The Godfather Waltz (mandolin) tab by Soundtracks

• 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 transcription of the mandolin parts and a transposal from the cornet, oboe and clarinet. A 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|-------------------------6--|-------------------------5--|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|


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



 [0:40 Mandolin with cont. tremolo]

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


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


e|---------------0--1--|--1---0----------------|
a|--0---2--4--5--------|---------5--4----5--5--|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|



[1:22 Oboe]

e|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
a|--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6--5--3--|--1--0------------0--|
D|--------------------------------------|--------5--4---5-----|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------|


e|-----------------------------1--0-----|---------------------|
a|--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--------5--|--3--2--0------0--0--|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------6---------|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------|



[1:51 Clarinet]

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


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


e|------0--2--3--5--6--|--6---5--3--2---3--3--|
a|--5------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|



[2:36]


e|----1x-1x--|----1x-1x--|
a|----0x-0x--|----0x-0x--|
D|----0x-0x--|----0x-0x--|
G|--2--------|--2--------|
     Dm           Dm



[2:39 Mandolin with cont. tremolo]

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--5h6---5--5--0--|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|


e|------------1-----------------|---------------------|
a|--5---4--5------5--4--4h7--5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------|


e|---------------0--1--|--1---0---------------|
a|--0---2--4--5--------|---------5--4---5--5--|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|



[3:15 Faster tempo]

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


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





Tab 🏷Legend:

continuous tremolo     rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking
p                      pull off
h                      hammer on
x                      muted stroke