Guitar tabs with lyrics
- Tuning: Standard tuning
- Difficulty: Intermediate
The tuning is GDAe. This theme was written by Nino Rota and conducted by Carlo Savina and released for the
official Godfather soundtrack in 1972: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=zbSMCyJkUmI
Originally an instrumental, it would later have lyrics added in various languages. The Sicilian version
`Brucia la terra` was most popular from making an appearance in The Godfather Part III. Other version are
`Speak softly, love` in English, `Parla più piano` in Italian, `Pale plus bas` in French and `Amor háblame
dulcemente` in Spanish. Here, I worked out the original score and transposed the harmonica and flute sections
to the mandolin. As it`s an instrumental, the piece does not have a verse, bridge or chorus segments.
If you would like to see my video lesson, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=8LRw15C3C4A
[0:01 tonic G, mandolin and strings]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------3-3-3-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-6-6-6-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3----------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------6-6-6--8-8-8--5-5-5.-|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------3-3-3-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-6-6-6-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3--------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3.-|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
e|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-------------2-2-2-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-6-6-6-------------3-3-3-6-6-6-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------1-1-1-8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-6-6-6.-6-6-6-5-5-5.-5-5-5-------------|
G+G|-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-5-5-5-|
all notes tremolo
e|--------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-2--| |--1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3--------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------| |--------------------6-6-6-5-5-5.-|-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-3-3-3.-3-3-3-6-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-5.-|
G+G|--------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
no tremolo all notes tremolo
[0:47 transposed from harmonica]
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---3-6-3/5-3-6-3-3/5-3------------|---3-6-3/5-3-6-3-3/5-3------------|
D MajorD|-5---------------------5/6-8-5tr.-|-5---------------------6\5-4-3tr.-|
G+G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-2/5tr------2-3tr-|-------------------------2-3tr-|
D MajorD|-3-6----------3-6-------|---1-8-6-5-8-6-6h8p6-5-5-------|
G+G|------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
[1:18 mandolin and strings]
e|--------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-2--| |--1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------| |--------------------6-6-6-5-5-5.-|-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-3-3-3.-3-3-3-6-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
G+G|--------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
no tremolo all notes tremolo
[1:35 key change tonic Bb. Transposed from flute]
Bb7Bb7
e|-1-|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-1-|---6-9-8-6-9-6-6/8-6-----------|---6-9-8-6-9-6-6/8-6----------|
D MajorD|-0-|-8-------------------9-11-8tr.-|-8-------------------8-7-6tr.-|
G+G|-1-|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|------------4-7-10-11tr-|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----5-8tr--------------|-----4-2-1-4-2.-2-1.-1-0-1tr-|
D MajorD|-6-9--------------------|-1-4-------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|-----------------------------|
[2:05 mandolin and strings]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------6-6-6-9-9-9-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-6-----------------------|
D MajorD|-8-8-8-------------------------------------------------9-9-9-11-11-11-8-8-8.-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------6-6-6-9-9-9-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|
D MajorD|-8-8-8-------------------------------------------------8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6.-|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
e|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------5-5-5-8-8-8-------------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
D MajorD|-6-6-6-9-9-9-------------6-6-6-9-9-9-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------4-4-4-2-2-2-1-1-1-4-4-4-2-2-2.-2-2-2-1-1-1.-1-1-1-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
D MajorD|-1-1-1-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all notes tremolo
**** Tab legend:
tr tremolo (rapid up and down picking)
. stop
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
Love Theme From The Godfather Mandolin tab
Mandolin tab in GDAe. Original score by Nino Rota with mandolin, harmonica, flute and strings transposals.
