Terminator Theme Chords & Tabs
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TERMINATOR THEME - Misc Soundtrack
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: November 10, 2005
Music by: Brad Fiedel
CD: "The Terminator: The Definitive Edition" Soundtrack
(1995, Edel America Records)
Notes:
-this transcription is based on the acoustic piano version of the
Terminator theme, which is played in the love scene in
"The Terminator" (T1)
-the transcription is for two guitars, one playing the right hand piano part
(melody) and the other playing the left hand piano part (accompaniment)
-Tuning: Standard
-key of D minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time (timing is included)
-in the uptempo part of the song, Fiedel plays mostly single notes for the
accompaniment -- I put in some triads to fill out the sound a bit more
for guitar
-in measures 3-5, melody and accompaniment are combined
E |-----------------|-----------------|
B |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dm Bb Dm F C
E |---0-1-----0-----|-----------------|---0-1-----0-----|-5-------3-------|
B |-3-------------1-|-------------1---|-3-------------1-|-----------------|
G |-2---------------|-4-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| |
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-------5---|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb C Bb Bb C
E |---0-1-----0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------0-|-3-------2-------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| |
E |-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|---------0-------|
B |---------1-------|---------2-------|---------1-------|-----1---1---1---|
G |-----3-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----3-----0-3-0-|-------0---0-----|
D |---0---0---------|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|---2-------------|
A |-1-----------1---|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3-------------3-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(double the tempo for second half)
Dm Bb
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_soundtrack/terminator_theme_tab_ver_2.html ]
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-15-17-18-18~------|---------17-----|-----------------|----------------|
G |-------------------|-------------17-|-12----------14--|----------------|
D |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-15~------------|
A |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|
| |
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-3--------3-----3--|---3-----3---3--|-3-----3---------|-3-----3--------|
G |-2--------2-----2--|---2-----2---2--|-3-----3---------|-3-----3--------|
D |-0--------0-----0--|---0-----0---0--|-3-----3---------|-3-----3--------|
A |-------------------|-------0--------|-------------1---|-------------1-3|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------1---1-|----------------|
Dm F C
E |-------------------|----------------|-17~-------------|-15~------------|
B |-15-17-18-18~------|---------17-----|-----------------|-17~------------|
G |-------------------|-------------17-|-----------------|----------------|
D |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|
| |
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-3--------3-----3--|---------3---3--|-----------------|----------------|
G |-2--------2-----2--|---------2---2--|-2---------------|-0--------------|
D |-0--------0-----0--|---0---0-0---0--|-3---------------|-2--------------|
A |-------------------|----------------|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3-----3-3|
E |-------------------|----------------|---------------3-|----------------|
Bb C
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-15---17-18~-------|---------17-----|-----------------|----------------|
G |-------------------|-------------17-|-12~-------------|----------------|
D |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|
| |
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-3-----------------|-------3---3---3|-----------------|----------------|
G |-3-----------------|-------3---3---3|-0---------------|----------------|
D |-3-----------------|-------3---3---3|-2---------------|----------------|
A |-1--------------1--|---1------------|-3-----3-------3-|-------3-----3--|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------3-----|---3-------3---3|
Bb C
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G |-10~---------------|----------------|-10~-------------|-9~-------------|
D |-------------------|------------12--|-----------------|----------------|
A |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +|
| |
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-3----------------3|---3---3-----3--|-----------------|----------------|
G |-3----------------3|---3---3-----3--|-0---------------|-0--------------|
D |-3----------------3|---3---3-----3--|-2---------------|-2--------------|
A |-1--------1--------|-----------1---1|-3-----3---------|-3-----3--------|
E |-------------------|----------------|-----------3---3-|-----------3---3|
Dm
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |-7~----------------|
D |-------------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-------------------|
| |
| |
| |
E |-1-----------------|
B |-3-----------------|
G |-2-----------------|
D |-0-----------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-------------------|
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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
