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El Condor Pasa (If I Could) – Paul Simon
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Paul Simon
El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (1977)
(Daniel A Robles/Jorge Milchberg)
Paul Simon as guest star in "Sesame Street"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-yxH66-F-Y
The basic patterns for this beautiful version. There are some subtle
variations here and there (especially in the second verse). Use this
tab to develop your own version. Enjoy!
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| + harmonic
INTRO (freely)
Em Bm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|---+7-----------|
B|--------------0-|----------------|---+7-----------|
G|------------0---|----------------|---+7-----------|
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0---------0---|----------------|
A|0h2-------------|----2-0-h2------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|+7--------------|
Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|-----------+12--|
B|--------------0-|-----------+12--|
G|------------0---|-----------+12--|
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0-------------|
A|0h2-------------|----2-0---------|
E|----------------|--------+12-----|
Em Bm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|---+7-----------|
B|--------------0-|----------------|---+7-----------|
G|------------0---|----------------|---+7-----------|
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0---------0---|----------------|
A|0h2-------------|----2-0-h2------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|+7--------------|
Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------0-|----0-----------|
G|------------0---|--0-------------|
D|----0---2/4-----|4-----2-0-------|
A|0h2-------------|---------2-0-h2-|
E|----------------|----------------|
Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0---|--------0-----------0---|
G|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
D|------------2-----------|------------2-----------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--0---0---0---0-|
D|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|
E|0-------0-------|
VERSE
Em G D G C G/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--0---0---0---3-|--0---0---0-1-0-|--0---0---0-----|
G|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0---2-|--0---0---0-0-0-|--0---0---0-----|
D|----2-----------|----0-------0---|----0-----------|----0-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------3-2-|----------------|
E|0-------0---0-2-|3-------0-------|3-------0-------|3-------3---3-2-|
Em B Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------0-|----------------|
G|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0---0-|
D|----2-----------|----2-------2---|
A|------------2---|----------------|
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
CHORUS
C G C G/B G G Am7 G/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-1-3-|
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-0-0-|
D|----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3---2-0-|------------3-2-|------------0-2-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-----------|3-------0-------|3-------3-3-----|
C G C G/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3---2-0-|------------3-2-|----------------|
E|----3-------3---|----3-----------|3-------0-------|3-------3---3-2-|
Em B Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--------0-----0-|--0---------0---|
G|--0---0---------|------0---0-----|
D|----2-----2-----|----2---------2-|
A|------------2---|----------------|
E|0---------------|0-------0-------|
OUTRO
Em B Em B Em B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|
G|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|
D|----2-----2-----|----2-----2-----|----2-----2-----|
A|------------2---|------------2---|------------2---|
E|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
CODA (freely)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|-----------+12--|
B|--------------0-|--------------0-|-------+12------|
G|------------0---|------------0---|---+12----------|
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0-------0-----|----------------|
A|0h2-------------|----2-0-h2------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|+12-------------|
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INTRO (freely)
| Em | % | Bm | Em | Em |
| Em | % | Bm | Em | Em |
6/8 4/4
| Em | % | Em |
VERSE
Em G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
D G C G/B G B Em B 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 C G/B G B Em B Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
CHORUS
C C/G C C/G C C/G C
Away, I'd rather sail away
C G/B G G/D G C G/B G G/D G G Am7 G/B
Like a swan that's here and gone
C C/G C C/G C C/G C
A man gets tied up to the ground
C G/B G G/D G C G/B G G/D G
He gives the world its saddest sound
/G /F# Em B Em
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm
VERSE 2
Em G
I'd rather be a forest than a street
D G C G/B G B Em B
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Em G
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
D G C G/B G B Em B Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
CHORUS
C C/G C C/G C C/G C
Away, I'd rather sail away
C G/B G G/D G C G/B G G/D G G Am7 G/B
Like a swan that's here and gone
C C/G C C/G C C/G C
A man gets tied up to the ground
C G/B G G/D G C G/B G G/D G
He gives the world its saddest sound
/G /F# Em B Em
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm
OUTRO
B Em
Hm, hm
B Em
Hm, hm
CODA (freely)
| Em | % | Em
