Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen (1905-1986) - (arranged Toru Takemitsu) edition: 12 Songs For Guitar, Schott SJ1095 (Japan, 2005) original tab by Bon Ha Gu - Bg1094@nyu.edu see Notes and Legend below - last updated 1 September 2020 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/arlen_over_the_rainbow.mid vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRLOuXEfPsI - Kevin Loh vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gGN9yTO5XA - Marcin Dylla vid: https://youtu.be/DQCwG70mohc?t=16 - Ana Vidovoc standard tuning: E A D G B E key sig: G major time sig: 4/4, 6/4 4/4 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| G|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-2===============2===============| D|-4===============4===============|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===============================|-3===============================| 4 2 3 1 1 3 mf (melody), p (lower strings) 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|| G|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-2===============2===============|| D|-4===============4===============|---------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E|-3===============================|-3===============================|| 4 2 3 1 1 3 C4 c5 6/4 > t t t 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--0-----------0-------7-------5---0=======5=======| B|--3---3---3---3---3---4-------3---2---1---5---7---| G|*-5---5---5---5---5---5-------4-------0---5=======| D|*-4---4---4---4---5---4-------3---4-----------0---| A|----------0-------0---------------1---0---9-------| E|------4-------------------------------------------| 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 3 2 1 4 < < < > > > rall. 4/4 $ C2 t 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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C5 C7 c5 t t 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------5---8---|-7=======3---5---7-------8-------| B|-----5---7---9-------8-----------|-0=======0---------------5-------| G|-----5===========5===============|-7=======0---5---7---------------| D|---------------------------------|-----0-------4---7-------6-------| A|/7===============6===============|-----------------8-------5-------| E|-5===============----------------|-3===============--------0-------| 3 4 4 1 4 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 a tempo < < < < < < < < 1_________________________________ c5 + C1 12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-5-------2---3---5-------7-------|-3-----------10--10--3---8---1----|| B|-5-------4=======3-------7-------|-3-----------10--10--3---8---1----|| G|-5-------5=======5-------7-------|-4-----------10--10--3---8---1---*|| D|-----------------2-------0-------|-------------9---9---2---7---1---*|| A|-0===============----------------|----------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|| 1 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 > > > > 2_________________________________ t 14 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3===============3---------------|---------------------------------| B|-3===========3-------------3<15>-|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| G|-4=======4-----------------------|-4-------4------4--------4-------| D|---------------------------------|-4==============4================| A|-----5---------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===============================|-3===============================| p 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-0===========0===============----| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-3---3---3---1=============3<15>-| G|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-5---5---5---2=========2<14>-----| D|-7===============7===============|-4---4---4---0------<12>---------| A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E|-3===============================|-----4---------------------------| mf 18 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| G|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-3===============3===============| D|-4===============4===============|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===============================|-3===============2===============| 2 2 4 4 p cresc. 3 1 t 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2===========2---5-------0=======|-8---7---10--8---12------2-------| B|-1---3---1---3---5-------1=======|-7---6---9---8---12------1-------| G|-0===============5-------2=======|-8---7---10--9---12------2-------| D|-2===============5-------4---0---|-7---6---9---7---10------1-------| A|-0===============----------------|-----------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 3 4 2 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 f mf > > > p < < < < < < < f > > > mf t t D.S. 22 | . | . | . | . e|-5---3---2---3---7-------5=======|| B|-5===========----4-------5---7---|| G|-4===========----5-------5=======|| D|-----------------------------0---|| A|-----------------0-------9-------|| E|-0===========--------------------|| rapidly rall. p < < < < < < < > > > > p Coda 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| G|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-2===============2===============| D|-4===============4===============|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===============================|-3===============================| p 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| G|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-2===============2===============| D|-4===============4===============|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===============================|-3===============================| dim. 27 | . | . | . | . e|--------<5>----------------------|| B|--------<5>----------------------|| G|--------<5>----------------------|| D|---------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|| E|-3===============================|| Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All three reference videos differ slightly from the sheet, with Kevin Loh probably closest - he mistakenly plays C# (6th fret) instead of C (5th fret) in measure 16. But at least he plays the correct harmonics in measure 27! The starting tempo of the MIDI is 72 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes). The order of play is 1-13, 5-12, 14-22, 6-12, 23-27. === - note held, length of note > - accented, marked, stressed / - slide up to the note < < < - crescendo - becoming louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming softer $ - (start of measure 6) segno - sign + - (end of measure 12) Coda symbol - jump to Coda on 2nd repeat accel. - accelerando - accelerating, becoming faster, with increasing speed Coda - the ending - the last section of the piece cresc. - crescendo - becoming gradually louder D.S. - (end of measure 22) Dal Segno - return to the sign (measure 6) dim - diminuendo - diminishing, becoming gradually softer f - forte - loud mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud, medium loud p - (below the tab) piano - soft rall. - rallentando - slowing down (sometimes becoming gradually softer) rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower t - tenuto - slightly stressed, held for a little longer than its value tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the earlier speed) <5> - natural (open) (double octave) harmonic on the 5th fret <12> - natural (open) (octave) harmonic on the 12th fret 2<14> - artificial harmonic - left hand 2nd fret, right hand points to 14th fret 3<15> - artificial harmonic - left hand 3rd fret, right hand points to 15th fret c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret etc repeat the section 1____ play the 1st time 2_______ play on repeat |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |*--- ---*| |----------------------*| --*|-----------------------| |*--- ---*| |----------------------*| --*|-----------------------| |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------|