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How to play Hallelujah on piano

Leonard Cohen, 1984 · key of C major · 56 beats per minute

All in C major, in 6/8: C and A minor trade places at the start of the verse, then the progression climbs toward F and G. The E7 right before the A minor gives it its dramatic color.

The chords

C · Am · F · G · E7

Verse

C | Am | C | Am | F | G | C | G | C | F | G | Am | F | G | E7 | Am

Chorus

F | Am | F | C | G | C

Hand positions that barely move

• C: C – E – G
• Am: C – E – A
• C: C – E – G
• Am: C – E – A
• F: C – F – A
• G: B – D – G
• C: C – E – G
• G: B – D – G
• C: C – E – G
• F: C – F – A
• G: B – D – G
• Am: C – E – A
• F: C – F – A
• G: B – D – G
• E7: B – D – E – G♯
• Am: C – E – A

The Hallelujah lesson

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