Bethena sheet music

Scott Joplin (1868–1917), Level 10 · Advanced, 4:23

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  • Some held notes in bars 9–11, 13–19, 21–27, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40, 43, 46, 48, 51, 54, 56, 59, 68–70, 72–78, 80–82, 84–89, 91, 94–95, 102–106, 110–111, 118–123, 127, 160, 162, 164–165, 168, 170–174, 176, 178, 180–181, 184, 186–190, 196–198, 200–206, 208–211, 213, 215 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 1 of 19BethenaScott Joplin (1868–1917). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5341AGGBAAGGBAAGGBAC2C34GCEGCD♯AGGBAAGGBAACCBAC2C37F♯CDCF♯ABDAGGBAC♯GAGGBADDDGGDGDEEAGEAGEC2C3C511CF♯ACCBCF♯ABEGCEAAECGDDAF♯D♯D♯EEGEGECCCGECGESource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 1 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 2 of 19C2C3C514GBEEBGBDC♯GBBGC♯GBCF♯ADDBGDBGDAAAGEAADDAF♯DAF♯DC2C3C517BDAGGBAC♯GAGGBACF♯ACCBCF♯AGGDGDEEAGEAGEDDAF♯D♯D♯C2C3C520BEGCEAAECGGBEEBDDEEGEGECCCGECGEDDBGDBGDC2C323C♯GBGBCCF♯ABDGBBD♯BAB♭C♯GAEEAADDGGF♯F♯FFEED♯D♯Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 2 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 3 of 19C2C3C527ADF♯FD♯D♯ACFDB♭DGGGGFFGGAAB♭B♭DFDFDDCCFFB♭B♭DB♭FFFEEE♭E♭DDDB♭FDB♭FC2C3C5C631DDCCCCFFEEE♭E♭DDFB♭FB♭B♭B♭E♭GE♭GB♭B♭B♭D♭GFFE♭AFFFGGAAB♭B♭DB♭FDB♭FE♭E♭E♭B♭GEEC2C3C534B♭DGB♭DFB♭DFB♭DGFBDE♭B♭DB♭B♭DE♭B♭CE♭ACFFDB♭FGGCCGGF♯F♯FFCACASource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 3 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 4 of 19C2C3C5C637DB♭DGGGGFFGGAAB♭B♭DFDFDDCCCCFFEEE♭E♭B♭B♭DB♭FFFEEE♭E♭DDDB♭FDB♭FFFE♭AFFFGGAAC2C3C5C640DDFB♭FB♭B♭B♭E♭GE♭GB♭B♭B♭D♭GB♭DGB♭DFB♭DFB♭DGFBDB♭B♭DB♭FDB♭FE♭E♭E♭B♭GEEFFDB♭FGGC2C3C543E♭B♭DB♭B♭DE♭B♭CDFB♭FB♭CD♭DB♭DGGGGFFGGAACCCB♭GFFB♭B♭B♭B♭DB♭FFFEEE♭E♭C2C3C5C646B♭B♭DFDFDDCCCCFFEEE♭E♭DDFB♭FB♭DDDB♭FDB♭FFFE♭AFFFGGAAB♭B♭DB♭FDB♭FSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 4 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 5 of 19C2C3C549B♭B♭E♭GE♭GB♭B♭B♭D♭GB♭DGB♭DFB♭DFB♭DGFBDE♭B♭DB♭B♭DE♭B♭CE♭E♭E♭B♭GEEFFDB♭FGGCCGGF♯F♯C2C3C552E♭ACDB♭DGGGGFFGGAAB♭B♭DFDFFFCACAB♭B♭DB♭FFFEEE♭E♭DDDB♭FDB♭FC2C3C5C655DDCCCCFFEEE♭E♭DDFB♭FB♭B♭B♭E♭GE♭GB♭B♭B♭D♭GFFE♭AFFFGGAAB♭B♭DB♭FDB♭FE♭E♭E♭B♭GEEC2C3C558B♭DGB♭DFB♭DFB♭DGFBDE♭B♭DB♭B♭DE♭B♭CDFB♭AA♭GFFDB♭FGGCCCB♭GFFB♭B♭AA♭GSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 5 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 6 of 19C3C561F♯FFEE♭DGB♭DF♯ADFA♭DEGD♭E♭F♯CF♯FFEE♭DC2C364DFA♭BDFA♭BDFA♭BD♭GB♭CGACF♯ACF♯ADDDDDDEEE♭E♭DDADC2C3C568BDAGGBAC♯GAGGBACF♯ACCBCF♯AGGDGDEEAGEAGEDDAF♯D♯D♯C2C3C571BEGCEAAECGGBEEBGBDEEGEGECCCGECGEDDBGDBGDSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 