Super Mario Bros. 2 first-level theme song Arranged by Adrian Holovaty In a gypsy-jazz style MP3: http://holovaty.com/images/adrian_holovaty-mario2_gypsy_jazz.mp3 Format: A A B C A First A section ================================== D6/9 Faug Am7 B7 / / / / / / / / G6 G#dim D6/9 B7 E7 A7 D6/9 A7 / / / / / / / / Second A section ================================ D6/9 Faug Am7 B7 / / / / / / / / G6 G#dim D6/9 B7 E7 A7 D6/9 / / / / / / / / B section ======================================== D6/9 E9 / / / / / / / / A7 (walkup) D6/9 Faug / / / / / / / / D6/9 E9 / / / / / / / / A7 (walkup) D6/9 / / / / / / / / C section ======================================== F#7 (walkup) Bm7 (walkup) / / / / / / / / E7 A7 (walkup) / / / / / / / / Final A section (same as second A) =============== D6/9 Faug Am7 B7 / / / / / / / / G6 G#dim D6/9 B7 E7 A7 D6/9 / / / / / / / / Chords =========================================== Note these are gypsy-style chords. It's important to use these particular voicings to get the right sound. EADGBE D6/9 554455 Faug x8766x Am7 5x5555 B7 7678xx G6 3x243x G#dim 4x34xx E7 x7675x A7 5456xx E9 x76777 F#7 2123xx Bm7 7x7777 "x" means muffle the string so it doesn't produce a note, or don't strum it. Walkups ========================================== Dominant 7 walkup (A7 and F#7 in this song) This tab is in A7. To do it in F#7, just move it down 3 frets. --------------------- --------------------- -6----7----8----9---- -5----5----7----7---- -4----x----x----x---- -5----7----8----9---- Minor 7 walkup (used for Bm7 in this song) --------------------- --------------------- -7----9----11-------- -7----8----9--------- -x----x----x--------- -7----9----10--------