Solace sheet music

Scott Joplin (1868–1917), Level 9 · Advanced, 4:06

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  • Some held notes in bars 5–9, 11, 13–19, 21–25, 27, 29–35, 37–38, 40–51, 53–54, 56–67, 69–73, 75, 77–83, 85–96, 99, 101–112, 115, 117–130, 132–146, 148 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
Solace, keyboard staff, page 1 of 12SolaceScott 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 | CC3C5241CDEE♭EGGAAGGAABBCCE♭E♭EEG♯AAGGCCDEE♭EG♯AFEEEE♭C3C55BB♭AGGG♯AB♭BDFC♯GDFDFC♯GDFBCBAGGG♯ABDGFBDGGFBE♭EGECGC3C58CEGE♭AEGEGE♭AEGC♯DFAFDFDFEDDCDG♯BDGBDGDCGECEDFFDAFFDEFC3C511CEGECECEDCCCF♯CEGCEGCBB♭AGGG♯AB♭EGECGE♭ECDEE♭DGFBDSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 1 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 2 of 12C3C514BDFC♯GDFDFC♯GDFBCBAGGG♯ABCEGE♭AEGEGE♭AEGB♭GGFBE♭EGECGCGECCC3C517AFACFACCFACBBCCDDE♭ACE♭DDG♯CFG♯GCEGGCEGDFDEGEFAFCAF♯FEFF♯GBGC3C520CECEDCBB♭AGGG♯AB♭BDFC♯GDFDFC♯GDFBCCEFF♯GFEE♭DGFBDGGFBE♭C3C523CBAGGG♯ABCEGE♭AEGEGE♭AEGC♯DFAFDFDFEDEGECGCGECEDFFDASource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 2 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 3 of 12C3C526DCDG♯BDGBDGDCEGECECEDCCCF♯CEGCEGCFFDEFEGECGE♭ECDEE♭C3C529BB♭AGGG♯AB♭BDFC♯GDFDFC♯GDFBCBAGGG♯ABDGFBDGGFBE♭EGECGC3C532CEGE♭AEGEGE♭AEGB♭AFACFACCFACBBCCDDE♭ACE♭DDG♯CFG♯CGECCFAFCAF♯FC3C535GCEGGCEGDFDEGECECEFEGEG♯FACDEFAGFG♯FGFEFF♯GBGCCB♭CB♭CCDEFAFCFFGABSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 3 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 4 of 12C3C538G♯FGEGEF♯CE♭F♯CE♭FBDEB♭C♯FBDEBEEACEEFEGEG♯CAE♭CG♯G♯EFF♯GGGG♯AAECB♭CB♭CCDEC3C541FACDEFAGFG♯FGFG♯FGEGEGCEGCEGB♭EGBEDEGBGBDCF♯AFAFCFFGABCAECC♯DGDBDC3C544BFAGGBDGADGFEFDFGEGAFAB♭FB♭BDFBBDGADGFEFDFGEGAFAB♭FB♭GGFBGDFDADG♯G♯FDBGGDFDADC3C548BDFBBDFBCECCECCCDDEEEAEDADDADFCDFFBDFGBDGGBDGGFBEG♯G♯FDBG♯AAECAFAFDG♯G♯GGGFBGGSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 4 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 5 of 12C3C552ECEFEGEG♯FACDEFAGFG♯FGFG♯FGEGEF♯CE♭F♯CE♭FBDGCB♭CB♭CCDEFAFCFFGABCAE♭CG♯G♯EFF♯C3C555EB♭C♯FBDEBEEACEEFEGEG♯FACDEFAGFG♯FGFGGGG♯AAECB♭CB♭CCDEFAFCFFGABC3C558G♯FGEGEGCEGCEGB♭EGBEDEGBGBDCF♯ABFAGGBDGCAECC♯DGDBDGGFBGC3C561ADGFEFDFGEGAFAB♭FB♭BDFBBDGADGFEFDFGEGAFAB♭FB♭BDFBBDFBDFDADG♯G♯FDBGGDFDADG♯G♯FDBG♯Source: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 5 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 6 of 12C3C565CECCECCCDDEEEAEDADDADFCDFFBDFGBDGGBDGGFBEAAECAFAFDG♯G♯GGGFBGGC3C568ECEDCBB♭AGGG♯AB♭BDFC♯GDFDFC♯GDFBGCEFF♯GFEE♭DGFBDGGFBE♭C3C571CBAGGG♯ABCEGE♭AEGEGE♭AEGC♯DFAFDFDFEDEGECGCGECEDFFDAC3C574DCDG♯BDGBDGDCEGECECEDCCCF♯CEGCEGCFFDEFEGECGE♭ECDEE♭Source: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 6 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 7 of 12C3C577BB♭AGGG♯AB♭BDFC♯GDFDFC♯GDFBCBAGGG♯ABDGFBDGGFBE♭EGECGC3C580CEGE♭AEGEGE♭AEGB♭AFACFACCFACBBCCDDE♭ACE♭DDG♯CFG♯CGECCFAFCAF♯FC3C583GCEGGCEGDFDEGECECB♭EAFB♭BCCAADFEFF♯GBGCCGCCCFGA♭AAFDCC3C586GDFGB♭GB♭B♭GDFGDFGCEGCEE♭GB♭EFAEFAFAB♭EB♭B♭CDDB♭CGAB♭B♭CFA♭ACCCSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 