Hallelujah tab by Leonard Cohen

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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

Capo: 2nd fret

Verse 1:

G+G         E minorEm        G+G          E minorEm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------0---------|
D MajorD|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0------------2-----2------|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------------2-----------------2------------------2---------------|
E MajorE|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3---------------2--0--------------2---|
                                     I

G+G         E minorEm        G+G          E minorEm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------------0------|
D MajorD|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0--------------2-----2---|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------------2-----------------2--------------------2------------|
E MajorE|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3-----------------2--0-------------2-|

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

C majorC         C majorC        G+G          D MajorD
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------3----------------1h3----------------------------------3---------|
G+G|--------0-----0-----------0-----0--------------0--------------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--------0-----0--------4--------4------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------3--------------------2-----------2--5--------------5---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------|

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

G+G         C majorC    D MajorD    E minorEm        C majorC
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------3---------|
G+G|-----------0--------------0--------------------0--------------0-----0------|
D MajorD|--------0-----0--------2--------4-----------2-----2--------2---------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------2--3--------5-----------2-----------2--3--------------3---|
E MajorE|--3-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|

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

D MajorD         B minorBm        E minorEm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------3-----------------3---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-----0-----------4-----4--------------0---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----4-----------------4--------------------2-----2------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5--------------5--2--------------2-----2-----------2---------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------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 majorC
 Hallelujah

E minorEm
 Hallelujah

C majorC
 Hallelujah

G+G     D MajorD
 Hallelu.... uuuu......

G+G   E minorEm  G+G  E minorEm
 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+G            E minorEm
 Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you

G+G            E minorEm
    saw...her bathing.....  on the roof, her

C majorC            C majorC
    beauty..     in the moonlight... over-

G+G            D MajorD
    through you              She

G+G        C majorC    D MajorD
    tied you to... a kitchen chair...   she

E minorEm            C majorC
    broke your throne and she cut your hair, and

D MajorD             B minorBm
    from your lips...   she drew the Halle-

E minorEm
    lujah

Other versions of Hallelujah

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Hallelujah (Ver. 5) by Leonard Cohen