Cavatina - Stanley Myers
theme music from 'The Deer Hunter'
solo guitar version, arrangement and fingering by John Williams
the tab is based on the solo guitar sheet version (Robbins, London, 1971)- this
differs from the recording - see Comments below the tab for more info
Roman Numerals indicate barre positions
Left-Hand Fingering is below the tab
play measures 1-51, then 1-24, then 76-87
Time 3/4
1. CIV CVI
E+--7----------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
B+--------------------5----------------+--------------------9----------------+
G+*-------------4-----------4----------+--------------8-----------8----------+
D+*-------6-----------------------6----+--------6-----------------------6----+
A+-------------------------------------+--6----------------------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
4 2
3 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 3 1
3. CIX CIX
E+--------9----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-10h-12-------------10---------------+-------------------10----------------+
G+--------------9-----------9----------+--------------9-----------9----------+
D+-------11----------------------11----+-------11----------------------11----+
A+-------------------------------------+--9----------------------------------+
E+--9----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
2 4 1
1 3 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 3
5. CVII CVII
E+-----7--9----------------------------+--------------------------------7----+
B+-10-----------------10---------------+----------------------------------10-+
G+--------------9-----------9----------+--------------------8----------------+
D+--------7-----------------------7----+--------------7-----------7----------+
A+-------------------------------------+--------9-----------------------9----+
E+--7----------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
4 1 3 1 4
1 1 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 3
[see Comments below]
7.
E+--7----------------------------------+--------------------------------5p-4-+
B+--------------------9----------------+--------------------3----------------+
G+--------------8-----------8----------+--------------4-----------4----------+
D+--------9-----------------------9----+--------6----------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+--0----------------------------------+
1 4 3
3 2 4 2 3 4 2 1 2
9. CII CII
E+--4----------------------------------+--2-------------------------------0--+
B+--------------------2----------------+--------------------2----------------+
G+--------------2-----------2----------+--------------2-----------2----------+
D+--------2-----------------------2----+--------4-----------------------4----+
A+--0----------------------------------+--5----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
3 1
1 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3
11.
E+--2----------------------------------+--0----------------------------------+
B+--------------------0----------------+--------------------0----------------+
G+--------------0-----------0----------+--------------0-----------0----------+
D+--------0-----------------------0----+--------2-----------------------2----+
A+-------------------------------------+--3----------------------------------+
E+--3----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
1
2 3 2 2
13. CII
E+--0----------------------------------+--------------2----------------------+
B+--------------------0----------------+--------------------------4----------+
G+--------------2-----------2----------+--------------2-----4-----2----------+
D+--------4-----------------------4----+--------4-----------------------4----+
A+--2----------------------------------+--2----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
1 4
1 4 2 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 3
15.
E+--0----------------------------------+--0-----------0-----------7----11----+
B+--------------------------------0----+--------0-----------9----------------+
G+--2-----------1-----------1----------+-------------------------------------+
D+--------4-----------2----------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
1 4 1 2 1 3 1 4
17. CIX CIX
E+-12----------------------------------+-12----------------------------11p-9-+
B+--------------------9----------------+--------------------9----------------+
G+--------------9-----------9----------+--------------9-----------9----------+
D+--------9-----------------------9----+--------9-----------------------9----+
A+-------------------------------------+--9----------------------------------+
E+--9----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
4 4 3 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
19. CIX CVII
E+--9----11h12\11----------------------+--------------------------9-----7----+
B+-------------------11----------------+--------------------9----------------+
G+-------------------------11----------+--------------8----------------------+
D+--------------------------------9----+--------9----------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
1 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 4 4
[see Comments below]
21. CII CVII
E+--5----------------------------------+--------------7----------------------+
B+--------------------2----------------+-10-----------------------7----------+
G+--------------2-----------2----------+--------------------8----------------+
D+--------2-----------------------2----+--------------7-----------7----------+
A+-------------------------------------+--------9------------------------9---+
E+--2----------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
4 4 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 3
23. @
E+-------------------------------------+--------------------------0-----2----+
B+--9----------------------------------+--------------------3----------------+
G+--------------------8----------------+--------------4---------------------*+
D+--------------9-----------9----------+--------2---------------------------*+
A+--------7-----------------------7----+-------------------------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+--0----------------------------------+
4
1 3 2 3 1 1 3 2 1
25. (CII) CV
E+--4----------------------------------+--5----------------------------------+
B+--------------------2----------------+--------------------7----------------+
G+*-------------2-----------2----------+--------------6-----------6----------+
D+*-------2-----------------------2----+--------7-----------------------7----+
A+--0----------------------------------+--5----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
3 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 1
27. CVI
E+--6----------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
B+--------------------7----------------+--------0-----------7-----------0----+
G+--------------6-----------6----------+--------------8-----------8----------+
D+--------8-----------------------8----+-------------------------------------+
A+--7----------------------------------+--6----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
1 3
2 4 1 3 1 4 1 4 2 4
29.
E+--7----------------------------------+-12----------------------------------+
B+--------0-----------7-----------0----+--------------0-----------0----------+
G+--------------7-----------7----------+--------0-----------9-----------0----+
D+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+--8----------------------------------+
3 4
1 2 1 1 2
31.
E+-12-----8-----8----10----10-----7----+--7-----8-----8-----------7-----8----+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------------10---------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-10----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+--9----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+--7----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
4 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 2
3
2
1
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stanley_myers/cavatina_tab_ver_5.html ]
33.
E+-12----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+--9-----5-----5-----7-----7-----4----+--4-----5----------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+--------------7-----4-----2----------+
A+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------3----+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
4
1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 2
35.
