Somewhere Over the Rainbow Tab by Tommy Emmanuel
Artist: Tommy Emmanuel
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com
I tabbed this out as a way to learn the song myself. The tab is not exact to what Tommy
plays, but it gives the basic song and you can embellish it with your own style and ad libs.
Listen to Tommy playing it and go from there.
For the waterfall harmonics, Tommy has a lesson on YouTube for how he plays them.
Good luck mastering the technique! But, playing the chords as written without the
waterfall harmonics still sounds good.
Tab Notes:
Tuning: Standard
h hammer on
P pull off
/ slide
Intro: (waterfall harmonics)
[F#m9]
[F9]
[Bm7]
[E7+5]
Verse
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7] [A11]
D/F# D#0 Amaj7 Bm A7
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
[B7/F#] [E7]
[A] [E7+5]
Verse 2
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7] [A11]
D/F# D#0 Amaj7 Bm A7
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
[B7/F#] [E7] [A] [E7+5]
[A] [E]
[A] [A7/Bb] [Bm7] [E7] [E7+5]
[A] [G#7]
[C#m] [C7b13] [Bm7] [Eadd9+5]
Verse 3
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7]
Dmaj7 D#0 Amaj7 Bm A7
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
[B7/F#] [E7] [A] [A/E] [A] [A/E]
[A] [E]
[Amaj7] [A7/Bb] [Bm7] [E7+5]
A Amaj7/E D/A A G#7 (run) Cm+5
(play out..............................)
C#m C7b13 Bm7 (harmonics) E7 E7+5
Verse 4
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7] [Em7]
[Dmaj7] [G9] [Amaj7] [Bm] [A7]
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
[B7/F#] [E7] [A]
Outro
[A] [E]
(fingerpick argegios)
[Bm] [E7b9]
(fingerpick argegios)
A Am7 B/A A#/A Aadd9 (harmonics, many measures)
there you go enjoy and please rate my tab.
Artist: Tommy Emmanuel
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com
I tabbed this out as a way to learn the song myself. The tab is not exact to what Tommy
plays, but it gives the basic song and you can embellish it with your own style and ad libs.
Listen to Tommy playing it and go from there.
For the waterfall harmonics, Tommy has a lesson on YouTube for how he plays them.
Good luck mastering the technique! But, playing the chords as written without the
waterfall harmonics still sounds good.
Tab Notes:
Tuning: Standard
h hammer on
P pull off
/ slide
Intro: (waterfall harmonics)
[F#m9]
e|----9---------------|
B|----9---------------|
G|----9---------------| (4x)
D|----7---------------|
A|----9---------------|
E|--------------------|
[F9]
e|----8---------------|
B|----8---------------|
G|----8---------------| (4x)
D|----7---------------|
A|----8---------------|
E|--------------------|
[Bm7]
e|----7---------------|
B|----7---------------|
G|----7---------------| (4x)
D|----7---------------|
A|----9---------------|
E|----7---------------|
[E7+5]
e|----0---------------|
B|----1---------------|
G|----1---------------| (2x)
D|----0---------------|
A|----2---------------|
E|----0---------------|
Verse
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7] [A11]
e|-----5---------5-----|--4--------4---5-----|
B|--------------2------|--5--5h7---5---3-----|
G|-------------2-------|--4--------4---4-----|
D|------------2--------|--6--------6---5-----|
A|-(12)------4---------|--4--------4---0-----|
E|----------2----------|---------------------|
D/F# D#0 Amaj7 Bm A7
e|-----0-------2--0----|---------------------0---|
B|-----3-------1-------|----0h2------3------3----|
G|-----2-------2-------|----1-------0------6-----|
D|-------------1-------|----2------4------5------|
A|---------------------|--0-------2------0-------|
E|-----2---------------|-------------------------|
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
e|-----0----------0----|---------------------|
B|-----3-------3----3--|----2--0----2----3---|
G|-----2-------2-------|----2--2----3----3---|
D|-------------3-------|----2--0----2----2---|
A|---------------------|--0---------4----3---|
E|-----2-------1-------|-------3----2--------|
[B7/F#] [E7]
e|---------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0---h2----|
G|-----2-----1h2----------1--|
D|-----1-----0-----0--0------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-----2-----1-----0---------|
[A] [E7+5]
e|----------------------------------------15p13-----|
B|---2--------7p5----9p7-----11/9-------13----------|
G|---2-------5------7-------9---------13------------|
D|---2--4/6-6------8------10--------12--------------|
A|---0----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0--|
Verse 2
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7] [A11]
e|-----5---------5/7p5-|--4-------4---5-----|
B|--------------2------|--5--5h7--5---3-----|
G|---2---------2-------|--4-------4---4-----|
