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Cavatina - Stanley Myers
theme music from 'The Deer Hunter'
solo guitar version, arrangement and fingering by John Williams
tabbed by Dan Evison, typed by Mike Bremford Michael.Bremford@comp.vuw.ac.nz
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LHF added + some reformatting + corrections to notes and fingering,
20 Dec 2001
measure numbers and repetition corrected, 22 Apr 2003
info re measure 5 added to Comments, 24 Apr 2003 - weed@wussu.com
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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

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
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
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----------------------------------+

4
1

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
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

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----------------------------------+

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
3
1
1
1
3
1
2

1
1

4
1

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----------------------------------+
Weed - weed@wussu.com - 24 April 2003
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