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Did You Know? Hallelujah is one of Leonard Cohen's most well known songs.
Leonard Cohen wrote over 100 verses for Hallelujah over a 5 year period. When her finally finished the song, the album was rejected by his record label, Columbia records.
When asked about what the song means Cohen said 'This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that's what I mean by 'Hallelujah.'
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only, Orange when played with open chords only)
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White Pick Level
Hallelujah Chords And Strumming, Leonard Cohen
Django Chords:
(Capo Fret 5)
Django G chord
Django C chord
Django D chord
Django Em chord
Strumming:
"3 To The Floor": |D D D |
"1 Strum": |D |
Tempo: 172 bpm Key: C
Verse 1 -
| |G - - |G - - |Em - - |Em - - ||x2
|C - - |C - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |C - - |D - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - |
|D - - |D - - |Bm7 - - |Bm7 - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |- - - |
Now I've (G)heard there was a (Em)secret chord
That (G)David played, and it (Em)pleased the Lord
But (C)you don't really (D)care for music (G)do ya? (D)
It (G)goes like this, the (C)fourth, the (D)fifth
The (Em)minor fall, the (C)major lift
The (D)baffled king com(Bm7)posing "Halle(Em)lujah"
Chorus -
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - | | x 2
Halle(C)lujah, Halle(Em)lujah, Halle(C)lujah, Halle(G)lu(D)u(G)jah (D)
Verse 2 -
| |G - - |G - - |Em - - |Em - - ||x2
|C - - |C - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |C - - |D - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - |
|D - - |D - - |Bm7 - - |Bm7 - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |- - - |
Your (G)faith was strong but you (Em)needed proof
You (G)saw her bathing (Em)on the roof
Her (C)beauty in the (D)moonlight over(G)threw ya (D)
She (G)tied you to a (C)kitchen (D)chair
She (Em)broke your throne, and she (C)cut your hair
And (D)from your lips she (Bm7)drew the Halle(Em)lujah
Chorus -
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - | | x 2
Halle(C)lujah, Halle(Em)lujah, Halle(C)lujah, Halle(G)lu(D)u(G)jah (D)
Verse 3 -
| |G - - |G - - |Em - - |Em - - ||x2
|C - - |C - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |C - - |D - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - |
|D - - |D - - |Bm7 - - |Bm7 - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |- - - |
You (G)say I took the name in (Em)vain
(G)I don't even (Em)know the name
But (C)if I did, well (D)really, what's it (G)to ya? (D)
There's a (G)blaze of light in (C)every (D)word
It (Em)doesn't matter (C)which you heard
The (D)holy or the (Bm7)broken Halle(Em)lujah
Chorus -
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - | | x 2
Halle(C)lujah, Halle(Em)lujah, Halle(C)lujah, Halle(G)lu(D)u(G)jah (D)
Verse 4 -
| |G - - |G - - |Em - - |Em - - ||x2
|C - - |C - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - |
|G - - |G - - |C - - |D - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - |
|D - - |D - - |Bm7 - - |Bm7 - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |- - - |
I (G)did my best, it (Em)wasn't much
I (G)couldn't feel, so I (Em)tried to touch
I've (C)told the truth, I (D)didn't come to (G)fool ya (D)
And (G)even though it (C)all went (D)wrong
I'll (Em)stand before the (C)lord of song
With (D)nothing on my (Bm7)tongue but halle(Em)lujah
Chorus -
| |C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|G - - |G - - |D - - |D - - | | x 3
Halle(C)lujah, Halle(Em)lujah, Halle(C)lujah, Halle(G)lu(D)jah x 3
Final Chord Strum: G
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Yellow Pick Level - Strumming
Hallelujah Chords And Strumming, Leonard Cohen
Open Chords:
Open C/B chord
Open Am chord
Open F∆7 chord
Open Em chord
Open Gadd4 chord
Strumming:
"3 To The Floor": |D D D |
"1 Strum": |D |
Tempo: 172 bpm Key: C
Verse 1 -
| |C - - |C - C/B|Am - - |Am - C/B||x2
|F∆7 - - |F∆7 - - |Gadd4 - - |Gadd4 - - |
|C - - |C - - |Gadd4 - - |Gadd4 - - |
|C - - |C - - |F∆7 - - |G - - |
|Am - - |Am - - |F∆7 - - |F∆7 - - |
|Gadd4 - - |Gadd4 - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|Am - - |Am - -