Leonard Cohen - The Partisan Chords & Tabs

Leonard Cohen - The Partisan – transcription by Markus Brunner


The other tabs didn't work very well, so i made a new one, that sounds better for me. 


Tune down to D-G-C-F-A-D


p (pouce/thumb) i (index) m (majeur/middle)
Stress the notes with the *

   Am
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------1--------1--------1--------1--|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G:----2--------2--------2--------2-----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|
D:----------2-----------------2*-------|----------2-----------------2*------|
A:-0-----------------------------------|-0*---------------------------------|
E:-------------------0-----------------|-------------------0----------------|
   p  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  m    p  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  m


   C                 E/B                 Am     
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------1--------1--------0--------0--|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G:----0--------0--------1--------1-----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|
D:----------2-----------------2*-------|----------2-----------------2-------|
A:-3*----------------2*----------------|-0*---------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------0----------------|


   C                 E/B                 Am      
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------1--------1--------0--------0--|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G:----0--------0--------1--------1-----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|
D:----------2-----------------2*-------|----------2-----------------2-------|
A:-3*----------------2*----------------|-0*---------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------0----------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/leonard_cohen/the_partisan_tab_ver_4.html ]
   C                                     G
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------1--------1--------1--------1--|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
G:----0--------0--------0--------0-----|----0--------0--------0--------0----|
D:----------2-----------------2--------|----------0-----------------0-------|
A:-3*----------------3-----------------|-------------------2----------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-3*---------------------------------|


   G					 F
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------0--------0--------0--------0--|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G:----0--------0--------0--------0-----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|
D:----------0--------------------------|----------3-----------------3-------|
A:-------------------2-----------------|------------------------------------|
E:-3--------------------------3*-------|-1*----------------1----------------|


   F					 C                 E/B
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------1--------1--------1--------1--|-------1--------1--------0--------0-|
G:----2--------2--------2--------2-----|----0--------0--------1--------1----|
D:----------3-----------------3--------|----------2-----------------2-------|
A:-------------------3-----------------|-3*----------------2*---------------|
E:-1-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


 Am
e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-------1--------1--------1--------1--|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G:----2--------2--------2--------2-----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|
D:----------2-----------------2*-------|----------2-----------------2*------|
A:-0-----------------------------------|-0*---------------------------------|
E:-------------------0-----------------|-------------------0----------------|


It's very quick, the same triplets as i.e. in "Avalanche" or "Tonight will be fine". Keep practicing, after a while it will work.