The Godfather - The Godfather Waltz 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. 8
"The Godfather Waltz".
 
This iconic instrumental would soon be sung by Al Martino(who portrayed Johnny Fontane) as "Come Live Your
Life With Me" with English lyrics by Larry Kusik and Billy Meshel.
 
A transcription of the mandolin parts and a transposal from the cornet, oboe and clarinet. A clavietta and
flute also play in the background, along with an entire string section. The tuning is standard GDae. The
mandolin parts on the recording are played with a continuous tremolo.
 
Original release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaI5jYU-sPw
 
 
 
 [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|--------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 
 [0:40 Mandolin with cont. tremolo]
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--6---5--5--0--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
e|------------1----------0-----|---------------------|
a|--5---4--5------5--4------5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
e|---------------0--1--|--1---0----------------|
a|--0---2--4--5--------|---------5--4----5--5--|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
 
 [1:22 Oboe]
 
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
a|--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6--5--3--|--1--0------------0--|
D|--------------------------------------|--------5--4---5-----|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------1--0-----|---------------------|
a|--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--6p5-4-5--------5--|--3--2--0------0--0--|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------6---------|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 
 [1:51 Clarinet]
 
e|--3---2--3--4---3--3-----|--3--2--3--4---3--3------|
a|----------------------6--|----------------------5--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
e|--3---2--3--6---3--2---5--3--|-----------3--2-----|
a|-----------------------------|--6--5--6--------5--|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------|
 
 
e|------0--2--3--5--6--|--6---5--3--2---3--3--|
a|--5------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
 
 
 
 [2:36]
 
e|----1x-1x--|----1x-1x--|
a|----0x-0x--|----0x-0x--|
D|----0x-0x--|----0x-0x--|
G|--2--------|--2--------|
     Dm           Dm
 
 
 
 [2:39 Mandolin with cont. tremolo]
 
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--5h6---5--5--0--|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
e|------------1-----------------|---------------------|
a|--5---4--5------5--4--4h7--5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
e|---------------0--1--|--1---0---------------|
a|--0---2--4--5--------|---------5--4---5--5--|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
 
 
 
 [3:15 Faster tempo]
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
a|--5---4--5--6---5--5--1--|--5---4--5--6---5--5--0--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
e|------------1------------0-----|---------------------|
a|--5---4--5------5--4--4-----5--|--1--0--1--5---4--0--|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
Tab Legend:
 
continuous tremolo     rapid, fluid alternating up/down picking
p                      pull off
h                      hammer on
x                      muted stroke
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