El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

by Simon and Garfunkel · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 2 -3' -3" -3' -3   4 -3   4  -4   5 
I’d rather be- a- sparrow than a snail
 6  6   5    -6 6   5      
Yes I would, if I could, 
 5 -4  4  -4 4 -3' 5 -4 4 -3'
I surely would---  Hm--------
 2 -3' -3" -3' -3  4 -3   4  -4  5  
I’d rather be- a- hammer than a nail
-6  6   5    -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 5  
Yes I would, if I only could-, 
5  -4 4  -4 4 -3' 5 -4 4 -3'
I surely would--- Hm--------

5 -6   6  -6  6   -6  7 7 -7 -6
Away, I’d rather sail a-way----
 7  -6  6     6     -6   6   5 
Like a swan that’s here and gone
5 -6   6    -6  6  -6  6    -6
A man gets tied up to the ground
-6   7   -6    6    8    -6  6    5
He gives the world it’s saddest sound
 5   -4  4  -4 4 -3' 
Its saddest sound---

 2 -3' -3" -3' -3  4 -3   4  -4   5
I’d rather be- a- forest than a street
 6  6   5    -6 6   5    5 -4  4  -4 4 -3' 
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would---
 2 -3' -3" -3'  -3    4   -3  4   -4  5
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet
 6  6   5    -6 6 -6 6   5    5 -4  4  -4 4 -3'
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would---

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound