The Godfather 50Th Anniversary - Bad News
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Track no. 7 on disc 1 of The Godfather 50th Anniversary expanded and remastered edition: Bad News.
It starts to play in the movie as Michael runs across the street of the Radio City Music Hall to the
telephone booth. He calls Sonny after Kay spotted a newspaper that reported their father having been gunned
down. Composed by Nino Rota, conducted by Carlo Savina.
With 53 seconds of length, this cue heavily relies on the string various strings which I have split up into
three different voices: The ones that stay in the background, as well as the higher and lower strings that
temporarily move into the foreground. A bassoon, horn, clarinet and flute are also heard. While moments hint
at the Godfather Waltz, it is mostly the melody of The New Godfather (or Michael's Theme). Transposal to the
mandolin in GDae standard tuning.
Original release: https://youtu.be/aT6xjLIzEA8?si=VXP3ynjGlMWSie75&t=622
Link to video lesson: https://youtu.be/-qTTCFF9I30
[0:01 background strings]
e|--------------------| x4 |----------------------------------------| x1
a|--------------------| |------------1-------1-------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--(5--5--5)-|
G|--------------------| |----------------------------------------|
[simult. bassoon]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-5--4-5~---------------------------0----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[simult. horn]
e|-------------------------0-1-0-1~-----------0-----------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------6~-------5-6-5-6~--5-6-5-6~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[simult. violin] 0:07
e|--------------------------------------9-10-11~--10-10-6~------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[0:16 background strings]
e|--------------------| x4 |-----------| x1
a|--------------------| |-----------|
D|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-| |-6-6--6-6~-|
G|--------------------| |-----------|
[simult. clarinet]
e|-4---7--6--3~-----2~---4--2------------------|
a|----------------6------------6~--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
[simult. lower strings]
e|---------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------0-1-0-1~-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
[0:29 background strings]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-3~~~~~~--------------4--------|
G|-6~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[simult. flute]
e|-9~---12-11-8~-------7~---9-7------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------11------------10~-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[simult. lower strings]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------0~~~~~~---------------1--------|
G|-------------------------------0-1-0-1~---0-1-3-4~--3-4-6--------------------------------|
[simult. violins]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------9-10-13~---10-9--------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tab Legend:
~ let note ring out
How to play The Godfather 50Th Anniversary - Bad News
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.