Hallelujah Uke tab by Jeff Buckley

5 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, Em

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Year:  1994
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2.9
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Key: C, AmChords
C C Am Am C C Am Am

C C Am Am
I heard there was a secret chord
C C Am Am
That David played and it pleased the lord
F F G G C C G G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
C C F F G G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Am Am F F
The minor fall and the major lift
G G Em Em Am Am
The baffled king composing hallelujah

Chorus:

F F Am Am F F C C G G C C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....

C C Am Am
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
C C Am Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
F F G G C C G G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
C C F F G G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Am Am F F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
G G Em Em Am Am
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah


F F Am Am F F C C G G C C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....

C C Am Am
Baby I've been here before
C C Am Am
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
F F G G C C G G
I used to live alone before I knew you
C C F F G G
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Am Am F F
But love is not a victory march
G G Em Em Am Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

F F Am Am F F C C G G C C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....

C C Am Am
Well there was a time when you let me know
C C Am Am
What's really going on below
F F G G C C G G
But now you never show that to me do you
C C F F G G
But remember when I moved in you
Am Am F F
And the holy dove was moving too
G G Em Em Am Am
And every breath we drew was hallelujah

C C Am Am
Well, maybe there's a god above
C C Am Am
But all I've ever learned from love
F F G G C C G G
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
C C F F G G
It's not a cry that you hear at night
Am Am F F
It's not somebody who's seen the light
G G Em Em Am Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

F F Am Am F F C C G G C C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....

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Uke tab by , 14 Aug 2009

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hipposnugglerUKE avatar
I love this song! Sounds great with or without vocals!

TRY FINGER PICKING C, AM, C, AM, (1-2-3-4-3-2)

Then strum along chords with a DDUDDU (you want the strums to feel similar to the picking speed overall)

Strum DDU F to G on the half measure change (The fourth, the fifth)

Other than that try replacing Em with an E7 (Many others and I agree it sounds better!)

Also during the chorus I recommend strumming once with the (LU) of "halleLUjah" and a second time in between the hallelujahs. Finish with the C and immediately start the finger picking from the intro to wrap nicely back into the verses!

Happy Ukeing!
01 May 2023
Strumming pattern
ivy123 avatar
This is a great classic, I love it. By the way, whoever has a cat, do they LOVE when you play your uke? My cat always curls up beside me and falls asleep when I play and sing to her.
30 Oct 2021
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dark_dar avatar
flag for PL(ISO2) (Krakow)
I'm using D-UD pattern.
I agree with other commenters that E7 sounds better than Em here.
06 Jan 2021
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Karenzday avatar
how do I print this song
13 Oct 2020
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abellefav30 avatar
you canuse a slow dd-ud for the whole song
28 Apr 2020
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juleerecchia avatar
flag for CA(ISO2) (Sarnia)
strumming: DDUU
capo on 1st fret
27 Apr 2020
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louise_sv avatar
+5 is really better and much closer to the original
23 Apr 2020
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Owlhollow avatar
It really does sound a whole lot better when you change the Em chord to E7, and much closer to the original song
14 Apr 2020
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evomorales1 avatar
How do i read the strumming
27 Dec 2019
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liv6 avatar
definitely change Em chord to E7 - sounds great
14 Jun 2019
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JustVi avatar
Finger picking 123432
30 May 2019
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blondie123 avatar
really good sounds
29 May 2019
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Muffine avatar
You can use the strumming pattern down, down, up, up through out the whole song.
18 Jan 2018
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Gagsmoore avatar
mobile flag for CA(ISO2) (Powell River)
Started playing today and know it all! Sounds super good. Easy but not two easy??
03 Nov 2017
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ElvenGlory avatar
This is the first song I've learned to play on my ukulele. I tried out another version of this song, but it didn't sound right; it was too simple. This version follows the melody of the original work better. Thanks so much!
30 Jun 2015
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About this song: Hallelujah

"Hallelujah" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions. "Hallelujah" has been covered more than 120 times (counting only recorded, not live, versions) and featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows. American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley recorded one of the best-known covers of "Hallelujah" for his 1994 studio album, Grace.

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