YOU KNOW WHO I AM
As recorded by Leonard Cohen
(From the 1969 Album SONGS FROM A ROOM)
Words and Music by Leonard Cohen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Leonard Cohen - Acoustic Guitar (Nylon)'
Intro
Q=62
Am
6/8
Gtr I (Ac. Nylon Str. Gtr.)
S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|------0---1---3---1---0h1---|------0---1---3---1---0h1---|
|------2---2---1---2-----2---|------2---0---1---2-----2---|
|----2---2---2---2---2-----2-|----2---2---2---2---2-----2-|
|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
H. H.
Am
S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S
||-----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o------0---1---3---1---0h1---|------0---1---3---1---0h1---||
||-------2---2---1---2-----2---|------2---0---1---2-----2---||
||-----2---2---2---2---2-----2-|----2---2---2---2---2-----2-||
||o-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------||
||-----------------------------|----------------------------||
H. H.
1st - 4th Verses
Am Bm
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1---1--------1---1---|------3---3--------3---3---|
|------2---2--------2---2---|------4---4--------4---4---|
|----2---2---2----2---2---2-|----4---4---4----4---4---4-|
|-0------------0------------|-2------------2------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
Am Bm
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------1---1--------1---1---|------3---2h3--------3---3---|
|------2---2--------2---2---|------4-----4--------4---4---|
|----2---2---2----2---2---2-|----4---4-----4----4---4---4-|
|-0------------0------------|-2--------------2------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
D A
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S
|------2---2--------2---2---|------0-----0--------0---0---|
|------3---3--------3---3---|------2---0h2--------2---2---|
|----2---2---2----2---2---2-|----2---2-----2----2---2---2-|
|-0------------0------------|----------------2------------|
|---------------------------|-0---------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
G Gmaj7 E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------0---0---||
|------0---0--------0---0---|------0-----0--------0---1---||
|------0---0--------0---0---|------1---0h1------1---1---1-||
|----0---0---0----0---0---0-|----2---2-----2--------------||
|---------------------------|----------------2------------||
|-3------------2------------|-0---------------------------||
Q. Q. Q. Q.
Chorus
D A D
S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------2---2--------0-----0---|------0---0--------2---2---|
|------3---3--------2---0h2---|------2---2--------3---3---|
|----2---2---2----2---2-----2-|----2---2---2----2---2---2-|
|-0---------------------------|-2------------0------------|
|--------------0--------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
A D A
S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------0-----0--------0---0---|------2---2--------0---0---|
|------2---0h2--------2---2---|------3---3--------2---2---|
|----2---2-----2----2---2---2-|----2---2---2----2---2---2-|
|----------------2------------|-0-------------------------|
|-0---------------------------|--------------0------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
G Gmaj7 E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------0---0--------0---0---|------0-----0--------0---0---|
|------0---0--------0---0---|------1---0h1--------0---1---|
|----0---0---0----0---0---0-|----2---2-----2----2---2---2-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3------------2------------|-0--------------0------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
Outro
Am
S S S S a S S S S S S S S 4x S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------||-----3---1---0---1---0---|
|------0-----0--------0---0---o||-----1---1---1---1---1---|
|------1---0h1--------0---1----||---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
|----2---2-----2----2---2---2--||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------o||-0-----------------------|
|-0--------------0-------------||-------------------------|
Q. Q.
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q E
|-----3---1---0---1---0---|-----------*|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---|-1---------*|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-2---------*|
|-------------------------|-2---------*|
|-0-----------------------|-0---------*|
|-------------------------|-----------*|
Q. Q E
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
