STORY OF ISAAC
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 & Interlude
Q=75
Am
2/4
Gtr I (Ac. Nylon Str. Gtr.)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------||
||------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---||
||----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-||
||o-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1st - 4th Verses
Am F Am F
S S S S S S S S 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---------------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G F E Am
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------1-------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|
|-----0-------0---|-----1-------2---|-----1-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|---5---5---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
|-3-------1-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
F Am F G F
S S S S S S S S 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---------------|-3-------1-------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---5---5---3---3-|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------1-------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E Em C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
|-----1-------2---|-----1-------0---|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D C B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0---------------|-3---------------|-2-------0-------|-----2-------2---|
|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----3-------1---|-4---------------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|---4---4---4---4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|-2-------2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
F Bb F
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----4-------0---|-1---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|
|---4---4---4---0-|-----2-------0---|-----3-------0---|-----2-------0---|
|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Bb G A
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----3-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1.,2.,3. 4.
S S S S S S S S 4x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-2---------------o||-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------*|
|-----2-------2----||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---*|
|---2---2---2---2--||---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-*|
|-0-------0-------o||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------*|
|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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
