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Story Of Isaac by Leonard Cohen

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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


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
---------------
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