Hallelujah
by Leonard Cohen • Lesson #11 • Nov 23, 2013
Editor’s Notes
In this video lesson I’ll teach you how to play Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen on acoustic guitar. I’ll show you how to play not only the chord shapes & strumming but also some of the picking patterns you’ll need throughout (e.g. during the intro section). This is an amazing song, I wish you luck with it!
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Timestamps
- 0:00 Preview & overview
- 1:20 Strumming pattern & rhythm basics
- 3:55 Chord shapes needed
- 4:25 Verse, part 1
- 5:42 Verse, part 2
- 6:33 Chorus
- 7:30 End of chorus turn-around riff
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