The Brothers Mourn (mandolin) - The Godfather Part Ii tab by Soundtracks

• Tuning: Standard tuning

If you would like to see my video lesson: https://youtu.be/7Sg0XVkKvcs

Composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carmine Coppola. Released on The Godfather Part II OST in 1974
as track no. 12 `The Brothers Mourn`.

This is mostly the melody to The Immigrant, interspersed with bits of The Godfather Waltz and The New
Godfather, almost like they are playing against each other. There are two mandolins (in octaves) towards the
end of the track. Both play a continuous tremolo. I transcribed them and transposed the rest from the strings
and the brass and wind sections.

Original release: https://youtu.be/eZ6cHN4Dv5w



 [0:01 clarinet]

e|------------------------------|----------------------------|
a|------------------------------|--------3---1---------------|
D|-5--5--5--5----3--1-0---1-3-0-|-5-5-5---------6--5---4---5-|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------|



 [0:20 1st voice oboe]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---4-5-6------5--4---5-4-5-6-----5-4----5--4-5-8------7--6-|



                                                                                    [0:22 2nd voice clarinet]

                                                        e|--------------------------------------------------|
                                                        a|------------------------------------------------3-|
                                                        D|-5---4-5-6------5---5--4-5-8------6-----5---4-5---|
                                                        G|--------------------------------------------------|



 [0:46 oboe]

e|-------------------------|---------1---------------|
a|-3-3-3-3---1---------1---|-3-3-3-------6-4-3--2--3-|
D|-------------6-5---6---5-|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|



 [1:05 1st voice clarinet]

e|-------------------1-----|
a|-3-1-----------1-------3-|
D|-----6-5-3-5-6-----------|
G|-------------------------|



 [1:05 2nd voice flute]

e|-8-6---------------6---13---8-|
a|-----11-10-8-10-11------------|
D|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|



 [1:12 strings]

e|----------------|
a|----------------|
D|-3--6-5-2-----1-|
G|------------5---|



 [1:18 1st voice clarinet]

e|-----------------------|
a|-3-1-----------3---1---|
D|-----6-5-3-5-6-------5-|
G|-----------------------|



 [1:18 2nd voice flute]

e|-8-6---------------8---6------|
a|-----11-10-8-10-11---------10-|
D|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|



 [1:26 strings]

e|-----------------|
a|-1---4-3-0-------|
D|-------------3-6-|
G|-----------------|



 [1:31 1st voice clarinet]

e|---------------------------|-----------------|
a|-3-1-3-4---3-4-6---4-3-----|-3-----------1---|
D|---------------------------|---6-3-4---6---2-|
G|---------------------------|-----------------|



 [1:31 2nd voice flute]

e|-8-6-8-9---8-9-11---9-8-|-8-------------6---|
a|------------------------|---11-8-9---11---7-|
D|------------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------|



 [1:47 strings]

e|-9--9--9--9----7------------7----|-9--9--9--14---12-10-9---8-|
a|-----------------12-11---12---11-|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|



 [2:02 1st voice clarinet?]

e|-----------------|
a|-----------------|
D|-1---4-3-0-------|
G|-------------3-6-|



 [2:02 2nd voice oboe?]

e|-----2-1-----------|
a|-6-------5----1--4-|
D|-------------------|
G|-------------------|



 [2:12 brass]

e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
a|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------3---1-----------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5---3-1-0---1-3-0---|-5-5-5-------6-5--4---5--5--5-5--5-|



 [2:31 1st octave mandolin w/ cont. tremolo]

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
a|-7-5-----------------------12--\7-|-7-5------------------6/7---5----|
D|-----10-9h10p9-7-9-10--12---------|-----10-9h10p9-7-9-10----------9-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



                                                                  [2:31 2nd octave mandolin w/ cont. tremolo]

                                  e|-12-10-8-7h8p7----7-8--10--17--\12-|-12-10-8-7h8p7----7-8-11/12---10--7-|
                                  a|---------------12------------------|---------------12-------------------|
                                  D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                  G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|



 [1st octave mandolin w/ cont. tremolo]

e|------------------------|-------------------|-----|
a|-7-5-7-8---7-8-10---8-7-|-7-------------5---|-----|
D|------------------------|---10-7-8---10---6-|-[7]-| [3:00-3:17]
G|------------------------|-------------------|-----|



                                                           [2nd octave mandolin w/ cont. tremolo]

                                e|-12-10-12-13---12-13-15---13-12-|-12-8---------8-10----|------|
                                a|--------------------------------|------12-13--------11-|-[12]-| [3:00-3:17]
                                D|--------------------------------|----------------------|------|
                                G|--------------------------------|----------------------|------|



 [3:02 flute]

e|-5---4--5--6----5-5---|-5--4-5-6-|
a|--------------------8-|----------|
D|----------------------|----------|
G|----------------------|----------|





Tab 🏷Legend:

continuous tremolo          rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking
1st and 2nd octave          same melody played at lower and higher pitch
[ ]                         sustained note
/                           slide up
\                           slide down
p                           pull off
h                           hammer on