The marked songs ** are only once to find in all the songbooks!
my personal ranking order due to my preferences (guitar tabs, number of songs and additional
stuff) are shown in the boxes. Publisher and distributor are from cover information; may
be that has changed for the older songbooks.
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Songs of Leonard Cohen: Herewith music, words and photographs $25
Wise Publications NewYork/London/Cologne/Sydney 1969
distributed by:
Music Sales Limited: 78 Newman Street, London, W.1, England
Music Sales Pty. Limited: 27 Clarendon Street, Artarmon, Sydney, Australia 2064
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 77-77233 / AMSCO OK 62059
Music editor: Harvey Vinson
Book Design: Ira Friedlander
arranged for vocal and guitar/tablature almost identical to the guitar Cohen plays on
the records; all songs of his first two albums (except The Partisan) and The Priests
(never released) containing 30 pages of photos and two pages information: Leonard
Cohen by William Kloman
a must for every Cohen fan with a guitar over his shoulder!
A BUNCH OF LONESOME HEROES
BIRD ON A WIRE
(THE) BUTCHER **
HEY THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
LADY MIDNIGHT
MASTER SONG
(THE) OLD REVOLUTION **
ONE OF US CAN NOT BE WRONG
PRIESTS **
SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY
SISTERS OF MERCY |------------|
SO LONG, MARIANNE | NUMBER ONE |
STORIES OF THE STREET ** |------------|
STORY OF ISAAC
(THE) STRANGER SONG
SUZANNE
TEACHERS **
TONIGHT WILL BE FINE
WINTER LADY
YOU KNOW WHO I AM
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Leonard Cohen: anthologie -special guitare- $25 1974
Editions and Productions Musicales, EPM PATHE-MARCONI, 19, rue Lord Byron 75008 Paris
(address wrong, but i dont'know the new)
import diffusion music, 44 boulevard de port-royal 75005 paris- telephone 336.08.85 -
(address wrong, but i dont'know the new)
Containing songs from his first four albums
arranged for vocal and guitar/tablature; keys and patterns often changed in
comparison to "Songs of LC" and "Songs of Love and Hate".
with some French translations mainly done by Graeme Allwright
and 15 pages of photos and information in French: mostly by Hervé Muller
est paru dans le numéro de septembre de Rock et Folk; ?year?
Important for those who are interested in tabs for "Songs of Love and Hate"
or some French lyrics.
Avalanche - with Graeme Allwright translation
Bird On A Wire - with Serge Lama translation
Dress Rehearsal Rag
Famous Blue Raincoat
Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye - with Georges Chelon translation
Joan of Arc - with Graeme Allwright translation
Last Years Man - with Graeme Allwright translation
Love Calls You By Your Name
No Diamonds in the Mine - with Graeme Allwright translation
(The) Partisan ** |--------------|
Please Don't Pass Me By | NUMBER THREE |
Queen Victoria |--------------|
Sing Another Song, Boys
Sisters of Mercy - with Graeme Allwright translation
So Long, Marianne - with Georges Chelon translation
Suzanne - with Graeme Allwright translation
(The) Stranger Song - with Graeme Allwright translation
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Leonard Cohen: Songs of Love And Hate $?
1973 Rolf Budde Musikverlag Berlin, Hohenzollerndamm 54 A, Berlin 33, Germany
arranged for piano/vocal with guitar chord symbols
arrangemnts are identical to those in "Leonard's Cohens Greatest Hits"
no photos or additional information/cover is identical to album
AVALANCHE
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT
JOAN OF ARC
LAST YEAR'S MAN |------------|
LOVE CALLS YOU BY YOUR NAME | NUMBER TEN |
NO DIAMONDS IN THE MINE |------------|
SING ANOTHER SONG, BOYS
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Leonard Cohen: New Skin For The Old Ceremony $?
arranged for piano/vocal with guitar chords
1974 Rolf Budde Musikverlag Berlin, Hohenzollerndamm 54 A, Berlin 33, Germany
arranged for piano/vocal with guitar chord symbols
arrangemnts are identical to those in "Leonard's Cohens Greatest Hits"
cover picture is the same as for the album
3 or 4 photos and one page information about Cohen.
