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Gerudo Valley


Gerudo Valley
Composed by Koji Kondo
Tabbed by Richard Schaefer
richard@gametabs.net
7/12/06

Intro

e------------5-----4-7-9
B----------7-----6------
G------4-7--------------
D----6------------------
A--4--------------------
E-----------------------

This is what the second guitar plays pretty much throughout the whole song.
It's just a succesion of 4 chords played one after another in this order:

  F#m      D       E      C#/F
e--2-------2-------0-------1
B--2-------3-------0-------2
G--2-------2-------1-------1
D--4-------0-------2-------3
A--0-------0-------0-------0
E--0-------0-------0-------0

Main guitar

e----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----0-2-4-----0-2-4---2-4-2-1
B--2---------2---------3---------3---------0---------0----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Trumpet comes in...

e----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----0-2-4-----0-2-4---5-7-5-4
B--2---------2---------3---------3---------0---------0----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e----5-4-2-----0h2p0---------4-2-0-------------------5-4-2-----0h2p0--
B--2-------2-5-------3-----0-------3-2-3h5p3-2-----2-------2-5-------3
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------
B----------7-5-----3-2
G--2-4----------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

e--5-4-5-4-----------------------4-2-4-0--------------
B----------2-5---3p2-3-------------------3-2---3h5-3-2
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------
B--------2---------2---------3---------3
G----1-2-------1-2-------1-2-------1-2--
D--4---------4---------4---------4------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

e----------4-2--------
B------------------0-2
G--2-4----------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

Trumpet Solo

e--5-4-5-----4-5-7-5-4-5-4-5-----4-2-4-------4-5-4---4----
B----------7-----------------------------5-7-------7---7-6
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

e--5-4-5-----4-5-7-5-4-5-4-5-----7-5-7---4-5-7-9-10-12-9-10-9
B----------7-------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------3h5-3-2
G----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----4-3-4-----4-3-4----------
D--4---------4---------0---------0---------2---------2----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

This is one of the most beautiful songs I ever heard.
I hope you have as much fun playing it as I do :)
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PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!! it is

PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!! it is the exact notes! Great!

everything is great... i

everything is great... i really like it, exept the chords...
F#m, and C# need to be completely barcoded...
other than that its good...

nice, but i don't really

nice, but i don't really understand the H but nice, I can hear it on my guitar;D

h = hammer on p = pull off

h = hammer on
p = pull off

thanks;D

thanks;D

hi i just started playing

hi i just started playing guiutar and archard your the best tabber ever i come on this site because im a zelda fan and learn the tabs from the music

have you got any tips for a

have you got any tips for a bigginer guitarist

Practice EVERY day.

Practice EVERY day.

MAN. YOU ARE A FUCKING LIFE

MAN. YOU ARE A FUCKING LIFE SAVER. I AM A ZELDA FREAK AND I WAS LOOKING FOR THESE TABS FOREVER. I am glad. I hope u keep up the good work. umm... i also like spanish music... if you know of any please tell me. my email is

johnathanpeters@hotmail.com

THX GUYS!!! :)

Very nice tab men, congrats

Very nice tab men, congrats

good tab the chords are a

good tab
the chords are a little off, but o well
they go
2 2 0 1
2 3 0 2
2 2 1 1
4 0 2 3
4 0 2 4
2 x 0 x

with the right strumming and everything
otherwise great

The Chords are F#m, D, E

The Chords are F#m, D, E Major, and C#Major.

Another excellent job! This

Another excellent job! This is probally the best tab I've encountered for this song.

good job man, this is an

good job man, this is an excellent tab.

you rock man THANX

you rock man THANX

very good tab man u still

very good tab man u still rock

That's not right, i have the

That's not right, i have the right tabs on GP5.

oh really? why not post it

oh really? why not post it on an upload site and enlighten us?

So why don't you send it to

So why don't you send it to me so I can publish it?

fucking accurate as shit,

fucking accurate as shit, thanks!

