Bird On The Wire Tab

BIRD ON THE WIRE
 
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)'
 
 
            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
X