Hallelujah Guitar Tutorial (Jeff Buckley) Easy Chords Guitar Lesson

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This is a Hallelujah guitar tutorial with easy beginner chords, made to teach you the song as fast as humanly possible!

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[Intro]
C Am C Am

[Verse 1]
C Am
I heard there was a secret chord
C Am
That David played and it pleased the lord
F G C G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
C F G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Am F
The minor fall and the major lift
G E7 Am
The baffled king composing hallelujah

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

[Verse 2]
C Am
Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof
C Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
F G C G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
C F G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Am F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
G E7 Am
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah

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

[Verse 3]
C Am
Baby, I've been here before
C Am
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
F G C G
I used to live alone before I knew you
C F G
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Am F
But love is not a victory march
G E7 Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

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

[Verse 4]
C Am
Well, there was a time when you let me know
C Am
What's really going on below
F G C G
But now you never show that to me do you
C F G
But remember when I moved in you
Am F
And the holy dove was moving too
G E7 Am
And every breath we drew was hallelujah

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

[Verse 5]
C Am
Well, maybe there's a god above
C Am
But all I've ever learned from love
F G C G
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
C F G
It's not a cry that you hear at night
Am F
It's not somebody who's seen the light
G E7 Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

[Outro]
F Am F C G C Am C Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....
F Am F C G C Am C Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....
F Am F C G C Am C Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....
Am F G C
Halleluuuuuuujah

[minuteguitar]

Chords + Lyrics are in the description!

[Ez_Ukulele]

I bought my dad tickets to see Leonard Cohen before he passed away, he said it was the best performance he’d ever seen! Thank you for posting this!

[burple]

Wonderful video; very clear and I appreciate showing the lyrics of the first verse and also talking through what lines are sung during various chord changes. The visual graphics of the chords were also helpful as we were moving along the progression.

[roysmodeltrains]

Thank you so much dude! First I was playing tabs. Now I'm beginning with chords. Now I know D, A, G, C, Am, F, E7. I'm on my way now. Thanks for helping!

[ehrenmorris]

A lot of people seem to overcomplicate this song. This makes it seem like the easiest song to learn.

[dezzycute]

I have only had my guitar for a few months and this is the easiest video that I have come across

[Owl-lmqj]

01:08 intro
02:46 verse
05:23 chorus

[DeanNoli]

I can't seem to find the description with the chords and lyrics...

[iraceruk]

This is really great - thank you.
Giving us chord diagrams on-screen, along with chord names and lyrics in the description, is super useful!
New sub here for sure 👍

[lindahoffmann]

This damn F
In almost every song I wanna play and I just cant get it ;-;

[guitargetlessons]

Congrats Kurt! This guitar lesson has been selected by our curators and listed on our website as the Best Guitar Tutorial for this song/level. Thank you for your hard work and expertise!

[libbymcdowell]

Thanks so much for this lesson! 2 quick questions both concerning the "G" chord. 1. I notice that you are using fingers 1, 2 & 3 but the diagram uses 2, 3, & 4. What's up? 2. When you play the G chord for 2 beats arppegiated what 6 notes do you pick? Thanks again!

[Sermonse]

It's sounds better when you play string by string

[plootiesies]

i heard there was a special place, where men could go emancipate

[karencheney]

You are an awesome teacher! You make it very easy to learn and follow - I've always wanted to play the guitar and your videos are making it possible -Thank

[RMeza-cbdo]

best teacher ever (tip my hat) .
i been playing guitar for 5 months and this is the kinda motivation i need... thanks thanks 😇

[slammyskuterxd]

I'm here to learn my l'manberg because there are no tutorials :")

[sou]

I'm learning guitar :) This was very helpful

It's been a couple of days, maybe 4 or 3! And I'm already improving from all the fun and practice with your videos and a few other youtubers out there

I hope other people out there who's still starting out are having fun

[theratlord]

You dont mind if i use this at a christmas singalomg at school, do you?
Or is it that you dont really care for music, do you?

[carolrhoden]

This is one of the best tutorial for learning to play this classical song in style for a beinger, thank you from the UK