Him Sivorn — A Powerful Khmer Female Voice

Him Sivorn is a well-known Cambodian female singer, admired for an expressive voice and a catalogue of emotional songs that have kept her popular over many years.

Her music

Her recordings are often built around heartfelt ballads that showcase her vocal range and feeling. Songs like these are a great reminder that emotion, not complexity, is what makes a performance memorable — which is good news for guitarists.

Why her songs are great to learn on guitar

Slow, emotive ballads are perfect for beginners: a small set of repeating chords, a clear melody, and plenty of room to concentrate on singing. Start slowly, get your chord changes clean, and use transpose to place the song where your voice is most comfortable.

Start playing

Find her chord sheets — with transpose, autoscroll, and romanized lyrics — on her artist page: Him Sivorn on ReanChord. If you're new to reading Khmer chords, begin with our step-by-step guide.

— Written by the ReanChord team.