Nintendo 64
4.948 avg rating 58 ratings
Tabber: Kabukibear
Composer: Koji Kondo
Style: Arrangement, Fingerstyle, Natural harmonics
Instrument: Guitar
189576 views 17 years ago
"Kooprice" #64 (Final Battle with Bowser)
~Super Mario 64
Composed by: Koji Kondo
Arranged by: Justin Lincoln
Guitar
W E E E H E E E E H E
E||-------------------|--------0--------------|-----------------------|
B||-------------------|--------1--4--------L--|-----------------------|
G||-------------------|-----2-----4--------L--|-----------------------|
D||-------------------|--2--------------------|--------2--1--------L--|
A||--0----------------|-----------------------|-----0--3--2--------L--|
E||-------------------|-----------------------|--0--------------------|
W W E E E H E
-------------------|-------------------|--------0--------------|
-------------------|-------------------|--------1--4--------L--|
-------------------|-------------------|-----2-----4--------L--|
--L----------------|-------------------|--2--------------------|
--L----------------|--0----------------|-----------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E E E H E W H. Q
-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
-----------0--------L--|--L----------------|---------------0----|
--------2--------------|-------------------|---------------1----|
--------2--1--------L--|--L----------------|---------------2----|
-----0--3--2--------L--|--L----------------|--0-----------------|
--0--------------------|-------------------|---------------0----|
^
Q E E Q Q W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
-----------------------|-------------------|--------0-------------------------|
--1----3--1--0----L----|-------------------|----------4-----3-1-----1-0-----0-|
--2----2-----1----L----|-------------------|------2-------2-------2-------1---|
--2----3-----2----L----|-------------------|----2-------2-------2-------2-----|
--0----3-----2---------|-------------------|--0-------0-------0-------0-------|
------------------0----|--0----------------|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
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 S S S S S
----------------------------------|----------------------5-----5-----|
------------------------0-1-----1-|--0-------0---0-3---5---5-----5---|
--2-----2-1-----1-2---2-------2---|------1-2---------5-------5-----5-|
------2-----0-2-----2-------2-----|----0-------0---------------------|
--0-3-----0-------0-------0-------|------------------0-------0-------|
------0-------0-------0-------0---|--4---0---4---0-------0-------0---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
------4-----4---------0-----0-----|--------------------------|
----3---3-----3-----1---1-----1---|-----3--1--1--0--3--1--1--|
--4-------4-----4-2-------2-----2-|--1--1--2--2--1--1--2--2--|
--------------------------0---1---|--2--2--3--1--2--2--3--1--|
--2-------2-------3---------------|--------------------------|
------0-------0-------0-----------|-----------------0--1--1--|
^ ^
Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
-------0----4----0-2-3-4-|----5-4-5-6-5-4---0---------------|
-------0----0------------|----------------4---1-0-1-3-1-0---|
--1----1----1------------|--------------------------------1-|
--2----2----2------------|----------------------------------|
--2----2----2------------|--0-------------------------------|
--0----0----0------------|------------------0-------0-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
----------------------------------|-----------------1--0--4--|
--------------------------0-3-0---|-----1--0--3--1--1--3--5--|
--2-----------------2-1-2-------1-|--2--2--1--4--2-----4--4--|
----2-1-2-3-2-1-------------------|--------------------------|
--0-------------2-3---------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
------------------0-------0-------|--------------------0--0--|
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 S S S S S
--5-----0-------------------------|----------------------------------|
--5-------4-----3-1-----1-0-----0-|------------------------0-1-----1-|
--5---2-------2-------2-------1---|--2-----2-1-----1-2---2-------2---|
----2-------2-------2-------2-----|------2-----0-2-----2-------2-----|
--0-------0-------0-------0-------|--0-3-----0-------0-------0-------|
------0-------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
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 S S S S S
----------------------5-----5-----|------4-----4---------------------|
--0-------0---0-3---5---5-----5---|----3---3-----3-0-1-------1-------|
------1-2---------5-------5-----5-|--4-------4-----------2-------2---|
----0-------0---------------------|--------------------2---2---2---2-|
------------------0-------0-------|--2-------2-------0-------0-------|
--4---0---4---0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
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 S S S S S
------------------------0-5-----5-|--4-----4-7-----7-5-----5-8------8-|
----------0---3---1---1-----5-----|------3-----9---------5-----10-----|
--3---2---------1---2---------5---|----4---------7-----5----------9---|
----0---2---2---------------------|-----------------------------------|
--1---0-----------0-------0-------|------------------0-------0--------|
----------4---0-------------------|--0-------0------------------------|
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 S S S S S
--7-----7-4-------------0-5-----5-|--4-----4-7-----7-5-----5-8------8-|
----9-------3-0---1---1-----5-----|------3-----9---------5-----10-----|
------7---------1---2---------5---|----4---------7-----5----------9---|
----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------0---0---0---0---|------------------0---0---0----0---|
--0-------0-----------------------|--0---0---0---0--------------------|
NH
E E 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 S
--7--<>12--12-10-8-7-5-------1-------|----------4-------3-------0-------|
-----<>12----------------5-------1---|------3-------3-------2-------2---|
-----------------------5---5---2---2-|----4---4---4---4---3---3---0---0-|
-------------------------------------|--2-------------------------------|
---------------------0-------0-------|------------------0-------0-------|
