Tikkun Leil Shabbat

Guitar chords for

Kabbalat Shabbat
*all page numbers correspond to the purple book (Siddur Haverim Kol Yisrael)
**all capo indications are simply recommendations
***all chords courtesy Kol Zimrah, NFTY Chordster, and Rob Levy

1A. YEDID NEFESH (traditional) pg 3

[capo 4]
Am
C
Dm
Am
E
Am
Yedid nefesh av harachaman, meshoch avdach el retzonach
A7
Dm
G
C
G C
Yarutz avdach kemo ayal, yishtachaveh el mul hadarach
Am
Dm
E
F
Am
Dm
Am E
Am
Ki yeerav lo yedidutach, minofet tzu---f vechol taam
ya da dai:
Am . . . . . / Am . . . . . / Am . . G . . / Am . . . . . (2x)
C . . . . . / Dm . . Am . . / Am . . G . . / Am . . . . . (2x)
C . . F . . / C . . G . . / C . . F . . / C . . G . . /
C . . F . . / C . . . . . / C . . . . . / C . . . . . /
C . . . . . / Dm . . Am . . / Am . . G . . / Am . . . . . (2x)
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/yedid_nefesh-ashkenaz.mp3
(Note: depending on which siddur you look at, there are lots of
textual variants in Yedid Nefesh. The purple book, for example,
uses the female suffix and ends many of the words with ach
instead of echa.
1B. YEDID NEFESH (seudah shelishit) pg 3
[capo 0]
Am
Dm
G
C
Am
Dm
E E7
Yedid nefesh av harachaman, meshoch avdach el retzonach
Am
Dm
G
C
Am
Dm
F
E
Yarutz avdach kemo ayal, yishtachaveh el mul hadarach

Am G
C
Am G Am
Am G
C
Dm
E E7
Ki yeerav lo yedidutach, minofet tzu---f vechol taam
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/yedid_nefesh-sefard.mp3
2. LECHU NERANENAH (Carlebach nusach) pg 4
[capo 0]
D
A
Em7
A D
Lechu neranenah lAdonai, nariah letzur yisheinu
D
A
Em7
A
D
Nekademah fanav betodah, bizmirot naria lo
(This can be used throughout kabbalat shabbat for the beginnings
and ends of psalms, though some switch into minor mode starting
with the end of Psalm 99.)
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/95-96carlebach.mp3
3. PSALM 96 (Carlebach) pg 5
[capo 0]
D . G D / D . G D / D . G D / A . D . /(2x)
Em7 . . . / Em7 . . . / G . . . / A . D . /
D . . . / A . . . / Em7 . A . / D . . . / (2x)
D
G D
D
G D
D
G D A
D
Shiru lAdonai shir chadash, shiru lAdonai kol haaretz
D
G D
D
G D
D
G
D A
D
Shiru lAdonai, barechu shemo, baseru miyom leyom yeshuato
Em7
G
A
D
Saperu vagoyim kevodo, bechol haamim nifleotav
D
A
Em7 A
D
A Em7
A D
Ki gadol Adonai umhulal meod, nora hu al kol elohim
etc.
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/95-96carlebach.mp3
4. OR ZARUA [PSALM 97] (Jeff Klepper) pg 7
[capo 0]
Intro:
Em

Em C A (4x)

C A
Or zarua

Em

C A Em
C
A Em
latzadi--k
ulyishrei leiv simchah (2x)

G
D
C
D
Or zarua latzadik ulyishrei leiv simchah )
C
D
Em
)2x
ulyishrei leiv simchah
)
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/or_zarua-jeff_klepper.mp3
5. PSALM 98 (Carlebach) pg 7
[capo 0]
D
D
G
G

.
.
.
.

A
A
.
.

.
.
.
.

/
/
/
/

D
D
D
D

.
.
.
.

. . /(3x)
D7 /
. . /(3x)
A . /

D
A
D
A
Mizmor, shiru lAdonai shir chadash
D
A
D
D
A D
D
D7
Ki niflaot asah, hoshiah lo yemino uzroa kodsho
G
D
G
D
Hodia Adonai yeshuato, leeinei hagoyim gilah tzidkato
G
D
G
A
Zachar chasdo veemunato leveit Yisrael
(Note: There are different ways of fitting the words to the
music, especially for the beginning part.)
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/carlbach98.mp3
6. PSALM 99 (to yah ribbon niggun by Avniel Salzman) pg 8
[capo 0]
Em and D (thats it)
(Note: Fitting the words of Psalm 99 to this tune can mean a few
rushed lines. Its best to practice a few times in advance so
you have a plan.)
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/99yah-ribonguy.mp3
7. PSALM 29, Mizmor LDavid (carlebach) pg 9
[capo 0]
B and Am

