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Gtr I ( E   A   D   G   B   E ) - 'Leonard Cohen - Acoustic Guitar (Nylon)' 


            1st - 3rd Verses 
  Q=110 
         $ 
         $$ 
  N.C.        A                             E  
 3/4 
  Gtr I (Ac. Nylon Str. Gtr.) 
  W           E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|--------||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 
|--------||o-2-----------|-2-------2---|-0-----------|---------0----| 
|--------||------2---2---|-----2-------|-----1---1---|-----1--------| 
|--------||----2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2--| 
|--------||o-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-------------|--------------| 
|--------||--------------|-------------|-0-------0---|-0-------0----| 
             H       Q     H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


   A                             D  
   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-------------|---------0---|-2-----------|-2-------2---| 
|-2-------2---|-2-----------|-----3---3---|-----3-------| 
|-----2-------|-----2-------|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-| 
|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|-0-------0---|-0-------0---| 
|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-------------|-------------| 
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
  H       Q     H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


   A                             E  
   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------| 
|-----2---2---|---------2---|-0-----------|---------0---| 
|---2---2---2-|-----2-------|-----1---1---|-----1-------| 
|-------------|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-| 
|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-------------|-------------| 
|-------------|-------------|-0-------0---|-0-------0---| 
  H       Q     H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


                                            1. 
       To Coda 
   A                Asus4           A  
   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 
|-2-------2----|-3-------3---|-2-------0---|-2-----------o|| 
|-----2--------|-----2-------|-----2-------|-----2---2----|| 
|---2---2---2--|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2--|| 
|-0-------0----|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-0-------0---o|| 
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 
  H       Q      H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


                 Bridge 
  2.,D.S. 
                   D  
   E   E   E   E   E   E       E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-----0---0---||--2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| 
|-2-----------||o-----3---3---|-----3---3---|-----3---3---| 
|-------2---2-||----2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-| 
|---2---------||--0-------0---|-0-------0---|-0-------0---| 
|-0-------0---||o-------------|-------------|-------------| 
|-------------||--------------|-------------|-------------| 
  H       Q       H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


                 A  
   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-2-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-------0---| 
|-----3---3---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2-------| 
|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-| 
|-0-------0---|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
|-------------|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-0-------0---| 
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
  H       Q     H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


                                           1. 
   Bm                                          A  
   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------| 
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-----2---2---| 
|-----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----4---4---|---2---2---2-| 
|---4---4---4-|---4---4---4-|---4---4---4-|-------------| 
|-2-------2---|-2-------2---|-2-------2---|-0-------0---| 
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
  H       Q     H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-------0----|| 
|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2-------o|| 
|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2--|| 
|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 
|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-0-------0---o|| 
|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 
  H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


  2. 
                                                    D.S. 
                                                    D.S. 
   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E  
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 
|-0-----------|-----0-------|-----0-------|---------0----|| 
|-----1---1---|-2-------2---|-1-------1---|-----1--------|| 
|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2--|| 
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 
|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-0-------0---|-0-------0----|| 
  H       Q     H       Q     H       Q     H       Q 


  H.=H 
  & 
   D            A  
   H.         H.        +H. 
|-^2-------|-^0-------|-(0)----*| 
|-^3-------|-^2-------|-(2)----*| 
|-^2-------|-^2-------|-(2)----*| 
|-^0-------|-^2-------|-(2)----*| 
|----------|-^0-------|-(0)----*| 
|----------|----------|--------*| 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
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 
---------------- 
 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 
----------- 
 |  - 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