Tuning
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If you would like to see my video lesson: https://youtu.be/QulZj92vbRk
Composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carlo Savina. Released on The Godfather OST in 1972
as track no. 10 `The New Godfather`. This was later re-arranged as `Michael`s Theme` for Carmine Coppola`s
`The Godfather Suite` in 1977.
Transposing from the lead voices of the clarinet, oboe and flutes to the mandolin. Standard tuning GDae. There is also a piano and string section playing in the background.
Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn16ocS89WM
[0:01 1st voice clarinet] [0:02 2nd voice oboe]
e|-0----3--2-----------------0-------| e|-----------------------------------|
a|------------6------2--5-------5--2-| a|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|------5--4--1---------0----2--0----|
G|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------4-------------4-|
[0:10 1st voice clarinet] [0:10 2nd voice oboe]
e|-5----8--7--4------0--3----5--3----| e|-----------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------6-| a|-0----3--2-----------------0-------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|------------6------2--5-------5--1-|
G|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|
[0:21 Single voice clarinet]
e|-0----2--3---------3----5--7--3----5--7--3-|-7----10--9--6------2--5----7--5--2-|
a|------------6------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[0:47 1st voice clarinet] [0:47 2nd voice oboe]
e|-0----3--2-----------------0-------| e|-----------------------------------|
a|------------6------2--5-------5--1-| a|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| D|-2----5--4--1---------0----2--0----|
G|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------4-------------3-|
[0:56 Chimes, 1:01 1st voice clarinet] [1:01 2nd voice oboe]
e|-2--1-----0----------------------| e|---------------------------------|
a|-------4-----6--2--5--4--0--3--2-| a|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| D|-4--3-----2--1-----0-------------|
G|---------------------------------| G|-------6--------4-----6--2--5--4-|
[1:12 Piano] [1:19 1st voice clarinet] [1:19 2nd voice oboe]
e|---| x38 e|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|
a|---| a|-3----6--5--2----------1----3--1----| a|---------------------------------|
D|---| D|-------------------5--------------4-| D|------1--0-----------------------|
G|-5-| G|------------------------------------| G|-5----------4------0---3----5--3-|
Tab legend:
1st voice higher octave
2nd voice lower octave
Song History
Last Updated: September 24, 2021