Maple Leaf Rag
The rag that made Joplin's name and defined the genre, 'Maple Leaf Rag' was one of the best-selling piano pieces of its era. Its driving, four-strain structure became the ragtime blueprint.
The opening, in notation
The first bars of Maple Leaf Rag, rendered from a public-domain score. As a public-domain work, you're free to play, arrange and share it — or transcribe your own recording below.
Playing Maple Leaf Rag
It's more demanding than The Entertainer — busier left-hand leaps and quicker right-hand figures. A rewarding piece to read back note-by-note from a clean transcription.
How to get Maple Leaf Rag sheet music
LoveMyScore transcribes audio into notation, so you can turn a recording — or your own performance — of Maple Leaf Rag into a playable score. Choose piano and you get sheet music plus MIDI and MusicXML you can edit in any notation app or DAW. As a public-domain work, you're free to arrange and share it.