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Story Of Isaac by Leonard Cohen
Story Of Isaac
Tuning: standard tuning. 4/4. Emphasis on 1st and 4th beat in each bar.
Am
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1-----------------|
G|------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-----|
D|----------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2---------|
A|----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Am
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1-----------------|
G|------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-----|
D|----------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2---------|
A|----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
The door it opened slowly My
Am G F E
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|-1---------------|-3-------1-------|-0-----------------|
G|------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------2---|-----1-------1-----|
D|----------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2---------|
A|----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|---3---3---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---|
father he came in I was nine years old
E Am
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--0---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1-----------------|
G|------1-------1---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-----|
D|----------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2---------|
A|------------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|
E|----0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
and he stood so tall a-bove me His blue eyes they were
Am G F E E
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|-3-------1-------|-0---------------|-0-----------------|
G|------2-------2---|-----0-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1-----|
D|----------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|---------2---------|
A|----0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|---3---3---1---1-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|
shining and his voice was very cold
C C/G C C/G
e|--0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-3------------------|
B|------1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1------|
G|----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0----------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|----3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3----|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
He said "I've had a vision And you know I'm strong and holy I must
D C B F
e|--2-------0-------|-----2-----------|-2---------------|--------------------|
B|------3-------1---|-4-----------4---|-----4-----------|-1------------------|
G|------------------|---------4-------|---------4---4---|-----2-------2------|
D|----0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3----------|
A|------------3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|--------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1---1---1---1----|
do what I've been told." So we started up the
Bb F Bb F
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|--3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|-1------------------|
G|------3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2------|
D|----------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3----------|
A|----1---1---1---1-|-----------------|---1---1---1---1-|--------------------|
E|------------------|---1---1---1---1-|-----------------|---1---1---1---1----|
mountain I was running He was walking And his axe
G A Am
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|--0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-1------------------|
G|------0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2------|
D|----------0-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2----------|
A|------------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0----|
E|----3---3---3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
was made of gold.
Am
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1-----------------|
G|------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-----|
D|----------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2---------|
A|----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Well the trees they got much
Am
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
G|------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| etc
D|----------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
A|----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
smaller The lake a lady's mirror We
Verse 2:
Am
Well, the trees they got much smaller
Am
The lake a lady's mirror
G F E
We stopped to drink some wine
Am
Then he threw the bottle over
Am
It broke a minute later
G F E
and he put his hand on mine
C C/G
I thought I saw an eagle
C C/G
Or it might have been a vulture
D C B
I never could decide
F Bb
Then my father built an altar
F Bb
He looked once behind his shoulder
F G A
he knew I would not hide.
You who build these altars now
To sacrifice these children,
you must not do it any more.
A scheme is not a vision
and you never have been tempted
By a demon or a god.
You who stand above them now
Your hatchets blunt and bloody,
You were not there before
When I lay upon a mountain
And my father's hand was trembling
With the beauty of the word.
And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I inquire
Just according to whose plan.
When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must
I will help you if I can.
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must
I will kill you if i can.
And mercy on our uniform,
Man of peace or man of war
the peacock spreads his fan.
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| B
e ---|-o-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|-x-|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---| Bb
e -o-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---|
A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Am F
The door it opened slowly,
Am F
my father he came in,
G F E
I was nine years old.
Am F
And he stood so tall above me,
Am F
his blue eyes they were shining
G F E
and his voice was very cold.
C
He said, "I've had a vision
and you know I'm strong and holy,
D B
I must do what I've been told."
F Bb
So he started up the mountain,
F Bb
I was running, he was walking,
F G A Am
and his axe was made of gold.
Well, the trees they got much smaller,
the lake a lady's mirror,
we stopped to drink some wine.
Then he threw the bottle over.
Broke a minute later
and he put his hand on mine.
Thought I saw an eagle
but it might have been a vulture,
I never could decide.
Then my father built an altar,
he looked once behind his shoulder,
he knew I would not hide.
You who build these altars now
to sacrifice these children,
you must not do it anymore.
A scheme is not a vision
and you never have been tempted
by a demon or a god.
You who stand above them now,
your hatchets blunt and bloody,
you were not there before,
when I lay upon a mountain
and my father's hand was trembling
with the beauty of the word.
And if you call me brother now,
forgive me if I inquire,
"Just according to whose plan?"
When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must,
I will help you if I can.
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must,
I will kill you if I can.
And mercy on our uniform,
man of peace or man of war,
the peacock spreads his fan.
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version 3
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
The door it opened slowly,
My father he came in,
I was nine years old.
And he stood so tall above me,
His blue eyes they were shining
And his voice was very cold.
He said, "I've had a vision
And you know I'm strong and holy,
I must do what I've been told."
So he started up the mountain,
I was running, he was walking,
And his axe was made of gold.
Well, the trees they got much smaller,
The lake a lady's mirror,
We stopped to drink some wine.
Then he threw the bottle over.
Broke a minute later
And he put his hand on mine.
Thought I saw an eagle
But it might have been a vulture,
I never could decide.
Then my father built an altar,
He looked once behind his shoulder,
He knew I would not hide.
You who build these altars now
To sacrifice these children,
You must not do it anymore.
A scheme is not a vision
And you never have been tempted
By a demon or a god.
You who stand above them now,
Your hatchets blunt and bloody,
You were not there before,
When I lay upon a mountain
And my father's hand was trembling
With the beauty of the word.
And if you call me brother now,
Forgive me if I inquire,
"just according to whose plan?"
When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must,
I will help you if I can.
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must,
I will kill you if I can.
And mercy on our uniform,
Man of peace or man of war,
The peacock spreads his fan.
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
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