This is the acoustic version of Hallelujah that I play. It's in the key of A.
Capo: 2nd fret
Verse 1:
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
I
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord
[C] [C] [G] [D]
but you don't really care for music, do you? It
[G] [C] [D] [Em] [C]
goes like this the forth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift the
[D] [Bm] [Em]
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:
Halle[C]lujah
Halle[Em]lujah
Halle[C]lujah
Halle[G]lu.... uuu[D]u......
[G]jah[Em][G][Em]
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.
Your [G]faith was strong but you [Em]needed proof, you
[G]saw...her bathing..... [Em]on the roof, her
[C]beauty.. in the [C]moonlight... over-
[G]through you [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 [Bm]drew the Halle-
[Em]lujah
Capo: 2nd fret
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:
Halle[C]lujah
Halle[Em]lujah
Halle[C]lujah
Halle[G]lu.... uuu[D]u......
[G]jah[Em][G][Em]
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.
Your [G]faith was strong but you [Em]needed proof, you
[G]saw...her bathing..... [Em]on the roof, her
[C]beauty.. in the [C]moonlight... over-
[G]through you [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 [Bm]drew the Halle-
[Em]lujah
