Gustavo Santaolalla – The Last of Us Part II Theme (Tab)
Another Last of Us video. This time the theme tune by the master of the Bolivian super-ukulele Gustavo Santaolalla.
Mercifully, it’s much easier to play than the theme to the first game. That means you can focus on putting emotion into your playing using dynamics and pacing. The pacing in the original is so varied I was at a loss of how to write up some of the rhythm. So take what’s written in the tab as only the loosest guide.
You can also play with the timbre. For example, in bars 6-13 I pick closer to the bridge and use my fingernails more to make it sound closer to the banjitar used in the original.
