LADY MIDNIGHT
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=90
C
6/8
Gtr I (Ac. Nylon Str. Gtr.)
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
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G G7 F
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
||o-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C G G7
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
F C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C7 F
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C F Em Dm
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3-3-2-|-0---------0---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------------|-0---------0---------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Em7 C
E S S S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0---------0-0-0-|-5---------5---------|
|-0---------------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
1.
F G G7
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5----------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
2.,D.S.
G G7 C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Outro
D.S.
G G7
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5---------5----------||--5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3----------||o-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|----------------------||----------------------|---------------------|
C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 3x
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5----------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
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
