Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2

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This is the acoustic version of Hallelujah that I play. It's in the key of A. Verse 1:

   G                  Em                G                    Em
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------0---------|
D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0------------2-----2------|
A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2------------------2---------------|
E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3---------------2--0--------------2---|
                                                                          I

   G                  Em                G                    Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------------0------|
D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0--------------2-----2---|
A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2--------------------2------------|
E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3-----------------2--0-------------2-|

heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord

   C                  C                G                    D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------1h3----------------------------------3---------|
G|--------0-----0-----------0-----0--------------0--------------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--------0-----0--------4--------4------|
A|--3-----------------3--------------------2-----------2--5--------------5---|
E|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------|

but you don't really care for music, do you? It

   G                  C        D        Em                C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------3---------|
G|-----------0--------------0--------------------0--------------0-----0------|
D|--------0-----0--------2--------4-----------2-----2--------2---------------|
A|-----2-----------2--3--------5-----------2-----------2--3--------------3---|
E|--3-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|

goes like this the forth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift the

    D                 Bm                Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------------3---------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----0-----------4-----4--------------0---------------------------|
D|-----4-----------------4--------------------2-----2------------------------|
A|--5--------------5--2--------------2-----2-----------2---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------|

baffled king composing Hallelujah From here I play the rest of the song with chords. Softly at first, then slowly building. The Chorus I usually play very softly. Chorus: C Hallelujah Em Hallelujah C Hallelujah G D Hallelu.... uuuu...... G Em G Em jah The next verse is an example. Hallelujah is commonly rearranged by the player, so you may play whichever of the many verses that you chose, with a soft chorus in between. G Em Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you G Em saw...her bathing..... on the roof, her C C beauty.. in the moonlight... over- G D through you She G C D tied you to... a kitchen chair... she Em C broke your throne and she cut your hair, and D Bm from your lips... she drew the Halle- Em lujah