Em G I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Em Yes I would, if I could, I surely would G I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Em Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would C Away, I d rather sail away G Like a swan that's here and gone C a man gets tied up to the ground G He gives the world its saddest sound Em It s saddest sound Em G I'd rather be a forest than a street Em Yes I would, if I could, I surely would G I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Em Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would C Away, I d rather sail away G Like a swan that's here and gone C a man gets tied up to the ground G He gives the world its saddest sound Em It s saddest sound This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
El Condor Pasa chords by Simon & Garfunkel
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
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Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play El Condor Pasa on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. The groove sits around 84 bpm, a medium pace. I posted this one in its original key of E minor. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the novice level. Strum softly and evenly to sit under the flute melody.
3 ukulele chords used in "El Condor Pasa" by Simon & Garfunkel: C, Em and G
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Layer in a B7 over the “I surely” and you have heaven.
for most of it (that i have seen) the strum pattern is d-dud-dud-du-dd but there are many different versions. look at ukulele mike’s version (i go to him for strum patterns and if i want to be a bit extra) and i do believe there are two different strum patterns… if you ever need to know the strum pattern just watch someone play, slow it down if you need to and watch the hand movements or listen to the strum
Does anyone know the strum pattern??
Can you please make a tab version? This is such a beautiful song!