OR
E and E^ (E^ refers to E raised one fret.)
(Note: Depending on the strumming pattern, this can be played
slowly, rocking, or even with a latin flare)
8. ANA BECHOACH (Carlebach) pg 10
Am
Dm
G
Am
Ana bechoach, bechoach, gedulat yeminecha, yeminecha
Am
Dm
Tatir tzerurah, kabeil rinat amecha
Am
G
Am
Sageveinu tahareinu nora
Am
Dm
Ana bechoach gedulat yeminecha
G
Am
Tatir tzerurah, tatir tzerurah
Dm
Am
G Am
Kabeil rinat, rinat amecha, sageveinu tahareinu nora
Dm
G
Am
Ya la la la la la, ya la la la la la
Dm
G
Am
Ya la la la la la, ya la la la

)
)
)2x
)
)

http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/ana_bekoach-carlebach2.mp3
9A. LECHA DODI (slow camp) pg 11
C
G C
E7 Am
Lecha dodi likrat kalah, likrat kalah
Dm
G
C
G
C
Penei shabbat nekabelah, nekabelah
C
F
C
E7 Am
Dm G
C
G C
Shamor vezachor bedibur echad hishmianu Eil hameyuchad
C
F C E7 Am
Dm
G
C
G C
Adonai echad ushmo echad lesheim ultiferet velithilah
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/leach_dodi-slowcamp.mp3
9B. LECHA DODI (Carlebach) pg 11
Em Am
Em
Le--cha dodi (yai dai dai dai dai)
Em Am
Em
Li--krat kalah (yai dai dai dai dai)
Em D
C
Am Bm Em

Pe--nei shabbat ne--kabelah

Em
Am
D
G
Shamor vezachor bedibur echad hishmianu Eil hameyuchad
Em
Am
D
Em
Adonai echad ushmo echad lesheim ultiferet velithilah
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/lecha_dodi-maybecarlebach.mp3
9C. LECHA DODI (Rotenberg) pg 11
[capo 0]
Em

Am
D
Ya la la la la lecha dodi, ya la la la la likrat kalah
Em
D
C
D
C D
G
Ya la la la la penei shabbat, penei shabbat neka---belah
Em

Am
D
G
Shamor vezachor
bedibur echad
B7
Em C
D
Hishmia---nu Eil hameyuchad
Em
Am
D
G
Adonai echad
ushmo echad
B7
Em
C
D
C B7
Lesheim ultife----ret velithilah
http://www.sixthirteen.org/audio/lecha_dodi-bjish.mp3
9D. LECHA DODI pg 11
[capo 3]
Am
Lecha dodi likrat kalah ya la la ya la la ya la la )
G
Am
)2x
Penei shabbat nekabelah
)
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am G
Am
Shamor vezachor bedibur echad hishmianu Eil hameyuchad
Dm
Am
Dm Am
Dm
Am
G
Am
Adonai echad ushmo echad lesheim ultiferet velithilah
9E. LECHA DODI (Abuyadaya) pg 11
[capo 0]
C

Lecha dodi likrat kalah

C
G
G
C
Penei shabbat nekabelah
C
F
C
G C
F
C
G
Shamor vezachor bedibur echad hishmianu Eil hameyuchad
C
F
C
G
F
G
G
C
Adonai echad ushmo echad lesheim ultiferet velithilah
9F. LECHA DODI (David Melech) pg 11
[capo 0]
Em D
C Em D
C
Lecha dodi likrat kalah
Em D C
D
C D Em
Penei shabbat nekabelah
Em
D
Shamor vezachor bedibur echad hishmianu Eil hameyuchad
Em
D
C D
Em
Adonai echad ushmo echad lesheim ultiferet velithilah
10A. [PSALM 92] MIZMOR SHIR pg 13
[capo 3]
Am
C
D
F
Em E
Mizmor shir leyom hashabbat, tov lehodot lAdonai
Am C
D
F
G
Am
Ulzameir leshimcha elyon, ulzameir leshimcha elyon
Dm
G
C
Dm G
C
E7
Lehagid baboker chasdecha, beemunatecha baleilot
A7
Dm
Am
Dm
Esus E
Alei asor vaalei navel alei higayon vechinor
(Esus = 3 fingers in a row on the 2nd fret, like an A, but in
the position of an E)