My favorite tab on the site.

My favorite tab on the site. Tabbed beautifully, for a beautiful song.

Keep up all of the nice work.

Man this is perfection! I

Man this is perfection! I love it!

Hello I am a really noob at

Hello

I am a really noob at guitar But I can still play the song and it sound alrite but I don´t really understand 0h2p0 and all those. My friend said that u can only do hammer on and Pull of f on an elektric guitar. Is it bpossiable to play it on a normal guitar when I do it its really low and sounds wierd.

linppan, I do hammer ons and

linppan, I do hammer ons and pull offs on the classical guitar everyday. It sounds fine to me, I don't have an electric guitar.

Yes linppan, you can do

Yes linppan, you can do hammer ons and pull offs and any guitar.

perfect. i love the

perfect.
i love the song.
i've been playing the guitar for 4 years and i've played Zelda longer than that and i don't know why i just started trying to play this song. lol. i can play 3 other Zelda songs but this is the best one yet.

Maybe I am just doing wrong

Maybe I am just doing wrong :P I am kinda bad after all.
for example 0h2p0 Means that I pull the string and half tru i push the finger down to the 2nd fret. Then make I pull the string again while holding the finger on the 2nd fret and realease it about half way thru? Since I am from sweden I dunno if it´s called frets butI hope you under stand.

You got the first part

You got the first part right. Pluck the string and then push down on the 2nd fret without plucking the string again. That's what a hammer on (h) is. Then you release the string to the open position, again, without plucking the string. That's the pull off (p).

What's the strumming

What's the strumming pattern? I think it's d.U.U-U.d.U.d.U and repeate.

I'm not so sure though...

d = down and U= up... =P

wow awesome tab. Long live

wow awesome tab. Long live Ganondorf!

Dear noobs,

the h means hammeron and p means pullof.
scroll up cuz im too lazy to explain em

good job dude

Wow, dude, just wow. Not

Wow, dude, just wow. Not only is this song absolutely awesome, but the tab is also easy and fun to pick up. Much props to you.

Just started playing, but it

Just started playing, but it looks and sounds like the song. I'd have to play it faster, but I just looked so whatever.

Pretty cool actually, it might sound better on a different guitar.

:D

Holy Crap this is sweet i

Holy Crap this is sweet i fianaly found it. Well im slow as hell at playing guitar but i love this song and now can finaly play with some work

sick mann

sick mann

in this part after you hit

in this part after you hit the 1 @ the end follow up with a
harmonic on 12th fret and hit a virbrato on 8 and if u got a peddle a squeeze fxt will work on the end of it also try harmonics instead of the 0s

e---------0-2-4-----0-2-4---2-4-2-1-har12-v8-sq--0-----------------------
B--2---------2---------3---------3---------0---------0-------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------0----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------0-------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------0----------
E----------------------------------------------------------------0-1-----

go to this site, it has a

go to this site, it has a better tab but its missing the intro. http://www.azchords.com/t/themesongs-tabs-4355/zeldagerudovalleycorrect-...

this is really good. i've

this is really good. i've played this song with my friends, me on bass, one on maracas and two on guitar. the guy who played lead guitar used this tab, so thanks a lot

I find ur tab the easiest

I find ur tab the easiest tab to read. i wondered if you have any tips for playing tis song im having trouble.

do you have a tab for this

do you have a tab for this for just 1 guitar because i havnt really got any one to play guitar with and this is one of my fav songs of out of zelda.

It is for one guitar, isn't

It is for one guitar, isn't it? Unless you're talking about the strumming, in which case I don't see how you could do the strumming and melody at the same time.

lol ok how can a trumpet

lol ok how can a trumpet play tabs?

Easy, Bb(flat)on a guitar =

Easy, Bb(flat)on a guitar = C on a trumpet. Just transpose the the notes up one half step.

you can't play guitar tabs

you can't play guitar tabs on a trumpet, you have to find trumpet music :P

the tab is just a bunch of

the tab is just a bunch of notes. you can play the notes on any instrument. or vocalize it. this tab sounds pretty good to me man. ive been playing for like three years and this is one of my favourite songs. its a beautiful song and i have a lot of fun playing it on my accoustic guitar. so thanks archard i really appreciate it.

