Climb Every Mountain chords
from The Sound Of MusicSong Key: Bb Major → B Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 90 bpm
Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Guitar Chords in G Major: G, G7, Gmaj7, A, Am, Am7, A7, Bm, Baug, Cmaj7, Cm6, C6, Caug, D, D7, Dm7, Dmaj7, E, Em7
Capo: 3rd fret (to play with the video in Bb Major)
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Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Capo on 3 if playing with the video.Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
G A D
1. Climb ev-'ry moun-tain,
Dm7 G Cmaj7
Search high and low,
Cm6 G
Fol-low ev-'ry by-way,
Am7 D7 G
Ev-'ry path you know.
G A D
2. Climb ev-'ry moun-tain,
Dm7 G Cmaj7
Ford ev-'ry stream,
Cm6 G
Fol-low ev-'ry rain-bow,
Am7 D7 G
'Till you find your dream.
C Cmaj7
Refrain: A dream that will need
Am D G Gmaj7
All the love you can | give / / |
Em7 D Dmaj7
Ev-'ry day of your life
Bm E A A7
For as long as you | live. | |
D E7 A
3. Climb ev-'ry moun-tain,
Am7 D Gmaj7
Ford ev-'ry stream,
Em Em7 Am Am7
Fol-low ev-'ry rain-bow,
G Baug C6 D7 G C D
'Till you find your dream | - |
> > > > >
** If you are playing along with the video:
Guitarists: Move Capo to the 4th fret
Piano players: Transpose to B Major here **
C Cmaj7
Refrain: A dream that will need
Am D G Gmaj7
All the love you can | give / / |
Em7 D Dmaj7
Ev-'ry day of your life
Bm E A A7
For as long as you live. | |
D E7 A
4. Climb ev-'ry moun-tain,
Am7 D Gmaj7
Ford ev-'ry stream,
Em Em7 Am Am7
Fol-low ev-'ry rain-bow,
G Caug C D7 G Am7 G
'Till you find your dream. | |
> > > > >
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Bb Major - 32 flats (Bb, Eb)
- Key Signature: B Major - 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#. A#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Maestoso - with deep feeling in a majestic and stately fashion
- Metronome: ♩ = 90
- Voice Range: Bb3 - F#5
- The accent sign > indicates that a note, chord or passage is to be played louder or more forcefully than surrounding music.
- All the augmented chords (Eaug, Baug, Caug) can be written as E+, B+, C+. They are like major chords except the 5th is sharpened - formula: 1 - 3 - #5.
Eaug & Caug share the same notes - find out why. - Piano Players playing with the video: Use the transposer starting in Bb Major. The key change hasn't been implemented for the sake of guitarists, so you will need to pause at the key change, and change the key to B major on the Transposer.
Beginner Guitarists
Playing with the video: Because of the key change from G Major to Ab Major after the 3rd verse, the chords may be fairly difficult, especially for beginners.
🔹For this reason we have charted the whole song in the easier key G Major.
🔹Just before the key change, pause the video and move the capo from the 3rd fret to the 4th fret and carry on.
Don't be put off by the unusual chords as they are very easy to play... all left and right-handed chord charts above, and Guitar Tabs in the original key of C Major below.
Song Details:

- Composer: Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
- Date: 1959
- Lyrics Begin: Climb ev'ry mountain, search high and low,
- Genre: Show Broadway, Musical
- Featured Artist: Acted by Peggy Wood - Dubbed by Margery McKay
- Album: The Sound Of Music [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Released: March 2, 1965
