Koji Kondo - Super Mario Bros. Chords & Tabs

Intro:

E---12--12--12-----12--15-------------------- 
B---------------13--------------------------- 
G-----------------------------12------------- 
D-------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------

Play This Twice:

E---8---------5--7-6-5---------0--3-5--1-3-0------------ 
B------8--5-------------------------------------1-3-0--- 
G------------------------0------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------

 


Then Play This Whole Section Twice:

E------3-2-1-----0----------------------3-2-1----0--8--8-8---
B------------4----------1-----1-3-------------4-----6--6-6---
G---------------------2-----2--------------------------------
D-------------------3----------------------------------------
A---3--------------------------------3-----------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

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

 


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

 

E----------------0--------- E---12--12--12-----12--15---------------
B--1-1--1--1-3-----1------- B---------------13----------------------
G--------------------2--0-- G---------------------------12----------
D-------------------------- D---------------------------------------
A-------------------------- A---------------------------------------
E-------------------------- E---------------------------------------

 

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

 

E--0--------------1-1---------1-1-1-0-----0---------
B----1--------------------------------3-----1-------
G------0--1-2--------2-----2------------------2-0---
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

 

Hurry Up Mario:

E------10--10-10--------11--11-11----------12--12-12----------13-13---
B----8----------------9-----------------10-----------------11---------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

 

After the hurry up mario riff the game plays the same melodies at an accelerated pace:

Intro (Again)

E-------12--12--12-----12--15---------------- 
B-------------------13----------------------- 
G------------------------------12------------ 
D-------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------- 
E--0------------1-1--------5-5-5-3-1---0-------------
B----1-----------------------------------1-----------
G------0--1-2--------2---2-----------------2-0-------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E--0--------------1-1---------1-1-1-0-----0----------
B----1--------------------------------3-----1--------
G------0---1-2---------2---2------------------2-0----
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------


If this is too easy I added the finger picking version


Intro:

E---12-12--12------12--15--------------- 
B--------------13----------------------- 
G---11-11--11--11--11--12--12\7--------- 
D--------------------------------------- 
A----------------------10--10\5--------- 
E---10-10--10--10--10-------------------

Note: The last two notes are slid down to the 5th and 7th fret of the A and G string. It is not important which frets you stop the slide on. Stopping around these two notes sets you up nicely for the next part.

 

Part A (REPEAT ONCE)

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/koji_kondo/super_mario_bros_tab.html ]
E---8---------5--7--6--5--------0-3-5-1-3-0---------- 
B------8--5----------------------------------1-3-0--- 
G-----------------------------0-0-4-5-2-4-0---------- 
D---5---------3--5--4--3---------------------2-3-0--- 
A------7--3------------------------------------------ 
E----------------------------------------------------

 


Part B (Play this whole riff twice)


E----3-2-1-----0----------------3-2-1-----0--8--8-8-
B----------4---------1---1-3----------4------6--6-6-
G------0-----5-----2---2----------0-----5-----------
D----------------3----------------------------------
A-3--------------------------3----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E-------3-2-1-----0---------------------------------
B-------------4---------1----1-3---4----------------
G---------0-----5-----2----2-------5--7-------------
D--5----------------3-----------------8--10---------
A----3-----------------------------------10-------3-
E----------------------------------4--6--8----3-3---

Suggestion: A lot of this song is tricky when you first start playing it especially if you are not used to finger picking. I found it helpful to break down the difficult riffs into small 4 or 5 note pieces and play those small parts repeatedly to a metronome set at a slow tempo.

 



Part C

E-----------------0----------------------0----------
B-------------------1-------------------------------
G--5-5--5----5-7------2-0----5-5--5--5-7------------
D--6-6--6--------------------6-6--6-----------5-----
A---------6-------3---3-------------6-------3---3---
E--4----4------------------1/4----4-----------------
E-----------------0-----------
B-------------------1---------
G--5-5--5----5-7------2-0-----
D--6-6--6---------------------
A---------6-------3---3-------
E--4----4---------------------

Note: In part C I pluck the 6th fret of the A string 3 different times. That is one of the last notes I've added to this part. You could get away with not playing that particular note but I think it sounds great with it in there. I started off plucking that particular note with my thumb but I noticed at higher speeds I was missing that note most of the time or it wasn't ringing out very loudly. I have since switched to playing that note with my index finger and I find it much more easy to play at higher speeds.

 

Intro (2nd Time)


E---12-12--12------12--15--------------- 
B--------------13----------------------- 
G---11-11--11--11--11--12--12\7--------- 
D--------------------------------------- 
A----------------------10--10\5--------- 
E---10-10--10--10--10-------------------

 

Part D

E--0---------1-1-------5-5-5-3-1---0--------
B----1-------1-1-1-----6-6-6-5-3-----1------
G------0-1-2-----2---------------------2-0--
D----------3-----3--------------------------
A--3---3-3-------------------------3---3----
E----------1-------1/3----------------------
E--0---------1-1-----------1-1-1-0-----0--------
B----1-------1-1-1-----0---3-3-3-1-3-----1------
G------0-1-2-----2----0------------4-------2-0--
D----------3-----3-------------------------3----
A--3---3-3-----------------------------3-----3--
E----------1---------3--------------------------



Hurry Up Mario

E-----10--10-10----11--11-11-----12--12-12-----13--13---
B---8------------9------------10------------11----------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

 

Intro (3rd Time)

E---12-12--12------12--15--------------- 
B--------------13----------------------- 
G---11-11--11--11--11--12--12\7--------- 
D--------------------------------------- 
A----------------------10--10\5--------- 
E---10-10--10--10--10-------------------

 

After the hurry up mario riff the game plays Part D at an accelerated pace:

 

Part D (2nd time)

E--0---------1-1-------5-5-5-3-1---0--------
B----1-------1-1-1-----6-6-6-5-3-----1------
G------0-1-2-----2---------------------2-0--
D----------3-----3--------------------------
A--3---3-3-------------------------3---3----
E----------1-------1/3----------------------

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

 

FLAG GRAB

E-3/15----------------------4-----------6-6-6-6----8-
B-------------5-8-5--------4-4---------6--6---6------
G------------5------------5-----------7---7---7---9--
D-----------5------------6-----------8---------------
A----------7------------6-----------8----------------
E-------3H8----------4H8--------6H10-------------8---

 

Note: 3h8 is a really big stretch. You don't actually have to use a hammer on but a hammer on is really fast so it helps. Here is an alternative way of playing this with a little less stretching:

 

E-3/15----------3-----------4-----------6-6-6-6----8-
B-------------5---5--------4-4---------6--6---6------
G------------5------------5-----------7---7---7---9--
D---------2-5------------6-----------8---------------
A--------3--------------6-----------8----------------
E-------3------------4H8--------6H10-------------8---

 
Remember practice hard :)