A SINGER MUST DIE
CHELSEA HOTEL #2
FIELD COMMANDER COHEN **
I TRIED TO LEAVE YOU ** |------------|
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED | NUMBER SIX |
LEAVING LADY GREENSLEEVES ** |------------|
LOVER LOVER LOVER
TAKE THIS LONGING
THERE IS A WAR
WHO BY FIRE
WHY DON'T YOU TRY
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Leonard Cohen's Greatest Hits: The Twenty Greatest Songs of Leonard Cohen $?
Wise Publications NewYork/London/Cologne/Sydney 1978
distributed by Music Sales Limited:
Music Sales Pty. Limited:
Music Sales GmbH: Cologne, Germany
ISBN 0.86001-531.9.
AM 21585
containing 4 photos, no information, cover photo yellow coloured;
Arranged for piano/vocal (in my opinion better than in anthology) with guitar
chord symbols
AVALANCHE
BIRD ON A WIRE
CHELSEA HOTEL # 2
DRESS REHEARSAL RAG
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT
HEY, THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
JOAN OF ARC |--------------|
LADY MIDNIGHT | NUMBER SEVEN |
LAST YEAR'S MAN |--------------|
LOVE CALLS YOU BY YOUR NAME
NO DIAMONDS IN THE MINR
PLEASE DON'T PASS ME BY
QUEEN VICTORIA
SISTERS OF MERCY
SO LONG MARIANNE
SUZANNE
TAKE THIS LONGING
THE STRANGER SONG
WHO BY FIRE
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Fingerpicking Leonard Cohen by Marcel Robinson $ 10
Amsco Publications NewYork/London/Sydney 1989
distribor same Anthology/above
Order No. AM 76621
US International Standard Book Number:0.8256.2586.6
UK International Standard Book Number:0.7119.1980.1
arrangements for guitar solo
cover photo which is identical to a photo in the "I'm Your Man" booklet,
same as "Leonard Cohen Collection" -- but yellow coloured
no photos or information
Arrangement for Chelsea Hotel #2 and Famous Blue Raincoat is very good in my opinion,
but Suzanne is very boring/synthetic, much better to play Cohen's version from
"Songs of LC", matchless. Other songs i didn't try until yet.
AVALANCHE
BIRD ON A WIRE
CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY
CHELSEA HOTEL # 2
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT |-------------|
HEY, THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE | NUMBER FOUR |
LOVER LOVER LOVER |-------------|
SEEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY
SISTERS OF MERCY
STORY OF ISAAC
STRANGER SONG
SUZANNE
WINTER LADY
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Leonard Cohen: RECENT SONGS $?
