The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss Cifras

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
 
 
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*1st version beginning of the movie *
*                                   *
*Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb (no capo)*
*(plays in key of E-flat).          *
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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-----
 
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* 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------
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