7 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 8 of 12C3C589AFB♭BCCAACDECBAAE♭EACEEEBAA♭A♭E♭EA♭EFGA♭AAFEEDCCAECEDCBBBEC3C592EAEB♭EAFB♭BCCAADFGDFGB♭GB♭B♭GDFCAEAACFGA♭AAFDCB♭B♭CDDB♭C3C595GDFGCEGCEE♭GB♭EFAEFAFAFAFB♭FB♭FB♭CFB♭CGAB♭B♭CFA♭ACCE♭DFB♭DDC♯C3C598FAFAFA♭FA♭FA♭DFADCDEB♭DECEAAFB♭EAFB♭BCCAADFCCBBBCCCFCFCFGA♭AAFDCSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 8 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 9 of 12C3C5102GDFGB♭GB♭B♭GDFGDFGCEGCEE♭GB♭EFAEFAFAB♭EB♭B♭CDDB♭CGAB♭B♭CFA♭ACCCC3C5105AFB♭BCCAACDECBAAE♭EACEEEBAA♭A♭E♭EA♭EFGA♭AAFEEDCCAECEDCBBBEC3C5108EAEB♭EAFB♭BCCAADFGDFGB♭GB♭B♭GDFCAEAACFGA♭AAFDCB♭B♭CDDB♭C3C5111GDFGCEGCEE♭GB♭EFAEFAFAFAFB♭FB♭FB♭CFB♭CGAB♭B♭CFA♭ACCE♭DFB♭DDC♯Source: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 9 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 10 of 12C3C5114FAFAFA♭FA♭FA♭DFADCDEB♭DECEAAFDFFB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭CCBBBCCCFCFA♭GGECB♭CC3C5118FB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EADAC♯ADADADADAADACGGECB♭CFAFCCFA♭ADDF♯C3C5121ACGB♭F♯AGB♭GB♭F♯AGB♭ACGB♭F♯AGB♭GB♭F♯AGB♭GB♭FAGB♭ACACGGECB♭CGGECB♭CFAFCCC3C5124ACDFFB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭FB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭FA♭ACCA♭GGECB♭CGGECB♭CSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 10 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 11 of 12C3C5127EADAC♯ADADAAACAFE♭B♭DFDA♭FA♭FA♭FDFAFCCFA♭ADDFAFB♭BFBFBFC3C5130ADFDACACB♭FGCABA♭CAACAEAGFDFFCFE♭FE♭FDC♯FCFCFCCCB♭AFCFA♭C3C5133FB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭FB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EADAC♯ADADAGGECB♭CGGECB♭CFAFCCC3C5136DADAADACACGB♭F♯AGB♭GB♭F♯AGB♭ACGB♭F♯AGB♭GB♭F♯AGB♭FA♭ADDF♯GGECB♭CGGECB♭CSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 11 of 12
Solace, keyboard staff, page 12 of 12C3C5139GB♭FAGB♭ACACACDFFB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭FAFCCFA♭ACCA♭GGECB♭CC3C5142FB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EB♭E♭B♭EB♭EADAC♯ADADAAACAFE♭GGECB♭CFAFCCFA♭ADDFAC3C5145B♭DFDA♭FA♭FA♭FDADFDACACB♭FGCABA♭CAACAEAGFB♭BFBFBFFCFE♭FE♭FDC♯FCFCFCCCB♭C3C5148FFACFAFCFSource: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.Solace · Page 12 of 12
Sheet music cover of Solace
Solace, first edition cover. Unknown cover artist; published by Seminary Music Co., 1909. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 9 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (4 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
2/4
Key signature
1 flat
Length
148 bars, 12 pages
Playing time
4:06
Notes
2,164
Range
C2 to E6

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public Domain dedication.

Source: "Solace", typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=482.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition Original Manuscript (1909).

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.