El Condor Pasa If I Could Chords
El Condor Pasa If I Could by Simon And Garfunkel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, G, D, B7, D7, C, F6, F, G/B, E7 and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO (tempo rubato)
Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|12----------10--|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|12-----10----10-|12--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------12----|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|12------10--1210|----------------|----------------|12------15------|
B|--------------p-|12-----10----10-|12--------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------12----|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Am Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|12--------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|
B|----------------|1---------------|0---------------|----------------|
G|----------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
INTRO (tempo rubato)
| Em | % | % | % |
| Em | % | % | % |
| Em | Am | Em | % |
VERSE
G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
D G D G B7 Em B7 Em
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
Em G
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
D G D7 G B7 Em B7 Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
Chorus
C C
Away, I'd rather sail away
G D G
Like a swan that's here and gone
C C
A man gets tied up to the ground
G D G
He gives the world its saddest sound
B7 Em B7 | Em B7 | Em |
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm
verse 2
Em G
I'd rather be a forest than a street
D G D G B7 Em
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Em G
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
D G D7 G B7 Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
SOLO
| C | % | G D | G |
| C | % | G D | G B7 |
OUTRO
1 + 2 + 3
| Em B7 | Em B7 | Em Em
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VERSION 2
Chorus
F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6
F F F F F F F F C G/B C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-------|
B|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2---0-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6
F F F F F F F F C G/B C E7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-0-|
Am E7 Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|
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INTRO (tempo rubato)
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | Dm | Am | % |
VERSE
C
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
G C G C E7 Am E7 Am
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
Am C
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
G C G C E7 Am E7 Am
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
Chorus (see tab above)
F F
Away, I'd rather sail away
C G C
Like a swan that's here and gone
F F
A man gets tied up to the ground
C G C
He gives the world its saddest sound
E7 Am E7 | Am E7 | Am |
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm
verse 2
Am C
I'd rather be a forest than a street
G C G C E7 Am
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Am C
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
G C G C E7 Am
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
SOLO (see tab above)
| F | % | C G | C |
| F | % | C G | C E7 |
OUTRO
1 + 2 + 3
| Am E7 | Am E7 | Am Am