Feb272018

Editors – Hallelujah So Low Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele

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This is the chord progression of Hallelujah So Low by Editors on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D Dm C Dm A# Dm

[Verse 1]
Dm    A#
I bleed like a millionaire
Dm       A#
Cause my bones lay with dust in your care
D    Dm    D
Just don’t leave this old dog to go lame
D Dm D Dm
This life requires another name

[Chorus]
Gm D Dm G
Oh, so low
Gm
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
D
Oh
D
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
Dm
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
C
So low
A# E A
Hallelujah

[Verse 2]
D Dm    A#
You sold me a second hand joke
G Dm    A#
Young man, where there’s fire there’s smoke
Dm    A#
Just don’t leave this old dog to go lame
Dm    A#
This life requires another name

[Chorus]
Gm
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
Oh
D
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
Dm
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
Gm
So low
Gm
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
D
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
Oh
Dm
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
C
So low
(I got lucky this time in the hunt for atonement)
A# E A
Hallelujah

[Drop]
|Dm |Dm Am |G |G
|Dm |Dm |C |G G

Dm A Gm
Just don’t leave this old dog to go lame
|Dm |C G
|Dm |Dm |C |G
Dm C
Just don’t leave this old dog to go lame

[Verse 1]
Dm C A#
I bleed like a millionaire
Dm C A#
Cause my bones lay with dust in your care
D C A#
Just don’t leave this old dog to go lame
Dm C A#
This life requires another name

[Outro]
Dm Dm C C
Dm Dm G G
Dm Dm Am G G
Dm Dm G G

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How to play Hallelujah So Low: key, chords and progression

Hallelujah So Low by Editors is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 9 chords: D, Dm, C, A#, Gm, G, E, A and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – C – G – Dm (ii – I – V – ii in C major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: A# and Gm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.