The Godfather - Love Theme Tab

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Mandolin transposal and transcription. GDae tuning. Composed by Nino Rota for 1972's The Godfather OST.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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Composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carlo Savina. Released on The Godfather OST in 1972 as track no. 7
"Love Theme From The Godfather".
 
Originally an instrumental score, a version with lyrics in English (by Larry Kusik) "Speak Softly, Love" was
released by Andy Williams and Al Martino (who portrayed Johnny Fontane in The Godfather). The Sicilian version
"Brucia La Terra" made an appearance in The Godfather Part III, where Franc D'Ambrosio (portraying Anthony
Corleone) sang it. Other releases were "Parla Più Piano" in Italian, "Pale Plus Bas" in French and "Amor
Háblame Dulcemente" in Spanish.
 
This is a transcription of the very brief mandolin part in the opening and a a transposal from the string
section, clarinet, clavietta, flute and guitar for the rest of the piece. The tuning is standard GDae. The
mandolin plucks singular notes on the recording and plays no tremolo.
 
Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flb01Ni3p3M
 
 
 
 
 [0:01 Mandolin]
 
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
a|-----3--6--5--3--6--3--5--3----------|-----3--6--5--3--6--3--5--3----------|
D|--5-------------------------6--8--5--|--5-------------------------5--4--3--|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
 
 
e|---------------------------|--------6--4--3--6--4--4--3--3--------|
a|--------2--5----------2-3--|--3--6--------------------------2--3--|
D|--3--6----------3--6-------|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 [0:28 Strings]             [0:36 Clarinet]
 
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a|-3--3--2--1----5--3-------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------6--5--|--5--8--5--3--3--6--4--5--|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
 
 [0:43 Clavietta]
 
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|-----3--6--5--3--6--3--3/5--3-----------|-----3--6--5--3--6--3--3/5--3-----------|
D|--5----------------------------6--8--5--|--5----------------------------5--4--3--|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
 
 
e|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|--------2--5----------2-3--|----------------------------------2--3--|
D|--3--6----------3--6-------|-----1--8----6--5--8--6--6--5--5--------|
G|---------------------------|--5-------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 [1:11 Strings]
 
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
a|--3--3--2--1----5--3-------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------6--5--|--5--8--5--3--3--6--4--5--|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
 
 [1:25 Key change]
 
e|--1--|
a|--1--|
D|--0--|
G|--1--|
 
   A#7
 
 
 
 [1:26 Clarinet]
 
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|
a|-----6--9--8--6--9--6--6/8--6-----------|-----6--9--8--6--9--6--8--6-----------|--------5--8--|
D|--8---------------------------9--11--8--|--8--------------------------8--7--6--|--6--9--------|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|
 
 
 
 [1:43 Flute]     [1:46 Flute and clarinet]
 
e|--4--7--10--11--|--------------------------------------|
a|----------------|--------4--2--1--4--2--2--1--1--0--1--|
D|----------------|--1--4--------------------------------|
G|----------------|--------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 [1:54 Strings and vocal choir]
 
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|-----6--9--8--6--9--6--8--6-------------|-----6--9--8--6--9--6--8--6-----------|
D|--8---------------------------9--11--8--|--8--------------------------8--7--6--|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 [2:08 Clavietta]             [2:16 Strings]
 
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|--------5--8----------5--6--|--------4--2--1--4--2--2--1--1----5--6--|
D|--6--9----------6--9--------|--1--4----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 [2:24 Guitar]
 
 
e|--------------------------------------|
a|--------4--2--1--4--2--2--1--1--5--6--|
D|--1--4-----4-----------1-----0-----1--|
G|-----------4-----------1--------------|  
 
            B5          G#m   D/A#  D#/D#
 
 
 
 
 
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