Bird on a wire
De akkoorden in dit nummer
Bird on a Wire
A E A D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
A E Asus4 A
I have tried in my way to be free
A E A D
Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book
A E Asus4 A
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
D A
If I, if I have been unkind
Bm A
I hope that you can just let it go by
D A
If I, if I have been untrue,
Bm E
I hope you know it was never to you.
Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
A E A D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
A E D A
I have tried in my way to be freeZo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van Bird on a wire van Leonard Cohen op je gitaar. Dit klassieke nummer in pop-stijl is perfect voor beginners en klinkt direct herkenbaar met slechts een handvol basisakkoorden.
Op beginner-niveau kun je dit stuk volledig meespelen met A, E, D, Asus4 en Bm. De akkoorden liggen goed onder je vingers en vragen geen ingewikkelde grepen of capo. Met het accordenformat pak je hier de kern van het nummer: je leert snel progressie aan en speelt direct mee. Pak je gitaar en begin vandaag nog.
How to practise this song
- 1
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open - 2
Practise the change: Asus4 ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open - 3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
Tab door gitaartabs. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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