MARIO THEME

As recorded by Nintendo Entertainment System

(From the 1985 Double Album SUPER MARIO BROS./DUCK HUNT)
Transcribed by Ryan B. Words by N/A
Music by Koji Kondo
Arranged by Ryan B.

A Introduction B 1st Movement

Lightly Q = 100
(D9) (G) (C) (F) (C)

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Gtr I mf
12 12 12 12 15 15 17 13 15
T 13 12 13 13 12 13 10 12
A 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 14 16 15 14 12 12
14 14
B 10 15 15 17 16 15
15

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Gtr II mf
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T 3 5
A 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 4 3 2
B 7
8

C 2nd Movement
(C) (F) (C)

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12 15 14 13 10 12 15 14 13 10 12
T 10 13 15 12 17 16 15 12 13 13 13 15 17 16 15 12 13
A 12 14 12 14
14 15 12 14 15 14 15
B 15

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T 1
A 2 4 0 5 5 5 5 4 5
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(F) (C) (F) (C) (B`)

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k j j V f VV k V V VV k V V V j eV k V k
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20 20 20 15 14 13 10 12
T 18 18 18 17 16 15 12 13 13 13 15 16 15
A 12 14 12 14
14 15 14 15 13 15
B 15

I j V k V k V k V V V V k eV k
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A 5 5 5 5 3
5 5 3 3 5
B 3 3

D 3rd Movement

(C)
T (Gb) (G) b
(G )

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12 12
T 13 13 13 13 13 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 15
A 13 13 13 13 15 12 14 12 13 13 13 13 15 12
14 14
B 15

I V k Vc V k k gV V k k k k gV
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T
A 5
5 5 6 5 6
B 3 6 5 6
4 3 4

(G) b
(G ) (G) (Dadd9) (D9) (G)
To Coda

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T 13 13 13 13 15 13 13 13 12
A 13 13 13 13 15 12 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 12
14
B 15 10

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T
A 0
5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
B 5 6 5
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E 1st Movement (reprise)

(C) (F) (C)

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15 17 13 15 12
T 13 13 12 13 10 12 10 13 15 12
A 12 14 16 15 14 12 12
14 14 14 15 12
B 15 15 17 16 15
15

k k k c V V V V k V c
I V V V V gV f V V V3 V V V j
V
0 1
T 3 5 1
A 0 2 4 0
5 3 5 4 3 2
B 7
8

F 4th Movement
(C) (F) (Dm) (C)
8va 8va 8va

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I VV V V VV V V V V V VV VV
u V VV V u V u V
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3 3
12 13 13 17 17 17 15 13 12
T 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 10 13 13
A 12 12 13 14 14 12 12 14 12
14 15 15 15 15 14
B

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V gV V V V V V V V
T
A 5 5 5 4 5 5
4 5 3 3 3 0 3 5 5 5 5
B 3

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1. 2.
D.S. al Coda
(C) (F) (Dm) (C) (C)

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3
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12 13 13 13 13 13 12
T 13 13 13 13 12 15 15 15 13 15 13 13
A 12 12 13 14 14 12 12 12 12
14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14
B 15 15

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3
T
A 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 5 5
4 5 3 3 3 5 5
B 3 3 3

G 4th Movement (reprise)

Q
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accel. Hurry Up, Mario! = 130

(C7/E) b
(C 7/F) (D7/F ) b (C) (F)

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12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 12 13 13
T 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14
A 14 15 15 15
B

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(Dm) (C) (F) (Dm) (C)

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3 3 3 u
17 17 17 15 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12
T 12 13 13 13 12 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 15 15 15 13 15 13
A 12 12 14 12 12 12 13 14 14 12 12 12
15 14 14 15 15 15 14 14
B 15

k c V k cV V c
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k
3
T
A 4 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 5
0 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 3 3 3 5
B 3 3

H Finale
Congratulations! Q = 80 ` `
C D E C

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8va 8va 8va

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3
3 3 3 3 3 3
f
12 15 12 13 16 13 15 18 18 18 18 20
T 13 13 17 13 14 14 18 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 17
A 12 12 13 13 15 15
14 14 15 15 17 17
B 10 15 15 11 16 16 13 18 18
12 15 13 16 15 18

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T 13 14 15 15 15 15 13
A 12 12 13 13 15
14 15 17
B 15 16 18
8 12 15 9 13 16 11 15 18

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