Godfather Theme Chords & Tabs
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THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER"
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
BANGIS
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Slash'
Intro
Q=95
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
H +E E E E H. Q Q Q. +E +E +E
|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
|-15----(15)-15-14-15-|-15b16------15--|-15---------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----13pb14====(13)r(13)b14r(13)b14r|
|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
5/8
+E +E +E +E +E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(13)b14r(13)b14r(13)b14r(13)b14==(13)r\-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
4/4
~~~~ ~~~~~
A H. E E H. Q
|-------------------|----------------|
|---/15-------14-15-|-15b16------15--|
|-x-----------------|----------------|
|-x-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
5/8
Q Q. +E +E +E +E +Q +E. +S
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-15---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----12pb13.5====(12)r(12)b13.5r(12)b13.5r|=(12)b13.5r(12)b13.5===(12)r(12)\--|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
4/4
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1/
~~~~
|-------3-------|
A H. E E Q +E +E +E +E +E Q
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---/15-------14-15-|-17b18===(17)----(17)----(17)----(17)--(17)r15p=|
|-x-----------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
3/4
~~~~
Q +Q Q. +E +H.
|--------------------------|---------|
|-14--(14)\--15b17====(15)r|=(15)----|
|--------------------------|---------|
|--------------------------|---------|
|--------------------------|---------|
|--------------------------|---------|
H.=H
5/8 4/4
~~
E. +S +E. +S +Q Q +E +Q H +E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------|------------------13-|
|---------------------------------|-14pb15===(14)r(14)--|---------------15----|
|-14pb15==(14)r(14)-(14)b15-(14)--|---------------------|-14----(14)-14-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Godfather Theme
Q=60
Dm Gm/D Dm
~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E. S H +E E E E
|-12----13----12-----------|------------------13-|
|----15----15----15-----13-|---------------15----|
|-------------------15-----|-14----(14)-14-------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
Dm/F Gm
~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E. S H +E E E E
|-12----13----12-------------|---------------------|
|----15----15----15\---------|------------------15-|
|--------------------/14--13-|-12----(12)-12-15----|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
Gm Dm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H +E E E E H +E E S E S
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-(15)b17=====(15)r-------14-|-14b15=====(14)r------------------|
|-------------------12-15----|-----------------14-15p14-15pb17==|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Dm/A A7sus4 A7 Dm
~~~~~~~~~~
+S +S E E E +E A E +E E A H +E E E E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------15-15-14-|
|-(15)r(15)p14-15-14-(14)-14s10-(10)----|------------------------|
|------------------------------------11-|-11s12----(12)----------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
Band In
H=H
C7 F
~~ ~~~~~~~~
|3-| |-------3-------|
H Q E +E E E +E +E +E +E +E E +E E
|-------12------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-13-------13-(13)----|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------15-|-14-(14)b15r(14)b15r(14)b15r(14)-(14)-14-(14)-12b13-|
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Gm A
~~~ ~~~~
|--3--|
H. E +S S E +E +Q. E s s T T T +T T
|--------------------------|----------------------13-12-13p12s10-(10)-13---|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12-------14b15==(14)rp12-|-14-(14)b15r(14)---14--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Q=72
Dm Gm
PM|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S T T T S T T T S. S T T T T T T T T T T T t t T T T T T T T T T T
|-12h13p12p10\-/12h13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------15\-x--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------13b14-13-12h13p12s10-12p10-9h10p9----9-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------12---12-11-11h12p11p9------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-11-11h12p11p9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Dm
PM|
|--3--| |--3--| |-----5-----| |-----3------|
T T T T T T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E +E +E +E
|---------------------------------------------------------------13b15==(13)r(13)b15r(13)-|
|------------------------------------------------10h12-13p12p10--------------------------|
|--------------------------------9h10----9h10h13-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------9h11h12------12-------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-11h12p11p9-11h12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
S +S +S. T S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T
|-13b15r(13)b15r(13)-13-13-13h14h15-13-12-13-12h13p12-/15-13h15p13s12-15-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm
|--3--| |--3--|
X X X X T s. T T T T T s. X X X X T t. T T T T X s. t E. +T
|-13h15p13p12----15--13h15p13p12----15--13h15p13p12----15--13h15p13p12----12--13-15pb17r(15)-|
|-------------15-----------------15-----------------15-----------------15--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-----| |------6-------| |--3--|
+s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s t t S S S S
|-(15)b17-13-12-------17-15-13-12-------17-15-13-12-------13-12h13p12-|
|---------------15-14-------------15-14-------------15-14-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm
\1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/
PM ~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
T T S S T T T T T T T +E +S +S +S +S E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p14-17-14-15h17p15p14s12-15-/15-(15)-(15)----(15)----(15)----(15)\---/15----14-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------14----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Band Out: Free Time
H=H
A
~~~~~~
+Q s s s s s s s s s s s s
|--------------------------------------------|
|-(14)-----14-15-14----14-15-14----14-15-14--|
|-------14----------14----------14-----------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Q=85
|--3--| |-----5-----|
s s s s s s s s s s s s S S S T T
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------14-15-14-------------------|
|-13-14-13-14-13-14-13-14----------14-13-14-15-14h15p|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
H=H
3/4
PM
|--3--| |-3--|
T T. T T T T T. T T T T T. T T T T T. T s T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14s12--14p12h14p12s10--12-10h12p10s9--10-9h10p9s7----10-9h10p9p7--|
|----------------------------------------------------9--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q=95
4/4
PM PM PM PM PM
T t. T T T T T t. T T T T T t. T T T T T t. T T T T T. t. T. T.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7----10--9h10p=|
|-9--------------9--------------9--------------9--------------9------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM
T T T t. T T T T T t. T T T T T t. T T T T T a t. T T T T T s T
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9p7---10--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7---9h10--9h10p9p7---10-9h=|
|-----9--------------9--------------9--------------9----------------9-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM PM PM PM
T T T T t. T T T T T X X t. T T T T T t. T T T T T T t. s S T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------11--12-14p12p=|
|-10p9p7---9--9h10p9p7---9h10-9--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7---9---------------|
|--------9-------------9------------------9--------------9-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H.=H
T T T PM PM PM
|------6-------| |-----7-----|
S S S S S S T T T T t. T T T T T t. T T T T S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----14p12-14p10-14p10p9s7---10--9h10p9p7---10--9h10p9p7---9-7-5-4-2-1--|
|--------------------------9--------------9--------------9--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q=50
>
\3/ \2_____/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|----3----|
+S +S A E +Q +S +S +S +S +E +E +E +E +E +E +E +E +E +E +E
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-(1)--(1)------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------4p(2)-(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--|-(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--|
|--------------0--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--|-(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
H=H
5/4
<
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \6 \2/ \5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E +E +E +E +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S E. A E. +E Q E. +S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------17--(17)\-----------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----15p0---(0)-17---17--------/10-------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-0-------------16--(16)-----------10----||
|-(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--|----------------------------------------||
|-(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--|----------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Q=60
D
6/4 4/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E +E E E H. +E. +S W +W +W
|------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|-9b10r(9)---------------------------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|----------12----11-------(11)-(11)\-|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|-------------12---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
|------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
