Love Theme From The Godfather Speak Softly Love Tab

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Mandolin transcript. GDae tuning. Music by Nino Rota, lyrics by Larry Kusik, arranged by Pete De Angelis. From Al Martino's 1972 LP of the same name.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Apollonia93 [a] 3,187. Last edit on Oct 13, 2022
Released on Al Martino's LP of the same title:
Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) as track no. 1 on side 1. This was the second ever
adaptation, being released in April 1972. Andy Williams' version debuted a month prior.
 
Arranged and conducted by Pete De Angelis. Music originally composed by Nino Rota as an instrumental for
The Godfather's 1972 OST. I have also transcribed that original among my tabs. English lyrics by Larry Kusik.
 
Transcript of the mandolin parts. Standard tuning, GDae. All notes played with continuous tremolo, unless
noted otherwise. Other instruments accompanying the vocals are an accordion, piano, bass, drums and strings.
 
 
See my video lesson: https://youtu.be/1ZAGf6gANNc
 
Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNDjJ4AcMNc
 
 
 
 
 [0:01 INTRO w/o mandolin]
 
 
 
 [0:15 VERSE vocals join, w/o mandolin] Speak softly, love...
 
 
 
 [0:23 w/ mandolin, cont. tremolo] I feel...
 
 
e|----------------------------------|
a|----1--4--3--1--4--3--1-----------|
D|-3-----------------------3---2--1-|
G|----------------------------------|
 
 
 
 [0:34] world...
 
e|--------------------|
a|-3---4--3---6-4-3---|
D|------------------3-|
G|--------------------|
 
 
 
 [0:42] love...
 
e|---------------------|
a|------------0-3--4-1-|
D|-3--6--4-4-----------|
G|---------------------|
 
 
 
 [0:49] vox and other instruments w/o mandolin]
 
 
 
 [1:14 w/ mandolin] the vows...
 
 
e|---------------------------------|----1-------|
a|----1--4--3--1--4---3--1---------|-------6--1-|
D|-3------------------------3--2-1-|------------|
G|---------------------------------|-3^---------|
 
 
 
 [1:25] yours...
 
e|-------------------------|
a|-3---6--4--6---6--4--3---|
D|-----------------------3-|
G|-------------------------|
 
 
 
 [1:33] my...
 
e|-----------------|--------------------------|
a|----------0----1-|--------------------------|
D|-3--6--4---------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------------|
 
 
 
 [1:40 key change w/o mandolin]
 
 
 
 [2:34 w/ mandolin] yours...
 
 
e|--------0---0---0-------|
a|---4------5-------5-4---|
D|----------------------4-|
G|-6^---------------------|
 
 
 
 [2:41 outro w/o mandolin]
 
 
 
 
Tab legend:
 
 
w/                     with
w/o                    without
^                      plucked note
continuous tremolo     rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking
 
 
 
Lyrics:
 
Speak softly love and hold me warm against your heart
I feel your words, the tender trembling moments start
 
We're in our world, our very own
Sharing a love that only few have ever known
 
Wine colored days, warmed by the sun
Deep velvet nights, when we are one
 
Speak softly love so no one hears us but the sky
The vows of love we make Will live until we die
 
My life is yours and all because
You came into my world with love, so softly love
 
Speak softly love, so no one hears us but the sky
The vows of love we make will live until we die
 
My life is yours and all because
You came into my world with love, so softly love
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