Who Created Rush E? The Story Behind the Viral Piano Song

The Anatomy of a Modern Internet Phenomenon: Who Created “Rush E”?

If you have spent any time online over the last several years, chances are you have crossed paths with “Rush E.” Whether it appeared as a wildly impossible piano tutorial featuring millions of notes cascading down a screen at superhuman speeds, a meme compilation, or a challenge video attempted by brave musicians, it has cemented itself as a pop-culture touchstone.

But behind the cascading notes, chaotic MIDI graphics, and internet lore lies a real question: Who actually created “Rush E”?

Meet Sheet Music Boss

“Rush E” was created by Sheet Music Boss, an independent Australian YouTube channel and musical duo specializing in creative piano MIDI art, tutorials, and meme-inspired compositions.

The creative minds behind Sheet Music Boss are Andrew Wrangell (who handles the composition and arrangement) and Samuel Dickenson (who manages technical production, visuals, and operations).

Launched as a hub for fun, accessible piano tutorials and video game theme conversions, the channel hit absolute internet gold when they decided to lean into chaotic meme culture.

The Inspiration: Memes and Multiplayer Lingo

To understand why “Rush E” was created, you have to look at its predecessor, “Rush B.”

The naming convention is a direct nod to online gaming culture—specifically Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), where players frequently spam voice and text chat with instructions to “Rush B” (meaning charge recklessly toward bomb site B as a team). Sheet Music Boss previously released “Rush B,” a composition heavily centered around the musical note B written in a high-energy, Russian-folk-inspired style.

When looking for a follow-up, the internet was heavily circulating the deep-fried, distorted meme of Lord Farquaad from Shrek fused with Markiplier, commonly referred to simply as the letter “E.” Capitalizing on this absurdist humor, Wrangell and Dickenson decided to craft a successor track built entirely around the musical note E, designed to escalate into structural madness.

From a Joke to a Global Monster

Released on YouTube, “Rush E” was intentionally written to be physically impossible for a human to play in its original, unedited form. It featured chords that required more fingers than a human has, rapid-fire sections moving faster than physical hands can manage, and a visual MIDI display that looked more like a digital waterfall of notes than standard sheet music.

The internet accepted the track as a supreme challenge.

• Pianists and content creators scrambled to find ingenious ways to play it—using multiple people, computer assistance, editing tricks, or modified instruments.
• Gamers adopted it into rhythm titles like Magic Tiles 3.
• Animators and remixers spun it off into hundreds of variations, ranging from orchestral arrangements to floppy-drive covers.

The Legacy of Andrew Wrangell and Samuel Dickenson

While “Rush E” started as a fun internet joke by two musicians in Australia, it morphed into what many online call a “meme music masterpiece.” Andrew Wrangell’s clever composition paired with Samuel Dickenson’s visual presentation turned a simple joke about the letter “E” into a defining piece of 21st-century internet folklore.