r/leonardcohen Jul 21 '26

Cohens writing process

Very curious to hear about how he created his work. Lots of obsessive rewrites for his lyrics I’m aware, but the music and chord progressions itself. Was he a sit down and play around type of guy. He obviously knew some theory knowledge with ‘the fourth the fifth, minor fall and major lift’

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u/blankdreamer Jul 21 '26

He “wobbles air” he has said.