6 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 7 of 19C2C374C♯GBBGC♯GBCF♯ABDAGGBAAAAGEAADDAF♯DAF♯DGGDGDC2C3C577C♯GAGGBACF♯ACCBCF♯ABEGEEAGEAGEDDAF♯D♯D♯EEGEGEC2C3C580CEAAECGGBEEBDDC♯GBGBCCF♯ACCCGECGEDDBGDBGDEEAADDC2C3C5C683BDGGGDCBG♯EBAG♯GGDGDBFDBESource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 7 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 8 of 19C3C586G♯D♯G♯B♭BEG♯EBAG♯FG♯C♯G♯F♯FD♯BD♯BDBC♯C2C3C589FG♯CFGG♯C♯FG♯DFG♯DFADFB♭CECFACEB♭DFBCCBB♭ADGCFFGGA♭A♭C2C3C593CFAFACFAB♭EGEGB♭B♭EGADFAAAAFCAFCACCECB♭C♯C♯DDFDAFDAC2C3C596ACE♭AACE♭AACE♭AACE♭FACE♭FACEAACEAACEAACEACEA♭EA♭EA♭EA♭EA♭EFFE♭CAE♭CAEEECAECAEEEDA♭EDA♭Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 8 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 9 of 19C2C3C599ACB♭CFACEB♭DFBCFAFACFAECAECGFFGGA♭A♭AAFCAFCAC2C3C5C6102B♭EGEGB♭B♭EGADFABE♭CAACACCECB♭C♯C♯DDFDAF♯F♯E♭CAE♭CAC2C3C5C6105ECGGCGBFGGGGBFGCECB♭GECB♭GGECGECGGGFBGFBGCCECB♭GC2C3C5108CFACEB♭DFBCFAFACFAB♭EGEGB♭B♭EGFFGGA♭A♭AAFCAFCACCECB♭C♯C♯Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 9 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 10 of 19C2C3C5111ADFAAACE♭AACE♭AACE♭AACE♭FACE♭FACEAACEAACEAACEACEDDFDAFDAFFE♭CAE♭CAEEECAECAC2C3C5114A♭EA♭EA♭EA♭EA♭EACB♭CFACEB♭DFBEEEDA♭EDA♭ECAECGFFGGA♭A♭C2C3C5117CFAFACFAB♭EGEGB♭B♭EGADFDEAAFCAFCACCECB♭C♯C♯DDFDAC2C3C5120FFB♭DB♭DFFFA♭DFADFACFACFADCF♯ABFAFFAB♭EGB♭B♭DB♭FBBCCCAFDDGGGFDCCSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 10 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 11 of 19C2C3C5123ACFFFFFEFEE♭DEE♭EE♭DC♯FFC♯B♭CADBA♭C♯B♭GC2C3C5126E♭DE♭DC♯CC♯DBBF♯DCAF♯B♭F♯F♯BBDBF♯DBF♯C2C3C5129BF♯DBBA♯F♯F♯GF♯BF♯F♯GF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯F♯F♯EA♯F♯EA♯F♯BBDBF♯DBF♯C2C3C5132DBBF♯DBF♯DBBDBDBDBDBDBC♯EBC♯FBBDBF♯DBF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯GGGGGGSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 11 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 12 of 19C2C3C5135A♯C♯F♯C♯C♯DBBF♯DBF♯DBBF♯F♯C♯C♯FFF♯F♯BBDBF♯DBF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯C2C3C5138A♯F♯F♯GF♯BF♯F♯GF♯BBGGAGF♯F♯F♯EA♯F♯EA♯F♯BBDBF♯DBF♯EEEBGEBGC2C3C5141F♯DDEDC♯C♯A♯A♯GF♯BGF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯F♯F♯EA♯F♯EA♯F♯DBGGF♯F♯Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 12 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 13 of 19C2C3C5144DBBF♯DBF♯DBBA♯F♯F♯GF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯F♯F♯EA♯F♯EA♯F♯C2C3C5147BF♯F♯GF♯DBBF♯DBF♯DBBDBBDBF♯DBF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯BBDBF♯DBF♯C2C3C5150BDBDBDBDBC♯EBC♯FA♯C♯F♯C♯C♯DBBF♯DGGGGGGF♯F♯C♯C♯FFF♯F♯BBDBF♯DBF♯Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 