Level: 4
Tuning: Standard

Russian Rag is a piece Lasse arranged from piano sheet music. George L. Cobb composed it as a ragtime version based on the C# minor Prelude by russian composer Rachmaninoff. Lasse first heard it on record played by Dave Apollon’s Mandolin Orchestra. It is interesting to note that early jazz guitar pioneer Eddie Lang also made a solo guitar version of this Prelude. Keys are F major and D minor.

Chords and bassline move a lot during the piece so it’s not that you be in the same neck position for many measures. There are also some fast melody runs and chord changes. But, all in all, it’s a beautiful melody and stands out as a very special composition.