U U U U %U U U U U U %U U U %U U %U
1 2

F A $A $B U U $U U U *%U U U U $U *%U U U U %U
B

$$ %U U %U U $U U U $U U
F P $U U U U $U U $U U $U
U %U U U U A B R
A $U %U U %U
E 7 dim G7 D min/5+ D min/5+
3 3

86
6 3 3 1 3 1 6 6
T 5 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 3
6 3 0 3 2 3 3 0 2
A
5 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 3
B 1 2 3 5 5 6 3 5

T 3 1 0

R
0 2 3 0
A

P
2 4 3 2
B 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
0 3 1 3 1 0 1 3

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 Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton (1914) Arr: Lasse Johansson (1975-1998)
Additional arr: Tom Thomason (1998)

U K
TablEdited by Thomason/Johansson (1998)

U $U LL .. KU
$$ L PUUU %L PU B. %A P U %U Q
F

$$ P U U U %U U U U K A
F P U U %U B P U U U %B A Q

91 Coda

P
P
0 1 6

P Q
T 1 2 3 3 4 1 6 6
3 3 8 7
A
3 7 8
B

P
T

P Q
A 0 1 2 0 2 3

P
0 3 3 3
B 0 1 1 3 4 1
1 3

Many classical ragtime pieces simply cannot be done justice on a single guitar. The complex combinations of harmony, bass and melody, not too mention the physical
separation between bass and melody on the guitar, make duets an ideal form for ragtime.

A real tour-de-force, this rag was written by Robert Hampton in 1914. Lasse arranged it as a duet in 1975 and recorded it together with Claes Palmqvist on the album
"Novelty Guitar Instrumentals" issued by Kicking Mule Records (SNKF 117) . This particular piece also appeared on a CD entitled "Fingerpicking Guitar Delights" on the
Shanachie label.

As with the majority of Lasse's arrangements, very litlle explanation is needed. The fact that there are two guitars sharing the load makes life fairly simple (not always the
case, as will be seen in other, future pieces). The second guitar part consists mainly of bass runs and the chords used rarely need to be diagrammed as the tablature itself
makes them clear.

The only real difficulties lie in the 3rd and 4th sections with their rapid cascades of 1/16th notes. Timing is crucial.

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