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Main Theme - Final Fantasy I

ForestMarth

Location: France

Joined: Dec 31 2009

I transcribed the Main Theme from Final Fantasy I on NES.
This song is also called "Opening Theme" (see the txt file for more details ^^).
I've been surprised to see that this beautiful little song hadn't been tabbed before !
(all the main themes for Final Fantasy I on GameTabs refer to the overworld theme ^^)

Main Theme TXT UPDATED

Main Theme ZIP UPDATED

The original name was Opening

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

The original name was Opening Theme in FF1, and it was Opening in FF3 and FF4. But then it was renamed Final Fantasy in FF5. From FF6-FF9, it was part of the ending themes and didn't have a title, but then it appeared in FF12 as Final Fantasy again.

So I guess we could say that since FF5 the song has been called Final Fantasy.

Your tab is very accurate, but there's an additional note when you play the high 11 two measures from the end. Basically, you just need to split the 11 into H. and E, instead of the H it is now. You can hear that note in other versions more clearly, but if you listen to the FF1 version closely you can hear it there, too :-)

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Auriplane!!

"Basically, you just need to

musenji

Joined: Feb 02 2010

"Basically, you just need to split the 11 into H. and E, instead of the H it is now."

You meant Q. and E, right?

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And then I realized that the chord progression from Chrono Cross's Another World is the same progression as the chorus from Peace of Mind by Boston, and life was never quite the same.

Thank you so much Plane !

ForestMarth

Location: France

Joined: Dec 31 2009

Thank you so much Plane ! ^-^

I updated the txt file and all the files in the zip with your correction (which is, indeed, Q. and E rather than H. and E ^^).

Re: "Basically, you just need to

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

musenji said

"Basically, you just need to split the 11 into H. and E, instead of the H it is now."

You meant Q. and E, right?

Yes, right, thank you. My brain is on backwards today T_T

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Auriplane!!

Here's the tab

hslesperance

Location: Walpole, MA

Joined: Aug 10 2008

Here's the tab http://www.gametabs.net/final-fantasy/prologue-4

There actually are a few tabs already on the site, even one by auri named "prologue" instead of "opening theme"

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Hey, good point! I thought

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

Hey, good point! I thought I'd tabbed it before :-) I wonder if I posted it as "Prologue" just to go along with the other tabs.

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Auriplane!!

As Auri said, good point HSL

ForestMarth

Location: France

Joined: Dec 31 2009

As Auri said, good point HSL !!

Thank you !