I can see that the final chord of the song is C, and a quick glance through shows me that there are lots of C chords, and no A minor chords. The intro is all single-note stuff, so I’m going to investigate the end of the song. No sharps or flats, so that means we have two choices: In a previous video, we had talked about the prevalence of I, IV, and V chords in music, and this piece is no exception.īefore we can look at the harmony, we need to figure out what key this song is in. This song – and much of ragtime – makes for a simple study of chords and harmony. If you want to hear the full-length, full-difficulty video, check out the one below. The Cliffnotes version is this:Ĭheck out the PianoTV video for our version of The Entetainer easy piano. If you want to know more about ragtime music and Scott Joplin, be sure to check out the previous video.

It’s only recently been popular since 1973, though – it was used as the theme song in the movie The Sting. The Entertainer is one of the most famous rags of all time, written in 1902 by the now legendary Scott Joplin. So in this video we’re going to talk backstory, music theory, and play through it. With introductory text (does not include words to the songs). National Federation of Music Clubs 2014-2016 Selection.