Melodies of Life ocarina tab

Composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Written for the 12-hole Alto C ocarina. Challenging: 188 notes, B3 to E5, 17 sharps or flats, 4 big leaps.

Final Fantasy IX: the theme song's two verses and the chorus, one pass.

Melodies of Life ocarina notes

Verse

D B B A G G F# E F# G A D, D E F# G E E D G B C B G A A, B D D D D C C B A A A B C, B A G D E G G A B B C A, D B B A G G F# E F# G A D, D E F# G E E D G B C B G A A, B D D E D C C B B A A B C, B A A G D E G A B A G

Chorus

C B A G F# G A, B D C B A G# A B B, C B A B C B A G F# G, B D C A, G A B F# F# G F# D E E, C B B A A G E F# G A, G A B D B G E, C B B A A A D C C B B A B C, D B C B F# A, A G F# G F# F# E D C B

Letter names, phrase by phrase. The interactive tab shows the octave and a fingering chart for every note.

Melody source: BitMidi 'Final Fantasy IX - Melodies of Life.mid' (upload 46382), track 1 (violin 1); the first verse agrees interval for interval with the flute channel of a separate BitMidi sequence, 'Nobuo Uematsu - FF9 Melodies of life.mid' (upload 80857), a tone higher