Hallelujah Acoustic Guitar Lesson - Leonard Cohen

Here is an acoustic guitar lesson of Hallelujah originally by Leonard Cohen but has also been recorded by Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Rufus Wainwright plus many others. This version is based on the John Cale/Rufus Wainwright version. This lesson has been done by James from the acoustic covers duo "Handsome Alvin", please check out our covers at:

http://www.youtube.com/aushandsomealvin

Timing and Picking: 6/8 picking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

When picking the chords play the following strings in the timing of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6:

C chord: A, D, G, High E, B, G

G chord: Low E, A, D, High E, B, G

Am chord: A, D, G, High E, B, G

F chord; D, G, B, High E, B, G

E chord: Low E, A, D, High E, B, G

Intro Chord Progression:

C; G; C; G;

Verse Chord Progression:

C; Am; C; Am;

F; G; C; G;

C; F G; Am; F;

G; E; Am; Am II;

Chorus Chord Progression:

F; F; Am; Am;

F; F; C; G; C; G;

Lyrics:
Intro (0:00)

Verse 1 (0:03)
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,
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah

Chorus (0:37)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Verse 2 (0:59)
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
And she tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah

Chorus (1:32)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Verse 3 (1:55)
Baby, Ive been here before
Ive seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
But Ive seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and its a broken hallelujah

Chorus (2:27)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Verse 4 (2:49)
Well there 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

Chorus (3:22)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Verse 5
Maybe there's a God above
but all Ive ever learned from love
was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
and it's not a cry that you here at night
and it's not somebody who's seen the light
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

Out Chorus
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Enjoy

James from Handsome Alvin

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[tonyb6355]

Super!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[ghostface185]

weather its fender or maton there both really great guitars.Fenders really good in my opinion it also depends on what model you like.I have a black fender dg60 acoustic.It plays really well and has a bright sound.Maton is also good my friend has one of those.awsome tutorial expainled it really good.

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks again, in the end the guitar does not matter, if you can't play it then doesn't matter how good/expensive it is :)

[ghostface185]

fender is just as good as maton.i got mine on sale for 150 when it was originally 250 its a fender dg60.it plays awsome just like any other guitar. it doesn't scratch up easily like yamaha and the others its pretty sick guitar in my opinion.Maton pretty cool too you can make any guitar sound cool even if its not fender or maton.And by the way awsome tutorial dude u explained it really well

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[giles166]

Nice. Always good to see an Aussie doing this instead of an American

[dxChelly]

I've heard it where Em is played in the place of the E chord. Do you think it makes much of a difference?

[tomtogirl]

ur very good way better than marty!!

[Helfi92]

Wow, thanks man

[BeeJay343]

Thank you so much for this lesson, James. You're a champion !!! Keep up with the great work.

[PeteJones100]

nice one! Its about time someone started putting decent lessons on youtube