Paul Simon – El Condor Pasa If I Could (Guitar Intro Tab)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Daniel A Robles/Jorge Milchberg Paul Simon as guest star in "Sesame Street" (1977) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard 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! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | + 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-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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