D|------------2--------|--6-------6---5-----|
A|-----------4---------|--4-------4---0-----|
E|----------2----------|--------------------|
D/F# D#0 Amaj7 Bm A7
e|-----0h2-0h2--3p2--0--|---------------------0---|
B|-----3--------1-------|----0h2------3------3----|
G|-----2--------2-------|----1-------0------6-----|
D|--------------1-------|----2------4------5------|
A|----------------------|--0-------2------0-------|
E|-----2----------------|-------------------------|
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
e|-----0----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-3/5-3--|----2--0----2---3/5--3---|
G|-----2-------2--------|----2--2----3---3/5--3---|
D|-------------3--------|----2--0----2--------2---|
A|----------------------|--0---------4--------3---|
E|-----2-------1--------|-------3----2------------|
[B7/F#] [E7] [A] [E7+5]
e|---------------------------|--0------0----0--|
B|-----0-----------0---h2----|--2------1-------|
G|-----2-----1h2----------1--|--2------1-------|
D|-----1-----0-----0--0------|--2------0-------|
A|---------------------------|--0------2-------|
E|-----2-----1-----0---------|---------0-------|
[A] [E]
e|----0---0---0---0--|----0---0---0---0--|
B|--2---2---2---2----|--3---3---3---3----|
G|--4---2---1--------|-------------------|
D|--------------4----|--3---4---5---6----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
[A] [A7/Bb] [Bm7] [E7] [E7+5]
e|----2----2----|---2-------0----0--0--|
B|----2----2----|---3------0----1------|
G|----2----0----|---2-----1----1-------|
D|----2---------|---4----0----0--------|
A|--0----1------|--2----2----2---------|
E|--------------|------0----0----------|
[A] [G#7]
e|----0---0---0---0--|---------------------------|
B|--2---2---2---2----|--4-6/7-4-6/7-4-6/7-4-6/7--|
G|--4---2---1--------|--5------------------------|
D|--------------4----|--4------------------------|
A|-------------------|--6------------------------|
E|-------------------|--4------------------------|
[C#m] [C7b13] [Bm7] [Eadd9+5]
e|---4--------4----7--|--7---------2-p0--|
B|---5--------5-------|--7---------1-----|
G|---6--------3-------|--7---------1-----|
D|---6--------5-------|--7---------2-----|
A|---4--------3-------|--9---------------|
E|--------------------|--7-------0-------|
Verse 3
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7]
e|-----5---------5/7p5-|--4--------4--5/7--5--|
B|--------------2------|--5--5h7---5--5/7--5--|
G|---2---------2-------|--4--------4----------|
D|------------2--------|--6--------6----------|
A|-----------4---------|--4--------4----------|
E|----------2----------|----------------------|
Dmaj7 D#0 Amaj7 Bm A7
e|-----2-----3--0----|-------0-------------0---|
B|-----2-----1-------|----0h2------3------3----|
G|-----2-----2-------|----1-------0------6-----|
D|-----4-----1-------|----2------4------5------|
A|-----5-------------|--0-------2------0-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
e|-----0----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-3/5-3--|----2--0----2---3/5--3---|
G|-----2-------2--------|----2--2----3---3/5--3---|
D|-------------3--------|----2--0----2--------2---|
A|----------------------|--0---------4--------3---|
E|-----2-------1--------|-------3----2------------|
[B7/F#] [E7] [A] [A/E] [A] [A/E]
e|---------------------------|----0----0----0----0---|
B|-----0-----------0---h2----|----2----2----2----2---|
G|-----2-----1h2----------1--|----2----2----2----2---|
D|-----1-----0-----0--0------|----2----2----2----2---|
A|---------------------------|--0---------0----------|
E|-----2-----1-----0---------|------0----------0-----|
[A] [E]
e|-0---0---0----0---0----|----0-----0---0---0--|
B|---2----2----2---2-----|--3-----3---3---3----|
G|---2----1----2---2-----|--2-----3---4---5----|
D|---2----2----4---2-----|--4-----5---6---6----|
A|------------0----------|---------------------|
E|------0----0--------0--|------0-----0--------|
[Amaj7] [A7/Bb] [Bm7] [E7+5]
e|----2-------2----|---2---------0-2h32-0-|
B|----2-------2----|---3--------1---------|
G|----1-------0----|---2-------1----------|
D|----2------------|---4------0-----------|
A|--0-------1------|--2------2------------|
E|-----------------|--------0-------------|
A Amaj7/E D/A A G#7 (run) Cm+5
e|----0-----0---------0-----0--|--------------45420----------------|
B|--2-----2---------2-----2----|--4-6/7-4-7--------320---------4---|
G|--4-----1---------2-----2----|--5-------------------21-------5---|
D|--2-----2---------4-----2----|--4---------------------20-----5---|
A|--0---------------0----------|--6-----------------------43--3----|
E|--------0--------------------|--4--------------------------------|
(play out..............................)