E+-------------------------------------+--------------------2----------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------2-----------2----------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+--------2-----------------------2----+
A+--2-----------------------------0----+--1----------------------------------+
E+--------5-----3-----2-----3----------+-------------------------------------+
1 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 2
37. CII CIII
E+--------------------2----------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--------------3----------------------+--------------------3----------------+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------3-----------3----------+
D+--------4----------------------------+--------3-----------------------3----+
A+--2------------------------2----4----+--5----------------------------------+
E+--------------------2----------------+--4----------------------------------+
1 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 3 2
39. CI CIII
E+-------------------------------------+--------------------3----------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------4-----------4----------+
G+-------------------------------------+--------3-----------------------3----+
D+--3-----------1-----------1-----3----+--5----------------------------------+
A+--------1-----------1----------------+--4----------------------------------+
E+--2-----------2----------------------+-------------------------------------+
4 1 1 1 4 4 1 3 1 3 1
2 1 2
41. CI
E+-------------------------------------+--------------------0----------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------0-----------0----------+
G+--3-----------1-----------1-----3----+--4----------------------------------+
D+--------1-----------1----------------+--------2-----------------------2----+
A+--2----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+--4----------------------------------+
4 1 1 1 1 4 4
2 3 1 1
43. CII
E+--------------------0----------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--------------0-----------0-------2--+--0----------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------------2----------------+
D+--------2-----------------------2----+--------------1-----------1----------+
A+-------------------------------------+--------2-----------------------2----+
E+--3----------------------------------+--2----------------------------------+
2 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 2
45.
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----------------------------------2-+--0----------------------------------+
G+--------------------2----------------+--------------------1----------------+
D+--------------1------------1---------+--------------0-----------0----------+
A+--------2------------------------2---+--------2-----------------------2----+
E+--2----------------------------------+--0----------------------------------+
4
2 3 1 4 1 3 2 1 2
47.
E+-------------------------------------+--------------------0----------------+
B+--------2----------------------------+--------------0-----------0----------+
G+--------------2-----1----------------+--------2-----------------------2----+
D+--------------------------4-----2----+--2----------------------------------+
A+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+--2----------------------------------+
4 3 1 4 3 3 4 4
2
49. CII (CI)
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--------------------4-----0----------+-------------------------------------+
G+--------2-----------------------2----+--2-----------1-----------------1----+
D+--------------4-----------1----------+--2-----4-----------1-----2----------+
A+--2----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+--0----------------------------------+
2 2 4 1 1 2 1
1 1 3 4 1 1
51. D.C. al @ Coda
E+--------------------0-----4-----5---||
B+--0-----------0---------------------||
G+--------1--------------------------*||
D+-----------------------------------*||
A+------------------------------------||
E+------------------------------------||
1 4 5
@
76. (CII) CII
E+--4----------------------------------+--2-------------------------------0--+
B+--------------------2----------------+--------------------2----------------+
G+--------------2-----------2----------+--------------2-----------2----------+
D+--------2-----------------------2----+--------4-----------------------4----+
A+--0----------------------------------+--5----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
3 1
1 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3
78.
E+--2----------------------------------+--0----------------------------------+
B+--------------------0----------------+--------------------0----------------+
G+--------------0-----------0----------+--------------0-----------0----------+
D+--------0-----------------------0----+--------2-----------------------2----+
A+-------------------------------------+--3----------------------------------+
E+--3----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
1
2 3 2 2
80. CII CII
E+-------------------------------------+--------------2----------------------+
B+--5----------------------------------+--------------------------4----------+
G+--------------------2----------------+--------------2-----4-----2----------+
D+--------------2-----------2----------+--------4-----------------------4----+
A+--------4-----------------------4----+--2----------------------------------+
E+--2----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
4 1 4
1 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 2
82. (CI)
E+--0----------------------------------+--------------------0----------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--0-----------0-----------9-----12---+
G+--2-----------1-----------------1----+--------1----------------------------+
D+--------4-----------1-----2----------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
84. CIX CII
E+-11----------12----------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--9----------------------------------+--4-----------5----------------------+
G+--9----------------------------------+--2----------------------------------+
D+--9----------------------------------+--2----------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+--4----------------------------------+
E+--9----------------------------------+--2----------------------------------+
3 4 3 4
arp. 2
arp.
86. CII tenuto
E+--------2--4--2----------------------+--0---------------------------------||
B+--5----------------------5-----------+------------------------------------||
G+--2----------------------------------+--2-----------4---------------------||
D+--4----------------------------------+--4-----------6---------------------||
A+--2----------------------------------+------------------------------------||
E+-------------------------------------+--0---------------------------------||
4 1 3 1 4 1 1
2 3 3
arp.
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Comments
according to posts on the newsgroup rec.music.classical.guitar John Williams
did a double-take recording, so there is probably no definitively correct
solo version in tab or in sheet - "Although it won't always be technically
possible to hold on to the melody as written, it has been put down like it is
in order to convey the feeling of legato to be aimed at" (from the sheet)
eg measure 5 - the broken chord - the sheet has
B,A,E,A,E,A - the record has B,A,C#,E,C#,A (which is playable?) -
5. CVII
E+-----7--9----------------------------+
B+-10----------------------------------+
G+--------------------9----------------+
D+--------7-----11----------11-----7---+
A+-------------------------------------+
E+--7----------------------------------+
measure 19 - a suggestion from Manabu Saeki - manabusaeki@hotmail.com
19.
E+--9----11h12\11----------------------+
B+--------------0----------0-----------+
G+-------------------8-----------------+
D+-------------------------------------+
A+--------9-----------------------9----+
E+--7----------------------------------+
3 4 4 4 2
1 2 3
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