--0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
----------1-------1---------------|
------3-------3-------3---1---0---|
----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-|
--0-------------------------------|
------------------2-------2-------|
----------------------------------|
Optional. Play or skip to beat 3 of measure. 43
S S S S S S S S |T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
--0-------0-------|--------------------------------|
------1-3---3-1-0-|----1-------1-------3-------0---|
----0-------------|--2---2---2---2---4---4---1---1-|
------------------|--------------------------------|
--3---------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
------------------|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
--------------0---------------------------------------5-----------|
------1-----1---1-----3-------0-------5-------5---------------5---|
----2---2-----------4---4---1---1---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
------1-------0---------------------------------------------------|
----3---3---1---1-----3-------0-------1-------1-------3-------0---|
--------------------4---4---1---1---2---2---2---2---4---4---1---1-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
--0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
--------------0---------------------------------------5-----------|
------1-----1---1-----3-------0-------5-------5---------------5---|
----2---2-----------4---4---1---1---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
----------------------3---------------1-------1-------3-------0---|
------2-------2---------------2-----3---3---3---3---5---5---2---2-|
----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------------------|
----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
--0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
------1-------5-------3-------0-------1-------1-------3-------5---|
----3---3---6---6---5---5---2---2---3---3---3---3---5---5---6---6-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
------6-------5-------3-------0-------1-------1-------3-------0---|
----8---8---6---6---5---5---2---2---3---3---3---3---5---5---2---2-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
--0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
------1-------5-------3-------0-------1-------1-------3-------5---|
----3---3---6---6---5---5---2---2---3---3---3---3---5---5---6---6-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
------6-------5-------6-------9--------10---------13---------12---------11----|
----8---8---6---6---8---8---8---8---10----10---13----13---12----12---11----11-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0----------0----------0---------------------|
--0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------------------0----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
-------10---------13---------12---------11------------10---------13---------12--
----10----10---13----13---12----12---11----11------10---------13---------12-----
------------------------------------------------10---------13---------12--------
--0----------0----------0---------------------0----------0----------0-----------
-----------------------------------0-------------------------------------------0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E E E
----------10---------13---------12---------11-10--17--10--5--|
-------10---------13---------12---------11----10--17--10--5--|
----10---------13---------12---------11-------10--17--10--5--|
--0----------0----------0----------------------0-------0-----|
-----------------------------------0---------------0---------|
----------------------------------------------------------0--|
End of optional section.
E E E E S S S S S S S S
--1--5--2--4--5-----0---------|
--3--5--1--3----------4-----3-|
--2--5--2--4------2-------2---|
--0-----0-------2-------2-----|
-----0--------0-------0-------|
-----------0------0-------0---|
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 S S S S S
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--1-----1-0-----0-----------------|--------0-1-----1-0-------0---0-3-|
------2-------1---2-----2-1-----1-|--2---2-------2-------1-2---------|
----2-------2---------2-----0-2---|----2-------2-------0-------0-----|
--0-------0-------0-3-----0-------|--0-------0-----------------------|
------0-------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0---4---0---4---0---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
------5-----5---------4-----4-----|------0-----0-----------------|
----5---5-----5-----3---3-----3---|----1---1-----1------3--1--1--|
--5-------5-----5-4-------4-----4-|--2-------2-----2-1--1--2--2--|
----------------------------------|----------0---1---2--2--3--1--|
--0-------0-------2-------2-------|--3---------------------------|
------0-------0-------0-------0---|------0-----------------------|
^ ^
E E E E Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
-------------------0----|--4----0-2-3-4---5-4-5-6-5-4---|
--0--3--1--1-------0----|--0--------------------------4-|
--1--1--2--2--1----1----|--1----------------------------|
--2--2--3--1--2----2----|--2----------------------------|
--------------2----2----|--2------------0---------------|
-----0--1--1--0----0----|--0----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
--0-------------------------------|------------------------------|
----1-0-1-3-1-0-------------------|----------0-3-0------1--0--3--|
----------------1-2---------------|----2-1-2-------1-2--2--1--4--|
--------------------2-1-2-3-2-1---|------------------------------|
------------------0-------------2-|--3---------------0--0--0--0--|
--0-------0-----------------------|--0-------0-------------------|
^
E E E E Q Q H H
-----1--0--4--5----0----|--------------------||
--1--1--3--5--5----0----|--1-----------------||
--2-----4--4--5----1----|--2-----------------||
------------------------|--2-----------------||
--0--0--------0---------|--0-----------------||
--------0--0-------0----|--------------------||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
NH - natural harmonic
^ - brush up
@xile 17 years ago
Dude, that sounds so awesome, i'm trying to memorize all of it right now.
