GuitarTuna Pick
GuitarTuna

Get the full experience in app

Open

Take This Waltz original guitar chords by
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Logo

1986•Classical•301 views•
Key: B major•
Verse 1
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Now in Vienna
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

there's ten pretty women
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's a shoulder
D#m
D#m
6

View detailed D#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

where Death comes to cry
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's a lobby with nine hundred windows
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's a tree
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7/A#
D#7/A#
4

View detailed D#7/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

where the doves go to die
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's a piece
G#m/D#
G#m/D#
4

View detailed G#m/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m/D#
G#m/D#
4

View detailed G#m/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

that was torn from the morning
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7
G#7
4

View detailed G#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
Chorus 1
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Aey, aey, aey, aey
D#7/G
D#7/G

View detailed D#7/G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#/F
C#/F

View detailed C#/F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Emaj7
Emaj7
2

View detailed Emaj7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#7/G#
C#7/G#
2

View detailed C#7/G# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#/A#
F#/A#
4

View detailed F#/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Verse 2
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#m/A#
D#m/A#
6

View detailed D#m/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Oh, I want you, I want you,
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#sus2
G#sus2
3

View detailed G#sus2 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I want you
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

On a chair with a dead magazine
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

In the cave at the tip of the lily
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

In some hallway
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7/A#
D#7/A#
4

View detailed D#7/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

where love's nev er been
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

On a bed
G#mMaj7
G#mMaj7
4

View detailed G#mMaj7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m7
G#m7
4

View detailed G#m7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m6
G#m6
3

View detailed G#m6 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

where the moon has been sweating
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

In a cry
G#7
G#7
4

View detailed G#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

filled with footsteps and sand
Chorus 2
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Aey, aey, aey, aey
D#7/G
D#7/G

View detailed D#7/G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7/F#
G#7/F#

View detailed G#7/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#m/E
C#m/E
6

View detailed C#m/E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Fm7b5
Fm7b5
3

View detailed Fm7b5 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take its broken waist in your hand
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Gdim7
Gdim7

View detailed Gdim7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7
D#7

View detailed D#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Bridge 1
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

With its very own breath of brandy and death
Em6
Em6

View detailed Em6 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Dragging its tail in the sea
Verse 3
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's a concert hall in Vienna
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#m
D#m
6

View detailed D#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's a bar
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

where the boys have stopped talking
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

They've been sentenced to death
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7/A#
D#7/A#
4

View detailed D#7/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

by the blues
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Ah, but who is it
G#mMaj7
G#mMaj7
4

View detailed G#mMaj7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m7
G#m7
4

View detailed G#m7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m6
G#m6
3

View detailed G#m6 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

climbs to your picture
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7
G#7
4

View detailed G#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

With a garland of freshly cut tears?
Chorus 3
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Aey, aey, aey, aey
D#7/G
D#7/G

View detailed D#7/G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz, it's been dying for years
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#sus4
F#sus4
2

View detailed F#sus4 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Verse 4
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#m/A#
D#m/A#
6

View detailed D#m/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

There's an attic where children are playing
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Where I've got to lie down with you soon
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

In the mist
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7/A#
D#7/A#
4

View detailed D#7/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

of some sweet af ter noon
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And I'll see what
G#mMaj7
G#mMaj7
4

View detailed G#mMaj7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m7
G#m7
4

View detailed G#m7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m6
G#m6
3

View detailed G#m6 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

you've chained to your sorrow
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7
G#7
4

View detailed G#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

All your sheep and your lilies of snow
Chorus 4
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Aey, aey, aey, aey
D#7/G
D#7/G

View detailed D#7/G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7/F#
G#7/F#

View detailed G#7/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#m/E
C#m/E
6

View detailed C#m/E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Fm7b5
Fm7b5
3

View detailed Fm7b5 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

With its "I'll never forget you, you know"
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Gdim7
Gdim7

View detailed Gdim7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7
D#7

View detailed D#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Bridge 2
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

With its very own breath of brandy and death
Em6
Em6

View detailed Em6 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Dragging its tail in the sea
Verse 5
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And I'll dance with you in Vienna
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#m
D#m
6

View detailed D#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I'll be wearing a river's disguise
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

My mouth on the dew of your thighs
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And I'll bury my soul
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

in a scrap book
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#m
D#m
6

View detailed D#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

With the photographs there,
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

and the moss
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7/A#
D#7/A#
4

View detailed D#7/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

My cheap violin and my cross
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#mMaj7
G#mMaj7
4

View detailed G#mMaj7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And you'll carry me down
G#m7
G#m7
4

View detailed G#m7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m6
G#m6
3

View detailed G#m6 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

on your dancing
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7
G#7
4

View detailed G#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

To the pools that you lift on your wrist
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Oh my love,
Chorus 5
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

oh my love
D#7/G
D#7/G

View detailed D#7/G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

It's yours now, it's all that there is
Outro 1
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/F#
B/F#
2

View detailed B/F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(La-la-la, la-la-la)
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#m
D#m
6

View detailed D#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(La-la-la, la-la-la)
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#
2

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(La-la-la, la-la-la)
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D#7/A#
D#7/A#
4

View detailed D#7/A# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(La-la-la, la-la-la)
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m/D#
G#m/D#
4

View detailed G#m/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m/D#
G#m/D#
4

View detailed G#m/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(La-la-la, la-la-la)
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#7
G#7
4

View detailed G#7 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(La-la-la, la-la-la)
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B/D#
B/D#
4

View detailed B/D# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m
4

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
B
B
2

View detailed B chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(Aey, aey, aey, aey)
D#7/G
D#7/G

View detailed D#7/G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G#m
G#m
4

View detailed G#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

[Fade out]

How did you like the song?

You need to log in to leave a rating.
An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • B

    2

  • F#

    2

  • B/F#

    2

  • G#m

    4

  • D#m

    6

  • E

  • B/D#

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • D#7/A#

    4

  • G#m/D#

    4

  • G#7

    4

  • D#7/G

  • C#/F

  • Emaj7

    2

  • C#7/G#

    2

  • F#/A#

    4

  • D#m/A#

    6

  • G#sus2

    3

  • G#mMaj7

    4

  • G#m7

    4

  • G#m6

    3

  • G#7/F#

  • C#m/E

    6

  • Fm7b5

    3

  • Gdim7

  • D#7

  • Em6

  • F#sus4

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

More songs by Leonard Cohen

Discover chords for more songs to play

Leonard Cohen

Suzanne

Leonard Cohen

Chelsea Hotel No. 2

Leonard Cohen

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

Bird On The Wire

Leonard Cohen

So Long, Marianne

Leonard Cohen

Dance Me To The End Of Love

Leonard Cohen

Famous Blue Raincoat

See More

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Leonard Cohen

Suzanne

Leonard Cohen

Kansas

Dust In The Wind

Kansas

Olivia Rodrigo

Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo

Ed Sheeran

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

Lukas Graham

7 Years

Lukas Graham

Radiohead

Creep

Radiohead

The Animals

The House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

See More

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Love Me, I'm A Liberal

Phil Ochs

The Bitch Song

Bowling For Soup

J'ai oublié de vivre

Vianney

Exxus

Glass Animals

Wicked Game

James Vincent McMorrow

The Shape Of Your Love

Colton Dixon

Slow Show

The National

Frequently asked questions

The original key of Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen is B major.

The primary chords used in Take This Waltz are B, F#, B/F#, G#m, D#m, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, B/F#, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Take This Waltz is approximately 72 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Take This Waltz using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Take This Waltz. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Leonard Cohen.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Take This Waltz to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.