TAB: John Towner Williams - Schindler's List - Theme - (arr Nikita Koshkin)

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Schindler's List - Theme - (arr Nikita Koshkin) - John Towner Williams (b 1932)
see Notes and Legend below - tab by we...@wussu.com - 25 November 2022
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/williams_john_towner_schindlers_list_wd.mid
vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCI69YIkCeE - Stefan Schmitz
vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GjQRs1ocDs - Asya Selyutina

tuning: D A D G B E key: A minor time: 4/4

Adagio (slow)
1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-7---5---8=======7=======3---2---|-5===================3---2---5---|
B|-0=======----0-------0---0=======|-----0-----------0---------------|
G|-0=======----------------0=======|---------2---5-------------------|
D|---------7=======5=======--------|---------------------2---1---4---|
A|-7=======------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2=======|-4---------------5---------------|
3 1 4 4 3 4
mf 2 2 2 2 1 3 2

c2 rit. arp. F.
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-3=======2=======0===============|---------0-------0---------------|
B|-----0-------0-------------------|-------------1---0---------------|
G|-2-------2---------------2-------|-5---2-------2---1---------------|
D|-----------------------------4---|---------4---------------2-------|
A|-3-------2-----------2-----------|-----------------2---------------|
D|-----------------2===============|=============----2===============|
3 3 4 2 1
1 2 1 2 3 4 2
2 1 1 > > > > >

a tempo c1
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-0-------0-------1---0-----------|-----------------0===============|
B|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-------------3---3---1---0=======|
G|-----2-------2-------2-----------|-5-------5---------------2---1---|
D|-------------------------3---2---|-3---0---3-----------------------|
A|-0===============----------------|-----------------3=======--------|
D|---------------------------------|-0=======5=======--------2-------|
1 4
mp 1

c1
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-0-------0-------3---1---0-------|-----------------1---0-----------|
B|-1-----------1---5---1-------3---|---------0---3-----------3---1---|
G|-----2---4---------------2-------|-0---------------1---0-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----3-------------------2=======|
A|-0===============----------------|-2=======--------3=======--------|
D|-----------------0=======3=======|---------5=======----------------|
2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 1
3 1 4 2

c1
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------0---------------|-0=======================--------|
B|-3-------3-----------3---1---3---|-1=======================--------|
G|-2-------0---1---2=======1=======|-4-------2---1---1---0---0-------|
D|-----3-------------------0=======|-----------------------------4---|
A|-2===============----------------|-0===============2=======3=======|
D|-----------------2=======--------|---------------------------------|
4

c1 C2
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-----------3---1---3---|-----------------0===============|
G|---------0---1---2=======1=======|-2===============0---1---2---1---|
D|-3---4-------------------0=======|-2-------3---4-------------------|
A|-2===============----------------|-3-------------------------------|
D|-----------------2=======--------|-3===============2===============|
3 3
2 4 1 3 3 4
1 2

13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------0---------------|---------0-----0---0---8-12--12--|
B|-1-------1-------1---3---1---0---|-------1-----1---10--10----------|
G|-2-----------2-----------1=======|-2---2-----2---------------9---9-|
D|-----0---3---------------0=======|---2-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3=======2=======0===============|
D|-0===============2=======--------|---------------------------------|
4 1
< < < < < < < <

c10 C5
15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----12p10-13--12--7=====8-10======|-----8h10-7---5p4-5===============|
B|-----10========10------0===----0---|-----0========0===----6---5---0---|
G|-----------------------7===----10--|-----9========5===----7---5---7---|
D|-----10========10------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0=================0===============|-0================0=======7=======|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
mf 2
4 4

