Leonard Cohen - Story of isaac
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STORY OF ISAAC (Bassline)
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) - 'Bubba Fowler - Bass'
Intro & Interlude
Q=75
2/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------|-------|-------|-------||
||o-------|-------|-------|-------||
||o-------|-------|-------|-------||
||--5--0--|-5--0--|-5--0--|-5--0--||
1st - 4th Verses
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-5--5--|-1--1--|-5--5--|-1--1--|
Q Q Q Q Q S S E Q Q
|-------|-------|----------|-------|
|-------|-------|----------|-------|
|-------|-------|-7--------|-------|
|-3--1--|-0--0--|----0-2-4-|-5--5--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-1--1--|-5--5--|-1--1--|-3--1--|
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------|--------|--------|--------|
|-------|--------|--------|--------|
|-------|-7--7---|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-0--0--|------3-|------3-|------3-|
Q E E Q E E E. S Q Q E E
|--------|--------|---------|--------|
|--------|--------|---------|--------|
|-3--3---|-3--3-3-|-5--5-3--|-2--2---|
|------3-|--------|---------|------2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|-2--2---|------3-|-1--1---|------3-|
|------2-|-1--1---|------0-|-1--1---|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|-1--1---|----3---|----5---|-------|
|------0-|-1----1-|-3----3-|-5--0--|
1.,2.,3. 4.
Q Q 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------||-------|-------|-------*|
|-------o||-------|-------|-------*|
|-------o||-------|-------|-------*|
|-5--0---||-5--0--|-5--0--|-5--0--*|
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