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Godfather Theme Tab

by Slash


Guitar dropped-tuning to C (low to high: C F A# D# G C)
You can also play it regular tuning (Eadgbe)low to high
 if you have questions or need help
Viva la Slash!
INTRO:
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|5-------4-5-6-------5---5-----------------------|
D#|----------------------------5-------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|5-------4-5-6-------5---5-----------------------|
D#|----------------------------4-------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------3-----------------------------------|
 G|5-------4-5---------5---4-------7---5-----------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------5-------4---------------------------|
D#|5---4---5---------------4-----------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|
                        HEAVY GUITAR ENTERS:
                         C|------------------------|
                         G|------------------------|
                        D#|------------------------|
                        A#|------------------------|
                         F|2-----------------------|
                         C|0-----------------------|

1ST HEAVY BIT (x2): [NOTE: Palm mute signal notes]
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------7-------3-----------3---------------|
 C|6-6-6-6-5-5-5---0---1-------0---1---0---0---0---|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|----3-----------3-------------------------------|
 C|0---1-------0---1---0---0---0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|--------------------------------------------7---|
 C|5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5---|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------9---9---9---9---|
 F|----2-----------2---2---2---2---7---7---7---7---|
 C|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0-------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|9---9---9---9-----------------------------------|
 F|7---7---7---7---7-----------------------7-------|
 C|----------------5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|10----------------------7-------8---------------|
 C|8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------4---0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|--------9-------7-------------------------------|
 C|0-0-0-0-7-------5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|10--10--10--10--10--10--9---10--14--14--14--14--|
 F|8---8---8---8---8---8---7---8---12--12--12--12--|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

1ST TIME:
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|14--14--13--13--13--9---------------------------|
 F|12--12--11--11--11--7---------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
 F|----2-----------2---------------|
 C|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---|

2ND TIME:
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|14--14--13--13----------------------------------|
 F|12--12--11--11--2-------------------------------|
 C|----------------0-------------------------------|

1ST SOFT BIT (RHYTHM):
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|0-----------------------0-----------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------8-------8-------|
A#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|8-----------------------7-----------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|0-----------------------0-------------------7---|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------8-------8-------|
A#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|8-----------------------7---------------7-------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|0-----------------------0---------------0-------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|--------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|0-----------------------0-----------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|--------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|
 G|--------8-------8---------------8-------8-------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|7-----------------------7-----------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------8-------8---------------8-------8-------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|0-----------------------0-----------------------|

 C|--------7-------7---------------6-------6-------|
 G|--------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|7-----------------------9-----------------------|

 C|--------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|
 G|--------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|7-----------------------7-----------------------|

1ST SOFT BIT (LEAD):
 C|------------------------------------11--12--14--|
 G|12------------------------------14--------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|15----------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|15------14------12------11----------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|12----------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

1ST SOFT BIT (TREM GUITAR BEHIND VOCALS):
 C|12------11------12------12------11------12------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|12------11------12------13------12------10------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|13------12------10------9---------------10------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|12----------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|12------11------12------12------11------12------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|12------11------12------15------14------12------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|15------14------12------11----------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|12----------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

2ND HEAVY BIT:
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|X\----------------------------------------------|
 F|X\----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|
  (Pick Scrape)           (Tremolo picking)

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|(0)---------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------0-----------------------|
                          (Tremolo picking)

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|(0)---------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------0-----------------------|
 C|(0)---------------------------------------------|
                          (Tremolo picking)

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|X\----------------------------------------------|
 F|X\----------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|
  (Pick Scrape)

2ND SOFT BIT (RHYTHM):
 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|----------------7---------------8-------8-------|
 G|--------8-------8---------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------0-----------------------|
 C|0-----------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
A#|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|8-----------------------8-----------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------9-------9-------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|7-----------------------7-----------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------10------10------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------10------10--------------9-------9-------|
D#|--------9-------9---------------9-------9-------|
A#|0-----------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------0-----------------------|

 C|------------------------5-----------------------|
 G|--------5---------------5-----------------------|
D#|--------7---------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 C|----------------0-------------------------------|

2ND SOFT BIT (LEAD):
 C|------------------------8-----------------------|
 G|10----------9---10----------------------10------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|9---------------12------10----------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------10--------------9-10-9--|
D#|10------9-------10------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|9-----------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------12--|
D#|9-------------------------------11--13--14------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|13----------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|13------12--------------------------------------|
D#|----------------14------13----------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
D#|14----------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------|

to learn this song i play each section until i get it  down so good i can write the tabs 
with out looking at the tabs or the guitar