Just wanted to say, this is

Just wanted to say, this is a great song for a beginning guitarist. I just started playing (and learned to read tabs) today, and I can already play my way through the song. Granted, I'm not at full speed yet, but for such a nice song, the progress I've made is pretty impressive. Thanks for the tabs. :]

Alright man all i have to

Alright man all i have to say is OMFG
this is dead on, i listened to the song on my N64 as i played it and its perfict, not to mention i just picked uo my dads guitar and statrted playing, then i found this tab and i LOVE it
thnx man your the best

WHATTTT!!!!! Thats crazy!

WHATTTT!!!!! Thats crazy! love it! but still i cant play that last chord well lol need to get my fingers used to moving in that position lol

That last chord can be done

That last chord can be done another way:

e: -
B: 6
G: 6
D: 6
A: 4
E: -

Just another way of playing C#, the catch is its a long way to move your hand, I find it easier than that other wacky variation ;)

thanks so much dude i love

thanks so much dude i love this song and you made it so easy to play

im also just beginning to

im also just beginning to play and i hope i can play these very soon

My non-Zelda playing friends

My non-Zelda playing friends all think I'm some kind of flamenco master now! I love this song!

Awesome dude! I love it!

Awesome dude! I love it!

if you want to play this

if you want to play this yourself, one guitar...record the strumming, then play the song ;-) you could also record both and put them together.

oh, and here the link to the

oh, and here the link to the song
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=aS43TihANi4
no problem!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS43TihANi4
I mean, the first is the dutch version...

hey archard, the chords on

hey archard, the chords on the background...they change, and they don't in your tab...you might want to add that so we can play it right. great job on the tab

An easier version for

An easier version for begginers, will sound the same:


e----5-4-2--0--0-2-0---------4-2-0------0------------5-4-2--0--0-2-0--
B--2-------2---------3-----0-------3-2-3-3-2-------2-------2--------3-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for the nostalgic

Thanks for the nostalgic moments :D Very Nice!In my youth I dealt with this game a lot of time. Go on playing dude ;)

Man, i have to say

Man, i have to say it...
It's perfect!!
this music is awsome!
congrats!

awesome!!!! i love this song

awesome!!!! i love this song its so fun to play and once you get is kinda easy!!11111

Can anyone help me with the

Can anyone help me with the part

e---------------------------------------
B--------2---------2---------3---------3
G----1-2-------1-2-------1-2-------1-2--
D--4---------4---------4---------4------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

I have no idea how it sounds.

thats a harder part to play

thats a harder part to play first of all and its just a type of rising sound..

This song is the fucking

This song is the fucking best man!!! I'm a beginner and like i dont really know how to like do hammer ons and pull offs but like ive read like most of the comments here nd i think im gona give this song much attention and hopefully it will sound half decent :P

I love it. Perfect song for

I love it. Perfect song for a couple guitars, and accurate as anything.

I LOVE THIS SONG AND U DID A

I LOVE THIS SONG AND U DID A GREAT JOB TABBING IT! UR A LIFESAVER!!!! my friend rubs the fact that she can play kokiri forest in my face, now i can rub this in hers

its perfect...but wheres the

its perfect...but wheres the intro

well not exactly the intro

well not exactly the intro but the beginning part before it starts

I've been playing this song

I've been playing this song for a long long time. Your trumpet solo is awesome, but I think the main guitar needs some work.

