Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's version of Over the Rainbow is one of the most beautiful and recognizable songs ever recorded. This guitar arrangement uses the same simple chords and a light, percussive strumming style.. CHORDS (ver 3) by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Over the Rainbow Guitar Chords Below are the guitar chords for Over the Rainbow. This chord chart contains the basic harmonic progression using simple guitar chords. There are more embellished versions of this song that use chromatic harmonies and suspended chords or higher tertian chords (7ths, 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths). I recommend playing this song in the key of G and using a capo on the 1st.. Learn to play Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole on guitar. Complete song structure, lyrics, and guitar chords to provided here for free.