’’ Hallelujah Jeff Buckley ’Grace’ Tabbed by: Kibs Email: mkibs@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Capo 5th Intro E -------0-0--0-------------0-0---------0---------------------- B ---0-3--------3--0-0--0-3-------0-0-------3---------0---0---- G -------3-3----------------3-3---3-3--------------0--0---0---- D -----------------2-2----------2-----2---2------2------2------ A ------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------0---------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------- G -----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------- D ---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0--------------- A -1-----1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----2----------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------0-0------------------------------------ G ----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0--------- D ----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2----1-1---1-1----1-1----1-1--------- A --1-----1-----1-----1------2-----2-3-2--0------0------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-----2---------------- B ----------1-1---1-1----1-1---1-1----1-1-----3---------------- G ----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-----2---------------- D ----2-2---2-2---2-2----2-2---2-2----2-2--------0------------- A -----------------------------------------------0---2--------- E --3-----3-----3------3-----3------3------3---------3--------- Verse 1 E -------------------------------------------------------------- B --------3------------3------------3------------3-------------- G --------0-0----------0-0----------0-0----------0-0------------ D ------0------------0------------0------------0---------------- A ----2------------2------------2------------2------------------ E --3---------2--0---------2--3---------2--0---------2---------- Verse 2 E --------3------------3------------3------------3------------- B --------3------------3------------3------------3------------- G --------0-0----------0-0----------0-0----------0-0----------- D ------0------------0------------0------------0--------------- A ----2------------2------------2------------2-------2-3------- E --3---------2--0---------2--3---------2--0------------------- E --------0--0--0-----2------------------3-----0^2-----2------- B --------1--1---1------3----3--3----------3-------3-----3----- G ------0-0--0-----0------2--0--0--0---------0-------2-----0--- D ----2-------------------------------0--------0-------0------- A --3---------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------3-----------3--------------------- E ------------------------2-------------0-------------0-------- B ------(3------------------3-------------0-------------1------ G -------(0-----0-------0-----2------0------0------0------0---- D --------(0------0---2---0--------2-------------2------------- A -------------2----3--------------------------3------3-------- E ---3---------------------------0------0---------------------- The notes are picked rapidly almost like a strum E ---2-----2----2------2---3-----3----- | -----3---------- B -----3----------0----------0--------- | -----0----0----- G -------2----------2----------0------- | -----0----0----- D ---0-----0----1------1---2-----2---2- | -----2----0----- A ------------------------------------- | ---------------- E ------------------------------------- | ---------------- Chorus E ----------0---------0-------------------------------------- B ---1------------------1-----0------0---------------0---3--- G ------0----------0------0-----0------0----------0---------- D --------2------2----------------2------2-----2------------- A ---3------3--3------3-------------------------------------- E ----------------------------0--------------0-------0------- E --------------------------------------3------------2------- B ---1-------1----------1-------3--------------------3------- G ------0------0-----0----0-------0----------------2--------- D ---------2-----2----------2-------0------------0----------- A ---3-------3-----3----3------------------3-2-0--------0---- E ------------------------------3-------3------------------3- After this back into the verse. All the verses are slightly different in their fingering, but only slightly. You can use the tab provided above as a blueprint for the rest. Bridge/Solo E ---------3---3---------------------2---2---------0------ B ---------3---3---------------------0---0---------0------ G ------0----2--------0-0---0------0---4---------0------0- D ----2-------------2-----0------4-------------4------4--- A --3-------------3-----2--------------------------------- E -----------------------------0-------------0------------ E -------------------0----------------------0------------- B -------------1-----1----------------1-----1------------- G -------------0----------------------0------------------- D ---------2---------------------2------------------------ A ----2^3---------3---------2^3----------3---------------- E -------------------------------------------------------- E -------3---------3--------2--------2------- B -------3---------3--------3--------3------- then back into G ----0---------0---------------------------- the C/Aminor D ------------------------0--------0--------- progression A --2--------2---------0--------0------------ twice, then E ------------------------------------------- ........ E -----------0---3--5-5>7---5------3-------3------------------- B ---0--1----------------------------3-------3----------------- G -------------------------------------4--------4-------------- D -----------2---5--7-7>9---7---------------------------------- A ---2--3------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------------- E ---3------------------5-------7-------7--------8------------- B --------5----->7-------------------8--------8---------------- G -----5----5-------7-----7>9-----9--------9------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- E -----8--------10-------10-------10-----------------12-----12- B -----------------10----------10-------10--------8------------ G --9-----9>11--------11----11-------11-----11>9--------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- E -----8-----------10---------------- B ----------8----------10------------ G -----9-----------11---------------- D ----------10---------12------------ A ----------------------------------- E ----------------------------------- ’’
Jeff Buckley is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, well-known for his songs, but also for his versions of old classics. "Hallelujah" which is a slow and catchy song for guitar with an easy to remember chorus, is no exception. The song was originally written and performed by Leonard Cohen in 1984.
The song, as described in the guitar tabs below, can be played on an acoustic guitar as well as on a classical, and even thou the original include some keyboard, the chords are so strong that you don’t need any additional instruments. Easy to learn.
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley