Avalanche Guitar Tab

Songs Of Love And Hate Tabs:

Avalanche
(Leonard Cohen)
From the album : Songs Of Love And Hate (1971)
Transcribed by korelys
Tuning (lowest string first) : CFA#D#GC
You can use standard EADGBE tuning (song will start in A m)
F m
intro
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -(0)- -(0)- -(0)- -(0)   middle
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1    middle
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 -    index
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - -    thumb
0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - -    thumb
- - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -    thumb
F m
well I stepped into an
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 -
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 - -
0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - -
- - - - - -(0)- - - - - - - - - - -(0)- - - - -
C#
avalanche
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 -
- - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 0 - -
- - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - -
1 - - - - - - - - - - -(1)- - - - - - - - - - -
F m                     D#
it covered              up my
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 -
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - -
0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - -(2)- - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - -
F m
soul
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 -
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - -
0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - -
- - - - - -(0)- - - - - - - - - - -(0)- - - - -
G#
you who wish to
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1
- 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 -
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - -
3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - -
- - - - - -(3)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
C 7
conquer pain, you must
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0
- 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 -
- - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - -
2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - -
- - - - - -(0)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
F m
learn, learn to serve me
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 -
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - -
0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - -
- - - - - -(0)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
C#
well
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 -
- - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - -
- - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - -
1 - - - - - - - - - - -(1)- - - - - - - - - - -
C# maj7b5
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -(0)- -(0)- -(0)- -(0)
- - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0
- 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 -
- - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - -
- - - - - -(2)- - - - - - - - - - -(2)- - - - -
0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - -
C
- - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0    middle finger brushes
- - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0        both strings
- 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 -
- - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - -
- - - - - -(2)- - - - - - - - - - -(2)- - - - -
0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - -

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/c/cohen,_leonard/353767.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture John Wanna Be	#1 by John Merritt at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:12 AM EST
	I fell in love with the English language when I was reading the first verses of Avalanche: I stepped into an avalanche, it covered up my soul. For me is essentially a love song, a very atypical love song. A "Beauty and the Beast" sort of relationship... but it's impossible to explain with a few ideas the very complicate atmosphere it conveys.

No Picture Prince Alex Lead Player	#2 by Prince Alex at Sep 30, 2007 at 8:31 AM EST
	xxxdarkfall: "It's actually about bipolar disorder" ... it is? ... Explain yourself please!

No Picture Josh Lead Player	#3 by Josh Ripley at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:23 AM EST
	It's actually about bipolar disorder.

No Picture Prince Alex Lead Player	#4 by Prince Alex at Oct 5, 2007 at 1:08 AM EST
	SOOOOOO Dark.... I love it

No Picture (DDD Bass Gu Rhythm Player	#5 by (DDD Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals) Jeff Fritts at Oct 7, 2007 at 11:09 PM EST
	"I have begun to long for you, I who have no greed; I have begun to ask for you, I who have no need. You say you've gone away from me, but I can feel you when you breathe." Clearly, it's about anorexia!! ;)

No Picture Trey Average	#6 by Trey smith at Oct 11, 2007 at 3:17 AM EST
	I think the first lines explains the bipolar mystery, it describes ever so wonderfully of the way it darkly takes over.

No Picture Your Mom Average	#7 by Your Mom at Oct 13, 2007 at 12:30 AM EST
	I think this is about someone involved in a relationship who resents his partner for loving him, or something like that. He can't seem to trust her or believe her and hates her love. That's why it's a fitting opening to the "Songs of Love and Hate" album!