VGJam Tabs Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
"Aboveground BGM" - Guitar tab
Platform(s):Nintendo Entertainment System
Composed by:Koji Kondo
Tabbed by:Deezer
Last modified:2013-01-15
Date added:1999-04-04
Print it:Original file (.TXT)
Hear it:MIDI file
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Super Mario Bros. (NES)
"Aboveground BGM"

Originally composed by: Koji Kondo
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Tabbed by: Deezer (deezer AT videogamejam DOT com)
For http://www.videogamejam.com
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Also known as the "Overworld theme."

After you master this tune, you'll be able to play many other Mario songs!
Parts of this theme appear in: Super Mario 64 (Press Start screen), Super
Mario Bros. 2 (Sub-Space theme), Super Mario Bros. 3 (Music Box theme), and
many more. Keep your ears open and you'll notice it in a lot of Mario games.

Standard tuning: (low to high) EADGBe


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Repeat from "*".


Revisions:
 1/15/2013 - Neatened up the spacing.
 12/5/2000 - Transposed everything up one octave, and improved the
             spacing -- the way it should've been in the first place.
 3/12/99 - Second draft ( for kontek.net/vgjam/ ) 
 10/2/97 - First draft ( for classicgaming.com/tmk/ )

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