Misc Soundtrack – Aliens - Main Title (Guitar Solo Tab)

Video Lesson

Auto-scroll

Chords

Title: Main Title Movie: Aliens Composed by: James Horner and Aram Khachaturian Arranged and tabulated by: A. Zadorin 2019 This arrangement is based on the piano arrangement by Rhaeide, that can be heard in the following video: The flute fifths are replaced by fourths, their invertions. The result is much easier to play but is still recognizable. In Part I, the note durations must be played exactly as written for each of the voices. The lower voice is alwas lower on the fretboard than the upper voice. A lack of a fret indication against a note duration sign means a rest. Part II is written with the usual notational convention. ******************************************************************************************** [Part I] (This part includes a part of Khachaturian's Adagio from Gayane ballet suite) (This part is polyphonic with two independent voices)

Adagio
   pp
4/4 E  E  E  E  E  E  Q        H           Q     Q       Q   Q   E E E E   H       E E E E   (upper voice)
e|-11-10-11--9-11--8-11-----|--------------7-----7-----|-7---7---7-6-7-4-|-7-------7-6-7---|
B|----------------------12--|--L-------------11----10--|-L-9---8-------L-|-L-7-8-5-------8-|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|---------8-------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H..                   E     H           E  Q     E    E Q   H       E   E E E E H         (lower voice)
                        pp

5                       
   H       E E Q     W                 H       H         Q   E E Q.    E   Q   E E Q.    E
e|-7-----------2---|-1---------------|-2---------------|-----2-4-6-------|-----2-4-6-------|
B|---------7-6-0---|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
G|-L-7-8-6-5-----3-|-2---1---0-------|-L---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|---------0---4-6-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E Q.    E   Q   Q   H E E E   H       H         H       Q   E E   Q.    E Q   E E

10
   Q   E E H         E E E E E E E E   E E E E H         H..           E   E E E E E E E E
e|-----2-4-6-------|-6-5-6-4-6-5-6-3-|-6-5-6-2-4-------|-L---------------|-4-3-4-2-4-1-2-0-|
B|-2---------------|-------------0---|---5-4-4-3-6-5-5-|-4-4-3-3-2-2-----|-----------------|
G|-3---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-------------5---|-----0---2---3---|
D|-----------------|-4---6---7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
A|---------3---6---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q.    E Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q

15
   W                 E E E E E E Q     H       E         Q   Q   H         H       H
e|-2---------------|-2-1-2-0-2---0---|-L-------L-------|-----0---2-------|-3-------4-------||
B|-1-4-3-3-2-2-1-1-|-0---------3-----|-----------4-----|-L---0-1-0-------|-L---------------||
G|-----------------|-----3---2-------|-----0---1-3-4-3-|-4-1---------3---|-----2-----------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
   E E E E E E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     E E Q   E E E E   E E E E Q   Q     Q   H.

[Part II] (The porper Aliens part) (This part has the usual homophonic texture)

    p     dim.___________________________________________________
20  CI--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          |-------9-------| |-------9-------|   |-------9-------|

1/8 S 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S H             Q   H       Q
e|--1-|---4---1-4---1-4-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
B|----|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-1---------------|
G|----|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1-----------------|-----1-------0---|
D|--3-|-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-------------|-----------------|
A|----|---------------------------------------|-------------------1-----------|-3---------------|
E|--1-|---L-----------------3-----------------|-4-----------------------------|-----4-------3---|
   pp     cresc._____________________________________________________________   f dim._________

24                                                                                                pp
   mp      dim._______________________________________________                                     ^
   S S E    E    E    E    E    E    E        E    E    E    E    Q         Q           Q Q Q Q    Q Q Q Q
e|-3p0h3--[12]------[12]------[12]--------|-[12]------[12]----------------------------|---------|-[5]------|
B|--------[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]---|-[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]-----------------------|---------|-[5]------|
G|-------------[12]------[12]------[12]---|------[12]------[12]-----------------------|---------|-[5]------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|----------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|----------|
E|-0--------0---------0---------0---------|---0---------0---------0---------0---------|-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|
   mp     ppp

28 mp      dim._______________________________________________
   S S E    E    E    E    E    E    E        E    E    E    E    Q         Q           Q Q H
e|-3p0h3--[12]------[12]------[12]--------|-[12]------[12]----------------------------|---------|
B|--------[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]---|-[12]-[12]-[12]-[12]-----------------------|---------|
G|-------------[12]------[12]------[12]---|------[12]------[12]-----------------------|---------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
E|-0--------0---------0---------0---------|---0---------0---------0---------0---------|-0-0-2---|

                                                                                            mp
31 CIII--------------------------------------------|

   mp  dim._________________________________________
   S S E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   H
e|---------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-----------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
G|---3---------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
E|-3---------------5---------------|-6-------------------------------|
   cresc.__________________________________________ mf

   (re-fret several times during this phrase)
33 mp  dim._________________________________________
   S S E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   H              2/4 H
e|---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-----------------------|----|
B|---------2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2-------------------|----|
G|-1---1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------------------|----|
D|---2-------------1---------------|-2---------------4---------------|--6-|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----|
   cresc.__________________________________________________________     f

36 CpV---------------------------------------------|

    mp  dim._________________________________________
4/4 S S E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   H              3/4 H.
e|----------5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-----------------------|--0--|
B|----------5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---3---------------|-----|
G|--5---5-------5-------5-------5---|-----5-------5-------------------|-----|
D|----7-----------------------------|-----------------0---------------|--2--|
A|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
E|------------------7---------------|-8-------------------------------|-----|
    cresc.__________________________________________________________    ff

39  CI                       p       dim.______________________________________________________
4/4 W    Q Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q   S S E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|--1--|---------|---------|-4p1h4---1-------1-------1--------|-1-------1-------1-------1--------|
B|--1--|---------|---------|---------1---1---1---1---1---1----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
G|-----|---------|---------|-------------1-------1-------1----|-----1-------1-------1-------1----|
D|--3--|---------|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--3--|---------|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--1--|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-------1-------1-------1--------|-1-------1-------1-------1--------|
   sf   pp

44                          p          dim.__________________________________________________________
   Q Q Q Q   Q   Q   Q   E  S S    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|---------|----------------4p1h-|-4---1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------1-------1----|
B|---------|---------------------|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
G|---------|---------------------|---------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------1-------1-------1--------|
D|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-|-1---1---1---1-------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------1-------1-------1--------|

48
   Q Q Q Q
e|---------||
B|---------||
G|---------||
D|---------||
A|---------||
E|-1-1-1-1-||
   dim.___

******************************************************************************************** Notation Above the staff: n - measure number n x/y - time signature W - whole note H - half note Q - quarter note E - eighth note S - 16th note N. - dotted note N.. - double dotted note |-9-| - nonuplet (9 notes in the time of 8) CN - full barre at fret N CpN - partial barre at fret N pp,p,mp - dynamics (volume) for the upper voice dim. - diminuendo (volume decrease) for the upper voice ^ - arpeggio On the staff: h - upward legato (hammer-on) p - downward legato (pull-off) L - tied note (strictly in the polyphonic part, where it is not obvious in the homophonic part) [N] - natural harmonic at fret N Below the staff: H,Q,E,N.,N.. - note durations for the lower voice in the polyphonic part ppp,pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff - dynamics (volume, generally or for the lower voice) sf - sforzando (suddenly loudly) cresc. - crescendo (progressively increase the volume, for the lower voice) dim. - diminuendo (for the lower voice)