@christopher 17 years ago
whats a whole and half and eighth and sixteenth and thirty secondth and sixteenth? im a noob and have been playing for about three days as of this comment
@archard 17 years ago
Those are tablature's way of representing timing. Kind of like the different shaped notes in normal sheet music.
@Kabukibear 17 years ago
It's a way to notate the note durations. http://www.alcorn.edu/musictheory/Version2/theory1/duration.htm
@arcus 17 years ago
How shall I place the fingers for the fast parts?
@xile 17 years ago
So like am I the only person here who has been playing the guitar for less than a year? Dude, those 32nd notes are killing me lol. It's been a while.
@Kabukibear 17 years ago
lol you're not the only one no worries. I put in that optional section for people like Ron. ;)
@michiro 17 years ago
No, it's fun. One of the greatest things about learning the guitar is starting out with the hard stuff. I'm actually lucky to play like those who have been playing for nearlly 3 years. I don't have a classic, would it help me a bit?
@Kabukibear 17 years ago
If that's the style you are playing then I would say yes. The guitar necks are different and it aids in playing the more complex fingerings this piece, and classical guitar music in general, requires.
@michiro 17 years ago
Yeah. That's actually what I'm looking for. Because on the acoustic some stuff is so hard to reach, like for instance 4-5 frets from index finger to the pinky. My fingers aren't that big, so yeah.
@Nicholas Evans 17 years ago
Wow... I never remember Mario being so scary. Playing this on the electric probably wasn't the best idea o.o
@Kabukibear 17 years ago
@michiro
You might consider buying a smaller size classical then. Classical frets are even more spaced out than electric or acoustic so if you have trouble reaching 4-5 fret stretches on electric or acoustic it's going to be worse on a classical.
@xile 17 years ago
Replying to:
@Kabukibear @michiro You might consider buying a smaller size classical then. Classical frets are even more spac...
No, I'm talking about reaching from the 1st fret on the E string to the 5th fret on the other E string. I mean it's just a challenge to do it fast enough.
P.s this is michiro
@Kabukibear 17 years ago
Replying to:
@xile No, I'm talking about reaching from the 1st fret on the E string to the 5th fret on the other E stri...
Ok, well I understand I think, but again, a classical will make that more of a challenge as not only are the frets spaced out more on the neck but the necks themselves are wider with the strings spaced apart more. Still though, give it a shot if you're really into it.
@Sanitarium 17 years ago
Boy oh boy, this is a hard tune. Someone should master it and then post a video of it on YouTube, because it's really hard to find copies of this song. There's a metal version of it on Youtube, keywords being "I'm going to play the Bowser tune again" and there's some German kid pretending to play it.
@ronito 17 years ago
I played in a concert about a year or so ago (remember Kabuki?) maybe I should work it up....of course I'd have to get something to record it with.
@LGstryker 17 years ago
Wow, this is pretty sick. I can play half of this song on a piano, but guitar?...
@Kooriryuujin 16 years ago
Wow. That is a pretty uber freaking awesome song. Now if only I could play it...
@vaporeonfarts 16 years ago
wtf...
@snoman 16 years ago
It sounds perfect, but it's so difficult...
And I think that's how it should be. Good work.
@ciscokid90 16 years ago
exceptional i must say, youve done something pretty sweet here, thank you for it
@McAngusYoung 16 years ago
Just to comment on some people here. No offense to anyone because when I started playing (been going for almost 5 yrs now) I didn't know any of tose time signatures or anything either. The one thing that I can say is to try and learn music theory because then you could easily figure these out on your own. EASILY!
@Maximillian 16 years ago
Holy crap, that song is beast. Absolutely fantastic.
