Leonard Cohen – Bird on a Wire
Learn how to play Leonard Cohen – Bird on a Wire note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Easy
Barre chords: Yes
Thumb over chords: No
Playing Style: Fingerpicked
Tuning: Standard
This lesson teaches Leonard’s guitar part from the original studio version.
The complete file contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, full tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 152 Mb containing all the lesson content.
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You’ll receive at least two videos per song, one lesson and one performance-standard play-through. You’ll receive the chords/lyrics and guitar tabs as PDF files.
The videos are mp4 format and should play on PC’s, Macs and most mobile devices.
They will download as Zip files. If you don’t have a Zip program on your PC you’ll need to install one to open the file. I use Zipeg which you can get free, here.
If you want to download to an iPad or iPhone you’ll need an app to do so, please read here to know more about it.
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Harvey says
November 13, 2016 at 10:48 pmOla from New Zealand
Thank you so much for providing these wonderful songs for us guitarists to enjoy and give pleasure
Lathan says
September 11, 2016 at 8:54 pmHi. I would like to download this tab. Thanks.
Lathan says
September 12, 2016 at 8:33 pmWooops. Just missed the entry field.
Got it! Great tab. I couldnt ask for a cleaner and more easy to read system.
Thanks!
Ben says
March 12, 2015 at 6:40 pmHi Jerry,
Great lessons, a natural born teacher! I was a bit sceptical about online tutorials, however, yours are so clear and easy to follow. So pleased I found your site, will spread the news.
Cheers,
Ben
arad says
April 13, 2014 at 6:24 pmthanks
Jerry says
September 21, 2013 at 8:27 pmHi Peter,
Looks like you discovered the free lesson for Bird on a Wire (along with Suzanne). Just to let you know I do have Hey That’s no Way To Sau Goodbye, but it’s one of my paid lessons. If you’re interested you can find it as part of the Leonard Cohen Collection in my ‘As Played By The Artist’ series.
All the best
Jerry
Peter says
September 21, 2013 at 7:23 pmI just watched your video for Suzanne by Leonard Cohen and I’m so grateful to you. I’m just starting to learn to finger pick and I’m a huge Leonard Cohen fan and I love that song as well as several others and I can’t wait to get it down so I can play it. It’s a very well done and easy to follow lesson and it sounds spot on. Thanks so much.
Any chance of doing a lesson for “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye”? I’d love to learn that one has well. I saw him here in Atlanta this past spring and it was an amazing evening! So many wonderful songs! Thanks again for your time and generosity!!!