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Star Wars Theme Tab by John Williams

Star Wars Theme tab by John Williams (Ver. 3)

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)




Intro:

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-----------------8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8---10---8--------------8---10---8-------|
D|--8--------------------8--8--------------------8---|
A|------8-----------------------8--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------6------------------------------------|
A|--8---6---8---------------------------8---8---8----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Main melody:

measure of 5/4:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a  5  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----------------------16--15------|
G|--15------------------------------------------------------17--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--18-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----------16--15-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--18----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----------16--15--16--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

measure of 3/4
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--17----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15-151515---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

measure of 5/4:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a  5  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----------------------16--15------|
G|--15------------------------------------------------------17--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--18-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----------16--15-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--18----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----------16--15--16--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--17----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------15-------15-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


B Section:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------16----15-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------17----15-----|
D|--17----------------17-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15---------------------------------------|
G|--15--17------17----------14-----------------------|
D|-----------------------17-------------15-------15--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------16-16----15-------------18--|
G|--------------------------------------17----15-----|
D|--17----------------17-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--18-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------17-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------15-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18----17-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------17----15-----|
D|--17----------------17-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15---------------------------------------|
G|--15--17------17----------14-----------------------|
D|-----------------------17-------------15-------15--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--15-------13-11-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------15-13-------11--------------|
A|--------------------------------------15-------13--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--15-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------13131313----------------131313-|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------13-----------------------|
A|--------------------13----------------15-----------|
E|--15-----------------------------------------------|


Main melody octave lower:

measure of 5/4:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a  5  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15----------------------13--12------|
A|--13------------------------------------------------------15--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--15-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15----------13--12-------|
A|----------------------------------------------15---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--15----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15----------13--12--13--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--15----------------------13-131313----|
E|---------------------------------------|

measure of 5/4:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a  5  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15----------------------13--12------|
A|--13------------------------------------------------------15--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--15-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15----------13--12-------|
A|----------------------------------------------15---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

measure of 3/4:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--15----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------17--15--17--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------15--15--|
A|--------------------------------------15----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--17----15----14----15----17-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------15-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Build up:

2nd guitar overlaps same time as previous measure:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------8----8---8---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------9-9-9--|
G|--------------------8-8-8-8------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10101010-----------|
A|--8-----8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--------------------8-8-8-8------------------------|
B|--9------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10101010-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


1st guitar overlaps same time as last hit of previous measure on beat 3:
(tapping)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------t8p6p4-t9p8p6-t11p9p8-t13p11p9--|
G|--t5p3p1-t7p5p3-t8p7p5-t10p7p5---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t11p9p8-t13p11p9-t15p13p11-t16p15p13-t17---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:
Melody after ring out:
    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------13-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--13----------11-------------------------------13--|
G|--------------------------------13-------10h13-----|
D|--------------------------------------13-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a
E|--12-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13p11-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


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| T tap
| p pull-off
| h hammer-on

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