How to Play Hallelujah on Guitar?

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, E chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Hallelujah with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

I [C]heard there was a [Am]secret chord That [C]David played and it [Am]pleased the lord But [F]you don’t really [G]care for music, [C]do you? [G] Well, it [C]goes like this the [F]fourth, the [G]fifth The [Am]minor fall and the [F]major lift The [G]baffled king com [E]posing hallelu[Am]jah [F]Hallelujah, [Am]hallelujah, [F]hallelujah, [C]halle[G]luu[C]jah

Well, [C]your faith was strong but you [Am]needed proof You [C]saw her bathing [Am]on the roof Her [F]beauty and the [G]moonlight over [C]threw you [G] She [C]tied you to her [F]kitchen [G]chair She [Am]broke your throne and she [F]cut your hair And [G]from your lips she [E]drew the hallelu[Am]jah [F]Hallelujah, [Am]hallelujah, [F]hallelujah, [C]halle[G]luu[C]jah

[C]Baby I’ve been [Am]here before I’ve [C]seen this room and I’ve [Am]walked this floor I [F]used to live [G]alone before I [C]knew you [G] I’ve [C]seen your flag on the [F]marble [G]arch Love [Am]is not a victory [F]march It’s a [G]cold and it’s a [E]broken hallelu[Am]jah [F]Hallelujah, [Am]hallelujah, [F]hallelujah, [C]halle[G]luu[C]jah

Well, [C]there was a time when [Am]you let me know What’s [C]really going [Am]on below But [F]now you never [G]show that to me [C]do you?[G] And [C]remember when I [F]moved in [G]you? And the [Am]holy dove was [F]moving too And [G]every breath we [E]drew was hallelu[Am]jah [F]Hallelujah, [Am]hallelujah, [F]hallelujah, [C]halle[G]luu[C]jah

Well, [C]maybe there’s [Am]a God above But [C]all I’ve ever l [Am]learned from love Was [F]how to shoot some [G]body who’d out [C]drew you [G] And [C]it’s not a cry that [F]you hear at [G]night It’s not [Am]somebody who’s [F]seen the light It’s a [G]cold and it’s a [E]broken hallelu[Am]jah [F]Hallelujah, [Am]hallelujah, [F]hallelujah, [C]halle[G]luu[C]jah

Artist Jeff Buckley

Album Grace

Genres Alternative, Folk, Indie, Indie Folk

Year 1994

Key C

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, E chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Hallelujah with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.