Editors – Hallelujah So Low Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele

Editors – Hallelujah So Low Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele

ChordsDDmCA#GmGEAAm

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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 keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 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 the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Hallelujah So Low chords: questions

What key is Hallelujah So Low in?

Hallelujah So Low by Editors is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hallelujah So Low?

Hallelujah So Low uses 9 chords: D, Dm, C, A#, Gm, G, E, A, Am.

What is the chord progression of Hallelujah So Low?

The main progression is Dm – C – G – Dm (ii – I – V – ii).

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