Everything Musical Tablature Database Home :: J :: Jeff Buckley :: Hallelujah (Guitar)
(Please note, this is played with a capo on the
5th fret, and unlike most songs, sounds a little
hideous without the capo. Then again, maybe it's
me)
*Intro:
E -------0-0--0-------------0-0---------0----------------------
B ---0-3--------3--0-0--0-3-------0-0-------3---------0---0----
G -------3-3----------------3-3---3-3--------------0--0---0----
D -----------------2-2----------2-----2---2------2------2------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------0---------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------------
D ---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0---------------
A -1-----1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------0-0------------------------------------
G ----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0---------
D ----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2----1-1---1-1----1-1----1-1---------
A --1-----1-----1-----1------2-----2-3-2--0------0-------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-----2----------------
B ----------1-1---1-1----1-1---1-1----1-1-----3----------------
G ----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-----2----------------
D ----2-2---2-2---2-2----2-2---2-2----2-2--------0-------------
A -----------------------------------------------0---2---------
E --3-----3-----3------3-----3------3------3---------3---------
*Verse:
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B --------3------------3------------3------------3------------
G --------0-0----------0-0----------0-0----------0-0-----------
D ------0------------0------------0------------0---------------
A ----2------------2------------2------------2-------------------
E --3---------2--0---------2--3---------2--0---------2----------
The above is how it is played the very first time through, ending the
ascension on the high G rather than the higher C on the top string. After
that, it just mutates into
E --------3------------3------------3------------3--------------
B --------3------------3------------3------------3------------
G --------0-0----------0-0----------0-0----------0-0-----------
D ------0------------0------------0------------0---------------
A ----2------------2------------2------------2-------2-3----------
E --3---------2--0---------2--3---------2--0-------------------
E --------0--0--0-----2------------------3-----0^2-----2----
B --------1--1---1------3----3--3----------3-------3-----3--
G ------0-0--0-----0------2--0--0--0---------0-------2-----0-
D ----2-------------------------------0--------0-------0----
A --3-------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------3-----------3------------------
E ------------------------2-------------0-------------0-----
B ------(3------------------3-------------0-------------1---
G -------(0-----0-------0-----2------0------0------0------0-
D --------(0------0---2---0--------2-------------2----------
A -------------2----3--------------------------3------3-----
E ---3---------------------------0------0-------------------
The ( notes are picked rapidly, almost like a strum or "roll".
E ---2-----2----2------2---3-----3----- | -----3----------
B -----3----------0----------0--------- | -----0----0-----
G -------2----------2----------0------- | -----0----0-----
D ---0-----0----1------1---2-----2---2- | -----2----0-----
A ------------------------------------- | -------------
E ------------------------------------- | ------------
*Chorus:
E ----------0---------0--------------------------------------
B ---1------------------1-----0------0---------------0---3-----
G ------0----------0------0-----0------0----------0------------
D --------2------2----------------2------2-----2-------------
A ---3------3--3------3----------------------------------------
E ----------------------------0--------------0-------0---
E --------------------------------------3------------2-
B ---1-------1----------1-------3--------------------3-------
G ------0------0-----0----0-------0----------------2-----------
D ---------2-----2----------2-------0------------0------------
A ---3-------3-----3----3------------------3-2-0--------0--------
E ------------------------------3-------3------------------3
Then back into the verse. All the verses are slightly different in their
fingering, but only slightly. You can use the tab provided above as a
blueprint for the rest.
The only major departure comes in the instrumental section, so, yes, I've
tabbed that too.
*Break:
E ---------3---3---------------------2---2---------0------
B ---------3---3---------------------0---0---------0------
G ------0----2--------0-0---0------0---4---------0------0--
D ----2-------------2-----0------4-------------4------4----
A --3-------------3-----2----------------------------------
E -----------------------------0-------------0----------
E -------------------0----------------------0-----------
B -------------1-----1----------------1-----1------------
G -------------0----------------------0-----------------
D ---------2---------------------2------------------------
A ----2^3---------3---------2^3----------3---------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
E -------3---------3--------2--------2--------
B -------3---------3--------3--------3------ then back into
G ----0---------0----------------------------- the C/Aminor
D ------------------------0--------0-------- progression
A --2--------2---------0--------0------------ twice, then
E ------------------------------------------- ........
E -----------0--3--5-5>7---5-----3-------3-----------
B---0--1---------------------------3-------3------------
G -----------------------------------4-------4------
D -----------2--5--7-7>9---7---------------------------
A ---2--3---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---3------------------5------7-------7--------8----
B --------5----->7------------------8--------8---------
G -----5----5-------7-----7>9-----9--------9-------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E -----8--------10-------10-------10-----------------7-----12
B ----------------10----------10-------10--------8-----
G --9-----9>11-------11-----11-------11-----11>9------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E -----8-----------10---------------
B ----------8----------10------------
G -----9-----------11----------------
D ---------10----------12------------
A ------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------
(Originally tabbed by Michael Harris,
m.harris@iaesr.unimelb.edu.au., with slight
revisions by me)