Tabs
- Submitter: Apollonia93
- Tuning: Standard tuning
If you would like to see my video lesson: https://youtu.be/Avq69eV433U Composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carlo Savina. Released on The Godfather OST in 1972 as track no. 8 `The Godfather Waltz`. This iconic instrumental would soon be sung by Al Martino(who portrayed Johnny Fontane) as `Come Live Your Life With Me` with English lyrics by Larry Kusik and Billy Meshel. A augmentedA transcription of the mandolin parts and a transposal from the cornet, oboe and clarinet. A augmentedA clavietta and flute also play in the background, along with an entire string section. The tuning is standard GDae. The mandolin parts on the recording are played with a continuous tremolo. Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaI5jYU-sPw
[0:01 Cornet] e|----------------------------|----------------------------| a|--3-----2--3--4----3--3-----|--3-----2--3--4----3--3-----| D MajorD|-------------------------6--|-------------------------5--| G+G|----------------------------|----------------------------| e|--------------------------------|---------------------| a|--3-----2--3--6----3--2---5--3--|-----------3---2-----| G+G|--------------------------------|--6--5--6---------5--| G+G|--------------------------------|---------------------| [0:40 Mandolin with cont. tremolo] e|-------------------------|-------------------------| a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--6---5--5--0--| D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------| G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------1----------0-----|---------------------| a|--5---4--5------5--4------5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--| D MajorD|-----------------------------|---------------------| G+G|-----------------------------|---------------------| e|---------------0--1--|--1---0----------------| a|--0---2--4--5--------|---------5--4----5--5--| D MajorD|---------------------|-----------------------| G+G|---------------------|-----------------------|
[1:22 Oboe] e|--------------------------------------|---------------------| a|--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6--5--3--|--1--0------------0--| D MajorD|--------------------------------------|--------5--4---5-----| G+G|--------------------------------------|---------------------| e|-----------------------------1--0-----|---------------------| a|--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--------5--|--3--2--0------0--0--| D MajorD|--------------------------------------|-----------6---------| G+G|--------------------------------------|---------------------| [1:51 Clarinet] e|--3---2--3--4---3--3-----|--3--2--3--4---3--3------| a|----------------------6--|----------------------5--| D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------| G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|--3---2--3--6---3--2---5--3--|-----------3--2-----| a|-----------------------------|--6--5--6--------5--| D MajorD|-----------------------------|--------------------| G+G|-----------------------------|--------------------| e|------0--2--3--5--6--|--6---5--3--2---3--3--| a|--5------------------|----------------------| D MajorD|---------------------|----------------------| G+G|---------------------|----------------------| [2:36] e|----1x-1x--|----1x-1x--| a|----0x-0x--|----0x-0x--| D MajorD|----0x-0x--|----0x-0x--| G+G|--2--------|--2--------| DmDm DmDm [2:39 Mandolin with cont. tremolo] e|-------------------------|---------------------------| a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--5h6---5--5--0--| D MajorD|-------------------------|---------------------------| G+G|-------------------------|---------------------------| e|------------1-----------------|---------------------| a|--5---4--5------5--4--4h7--5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--| D MajorD|------------------------------|---------------------| G+G|------------------------------|---------------------| e|---------------0--1--|--1---0---------------| a|--0---2--4--5--------|---------5--4---5--5--| D MajorD|---------------------|----------------------| G+G|---------------------|----------------------| [3:15 Faster tempo] e|-------------------------|-------------------------| a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--6---5--5--0--| D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------| G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------1------------0-----|---------------------| a|--5---4--5------5--4--4-----5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--| D MajorD|-------------------------------|---------------------| G+G|-------------------------------|---------------------| Tab 🏷Legend: continuous tremolo rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking p pull off h hammer on x muted stroke
The Godfather Waltz (mandolin) tab
Mandolin transposal and transcription. GDae tuning. Composed by Nino Rota for 1972s The Godfather OST. Was this info helpful?