The Super Mario Bros. (Overworld) Theme song! Written by Luis A-Solis Tabbed by Chris Vandergaag *** NEW AND IMPROVED WITH ERRORS CORRECTED! YOU A WINNER! HA HA! *** It sang to you incessantly for hours, every day. It looped on and on, through meals, though afternoon classes, and all through the night... it penetrated your psyche, physically etching notes onto the surface of your brain. All told, it stole approximately a third of your childhood. And now, it's back!! Hooray! Transcribed below are the melody lines and some bass/harmony filler for the Super Mario Bros. overworld theme song, arranged for 1 guitar. It's the same as the version you'll hear on the Nintendo Entertainment System game pak, and it's in the right key, so play along! Bip! I've supplied the chords as well, so for best results have a second guitar back you; playing the chords in OPEN position, using the most hilarious imaginable rhythms. Chords used: C Em F G (Dm, Ab, Bb but only in a couple of spots; this is pretty much a C tune. Tips: For the first bar of Fig. 1, use the standard C shape as your base. For Fig. 3, barre two or three strings at the 5th fret whenever you go to play your C it'll make it easier to play in this voicing... Intro(we're finally here!): "And a... Dm G e---------------- 3.-----| b---5-5--5-----5--3.-----| G---5-5--5---5-------0.--| D---3-3--3---------------| A------------------------| E------------------------| Da-da, Da, Da-da,DA! Duh... Fig. 1 (play twice): C Em F G C Em F G e-----------------------|-------5---------------| b--1--------------------|---5-8-6-6-8-5-------0-| G--0--0-----2--4--3s2---|---5-5-----5-5--5s7--0-| D-----2--2--3--5--4p3---|-5--------------7s9----| A--------3--------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| Fig. 2 (play twice): C Em F G C Em F G e-----------------------|-------------8-8-8.!!--| b-8s7-6p4-5-------------|--8s7-6p4-5--8-8-8.!!--| G-5---4---5-----5---5h7-|--5---4---5------------| D-----------5h7---7-----|-----------------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| C Em F G Ab Bb C e-----------------------|-----------------------| b-8s7-6p4-5-------------|-----------------------| G-5---4---5-----5---5h7-|--8.-7---9-------------| D-----------5h7---7-----|--6.-8--10-------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| -Play Fig. 1 (twice), then on to Fig. 3 (play twice): C F G C e-----------------------|-----------------------| b--5----------6--6------|---10-10-10-8----5-----| G---5---------5--5------|- -7--7--7--7-10--5----| D--5--5.--6-7------7.---|-9------------9--5--7p5| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| C F G C e-----------------------|-----------------------| b--5----------6--6------|--8--8--8--8-8---5-----| G---5---------5--5------|--10-10-10-9-7---5-----| D--5--5.--6-7------7.---|9-------9--9-9---5-----| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| Fig. 4: Ab C Ab C e-----------------------|-----------------------| b--4-4-4--4--4--5-------|--4-4-4--4--4--5.------| G--5-5-5--7--5----5---- |--5-5-5--7--5--5.------| D--6-6-6--6--6--5---7p5-|--6-6-6--6--6--5.------| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| Ab C Dm G e-----------------------|---------------3.------| b--4-4-4--4--4--5-------|--5-5--5----5--3.------| G--5-5-5--7--5----5---- |--5-5--5--5-------0.!!!| D--6-6-6--6--6--5---7p5-|--3-3--3---------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| (Now return to Fig. 1.... but AS IF you didn't already know that. This song is physically a part of you.) ...Second verse, same as the first!! Please write me if you have any videogame music tabbed out, i get a kick out of this stuff. enjoy! chris j. vandergaag cvandergaag@dccnet.com