Friendly Fred

Hi, I'm FriendlyFred and running this blog. I play 'em all from soprano to baritone, acoustic and electric. Yes, big hands can handle small instruments. Enjoy strumming around and have a good day !

” Hallelujah ” By Leonard Cohen – Ukulele Playalong

Ukulele Chords & Lyrics On 2 Sheets ( PDF ) This song originally released in 1984 on Leonard Cohen's album "Various Positions". We used this version for this ukulele tutorial. It's written in the key of C major with a 6/8 beat. The tempo varies around 56 bpm. The strumming is very simple, just alternating up- and down strokes. Try to keep up with the rhythm. If you can play this playalong, you might try some more difficult strumming patterns. Mr Cohen once told Bob Dylan that it took him two years to write the song. More than 100 renditions of the song have been recorded. Jeff Buckley recorded one of the best-known versions of "Hallelujah" for his album "Grace" in 1994. The rendition of John Cale ( former Velvet Underground member ) was used for the score of "Shrek". Friendly Fred

14 Comments

  1. Dieter

    Sehr schön, vielen Dank, bitte mehr davon 🙂

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    • Friendly Fred

      Freut mich, wenn’s Dir gefällt Dieter.
      Strum on.

      Reply
  2. Lucy

    That’s a great way to learn this song. Thank you for this tutorial.

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    • Friendly Fred

      Thank you Lucy for your kind words.

      Reply
  3. Jimmy

    That great tutorial I like it.

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    • Friendly Fred

      Thanks for watching.

      Best wishes
      FriendlyFred.

      Reply
  4. Hang

    i love it so much. Thanks for the chords, i really love this song. DANKE :X

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    • Friendly Fred

      Thanks Hang.

      Reply
  5. peter j

    Nice, any suggestions for strumming pattern that will work for Suzanne?

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  6. Arn

    These tutorials are done so well – thank you. One suggestion for the website would be to show the cords used in the song. For a beginner with about 6 chords it would be great to know if I have a shot at being able to play it before I click it. Apart from that great stuff.

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    • Friendly Fred

      Hi Arn,

      we usually put a link with the chord sheet on the blog. But it’s a good idea to show all used chords in the beginning of the video.

      Best wishes
      FriendlyFred

      Reply
  7. KAREN

    THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING TEACHING TOOL. I AM NEW TO THE UKE AND COULD NOT HAVE LEARNED THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG WITHOUT YOUR HELP. THE CORDS, NEXT CORD, STRUMMING, PDF PRINT. WOW – YOU ROCK ! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU -SO COOL – WHAT A GIFT

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    • Friendly Fred

      Hi Karen,

      thanks for your encouragement. Try out the other playalongs too. Keep on strumming.

      All the best
      FriendlyFred

      Reply

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