C7 rit.
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----12p10-15--13--7=====8-10======|---10-8-7----------0===============|
B|-----10========0-------0===----0---|----------8--------0---------------|
G|-----------------------7===----10--|------------10-9-7-6===============|
D|-----10========12------------------|-----------------------8---7=======|
A|-0=================0===============|-7=================0=======----0---|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
4 2 1 2 4 3 2 1

arp. a tempo C3 C5
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-5-------5-------6---5-----------|-------------3---5=======0=======|
B|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|-6-------6-------8---6-----------|
G|-7---7-------7-------7-----------|-3=======3=======5=======7---6---|
D|-0-----------------------8---7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-0===============================|---------3=======8=======0-------|
D|-0===============================|-5=======------------------------|
1 1 1 2 4 4 1
2 2 3 4 3 1 3 4 3
f 3 2 3

arp. c6
21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-5-------5-------8---6---5-------|---------0---3---6---5---3-------|
B|-6-------6-------10--6-------8---|-1---------------------------6---|
G|-7---7-------7---0=======7-------|-----3---3=======6---5---3-------|
D|-0-------------------------------|-2=======------------------------|
A|-0===============----------------|---------3=======------------0---|
D|-0===============--------8=======|-----------------3===========----|
2 1 4 1 4 4 4 4
4 2 3
3 1

c3 arp.
23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-3-------3-------5---3---1---3---|-5=======================--------|
B|-3-------3-------3=======2=======|-6===============------------0---|
G|-----3-------3-------------------|-9-------7---6---6---5---5-------|
D|---------------------------------|-0===============----------------|
A|-----------------0===============|-0===============0=======--------|
D|-2===============----------------|-0===============--------3=======|
4 1 1 3 1
1 2 2 3 2 1 3
4 1

|---5---|
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
e|-3-------3-------5---3---1---3---|-----------------0===============0=|
B|-3-------3-------3=======2=======|-3===============3-2-----------2---|
G|-----3-------3---0=======0=======|-2-------2-----------0-------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|-3===============2=====2---2-------|
A|-------------------------0=======|-1===============0=======0---------|
D|-2===============----------------|-----------------------------------|

C3
27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------5-----------0---|-----------------0-----0-5---5---|
B|-6-------6-----------8---6-------|-3-------3-----3-----------------|
G|-3===============6=======0=======|-------2-----2-------2-----2---0-|
D|-----5-------5-------------------|-----3-----3-------3-------------|
A|-----------------0=======--------|---0-----------------------------|
D|-5===============----------------|-0===============================|
> > > > > > > > > p 4 1 4

c3
29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----5p3-6---5---0=====1-3=======|-----1h3-0-------0---------------|
B|-----3=======3-------3=======3---|-------------3-2-----3===========|
G|---------------------0=======3---|-----3===2-----------------------|
D|-----3=======3-------------------|-------------3===----3---2---0---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0===============|
D|-0===============0===============|-0===============----------------|
4 3 1 4

C8
arp.
31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----5p3-8---6---0=====1-3=======|-------0-1---1h3-5---7h8-11------|
B|-----3=======5-------3=======3---|-----3---------------0---10------|
G|-------------0-------3=======0---|-------------2-------7---8-------|
D|-----3=======--------------------|-----3-------------------9-------|
A|-------------------------1=======|-2===========2===--------8-------|
D|-0===============5=======--------|---------------------------------|
< < < < < < < <

arp. arp. arp.
33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-12------12------13--12--8---0---|-8-------8---10--12==========0---|
B|-0---10------10--0-----------0---|-6-------6---------------0-------|
G|-9---------------10--10--9-------|-7---7---0=======----------------|
D|-10------10------12--------------|-7---------------12--10----------|
A|-0===============0===============|-0-----------------------11======|
D|---------------------------------|-0=======--------10======--------|
f

arp. arp. C5
35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-12------12------15--13--12--10--|---------7---10--13--12--10--8---|
B|-0---10------10--0---------------|-8---6---0=======----------------|
G|-9---------------10------12--10--|-5=======0=======13--12--10------|
D|-10------10------12--------------|-----------------------------7---|
A|-0===============0===============|-------------------------10------|
D|-----------------0===============|-5=======--------10======--------|
4 2 4 2 1 4 4 2
3 1 3 1
1