13 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 14 of 19C2C3C5153BF♯DBBA♯F♯F♯GF♯BF♯F♯GF♯BBBDBF♯DBF♯F♯F♯EA♯F♯EA♯F♯BBDBF♯DBF♯C2C3C5156BGGAGF♯F♯DDEDC♯C♯A♯A♯GF♯EEEBGEBGBBDBF♯DBF♯F♯F♯EA♯F♯EA♯F♯C2C3C5159BDFG♯DDF♯ACDGBDDBDG♯DDAADF♯DBBBAAGGEEFFF♯F♯AF♯AF♯C2C3C5162AC♯AGGGF♯EADF♯DADF♯CDGBDDBDG♯DAAC♯AGC♯AGDDDAF♯AAGGEEFFSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 14 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 15 of 19C2C3C5165DADC♯CC♯CC♯F♯BDFG♯DDF♯ACF♯F♯AF♯AF♯EA♯GEA♯F♯DBBBAAC2C3C5168DGBDDBDG♯DDAADF♯AC♯AGGGF♯EGGEEFFF♯F♯AF♯AF♯AAC♯AGC♯AGC2C3C5C6171ADF♯DDF♯ADGBDDDGEF♯DAF♯F♯DDDAF♯AAGGBBA♯A♯AADAF♯DAF♯C2C3C5174AC♯AGGGAC♯F♯GC♯EF♯ADDF♯CDGBDDBDG♯DAAC♯AGC♯AGDDDAF♯AAGGEEFFSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 15 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 16 of 19C2C3C5177DAADF♯AC♯AGGGF♯EADF♯DADF♯CF♯F♯AF♯AF♯AAC♯AGC♯AGDDDAF♯AAC2C3C5180DGBDDBDG♯DDADC♯CC♯CC♯F♯GGEEFFF♯F♯AF♯AF♯EA♯GEA♯F♯C2C3C5183BDFG♯DDF♯ACDGBDDBDG♯DDAADF♯DBBBAAGGEEFFF♯F♯AF♯AF♯C2C3C5C6186AC♯AGGGF♯EADF♯DDF♯ADGBDDDGEAAC♯AGC♯AGDDDAF♯AAGGBBA♯A♯Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 16 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 17 of 19C2C3C5C6189F♯DAF♯F♯AC♯AGGEEGC♯D♯F♯CAADAF♯DAF♯AAA♯AG♯AG♯GF♯C2C3192DFBC♯EA♯C♯GA♯CGAG♯GG♯GF♯FGF♯GF♯FEEED♯D♯C2C3195CF♯ABDAGGBAC♯GAGGBADDGGDGDEEAGEAGEC2C3C5198CF♯ACCBCF♯ABEGCEAAECGDDAF♯D♯D♯EEGEGECCCGECGESource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 17 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 18 of 19C2C3C5201GBEEBGBDC♯GBBGC♯GBCF♯ADDBGDBGDAAAGEAADDAF♯DAF♯DC2C3C5204BDAGGBAC♯GAGGBACF♯ACCBCF♯AGGDGDEEAGEAGEDDAF♯D♯D♯C2C3C5207BEGCEAAECGGBEEBDDEEGEGECCCGECGEDDBGDBGDC2C3C5210C♯GBGBCCF♯ABAGCBABGGAEEAADDDGED♯DGSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 18 of 19
Bethena, keyboard staff, page 19 of 19C3C5C6213BAGCBABGGGGBDAGGBADGED♯DGC2C3216AGGBAAGGBAGGB♭D♯GGBDGDBGDBGDBGD♯D♯GGSource: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.Bethena · Page 19 of 19
Sheet music cover of Bethena
Bethena, first edition cover. Unknown cover artist, 1905. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 10 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (7 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
3/4
Length
219 bars, 19 pages
Playing time
4:23
Notes
2,739
Range
D#1 to G6

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public Domain dedication.

Source: "Bethena", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=463.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition Original Manuscript.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.