Lady Midnight Tab

LADY MIDNIGHT
 
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
  Q=90
  C
 6/8
  Gtr I (Ac. Nylon Str. Gtr.)
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    G                     G7                    F
    E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
||o-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  C                     G                     G7
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  F                     C
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  C7                    F
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  C                     F             Em  Dm
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E E E   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3-3-2-|-0---------0---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------------|-0---------0---------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
 
 
                Em7 C
  E S S S S E E E   E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0---------0-0-0-|-5---------5---------|
|-0---------------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
 
 
                       1.
  F                     G                     G7
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  C
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5----------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
 
 
  2.,D.S.
  G                     G7                    C
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
                          Outro
                  D.S.
                           G                     G7
  E S S S S E S S S S      E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5---------5----------||--5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3----------||o-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|----------------------||----------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  C
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S  3x
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5----------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
 
 
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
----------------
 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
X