The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss Chords

17,203 views, added to favorites 381 times

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo

Author Mats Fagergren [a] 5,339.

3 contributors total, last edit on Jun 12, 2022

We have an official The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss tab made by UG professional guitarists.

Check out the tab

Chords

A/E

D/E

E7/G#

A/C#

D/F#

F#m7

Bm7

B/D#

Em6/G

Dm/F

D/A

Strumming

There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ

Song:Edelweiss (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)
from the movie: The Sound Of Music.
Chord Analysis: Mats Fagergren.
 
The song Edelweiss occur two times in the movie/film.
The 1st time it is played in E flat (Eb).
The second time when it is appering in the film, the whole family sing
together and the 2nd verse is shortened.
This time the song is then in the key of F
 
I present here both versions including intro.
For the first version tune down the strings to Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb.
second time tune back to E,A,d,G,B,e and put a capo on 1st fret.
 
x=string is muted.
 
Use the chords according to the instruction below:
 
string-E,A,D,G,B,e
chord
A/E    0,0,2,2,2,0
D/E    0,x,0,2,3,2
E7     0,2,0,1,0,0
A/C#   x,4,2,2,2,x
F#m7   2,4,2,2,2,2
Bm7    x,2,4,2,3,2
A      x,0,2,2,2,0
E7/G#  4,x,x,4,3,4
D/F#   2,x,0,2,3,2
D      x,x,0,2,3,2
B/D#   x,6,4,4,4,x
Em6/G  3,x,2,0,2,0
Dm/F   1,x,0,2,3,1
D/A    x,0,0,2,3,2
 
 
*************************************
*1st version beginning of the movie *
*                                   *
*Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb (no capo)*
*(plays in key of E-flat).          *
*************************************
Wals.
 
[intro]
  A/E      A/E      D/E        E7
|-x--------5---------2---------0-------|
|-5--------5---------3---------0-------|
|-6--------6---------2---------1-------|
|-7--------7---------0---------0-------|
|-7--------7---------x---------2-------|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
 
[chorus]
 
(Captain)
 
A    E7/G# A/C#   D/F#
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E   F#m7        Bm7   E7
Every morning you greet me
A         E7/G#
Small and white
A/C#      D/F#
Clean and bright
A/E      E7       A
You look happy to meet me
 
[Bridge]
 
E7/G#      E7
Blossom of snow
E7      A
May you bloom and grow
D         B/D#    E E7
Bloom and grow forever
A    Em6/G D/F#  Dm/F
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E      E7       A
Bless my homeland forever
 
[interlude]
 
  D/E       E7
|-2---------0---------|
|-3---------0---------|
|-2---------1---------|
|-0---------0---------|
|-x---------2---------|
|-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--|
 
[chorus]
 
(Captain and Lisle together)
 
A    E7/G# A/C#   D/F#
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E   F#m7        Bm7   E7
Every morning you greet me
A         E7/G#
Small and white
A/C#      D/F#
Clean and bright
A/E      E7       A
You look happy to meet me
 
[outro]
 
E7/G#      E7
Blossom of snow
E7      A
May you bloom and grow
D         B/D#    E E7
Bloom and grow forever
A    Em6/G D/F#  Dm/F
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E      E7       A   D/A   A
Bless my homeland forever....
 
-----End-----
 
***************************************
* 2nd version in the end of the movie *
*Tuning E,A,D,G,B,e.                  *
*Capo on 1st fret.                    *
*(plays in key of F)                  *
***************************************
 
A/E      A/E      D/E       E7
|-x--------5---------2---------0-------|
|-5--------5---------3---------0-------|
|-6--------6---------2---------1-------|
|-7--------7---------0---------0-------|
|-7--------7---------x---------2-------|
|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
 
[chorus]
 
(Captain)
 
A    E7/G# A/C#   D/F#
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E   F#m7        Bm7   E7
Every morning you greet me
A         E7/G#
Small and white
A/C#      D/F#
Clean and bright
A/E      E7       A
You look happy to meet me
 
[middle]
 
E7/G#      E7
Blossom of snow
E7      A
May you bloom and grow
D         B/D#    E E7
Bloom and grow forever
A    Em6/G D/F#  Dm/F
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E      E7       A
Bless my homeland forever
 
[bridge]
 
  D/E       E7
|-2---------0---------|
|-3---------0---------|
|-2---------1---------|
|-0---------0---------|
|-x---------2---------|
|-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--|
 
(Captain, Maria and children)
 
A         E7/G#
Small and white
A/C#      D/F#
Clean and bright
A/E      E7       A
You look happy to meet me
 
[outro]
 
E7/G#      E7
Blossom of snow
E7      A
May you bloom and grow
D         B/D#    E E7
Bloom and grow forever
A    Em6/G D/F#  Dm/F
Edelweiss, edelweiss
A/E      E7       A   D/A   A
Bless my homeland forever
 
------End------
X

By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ

Create correction

Please rate this tab

The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss – Misc Musicals

How to play

"The Sound Of Music - Edel…"

Font

Transpose

10 comments

Thank you for such meticulous attention to detail for such a deceptively delicate song, including exactly which part of the song each voicing is to be used. The (inclusion of alternate fingerings for chords, especially for chords at the higher end of the fretboard. This truly makes the accompaniment "sing" in a way playing the standard chords might not, if jumping back and forth between chords picked from chord books. I am learning so much from your chords and tabs. While I am primarily a vocalist seeking to play accompaniment for my own and other singers, your work on songs I might select for performance has taught me so much, and inspired a bit more creativity in my own arrangements, including single-string enhancements, because I am learning new chords beyond just barre chords. Sorry to gush so much, but your clear and detailed work in this format has really improved my playing, as I am sure it has done for others. Thank you!

Perfect again!👌👌👌

love how thorough this is