Climb Every Mountain chords

Arrangement Details:

• Key Signature: Bb Major - 2 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.

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 to play, 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.
• The hardest chord here is Cm6, but here is a super easy voicing. Pretend you are playing a D7 chord, but starting on the 4th fret — and only play the top 3 strings:
  

  Cm6: C-Eb-G-A
  🎸 Frets  Notes Fingers
  e|---5---  ← A    3rd
  B|---4---  ← Eb   1st
  G|---5---  ← C    2nd
  D|------- 
  A|-------  
  E|------- 
  

  
  This voicing doesn't include the 'G' note, but that's OK, as the important parts that distinguish the chord are the tonic, minor and 6th.
• Don’t be put off by the unusual chords — they are all achievable with a little patience. This song challenges you to play extended chords such as Cmaj7, Gmaj7 and Dmaj7. Spend some time practicing each shape until it feels natural.
• Some chords resemble others you may already know, like the Cm6 example mentioned earlier.
  • Caug uses the same shape as the open F chord, except each finger moves up one string while staying on the same fret.
  • Baug is similar in shape to a G chord, just with a small twist.
• Often the chords that look the hardest are surprisingly easy to play. Songs like this stretch your boundaries and help you tackle pieces you may once have avoided. You can absolutely do this. 💪🎶

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