The Favorite

Scott Joplin (1904) Arr: Lasse Johansson

TablEdited by Tom Thomason
By permission of L. Johansson

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Yet another Joplin rag, this was also written in 1904. The arrangement is by Swedish guitarist Lasse Johansson. Most of the rag is very
easy to play but there are several places where Lasse's virtuosity on the instrument leads to difficulties for us mortals.

On the last beat ofj measure 2, Lasse actually plays the 6th fet of the 6th string rather than the 1st fret of the 5th string as I've
marked it. When I'm in practice I can play it his way but it's quite a stretch.

In my opinion the most difficult single thing in this arrangement is the final chord of measure 3. It's not that the chord itself is
difficult but, rather, that it's part of a series of chord changes following one another on each beat of the measure.

Be careful with the recurring triplets of the first section, especially the last one (measure 10) where you have to go directly back to
1/8th notes rather than holding a 1/4 note as in the other occurences.

I've deliberately omitted marking the chords in measures 28-29 as they exactly follow the numbers of the tablature. It should, however, be
noted that despite the fact that the opening chord is a fairly standard Am7 shape it should be fretted with the middle and ring fingers
rather than the index and middle fingers. This allows a minimum o movement in the left hand and allows both the chords in measure 28 to
ring out foe their full duration.

The easiest way to play the recurring F pattern first found in measure 57 is to use the ring finger for both the 3rd fret, 4th string and
the 3rd fret, 2nd string which follows. This allows enough time to move your pinky finger up to the 4th fret, 6th string and make a smooth
transition.

Tom Thomason
April, 1998

Any questions you may have about this or any other of my tablatures can be sent to me at:

thomason@algonet.se

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