Hallelujah (Cover on youtube)
Written by: Leonard Cohen
Performed by: Jeff Buckley
Cover by: Phil Wickham
This is an overview of what Phil Wickham uses to play
Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah", which is probably the most original
and beautiful cover that I've ever seen of the song.
I tried to make it as accurate as possible.
It may seem very confusing at first, but I placed all of the
alternate chords in there so that the song would be easier to play
and also more accurate to the way he played it. Enjoy!
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords Relative to Standard Tuning
- 02X400 or 022400
- 04X400
- 002400
- 002500
- 024400
m alt - 046600
- 069900
alt - 079900
- 46X5XX
alt - 4X2400
A alt - 002200
Intro:
Well I heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
Well it goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
(alt)
The minor fall and the major lift
(alt) (alt)
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
she tied you to her kitchen chair
(alt)
she broke your throne and she cut your hair
(alt) (alt)
And every breath she drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well you know that I've been here before
(alt)
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
(alt)
I used to live alone before I knew ya
(alt)
Well I've seen your flag on the marble arch
(alt)
Love is not a victory march
(alt) (alt)
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah
(alt)
Hallelujah