For the first (bridge?) should be:

e---------------------
B----------7-5-----3-2
G--2-4-----4-4-----1-1
D--4-2----------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

And the second one:

e----------4-2--------
B----------5-3-----0-2
G--2-4-------------1-1
D--4-4----------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

The last section sounds better like this: (I hope this looks right. If it doesnt, just move the first two D4s to A4s)

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------3h5-3-2
G----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----4-3-4-----4-3-4----------
D----------------------0---------0---------2---------2----------------
A--4---------4--------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Finally, (From "Trumpet comes in") on the second and fourth lines, whenever a G5 follows the G2, I would play that G5 as an e0)

I hope this helps.

Also, e----------------------

Also,

e---------------------------------------
B--------2---------2---------3---------3
G----1s2-------1s2-------1s2-------1s2--
D--4---------4---------4---------4------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

Just a suggestion. (Sorry Archard. I don't know how to make it look normal ): )

Sounds like the game. How it

Sounds like the game. How it brings back memories. Awesome Job.

yall need to stop critizing

yall need to stop critizing his work this is the best tab ever i love it archard 5 stars^^

hey this tab is

hey this tab is awesome.
nice work

always wanted to play this and now i can
cheers.

not to be a picker but the

not to be a picker but the chord for acoustic i think should be:

E|-2- -2- -0- -1-
B|-2- -3- -0- -2-
G|-2- -2- -1- -1-
D|-0- -0- -0- -0- it sounds better i think and it is easier 2 play (i dont have very long fingers)

I play it that way too, I

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I play it that way too, I just play it with a 4 on D in the first two parts

E|-2- -2- -0- -1-
B|-2- -3- -0- -2-
G|-2- -2- -1- -1-
D|-4- -4- -0- -0-

to me this is easier to play but archard's is still very nice.. I do the strumming by instinct but its generally something like this
d u d u u x2 in each part - or something like that anyway
the lead guitar rocks archard nice jobb

i have an electric and ive

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i have an electric and ive been playing for about two monthes. should i get a roland 15W cube? many of my friends recommended it and i saw the porfessional reviews and it scored very high. i play in my bedroom, so is it worth it? also, does effect pedals enhance the song, if so, which one should i buy?thx!

im a beginner and i have an

5

im a beginner and i have an elec guitar but no amp. is it supposed to sound kinda wierd when you play w/o the amp(esp the first four chords)? also how can u play both guitar parts with just one guitar?

okay if you have short

okay if you have short finger like i do you can play the last cord an alternate way if my correction come out wrong sorry.^^

e-----|
b--6--|
g--6--|
d--6--|
a--8--|
E--9--|

if any of you guys have

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if any of you guys have short fingers like i do it alternate way to play the last cord.sorry if the tab or correction comes out wrong.

e-----|
b--6--|
g--6--|
d--6--|
a--8--|
E--9--|

sorry if i sent two messages

sorry if i sent two messages

this is a really good tab i

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this is a really good tab i played it my first time pretty fast and it sounded perfect

...*drools* You'll need

...*drools*
You'll need lightning fingers to do this... Oh well, it's worth the practise! Good tabbing!!! Sounds exact to me!

An awsome tab man!!!!!!

An awsome tab man!!!!!! I've been looking for this tab for about a year the funny thing is, I'm only 11!

great tab^^ I love this

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great tab^^ I love this song!!!

THATS AN EPIC PIEcE THAT YOU

THATS AN EPIC PIEcE THAT YOU HAVE MADE, I hope that your proud of it cause I am.

sorry for my noobness, but

sorry for my noobness, but whats the deal with that L on the tab

Omg.... I just orgasmed....

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Omg.... I just orgasmed.... I had an ear-orgasm I mean. You're right; it's a beautful song. And the tabs re excellet. And the chords seem right.

Perfect. No more, no less.

Any tips for the beginning

Any tips for the beginning section? I can't seem to get it right...

tnkz man nice song lil hard

tnkz man nice song lil hard but good i still cant play it xD

this tab is fuckin accurate.

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this tab is fuckin accurate. this is also one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard. now you have brought the beauty to everyone. you rule

wow dude! this is my

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wow dude! this is my favorite song from zelda AND NOW I CAN LEARN IT ON GUIAR! thanks alot=)