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Suzanne Guitar Lesson (Leonard Cohen)

Leonard Cohen

SONG DETAILS

DIFFICULTY:

4

TUNING:

Standard

CAPO:

None

TEMPO:

132 bpm

KEY:

E major

This is the full guitar lesson for Suzanne by Leonard Cohen.

This song was written by Cohen in the 1960s. Originally it was published as a poem and later recorded as his debut single for his 1967 album Songs Of Leonard Cohen. Suzanne has become one of Leonard Cohen’s best-known and loved songs and truly is a beautiful piece.

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Suzanne Guitar Lesson

Although it’s not technically difficult to play, I certainly wouldn’t call it straightforward. The two things that are particularly complicated are the awkward changing of time from 6/4 to 4/4 (which happens on and off throughout the piece), and also remembering the long chord progression (it’s very easy to get lost!). That being said, it really is a joy to play once mastered.

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