Ukulele: Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

Ukulele: Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

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This is the ukulele chord progression of Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley.

[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           G
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 halleluja

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

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How to play Hallelujah: key, chords and progression

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 5 chords: C, Am, F, G and E7.

Most of the song cycles through Am – C – Am – F (vi – I – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, B7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

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Hallelujah chords: questions

What key is Hallelujah in?

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hallelujah?

Hallelujah uses 5 chords: C, Am, F, G, E7.

What is the chord progression of Hallelujah?

The main progression is Am – C – Am – F (vi – I – vi – IV).

Is Hallelujah easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, B7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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