The following is the strummed chorus section which concludes this version of Hallelujah. If you prefer the chords written out rather than in TAB, here are the chords for the verse.
You can alter that strumming pattern slightly if you like. The emotional range in Hallelujah would tend to come from the vocals. We’re still looking for a gentle approach. This isn’t something to be strummed aggressively. What about the strumming? Well the simple and effective way of performing this is with all down strokes DDDDDD placing emphasis on the 1 st and 4 th eighth note in each bar. Whoever is performing the vocals can again pick things up and lead into the final chorus of the song whenever needed.
Once again I’ve left a few rest bars at the end and once again this is to the discretion of the performer or performers. Simple enough way to get started and this intro is also used as a pre verse through the piece. We’re opening with a 4 bar intro for this version of Hallelujah. Feel free to manipulate the structure or the way that it’s played if you wish but following the below will show you how to play the song from start to end. This version in the key of C major gives you the building blocks and shows you how to play along with and support the vocals. The reason for that is because my favourite version is the John Cale version but that’s based around piano rather than guitar. It shows you how to play it the way I do. There’re a few versions of Hallelujah and this one doesn’t specifically show you how to play any of them. This means that Hallelujah gives you a musical way of practicing playing in 6/8, practicing finger picking, practicing picking arpeggios with a pick and if you’re a newer guitar player, practicing those chord changes. The song is in 6/8 which to some may feel a little alien compared to common time and it only uses a few basic open chords which opens the song up to all skill levels. It can be finger picked or played with a pick or a combination of both. I’ll also show you how to play Hallelujah on guitar in the same way as I do. In this written guitar lesson I’m going to provide you with the full Hallelujah guitar TAB.
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