Titanic Theme Tab

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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