Tuning: Standard EBGDAE Difficulty: intermediate Hallelujah Guitar Tab Hallelujah by Leonard.Cohen INTRO: ---------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|--------------------| -------1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|--------------------| -----0-------0-|---2-------2-|---0-------0-|---2-------2-|--------------------| ---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------| ---3-----------|-0-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|--------------------| ---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
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"Hallelujah" is one of Leonard Cohen's most famous song. It was originally released in 1984 on his Various Positions album. Cohen's own version did not get much attention at first. The song gained its fame through cover versions by John Cale and later Jeff Buckley.
The song has since been covered by numerous artists, over 300 versions are known! It has also been much used in film, tv series and tv talent shows like Idol and X-factor. This guitar tablature should enable you to play your own version of this classic song.
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