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Thread #60101   Message #960564
Posted By: Áine
28-May-03 - 12:06 PM
Thread Name: Arrangement Question - Mandolin
Subject: Arrangement Question - Mandolin
Greetings Fellow Mandophiles!

I've written the tab for my three favorite pieces from The Godfather movies' soundtracks - Speak Softly Love/Love Theme from GF I, the Waltz/main theme from GF I, and The Immigrant from GFII. I'd like to link them together in a kind of montage, to be played one after the other.

The Love Theme and the Waltz can be played together without any kind of transition/turnaround, really. My main problem is the transition between the Waltz and The Immigrant. I've lowered the key on The Immigrant from the violin version on the soundtrack because it's just too high for proper interpretation on the mandolin IMHO. In the original key, The Immigrant begins on the open high E string. In my 'lower' version, it now begins on the open A string.

Therein lies my problem. The Waltz ends on G (third fret, high E string), and I'm trying to come up with an appropriate turnaround to connect the end of the Waltz with the beginning of The Immigrant.

Any ideas?

All the best, Áine