@CanisArctus 16 years ago
Now THIS is a shredfest :D Gonna be a pleasure to try to memorize this ^^ Great tab =)
@silverrida 15 years ago
Am I the only one who saw this and just thought "no way". I honestly don't think that I will EVER be able to play this correctly. I can only just barely finger pick. Oh, well. I'm off to find another song.
@Colin_spade 15 years ago
Ive forgoten to rate and comment. woo. very nice man. a challenge ive just got the speed down. amazing. ^^
@musenji 10 years ago
Replying to:
@Colin_spade Ive forgoten to rate and comment. woo. very nice man. a challenge ive just got the speed down. amazi...
Colin_spade, you're still around, can you record it?
@Rohanz882 15 years ago
looks hard but its really not, nice tab
@definiteleydan 15 years ago
Final Bowser Theme
Played on the piano.
@MassTheMono 15 years ago
Replying to:
@definiteleydan Final Bowser Theme Played on the piano.
The link has expired on this. Any way to throw this on Youtube?
@Nemus 14 years ago
This brings back memories from when I was 7 years old fighting the ultimate king of all koopas... So long king Bowser!
@CowboyCannibal 14 years ago
Man! Here am i gettin real good at using picks, when all of a sudden a bad-ass song i can learn comes along and i gotta re-learn how to finger pick! Man! :)
@.codeveronica 14 years ago
I wish that you would have tabbed it to the original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZ-TDy1gP0&feature=related
It's nothing like this. I like your tab and it's impressive, it just doesn't go to this.
@ForestMarth 14 years ago
Replying to:
@.codeveronica I wish that you would have tabbed it to the original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZ-TDy1gP0&fea...
This tab is an ARRANGEMENT ; it is not a TRANSCRIPTION.
And I'm sure that everyone who played Mario 64 DIRECTLY recognize the song.
So this tab ONLY deserves objectively 5 stars.
@malicious_Muse 14 years ago
Theres Some REALY talented people here, but you know what song would be truly glorious, the smithy battle on Mario RPG, the one with the organs. thanks for the great tabs justin.
@dandan321 13 years ago
KabukiBear, I have to thank you for your awesome arrangements. Honestly, my acoustic chops probably would've never improved if you didn't post these. Luckily, you arrange all of my favourite tunes, like a ton of Yasunori Mitsuda tunes! =D
@Maikoi92 13 years ago
Hey Kabuki, is it just me or does the GP file slow down to 60bpm in measure 12? If not that, it's probably GP6 that can't handle the awesomeness! I redownloaded twice and both times the GP file slowed down to 60bpm, but in the pdf there is no 60bpm mark.
And awesome job of course! :)
@Kabukibear 13 years ago
Replying to:
@Maikoi92 Hey Kabuki, is it just me or does the GP file slow down to 60bpm in measure 12? If not that, it's pr...
That's very strange...I just checked it out and in GP6 it does indeed throw a 60bpm tempo change right there in the measure. In GP5 it doesn't have it. Very weird, I don't know why GP6 puts it in.
@Maikoi92 13 years ago
Replying to:
@Kabukibear That's very strange...I just checked it out and in GP6 it does indeed throw a 60bpm tempo change rig...
Yeah it must be some kind of compatibility issue then. I noticed that the duration of strums doesn't come over well either when playing .gp5 files in GP6.
@Locke24 12 years ago
This is one of those tabs that is easy to finger and play but kinda hard to get up to full speed, my hand doesn't want to play one bass note per two notes quickly somehow and trips over itself ^^ the insanely fast optional part is really fun
Awesome tab as always kabuki
@Locke24 12 years ago
This is a great tab but.. can ANYONE play this?? XD
@Lemoncobbler 12 years ago
Replying to:
@Locke24 This is a great tab but.. can ANYONE play this?? XD
I think either surreal or salem had a video of them playing it with the difficult triplets part included, but they removed it.
@fatalfable 12 years ago
salem had one but Ill do it one of these days when my nails grow back if you want
@Locke24 12 years ago
Replying to:
@fatalfable salem had one but Ill do it one of these days when my nails grow back if you want
this piece is crazy, I've got Birth of a God down cleanly, and I thought that was impossible at first, but this one is a different level
@thedstring 10 years ago
Still in love with this tab!
@cyx77 9 years ago
This should be the top tab on this site.
@Wroogny 7 years ago
Do you have/can you make a video of this?
@NeroTheGrinch 7 years ago
Man, this is a 10 year old tab. Anyways, astounding tab, playing it is such a fun challenge for my fingers.
@GabrielBocanegra 3 years ago
2007.... You must be so good 14 years later if you were able to do this in 2007 damn.