[no spoilers]

Goodbye

Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a superb and long overdo remake of the 1922 gothic horror classic. The movie looks incredible, and is very well acted — especially by Lily Rose-Depp. I found the film to be an absolute romp: horrifying, arousing, macabre, and very disturbing. Nosferatu is equal parts a demonic possession and Vampire film.

[The sound design is an imperative part of the movie. I highly recommend seeing Nosferatu on the biggest screen possible.]

The soundtrack by composer, Robin Carolan is excellent, and the string motif, Goodbye, stood out to me the most. The piece signifies Thomas Hutter’s embarkation to Count Orlok’s castle. It’s longer version is entitled “Lilacs” and is used in the final scene of the film. When translated to guitar, it becomes a beautiful little étude (a composition built on a technical motive, but played for its artistic value).

The 1922 “Nosferatu” film is essentially a beat for beat reinterpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel. Due to copyright issues at the time, the filmmakers created a similar vampire named Count Orlok. While the two vampires share similar traits, Orlok’s appearance is distinct from Dracula with a more grotesque and unsettling look.

[Bram Stoker’s Dracula would fully enter the public domain, in 1962.]

To make the unauthorized 1922 adaptation, the German Expressionist filmmaker, F. W. Murnau, had to change character names, and other details from Bram Stoker’s novel. In doing so, his version came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of horror cinema.

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Nosferatu: Daybreak | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

How to play Goodbye | fingerstyle guitar 

The guitar tab for this song beautifully written across a single page. Enjoy! The guitar tab is available below:

[guitar tab] **Nosferatu: Goodbye | fingerstyle guitar

This arrangement is played in an alternate minor tuning. You tune your guitar like this, from low to high: C G D G A# D. You will then put a capo on the 4th fret.