Tuning
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If you would like to see my video lesson: https://youtu.be/xBXQWKJtJVc
Composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carmine Coppola. Released on The Godfather Part II OST in 1974
as track no. 1 `Main Title/The Immigrant`.
Beginning with the cornet intro of The Godfather Waltz, the track soon breaks off into an original piece.
A transcription of the two mandolins and a transposal from the cornet, brass section, clarinet, oboe and
strings. The mandolin part is played with a continuous tremolo on the recording. GDae standard tuning.
Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZFH4xC9Q8
[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|--------------------------------|---------------------|
[0:37 Brass section]
e|----------------------------|
a|---------1--0---------------|
D|--5------------4------0--3--|
G|----------------------------|
[0:58 Clarinet]
e|--0--0--0--0------------------------|--0--0--0--5----3--1--0--------0--|
a|----------------5--3--2----3--5--2--|--------------------------6-------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[1:13 Oboe]
e|--0--0--0--0-------0--2----0-----0--|-----0--2----0--2--3--|
a|----------------5-------------5-----|--5-------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------|
e|---------------------------|----------------------|
a|--0-------0--2----0-----0--|-----0--2----0--2--3--|
D|-------5-------------5-----|--5-------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
[1:28 String section]
e|--9--7---------------------7----13/14--9--|--9--7---------------------8/9----7------|
a|--------12--11--9--11--12-----------------|--------12--11--9--11--12------------11--|
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e|--9--7--9--10----9--10--12----10--9--|--9-----------------7-------------|
a|-------------------------------------|-----12--9--10--12-----8----9--9--|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[2:00 Violin]
e|----------------------------2------|-----------------------------------|
a|--4--2--0-----------0--2--------4--|--4--2--0-----------0--4----2------|
D|-----------6--4--6-----------------|-----------6--4--6--------------6--|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|----------------------0----------|---------------------------------|
a|--4--2--4--5----4--5-------5--4--|--4--0----------0--2-------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------4--5----------3----4--4--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|2--0--2--3----2--0-------0--2--------|--2--0--2--3----2--0--2--0-----0--2--|
a|----------------------5--------5--2--|----------------------------5--------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[2:46 Oboe]
e|---------------------------|
a|--5--5--4--3---------3--4--|
D|----------------6----------|
G|---------------------------|
[2:53 1st Mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|----------------------------2-------|----------------------------------------|
a|--4--2--0-----------0--2---------4--|--4--5p4\2--0-----------0--4----2-------|
D|-----------6--4--6------------------|---------------6--4--6---------------6--|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------0----------|---------------------------------|
a|--4h5p4--4--2--4--5----4--5-------5--4--|--4--0----------0--2-------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------4--5----------3----4--4--|
G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[2:53 2nd Mandolin with cont. tremolo]
e|--9--7---------------------7----14----9--|--9--10p9\7-----------------------9--7--------|
a|--------12--11--9--11--12----------------|-------------12--11--9--11--12------------11--|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|--9h10p9--9--7--9--10----9--10--12----10--9--|--9-------------------7-------------|
a|---------------------------------------------|-----12--9--10----12-----8----9--9--|
D|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Tab legend:
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
continuous tremolo rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking
Song History
Last Updated: November 30, -0001