# Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Baug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Baug), [Adim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Adim7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [A/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dsus4/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Em9](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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