Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah guitar tab

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From: rwoods@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu

Subject: TAB: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley/Leonard Cohen

I have heard this song twice on the radio, and it stopped me in

my tracks. The second time, however, i did concentrate a bit

and got the tune and some words, which is what's in this file.

As i've only heard it twice, this can only be called an arrangement,

and i have no idea how it compares to the original cohen version,

not having heard it.

Hallelujah

originally by Leonard Cohen, this tab is an arrangement of

the version by Jeff (sp?) Buckley (sp?), from the album 'Grace'

Here's a simple arrangement of a very striking song -

verses only - tab for the breaks is not included.

The only hard bit is the A/F#, which you can cheat

on just by lifting the finger when you need to.

Notes in parentheses are _alternatives_

It helps to always play D as

Eadgbe or Eadgbe

====== ======

------ ------

--1111 --1111

----2- ----3-

--3--- --4---

The rhythm is pretty simple, but I have added words throughout,

and time notation where it might be tricky.

A F#m

e ----------------------------------2-----------------------

b ----------------2-----------------2--------------------2--

g -------------2--------------------2--2--------------2-----

d ----------2--------------------2-----------------2--------

a -------0-----------0--------4-----------------0-----------

E -0--------------------4--2--------------0-----------------

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

I heard a secret chord that played

e ----------------2-------------

b ----------------2-------------

g ----------------2--2----------

d -------------2----------------

a -0--------4-------------------

E ----4--2--------------0-------

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

pleased lord but

D E A E

e ----2--------2-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0----

b -------3--------3-----0-----------0-----2-----------2-----0-----------0-

g ---------(3)-------------1-----------------2-----------------1----------

d -4--------4-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------

a -------------------2-----------------0-----------------2----------------

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------

you really care music do ya?

A D E F#m

e ----0--------0h-2-----2--------4--------5--------5--------5-----7--5----

b -------2-----------------3--------5--------7--------7--------7--------7-

g ----------------------------------------------6-------------------------

d ----------2--------4--------6--------7-----------------7----------------

a -0----------------------------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------

goes this fourth fifth minor fall major lift the

E F#m F#m

e ----7--------7--------7-----9--7--------5--------5-----2----------------

b -------9--------9--------9--------9--------7--------7-------------------

g ----------9-----------------------------------6-------------------------

d -9-----------------9-----------------7-----------------4--------------2-

a ----------------------------------------------------------------4-------

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

baffled king posing Hal - e luj - ah Hal - e

D F#m

e ----2--------2--------2-----------------2--------2--------2-------------

b -------3--------3--------3-----------------2--------2--------2----------

g ---------(3)------------------(2)---------------------------------------

d -4--------4--------4--------4-----2----------(4)-------------------2----

a -------------------------------------4--------4--------4--------4----(4)

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------

luj - ah Hal - e luj - ah Hal - e

D A/F# E

e ----2--------2--------2-----------------------0-----------------0-------

b -------3--------3--------3--------------2--------2--------0--------0----

g ---------(3)------------------(2)-------------------2-----------------1-

d -4--------4--------4--------4-----2--------2-----------------2----------

a -------------------------------------4-----------------2----------------

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

luj - ah Hal - e lu - oo -

A F#m

e -------------------------------2----

b -------------2-----------------2----

g ----------2--------------------2--2- etc.

d -------2--------------------2-------

a ----0-----------0--------4----------

E -0-----------------4--2-------------

- jah

From: DAVISON3@aol.com

Well I heard there was a secret chord

That David played and it pleased please the Lord

But you don't really care for music, do ya

Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth

The minor fall and the major lift

The baffled king composes 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

And she broke your throne, and she cut your hair

And from your lips you drew Hallelujah

Well baby I've been here before

I've seen this room and I've walked this floor, you know

I used to live alone before I knew ya

And I've seen your flag on the marble arch

And love is not a victory march

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Well the was a time when you let me know

What's really going on below

But now you never show that to me do ya

But remember when I moved in you

And the Holy Dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Maybe there's a God above

But all I have ever learned from love

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya

And it's not a cry that you hear at night

It's not somebody who's seen the light

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 19:34:12 +1000 (EST)

From: Craig A Hindman

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

This is a much improved version of Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah"

