Tuning
Standard EADGBE
Rate for accuracy
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If you would like to see my video lesson: https://youtu.be/JKMPVYlR3aA
Composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carlo Savina. Released on The Godfather OST in 1972
as track no. 12 `The Godfather Finale`.
This closing piece combines the most prominent themes of the soundtrack as we move through the melodies of
The New Godfather, The Love Theme or Apollonia and The Godfather Waltz. I transposed from the string section
and lead violin, as well as the clavietta. There are two mandolins playing within octaves of each other on
the recording, which I both transcribed. They are both playing a continuous tremolo. Standard tuning GDae.
Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RATI4_ZnyhM
[0:01 strings]
a|-5---8-7-4-------2/3---5-3----|-10---13-12-9--------7/8---10-8----|------7-8--------8---10-12-8---10-12-12-|
a|---------------7------------7-|------------------12------------11-|-12-------11----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[0:33 1st mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----2--5--4--2--5--2--4--2----------|----2--5--4--2--5--2--3h4--2----------|
G|-4--------------------------5--7--4-|-4----------------------------4--3--2-|
[0:33 2nd mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|----0--3--2--0--3--0--2--0----------|----0--3--2--0--3--0--1h2--0----------|
a|-2--------------------------3--5--2-|-2----------------------------2--1--0-|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[1st mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------|-------5--3--2--5--3--3--2--2-------|
D|-------1--4----------1--2-|-2--5--------------------------1--2-|
G|-2--5----------2--5-------|------------------------------------|
[2nd mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|----------2-------------0-|-0--3--10--8--7--10--8--8--7--7-------|
a|-0--3--6-------0--3--6----|---------------------------------6--7-|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[1st mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|-0--0----------2--0-------|--------------------------|
a|-------6--5----------3--2-|-2--5--2--0----0--3--1--2-|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[2nd mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|-12--12--11--10----14--12--8--7-|-7--10--7--5----5--8--6--7-|
a|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
[1:18 vocal choir + strings] [1:33 clavietta] [1:41 strings]
e|----0--3--2-0-3-0-2-0---------|---0-3-2-0-3-0-2-0---------|-------0--2-------------0-|---------------------|
a|-2--------------------3--5--2-|-2-----------------2--1--0-|-0--3----------0--3--6----|-----5-3-2-5-3-3-2-2-|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|-2-5-----------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
[1:47 violin]
e|-8---7-8-9---8--8-----|-8---7--8-9---8--8-----|-8---7--8--11---8--7---10--8-|
a|-------------------11-|--------------------10-|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
e|------------8--7----|------------7-8-10-11-----11--10-8-7---8--8-|
a|--11-10-11-------10-|-10--10--12---------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
[2:37 strings]
e|---------------------------------------------------|-9\8-7-8--9\8-7-8--9\8-7-8--11-10-8-6-5---------------|
a|-4\3-2-3--4\3-2-3--4\3-2-3--4-3-1------------------|----------------------------------------10-9---10--10-|
D|----------------------------------6-5-3-2---3-5--5-|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
[chrom. glissando] [3:03 vocal choir + strings]
e|-4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12-|-13--12-13-14---13-13----|-13--12-13-14---13-13----|
a|----------------------|----------------------16-|----------------------15-|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[3:17 1st mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
a|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-3---2--3--6---3--2---5--3-|----------3--2--------|----0-2-3-5-6---6-|-6---5-3-2---3---3-|
G|---------------------------|-6--5--6--------5---5-|5-----------------|-------------------|
[3:17 2nd mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|-1---0--1--4---1--0---3--1-|----------1--0-------|-------0-1-3-4---4-|-4---3-1-0---1---1-|
a|---------------------------|-4--3--4-------3---3-|-3---5-------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
Tab legend:
continuous tremolo rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking
chromatic glissando long slide, playing every note from start to end point
1st mandolin lower octave
2nd mandolin higher octave
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on