John Williams - Star wars theme

This is a full song tab of the melody in the Star Wars main theme song. The tab includes markings of the time changes within the song. These time changes can be hard to catch on to while playing with the actual score, having a few tempo changes that comes with the live orchestra feel. Visit this YouTube link to see a video of this song being done on guitar with drums to help you understand where all the melodies will land within the time changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVMYNvf6MuQ [Intro] 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--11-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--8-----------------8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8--| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|----------8---10---8--------------8---10---8-------| D|--8--------------------8--8--------------------8---| A|------8-----------------------8--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------6------------------------------------| A|--8---6---8---------------------------8---8---8----| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Main melody] measure of 5/4: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----------------------16--15------| G|--15------------------------------------------------------17--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--18-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----------16--15-------| G|-----------------------------------------------17--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--18----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----------16--15--16--| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| measure of 3/4 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--17----------------------------------| D|--------------------------15-151515---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| measure of 5/4: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----------------------16--15------| G|--15------------------------------------------------------17--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--18-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----------16--15-------| G|-----------------------------------------------17--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--18----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----------16--15--16--| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--17----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------15-------15-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| [B Section] 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------16----15-----------------| G|--------------------------------------17----15-----| D|--17----------------17-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------15---------------------------------------| G|--15--17------17----------14-----------------------| D|-----------------------17-------------15-------15--| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------16-16----15-------------18--| G|--------------------------------------17----15-----| D|--17----------------17-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--18-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------17-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------15-----| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18----17-----------------| G|--------------------------------------17----15-----| D|--17----------------17-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------15---------------------------------------| G|--15--17------17----------14-----------------------| D|-----------------------17-------------15-------15--| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--15-------13-11-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------15-13-------11--------------| A|--------------------------------------15-------13--| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--15-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------13131313----------------131313-| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------13-----------------------| A|--------------------13----------------15-----------| E|--15-----------------------------------------------| [Main melody octave lower] measure of 5/4: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------15----------------------13--12------| A|--13------------------------------------------------------15--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--15-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------15----------13--12-------| A|----------------------------------------------15---| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--15----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------15----------13--12--13--| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--15----------------------13-131313----| E|---------------------------------------| measure of 5/4: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------15----------------------13--12------| A|--13------------------------------------------------------15--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--15-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------15----------13--12-------| A|----------------------------------------------15---| E|---------------------------------------------------| measure of 3/4: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--15----------------------------------| D|--------------------------17--15--17--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--14----------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------15--15--| A|--------------------------------------15----------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--17----15----14----15----17-----------------------| D|--------------------------------------15-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Build up] 2nd guitar overlaps same time as previous measure: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------8----8---8---| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------9-9-9--| G|--------------------8-8-8-8------------------------| D|--------------------------------10101010-----------| A|--8-----8-8-8-8------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--------------------8-8-8-8------------------------| B|--9------------------------------------------------| G|--------10101010-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1st guitar overlaps same time as last hit of previous measure on beat 3: (tapping) E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------t8p6p4-t9p8p6-t11p9p8-t13p11p9--| G|--t5p3p1-t7p5p3-t8p7p5-t10p7p5---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--t11p9p8-t13p11p9-t15p13p11-t16p15p13-t17---------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] Melody after ring out: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------13-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--13----------11-------------------------------13--| G|--------------------------------13-------10h13-----| D|--------------------------------------13-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a E|--12-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------13p11-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | T tap | p pull-off | h hammer-on ************************************