Cavatina, theme from The Deer Hunter

Cavatina is a classical guitar piece composed by Stanley Myers. The Piece was originally written for piano, but guitarist John Williams asked Myers to rewrite and expand it to classical guitar. It became a hit as the main theme for Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter 1978 movie. I wanted to learn this piece but I could not find the sheet music for it, so I took it by ear and transcribed it myself in March, 2010, in a hotel room. This is the transcription you have in your hands. Some parts are slightly different from the original, reflecting the way I play it. I hope it can be useful to you. Enjoy. Rodrigo César de Freitas Dias, Brazil.

Cavatina Theme from The Deer Hunter

Transcription by: Rodrigo César de Freitas Dias

Stanley Myers Arr.: John Williams

CIX

CVI

CVII

4 4                                                   3   3  4

3

1

2

2

2

4

3

4 ȻII 0 6 2 4                                          3  3     4 0 1

4

2

3

4

2

3 4

4

2 4

1

0                                   3 3 3   3      2 3 1 2   CIX 1 4 4 4 3 4 CVII 3 2 0       0   16 1                 0                  

11

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

4

CII

2

0

0 10

4 ȻII  3 0 2 21 4 4 4 3                                        3   1   1 0 

To Coda

CVII

CII

4 0 0 4   4 0  2 2 3 3  2 26 0 0                                           1 2 0 1  

CV

CVI

3

2 4

4

3

0

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2           1   31       32      1

2   2 1   3  2 0  1        2         

2 3 CIII CI   4                                           2    3         4 3 1 2 2 3 2 

CII

3

39

CIII

4 0 4      1 0 1 4                                    1   3 2 3 2 

44

ȻI 4

0

 3  1 34 4 2 0 3 1 2                       0                         3    2  2 0 1 2  CODA 1 0 CII 1 01 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 53 0  2               D.C. al Coda                   3        4 48

2

                           3 3 1 

57

0

2

0

0

0

    61 0 1               CIX

0

4

2

CII

0

     

CII

4

   

4      

0 10

        3   32 3  0

     

0 0 2

    