Fiddler On The Roof - Overture Chords & Tabs

SONG: Overture (from Fiddler On The Roof)
ARTIST: Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick

From the musical, Fiddler On The Roof

Important notes: you can use these chords for any of the songs below 
individually, and I'll divide them into sections for that reason. 
However the arrangement is according to the show overture.



"THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" (4/4 Time)

Intro: (Fiddler plays for 9 bars)

C C C# C
C C D#   D#    C#    C
C C C# C
C C C# C



"MATCHMAKER" (3/4 Time)

Gm7 C7 F F

F F F6 F6
Fmaj7 (4 bars)
F F F7 F7
A# Gm7 F F#7   C7b5   

F F F6 F6
Fmaj7 (4 bars)
F F F7 F7
A# Gm7 F Cm7   F7   

A#m7 A#m7 D#7 D#7
G#maj7 G#maj7 G#6 G#6
Gm7 Gm7 C7 C7
Fm F7 A#m C7b9

F F F6 F6
Fmaj7 (4 bars)
F F F7 F7
A# A# A#m A#m
A#m A#m G7 G7

A#/C A#/C Gm7 C7+
F (4 bars)



"IF I WERE A RICH MAN" (4/4 Time)

G#7 G7

C (4 bars)
G7 Cm Cdim G7
C (4 bars)
G7 Cm Cdim   G7   C   C7  

F Dm   G7   C A7
Dm7 G7 C C7
Fm A#7 D#   D#maj7   A#m6   C7  
Fm Cdim Gdim   G    Gdim    G7

C (4 bars)
G7 Cm G7 Cm
G7 Cm   A7b5   G#7   G7   C



"SUNRISE, SUNSET" (3/4 Time)

Cm Cm6    D7  

Gm Gm Gm D7b9
Gm Gm Gm D7b9
Gm G    D7    G7    Cm G7
Cm Cm A A7
D7b9(b13) D7b9(b13) Gm D7b9

Gm Gm Gm D7b9
Gm G    D7    G7    Cm G7
Cm A7 D+   D7   Cm6    Gm  
D+    D7

   Gm    Cm6   Gm    D7   Gm    Cm6   Gm    D7  
Gm    Cm6   Gm    Cm6    Gm G7
Cm7 F7 A#maj7 Gm
Am7 D7 Gm Gm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fiddler_on_the_roof/overture_crd.html ]
   Gm    Cm6   Gm    D7   Gm    Cm6   Gm    D7  
Gm    Cm6   Gm    Cm6    Gm G7
Cm6 D7b9 Gm7 C9 
Cm6 D7   D7(b13)    Gm Gm


"MIRACLE OF MIRACLES" (4/4 Time)

C   Dm   Em   F  

Dm7/G   Dm7/G    G7    C
Dm7/G   Dm7/G    G7    C
Dm7/G   Dm7/G    G7    C
F    G    F    G    C

Dm7/G   Dm7/G    G7    C
Dm7/G   Dm7/G    G7    C
Dm7/G   Dm7/G    G7    C
F    G    F    G    C   C    B7   

Em A F#7b9   B7b9   F#7b9   B7b9  
Em A F#7b9   B7b9   E7sus   E7 0
Am   Am6   Bm7   E7   
Am   Am6   Bm7   E7   
F G Dm7   G7   Dm7   G7  
Dm7 G7 C   D   C





"SABBATH PRAYER" (4/4 Time)

Am   D   Am7   D   

Am   D   Am7   D   
Am   D   Am7   D   
Am   D   Am7   D   
G E7

Am   D   Am7   D   
Am   D   Am7   D   
Am   D   Am7   D   
Am7   D7   Bm7   E7  

Am    D    Am   



"WEDDING DANCE" (4/4 Time)

D6/9 (24 bars)

D (4 bars)

D   D7   D6   D  
D
G7



"TO LIFE" (4/4 Time)

Cdim   Cdim    D7    G7sus   G7sus    G7   
Cm Cm C7 C7   C7    Edim   
Fm Fm A#7 D#maj7
G# C# A#m G7

Cdim   Cdim    D7    G7sus   G7sus    G7   
Cm Cm C7 C7   C7    Edim   
Fm Fm A#7 D#maj7
G# C# A#m G7

C C7

Fm Fm Cm Cm
D7 G7 C C7
Fm Fm Cm Cm
D7 D7 G G

Cdim   Cdim    D7    G7sus   G7sus    G7   
Cm Cm C7 C7   C7    Edim   
Fm Fm A#7 D#maj7
G# C# A#m   Fm   G7(b13)
G7(b13) G7(b13)   G7(b13)    G7   



"TRADITION" (4/4 Time)

C C C# C
C C C# C
C C C# C
C C A#m C