C#m C7b13 Bm7 (harmonics) E7 E7+5
e|---4--------4--987--|--7---------------|-------12--|--2-p0---2/5--|
B|---5--------5-------|--7---------------|------7----|--1-----------|
G|---6--------3-------|--7---------------|-----7-----|--1-----------|
D|---6--------5-------|--7---------------|----7------|--2-----------|
A|---4--------3-------|--9---------------|---7-------|--------------|
E|--------------------|--7---------------|--0--------|--0-----------|
Verse 4
[A] [F#m7] [C#m7] [Em7]
e|------------5--/7p5-|--4--------------7--5--|
B|-----------2--------|--5--5h7---8h10--7--5--|
G|---2------2---------|--4--------7-----7--6--|
D|---------2----------|--6--------9-----------|
A|--------4-----------|--4--------7-----------|
E|-------2------------|-----------------------|
[Dmaj7] [G9] [Amaj7] [Bm] [A7]
e|-----2-----1---0--|-------0-------------0---|
B|-----2-----0------|----0h2------3------3----|
G|-----2-----2------|----1-------0------6-----|
D|-----4-----0------|----2------4------5------|
A|-----5------------|--0-------2------0-------|
E|----------3-------|-------------------------|
[D/F#] [F6] [A] [G9] [F#7] [C9]
e|-----0------------------|----------------------|
B|-----3-------3---3h5p3--|----2--0----2-----3---|
G|-----2-------2----------|----2--2----3-----3---|
D|-------------3----------|----2--0----2-----2---|
A|------------------------|--0---------4-----3---|
E|-----2-------1----------|-------3----2---------|
[B7/F#] [E7] [A]
e|---------------------------|----0------|
B|-----0-----------0---h2----|----2------|
G|-----2-----1h2---1------1--|----2------|
D|-----1-----0-----0--0------|----2------|
A|-----------------2---------|--0--------|
E|-----2-----1-----0---------|-----------|
Outro
[A] [E]
e|-0---0----0----0---0--|----0----0----0----0--|
B|---2----2----2---2----|--3----3----3----3----|
G|-------------4---2----|-------1----2----3----|
D|---2----4-------------|--4-------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
(fingerpick argegios)
[Bm] [E7b9]
e|---2---2h4--|---4----4/5--|
B|---3--------|---3---------|
G|---4--------|---4---------|
D|---4--------|---3---------|
A|---2--------|-------------|
E|------------|--0----------|
(fingerpick argegios)
A Am7 B/A A#/A Aadd9 (harmonics, many measures)
e|------5-----|------5-----|------5-----|------5-----|-------5-------|---5------|
B|-----2-2----|-----5-5----|-----4-4----|-----3-3----|------5-5------|---5------|
G|----2---2---|----5---5---|----4---4---|----3---3---|-----4---4-----|---4------|
D|---2-----2--|---5-----5--|---4-----4--|---3-----3--|----4-----4----|---4------|
A|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|---4-------4---|---4------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|--5---------5--|---5------|
there you go enjoy and please rate my tab.