Intro

(Slow, gradually working to a 6/8 time)

|----|-------------|---------------|-5--5---5--5--|------------|

|--8-|-10-10--10-8-|-------------8-|-------5--5--8|5--5--5--5--|

|-9--|-8--8--------|-9--9-------9--|-8--8-8--8--8-|--5--5--5--5|

|----|-------------|-7--7----------|--------------|77--7-----7-|

|----|-------------|---------------|--------------|-------0----|

|----|-------------|---------------|--------------|------------|

|------------|------------|------------|------------|

|------------|------------|----44-44-44|-55-55-55-55|

|--5--5--5--5|--5--5--5--5|--5-55-55-55|-55-55-55-55|

|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7----------|-77-77-55-55|

|6--6--6--6--|7--7--7--7--|6--6--6--6--|7--7--5--5--|

|------------|------------|------------|------------|

|--------------------|---------------------|

|-1010-1010-1010-1010|-1010-1010-1010---12\|

|-1010-1010-1010-1010|-1010-1010-1010---12\|

|-1010-1010-1010-1010|-1010-1010-1010---12\|

|--------------------|-8-8--8-8--8-8----10\|

|8----8----8----8----|8----8----8----8-----|

Verses

Part 1

|----8-----8--|

|----8----58--|

|---9-9--5--5-| X 4 For intro then

|-10----------|

|-------------|

|8-----75----7|

Heard.. Secret

David.. Pleased

First Verse

Part 1 X 2,

Part 2

|------------------------|---8------------------|

|------10----10----12----|--8-8-12h13p12------12|

|10--10--10----10----12--|-9---9--------12--12--|

|--10------10----10----12|----------------12----|

|8-----8-----8-----10----|------10--------10----|

|------------------------|8---------------------|

You... really care.music Do ya.............

Use similar picking method for next part of verse and chorus.

The chords are:

C F G

Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth........

Am F

The minor fall and the major lift

G E Am

The baffled king composing Hallelujah

C G F Am

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

C G F CGC ( Last C into Part 1 again )

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

All verses are the same then it has this little solo bit that goes like this:

2nd time through

C G F CGF ( Lead into Pt 3 )

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Part 3

|-----8---8----8-----|---7-7---5-5|--------------------|----8-8---7-7|

|-----10--10---10-10-|---5-5---5-5|----10--10----10--10|----8-8---8-8|

|---10--10--------10-|----5-----5-|----10--10----10--10|---9-9---7-7-|

|-10---------10------|--5-----5---|--10--10----10--10--|-10-----5----|

|8----------8----7--5|-7-----7----|78--------78--------|7------5-----|

|--------------------|5-----5-----|--------------------|-------------|

Part 1 x 2

Part 4 ( Leading in from Part 1 )

(Slow)

|-|--------------------------|

|-|----10---13---15--17--15--|

|9|10------------------------|

|-|--------------------------|

|7|8-------------------------|

|-|----12---15---17--19--17--|

Part 5

Solo

|----------------8---/10|----12----12----13----13|15----15----15----15----|

|13----13------10--/12--|--13----13----13----13--|----15----15----15----15|

|--12----12--10--/12----|14----14----14----14----|--16----16----16----16--|

|----14----14-----------|------------------------|------------------------|

|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

|------12-17------------|13----------15----------|

|----13-----------------|----13----------15------|

|14---------------------|14----------16----------|

|-----------------------|----15----------17------|

|-----------------------|------------------------|

|-----------------------|------------------------|

Then back into verse again.

The Last chorus ends on an improvised strumming progression of C and Am, then finally finishes on the C.

That's about it really !!

Here are the words

Well I heard there was a secret chord

That David played and it pleased please the Lord

But you don't really care for music, do ya

Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth

The minor fall and the major lift

The baffled king composes 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

And she broke your throne, and she cut your hair

And from your lips you drew Hallelujah

Well baby I've been here before

I've seen this room and I've walked this floor, you know

I used to live alone before I knew ya

And I've seen your flag on the marble arch

And love is not a victory march

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Well the was a time when you let me know

What's really going on below

But now you never show that to me do ya

But remember when I moved in you

And the Holy Dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Maybe there's a God above

But all I have ever learned from love

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya

And it's not a cry that you hear at night

It's not somebody who's seen the light

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hope you can figure it all out.

All the best

Craig Hindman

Melbourne, Victoria

Australia.

Please email me at skater@ozemail.com.au

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