here's how i've transcribed,by ear,the bar bones of the donkey kong theme's main riff: e--------5---------------------------6----------5------------| B-----------------6-8-6-----------------------8---8-5--------| G---5--5----------------7--------7-7-------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| e-------8--------------8--10---------------------------------| B---5-5----------10-11-----------------8-10-----------8------| G-----------------------------------10-----------9-10--------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| that's the main riff,the bare bones of the song.