Wise Publications NewYork/London/Cologne/Sydney 1980
distributed by:
Music Sales Limited: 78 Newman Street, London, W.1, England
Music Sales Pty. Limited: 27 Clarendon Street, Artarmon, Sydney, Australia 2064
Music Sales GmbH: Koelner Strasse 199, 5000 Cologne 90, Germany
ISBN 0.86001.734.6; AM 26006
Arranged for vocal with guitar chord symbols/ arranged for easy guitar
Arranger: Frank Booth
no photos or additional information; the cover is identical to album;
nothing to finger out some patterns, only the chords;
BALLAD OF THE ABSENT MARE **
CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY
HUMBLED IN LOVE
OUR LADY OF SOLITUDE ** |--------------|
THE GUESTS | NUMBER EIGHT |
THE GYPSY'S WIFE |--------------|
THE LOST CANADIEN **
THE SMOKEY LIFE
THE TRAITOR
THE WINDOW
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Leonard Cohen: Anthology $25
Amsco Publications NewYork/London/Sydney 1991
distributed by:
Music Sales Corporation: 225 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003 USA
Music Sales Limited: 8/9 Frith Street, London W1V 5TZ England
Music Sales Pty. Limited: 120 Rothschild Street, Roseberry, Sysdney, NSW 2018, Australia
Order No. AM80060
US International Standard Book Number:0.8256.1238.1
UK International Standard Book Number:0.7119.2318.3
Arranged for piano/vocal with guitar chord symbols
no pictures or additional information
AIN'T NO CURE FOR LOVE **
AVALANCHE
BIRD ON A WIRE
CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY
CHELSEA HOTEL # 2
(NO) DIAMONDS IN THE MINE
DRESS REHEARSAL RAG |------------|
EVERYBODY KNOWS ** | NUMBER TWO |
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT |------------|
FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN **
THE GUESTS
THE GYPSY'S WIFE
HEY THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
HUMBLED IN LOVE
I'M YOUR MAN
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED
JAZZ POLICE **
JOAN OF ARC
LADY MIDNIGHT
LOVE CALLS YOU BY YOUR NAME
LOVER LOVER LOVER
MASTER SONG
ONE OF US CANNOT BE WRONG
SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY
SING ANOTHER SONG, BOYS
(A) SINGER MUST DIE
SISTERS OF MERCY
THE SMOKEY LIFE
SO LONG, MARIANNE
STORY OF ISAAC
STRANGER SONG
SUZANNE
TAKE THIS LONGING
TAKE THIS WALTZ
THERE IS A WAR
TONIGHT WILL BE FINE
TOWER OF SONG
(THE) TRAITOR
WHO BY FIRE
WHY DON'T YOU TRY
THE WINDOW
WINTER LADY
YOU KNOW WHO I AM
huge collection, 44 songs, for guitar playing peolple a lot work to finger out good
patterns. It includes sevn songs of the I'm Your Man album!
The keys are sometimes different in comparision to other songbooks as
"The Songs of Leonard Cohen" and "Greatest Hits".
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The Leonard Cohen Collection $16
Amsco Publications NewYork/London/Sydney 1991
distributed by as Anthology/above
Order No. AM 85549
US International Standard Book Number:0.8256.1314.0
UK International Standard Book Number:0.7119.2731.6
Arranged for piano/vocal with guitar chord symbols, same arrangements as in Anthology,
no differences except the cover photo which is identical to a photo of the "I'm Your Man" booklet.
BIRD ON A WIRE
CHELSEA HOTEL # 2
DRESS REHEARSAL RAG
EVERYBODY KNOWS
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT
FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN
HEY THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
I'M YOUR MAN |-------------|
JOAN OF ARC | NUMBER NINE |
SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY |-------------|
SO LONG, MARIANNE
SUZANNE
TAKE THIS WALTZ
TOWER OF SONG
WHO BY FIRE
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Leonard Cohen: The Future $20
Amsco Publications NewYork/London/Sydney 1993
distributed by:
Music Sales Corporation: 225 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003 USA
Music Sales Limited: 8/9 Frith Street, London W1V 5TZ England
Music Sales Pty. Limited: 120 Rothschild Street, Roseberry, Sysdney, NSW 2018, Australia
Order No. AM 91241
US International Standard Book Number:0.8256.1356.6
UK International Standard Book Number:0.7119.3484.3
arranged for piano/vocal with guitar chord symbols;
sounds not that good with a lonesome guitar
no photos or additional information; the cover is identical to the album
THE FUTURE **
WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE **
BE FOR REAL **
CLOSING TIME ** |-------------|
ANTHEM ** | NUMBER FIVE |
DEMOCRACY ** |-------------|
LIGHT AS THE BREEZE **
TACOMA TRAILER **
except ALWAYS by Irving Berlin/due to copyright restrictions
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picture - Cohen wearing a grey suit 40 K