twosheds
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I think these old nintendo songs sound great on a the uke, with it's intrinsic plinky-plonkiness. And they're really fun to bust out, no one expects them. But while the original Super Mario Bros 1 theme has gotten a lot of love, I'd like to see some Mario 2, and even 3, ukulele versions! I've seen a few covers on YouTube, but very few, and after looking high and low, no tabs specifically for the uke (though there are a number of guitar versions at gametabs.net). Anyway, the point of this is that I modified one of them a bit (http://www.gametabs.net/nes/super-mario-brothers-2/overworld) and I wanted to share it and see if people have any ideas for improving it.
1) Any suggestions for harmonies/chords? As it is, this is just the melody alone. And although the original tune is very simple, there are probably places where multiple notes would sound better.
2) Ideas for how to do the bits I've marked as "TWILL" -- (if you listen to the song you'll know what this means). The best I've come up with is sort of muting the outside strings and attempting to vibrate my wrist. I do not vibrate well.
Intro: Part 1:
A||--3--2--1-----------------3-----|--3------3-------3------2------2---7-5|
E||-----------3--0-----------------|-------5-------5------4------4--------|
C||----------------2--1--0-----0---|-----5-------5------4------4----------|
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3-------3--------3-|-----3---7-5---|-7-8--7-8--5---8-7--5-|--------------------|
|-------3--------3----|---5-----------|----------------------|-8--7-8--5------5---|
|-----3--------3------|-6-------------|----------------------|-----------6-7------|
|---------------------|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
HAMMER-ON ^Slide
|----------------------------|
|--6--5-6--0---5-------------|
|-----------------7--5-(bend)|
|----------------------------|
Part 2:
|-------5--8--|---5-----------|------------------------||---------------------|
|-5--8--------|-------8-5-----|------5-----5-------3---||--3------------------|
|-------------|-------------5-|--7-----7-----7---2-----||-2--TWILL-REPEAT(x8)-|
|-------------|---------------|------------------------||---------------------|
|----------------|--5---5---5----------------|-----------|
|-----5---5----5-|----8---8--8--5---------5--|-------5---|
|---7---7----7---|------------------7--5-----|----5------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-TWILL-(x8)|
Part 2b:
|--3---------------||-------5--8--|--5-----------|---------------|------------|
|-------0----------||-5--8--------|------8-5-----|------5----5---|----3----3--|
|------------2--0--||-------------|------------5-|--7----7-----7-|--2-----2---|
|----0-------------||-------------|--------------|---------------|TWILL REPEAT|
|----------------|--5---5---5---------------------------------|
|-----5---5----5-|----8---8---8--5----------------------------|
|---7---7----7---|------------------5----0-1--2---4---5---5---|
|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
Part 3:
|---------------------|--7--4----------|-----------------------------|
|--5--6-4-5-6---4-5---|---------6--5---|--3-5-3-----------3----------|
|---------------------|----------------|------------4---5----5-4---5-|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
^Hammer-on
|--------------|-------------5-|---2---3---5----|
|--------------|--3--2---3-----|----------------|
|---5-4---5----|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|--7--7-----5--5---4--4--|--3----------||
|------------------------|-------0-----||
|------------------------|---------0---||
|----8--------6------5---|-----0-------||
Repeats beginning sequence:
|--3------3-------3------2------2---7-5|--3-------3--------3-|-----3---7--5---|
|-------5-------5------4------4--------|-------3--------3----|---5------------|
|-----5-------5------4------4----------|-----3--------3------|-6--------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|--8--7-8--5---8-7--5-|---------------------|--------------------------8-|
|---------------------|--8--7-8--5------5---|--6--5-6---0--5--------8----|
|---------------------|------------6-7------|---------------7--5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
HAMMER-ON ^HAMMER-ON
UPDATE (9/5/2011): Revised tab. I've been playing it this way since I got a handle on it (it's easier to have certain notes on certain strings etc.), and I noted a couple places where bends and hammer-ons sound good. Could still stand to have some paired notes and harmonies: this is still simply the primary melody.
1) Any suggestions for harmonies/chords? As it is, this is just the melody alone. And although the original tune is very simple, there are probably places where multiple notes would sound better.
2) Ideas for how to do the bits I've marked as "TWILL" -- (if you listen to the song you'll know what this means). The best I've come up with is sort of muting the outside strings and attempting to vibrate my wrist. I do not vibrate well.
Intro: Part 1:
A||--3--2--1-----------------3-----|--3------3-------3------2------2---7-5|
E||-----------3--0-----------------|-------5-------5------4------4--------|
C||----------------2--1--0-----0---|-----5-------5------4------4----------|
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3-------3--------3-|-----3---7-5---|-7-8--7-8--5---8-7--5-|--------------------|
|-------3--------3----|---5-----------|----------------------|-8--7-8--5------5---|
|-----3--------3------|-6-------------|----------------------|-----------6-7------|
|---------------------|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
HAMMER-ON ^Slide
|----------------------------|
|--6--5-6--0---5-------------|
|-----------------7--5-(bend)|
|----------------------------|
Part 2:
|-------5--8--|---5-----------|------------------------||---------------------|
|-5--8--------|-------8-5-----|------5-----5-------3---||--3------------------|
|-------------|-------------5-|--7-----7-----7---2-----||-2--TWILL-REPEAT(x8)-|
|-------------|---------------|------------------------||---------------------|
|----------------|--5---5---5----------------|-----------|
|-----5---5----5-|----8---8--8--5---------5--|-------5---|
|---7---7----7---|------------------7--5-----|----5------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-TWILL-(x8)|
Part 2b:
|--3---------------||-------5--8--|--5-----------|---------------|------------|
|-------0----------||-5--8--------|------8-5-----|------5----5---|----3----3--|
|------------2--0--||-------------|------------5-|--7----7-----7-|--2-----2---|
|----0-------------||-------------|--------------|---------------|TWILL REPEAT|
|----------------|--5---5---5---------------------------------|
|-----5---5----5-|----8---8---8--5----------------------------|
|---7---7----7---|------------------5----0-1--2---4---5---5---|
|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
Part 3:
|---------------------|--7--4----------|-----------------------------|
|--5--6-4-5-6---4-5---|---------6--5---|--3-5-3-----------3----------|
|---------------------|----------------|------------4---5----5-4---5-|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
^Hammer-on
|--------------|-------------5-|---2---3---5----|
|--------------|--3--2---3-----|----------------|
|---5-4---5----|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|--7--7-----5--5---4--4--|--3----------||
|------------------------|-------0-----||
|------------------------|---------0---||
|----8--------6------5---|-----0-------||
Repeats beginning sequence:
|--3------3-------3------2------2---7-5|--3-------3--------3-|-----3---7--5---|
|-------5-------5------4------4--------|-------3--------3----|---5------------|
|-----5-------5------4------4----------|-----3--------3------|-6--------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|--8--7-8--5---8-7--5-|---------------------|--------------------------8-|
|---------------------|--8--7-8--5------5---|--6--5-6---0--5--------8----|
|---------------------|------------6-7------|---------------7--5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
HAMMER-ON ^HAMMER-ON
UPDATE (9/5/2011): Revised tab. I've been playing it this way since I got a handle on it (it's easier to have certain notes on certain strings etc.), and I noted a couple places where bends and hammer-ons sound good. Could still stand to have some paired notes and harmonies: this is still simply the primary melody.
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