Jeff Buckley

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley: piano chords

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley uses 17 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em Baug Adim7 C/G G Em7 C D G/B B7 A/G D/F# C/E Dsus4/F# D7 Am7 Em9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em Baug Adim7 C/G G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7

Verse 1

G Em7 G Em7 C D G/B D G C D Em C D B7 Em7

Chorus 1

C Em C G D G Em7 G Em7

Verse 2

G Em7 G Em7 C D G D G C D Em C D B7 Em7

Chorus 2

C Em C G D G Em7 G Em7

Verse 3

G Em7 G Em7 C D G/B D G C D Em7 C D B7 Em7

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Chorus 3

C Em C G D G Em7 G Em7

Verse 4

G Em7 G Em7 C D G/B D G C D Em7 C D B7 Em7

Chorus 4

C Em C G D

Instrumental 1

G A/G D/F# C/E Em C D Em7 Dsus4/F# G D7

Verse 5

G D Em C D G Em C D C D C D C G/B Am7 G D/F# G C D Em C D7 G Em7 G Em7 C D G/B D G C D Em C D B7 Em7

Chorus 5

C Em C G D C Em C G D C Em C G D C G/B Am7 Em Em9 C D G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Baug

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯G — chord toneG
BD♯G
Practice Baug

Adim7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
ACD♯F♯
Practice Adim7

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Questions

Which chords does Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Hallelujah to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.