37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-10------10==----12===10==8===10==|-12==========================0---|
B|-10----------10==-----0-----------|-12-----10---9---8---7---6-------|
G|-----10--------0----------7-8-9-10|-----------------7=======5=======|
D|-9=======0--------------10--------|-10==============----------------|
A|-----------7-8---11-12------------|-0===============----------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 3 > > > > > > > > > > >
1 1

arp.
39 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-10------10------12==10==8===7---|---------0-----------------0-------|
B|-10------10------------0===------|-10--0-------10-11-12----------0---|
G|-----10--10----------------------|-----------10------10--------7-----|
D|-9=======9-----------------------|-------10----------0-------6=====6-|
A|---------0--------<12>=---<7>====|-0=================----------------|
D|---------0-----------------------|-------------------9---------------|
mp

c5 c2
41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-8-------------8-12==10==8===7===|-5=======--------1-------0-------|
B|-6-----------6-----0===----0===--|-8---6---5---3---0---------------|
G|-5---7-----7---------------------|-5=======2=======--------1-------|
D|---------7-----------------------|-----------------0---------------|
A|----------------------<7>==---<7>|-0=======2=======----------------|
D|-0===============----------------|-------------------------2-------|

rit. Meno mosso (a little slower)
43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------------------------8-10|-12------12------13--12--8---0---|
B|-------------------0-----10-12-----|-----10------10------------------|
G|-2===============------9-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------2-------10------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----0---3-------------------------|-0==============<12>=============|
D|----------------<7>================|---------------------------------|
> > > > > > > p 3 1 4 1

accel. |---------10--------|
45 | . | . | . | .
e|-15------13------12------10------8--h10--7-----------0---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10--8-----3---0---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------10----5---2-0-----|
D|<12>=============================0===============================3-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 1 3 2

Tempo 1 rit. F.
46 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|-------------7---10------0---16--|
B|-----------------3---1---0=======|-6---5---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------7-----------10----------|
D|-0-----------3---3=======----0---|-7=======--------9=======--------|
A|-----3---2=======----------------|---------8=======----------------|
D|-3=======------------------------|-------------------------14======|
1 < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > >

F.
48 | . | .
e|-------------------0-------0-------0----------<12>----<12>----<12>-
B|---------------0-------0------<12>----<12>-------------------------
G|14<26>-----2------------------------------<7>-----<5>-----<7>------
D|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------
A|---0===============================================================
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------
pp a piacere (as one pleases, in free time)

(48) | . | .
e|---------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------------|
B|------<12>--------<12>-------------------------0-----------0-------|
G|--<7>--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------<7>---------<7>---------<7>-----<12>--------<12>-----2---|
A|===================================================================|
D|------------------------------<5>----------------------------------|

|---5---| F.
49 | . | | . | .
e|-----------------0-<19>-------------||
B|---------------0--------------------||
G|-------------11---------------------||
D|-----------10-----------------------||
A|-0==================================||
D|--------<7>=========================||


Notes & Legend
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There are a few minor mistakes in the sheet, and in some parts the left hand
fingering isn't clear.

The tempo of the MIDI is 54 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes).

Left Hand Fingering (LHF) below the tab -
1 - index finger (forefinger)
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger (annular)
4 - little finger (pinkie)

=== - note held, length of note, duration
|-5-| - pentuplet - 5 notes played in the time of 4 notes
|-10-| - decuplet - 10 notes played in the time of 8 notes
< < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder
> > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer
accel. - accelerando - speeding up, becoming faster
arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note
f - forte - loud, strong
F. - Fermata - pause - note or rest is held for longer than its value
h - hammer-on
mf - mezzo-forte - moderately loud
mp - mezzo-piano - moderately soft
p - (between the notes) pull-off
p - (below the tab) - piano - soft, quiet
pp - pianissimo - very quiet
rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower
tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the earlier tempo)
Tempo 1 - return to the original tempo
<5> - natural open harmonic on the 5th fret
<7> - natural open harmonic on the 7th fret
<12> - natural open (octave) harmonic on the 12th fret
<19> - natural open harmonic on the 19th fret
14<26> - artificial octave harmonic, left hand 14th fret, point to 26th fret

c1 - part barre on the 1st fret
C1 - barre on the 2nd fret
c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret
C2 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc]

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