Over The Rainbow Tab by Israel Kamakawiwoole

Over The Rainbow tab by Israel Kamakawiwoole (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

This version is more of a fingerstyle, the grace notes with the slaps aren't really necessary,
just thought they put a nice touch on it. Intro/Outro can just be a light strum pattern or
arpeggiated sounds nice too.


Intro:

G    Bm     C     G
oooh    oooh

C    Bm7     Em    C/E
oooh    oooh

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1:

   G             Em          Bm6                C                G
e|---------------3------------2------0-2--3----------0g-----0-------------------|
B|-------0g-----------0g-----------3-----------------1g-----5----3---3g------3g-|
G|-0-----0g--------0--0g-------0----------0-----0-----------------0--0g---0--0g-|
D|---0--------------------------------------------2---------2-------------------|
A|-------x------------x-------2------------x----3----x---------------x-------x--|
E|-3-----x-------0----x--------------------x---------x-----------3---x---2---x--|

   Some           where       over the rainbow   way         up   high

   Em                    G                   Am
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0g----------------0----------0--1---------------------------------------|
G|---0--------5----5g----------0--2------------2------0-2---4-----0-------------|
D|-2------------2--3g-------0-------------------0--4----0---------5-------------|
A|------x-----3----x---------------------x-----0------------2-------------------|
E|-0----x----------x------3--------------x------------------------3-------------|

  There's    a        land that I heard of   once in a lu--la----by


Verse 2:

   G             Em          Bm6                C                G
e|---------------3------------2------0-2--3----------0g-----0-------------------|
B|-------0g-----------0g-----------3-----------------1g-----5----3---3g------3g-|
G|-0-----0g--------0--0g-------0----------0-----0-----------------0--0g---0--0g-|
D|---0--------------------------------------------2---------2-------------------|
A|-------x------------x-------2------------x----3----x---------------x-------x--|
E|-3-----x-------0----x--------------------x---------x-----------3---x---2---x--|

   Some           where       over the rainbow   blue      birds fly

   Em                    G                   Am
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0g----------------0----------0--1---------------------------------------|
G|---0--------5----5g----------0--2------------2------0-2---4-----0-------------|
D|-2------------2--3g-------0-------------------0--4----0---------5-------------|
A|------x-----3----x---------------------x-----0------------2-------------------|
E|-0----x----------x------3--------------x------------------------3-------------|
   And        the         dreams that....      why oh....   can't I


Bridge 1:

   G                            Am7                        Em          Am7  D
e|---------------------------------------------------------0----0------3----2---|
B|-3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3----1--3--1--3--1--3--1--3----------5------1----3---|
G|----------------------0-------------------0----------------0---------0----2---|
D|----------------0-------------------2-----------2--------------------2----0---|
A|----------2-------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------0--------------------|

 Someday I'll wish upon...     wake up where...      be---hind        me

   G                            B9                                   Am   D
e|---------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0----3----2-----5----------|
B|-3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3----2-----2-----2-----2------------------5----3-----|
G|----------------------0-------3-----3-----3-----3------------5-----5----2-----|
D|----------------0-------------2------------------------------4----------0-----|
A|----------2---------------------------------------------3----------0----------|
E|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Where trouble melts...        high above the...   that's where you'll find me


Verse 3:

   G             Em          Bm6                C                G
e|---------------3------------2------0-2--3----------0g-----0-------------------|
B|-------0g-----------0g-----------3-----------------1g-----5----3---3g------3g-|
G|-0-----0g--------0--0g-------0----------0-----0-----------------0--0g---0--0g-|
D|---0--------------------------------------------2---------2-------------------|
A|-------x------------x-------2------------x----3----x---------------x-------x--|
E|-3-----x-------0----x--------------------x---------x-----------3---x---2---x--|

   Some           where       over the rainbow   blue       birds fly

   Em                    G                   Am
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0g----------------0----------0--1---------------------------------------|
G|---0--------5----5g----------0--2------------2------0-2---4-----0-------------|
D|-2------------2--3g-------0-------------------0--4----0---------5-------------|
A|------x-----3----x---------------------x-----0------------2-------------------|
E|-0----x----------x------3--------------x------------------------3-------------|

   And        the         dreams that...       dream oh why can't I


Bridge 2:

   G                            Am7                        Em          Am7  D
e|---------------------------------------------------------0----0------3----2---|
B|-3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3----1--3--1--3--1--3--1--3----------5------1----3---|
G|----------------------0-------------------0----------------0---------0----2---|
D|----------------0-------------------2-----------2--------------------2----0---|
A|----------2-------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------0--------------------|

  Someday I'll wish upon...     wake up where...      be---hind        me

   G                            B9                                   Am   D
e|---------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0----3----2-----5----------|
B|-3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3----2-----2-----2-----2------------------5----3-----|
G|----------------------0-------3-----3-----3-----3------------5-----5----2-----|
D|----------------0-------------2------------------------------4----------0-----|
A|----------2---------------------------------------------3----------0----------|
E|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Where trouble melts...        high above the...   that's where you'll find me


Verse 4:

   G             Em          Bm6                C                G
e|---------------3------------2------0-2--3----------0g-----0-------------------|
B|-------0g-----------0g-----------3-----------------1g-----5----3---3g------3g-|
G|-0-----0g--------0--0g-------0----------0-----0-----------------0--0g---0--0g-|
D|---0--------------------------------------------2---------2-------------------|
A|-------x------------x-------2------------x----3----x---------------x-------x--|
E|-3-----x-------0----x--------------------x---------x-----------3---x---2---x--|

   Some           where       over the rainbow   way         up   high

   Em                    G                   Am
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0g----------------0----------0--1---------------------------------------|
G|---0--------5----5g----------0--2------------2------0-2---4-----0-------------|
D|-2------------2--3g-------0-------------------0--4----0---------5-------------|
A|------x-----3----x---------------------x-----0------------2-------------------|
E|-0----x----------x------3--------------x------------------------3-------------|

   And         the         dreams that....      why oh....  can't I


Outro:

G    Bm     C     G
oooh    oooh

C    Bm7     Em    C/E
oooh    oooh


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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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