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Song
Song: Titanic 'Main Riff'
Artist: James Horner
Tabbed and transcribed by: Andrew Martin (andmarti@unixg.ubc.ca)
This is my first tab. Hoora!
This is the 'main riff' to the kick-a$$ movie Titanic (1997). It appears
several times in the movie, including as a pipes solo in 'Hymn to the
Sea', which is where I tabbed this from.
Take it slow and listen to the timing off the soundtrack.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------10--10h12---12----10-9-9-10---15---12---10---8-----5---3---| G|--12--------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------10---10h12---12----10-9-9-10--15---12---15---17b--15--12s11s10-| G|--12------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----10--12--14--12-10------10--10h12--10--------------------------| B|--12--------------------12-----------------12s10------10h12---10---| G|--------------------------------------------------12---------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12---10---8---7--7---7s9------7---7s9----11----------------12-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
That's about it. The timing isn't easy, I've tried to represent it as
best I can, but use your own judgement. This piece appears elsewhere in
the movie, usually altered a little. Add in slides, pulls and short
notes as you see fit.
Another version of the same piece:
When the riff is sung by the ethereal voice, it's a little lower.
It sounds more like:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7--7h9---9---7-6-6-7---12----9---7---5-----2---0----------| G|--9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7--7h9---9---7-6-6-7---12----9---12---14b----12---9---8s7-| G|--9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----7---9---12--9---7-----7---7h9--7----------------------------| B|--9---------------------9--------------9s7-------7h9--7----------| G|---------------------------------------------9-------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9---8---6---5--5---5s7------5---5s7----10----------------11----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Andrew Martin
andmarti@unixg.ubc.ca
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