Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (Hard Version) | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (Hard Version) on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
RH:4|e-----g-----e-----a-----e-|
LH:4|----c-e-c---------c-------|
LH:3|c-g-------g---e-a---a-e-c-|
LH:2|------------a-------------|

RH:4|----g-----e-----a-----g---|
RH:3|--------------------g-----|
LH:4|--c-e-c---------c---------|
LH:3|g-------g---e-a---a-e-c-g-|
LH:2|----------a---------------|

RH:4|g-g---g-a-a-a-----e-g-g-g-|
LH:4|c-e-c---------c---------c-|
LH:3|------g---e-a---a-e-c-g---|
LH:2|--------a-----------------|

RH:4|--g-g-a---a-a-g-g-a-a-----|
LH:4|e-c---------c-------------|
LH:3|----g---e-a---a-e---c-f-a-|
LH:2|------a-----------f-------|

RH:4|a-a-a---g-g-f-g-g-g-------|
LH:4|--------------------c-e-c-|
LH:3|f-c---d-g-b-g-d-c-g-------|
LH:2|----g---------------------|

RH:4|--------------e---e-e---e-|
RH:4|--------------g---g-g---g-|
RH:3|------------g-------------|
LH:4|------------------c-e-c---|
LH:3|g---d-g-b-g-d-c-g-------g-|
LH:2|--g-----------------------|

RH:5|------------c-c-c-------c-|
RH:4|c---c-d---g-e-e-e-----a-a-|
RH:4|a---a-b-------------------|
LH:4|------------------c-------|
LH:3|--c-f---d-g---e-a---a-e---|
LH:2|f-----g-----a-----------f-|

RH:5|c-d-----c-d-d-d-----d-e---|
RH:4|a-f-------g-g-g-----g-g---|
RH:4|--a-------b-b-b-----b-b---|
LH:3|c-f-a-f-c---d-g-b-g-d-----|
LH:2|----------g-----------e-b-|

RH:5|e---e-d-d-c-c-------------|
RH:4|g-------e---e-------------|
RH:4|b-------a---a-------------|
LH:4|--------------c-----------|
LH:3|e-g-e-----e-a---a-e---e-a-|
LH:2|------b-a-----------a-----|

RH:4|e---g-c-----c-----------c-|
RH:4|------a-----a-----------a-|
RH:4|------f-----f-----------f-|
LH:4|c-------------------------|
LH:3|--a-e---c-f-a-f-c---c-f-a-|
LH:2|------f-----------f-------|

RH:4|--g-c-----e-----------e---|
RH:4|----e-----c---------------|
LH:4|----------c-----------c---|
LH:3|f-c---e-a---a-e---e-a---a-|
LH:2|----a-----------a---------|

RH:4|g-c-----c-----------c---g-|
RH:4|--a-----a-----------a-----|
RH:4|--f-----f-----------f-----|
LH:3|e---c-f-a-f-c---c-f-a-f-c-|
LH:2|--f-----------f-----------|

RH:4|c-------f-e-d---------c-c-|
RH:4|e-------------------------|
RH:3|------------b-------------|
LH:4|----c-e-c-----------------|
LH:3|c-g-------g---d-g-b-g-d-c-|
LH:2|------------g-------------|

RH:4|----------------------g---|
RH:3|--------------------g-----|
LH:4|--c-e-c-------------------|
LH:3|g-------g---d-g-b-g-d-c-g-|
LH:2|----------g---------------|

RH:4|g-g---g-a-a-a-----e-g-g-g-|
LH:4|c-e-c---------c---------c-|
LH:3|------g---e-a---a-e-c-g---|
LH:2|--------a-----------------|

RH:4|--g-g-a---a-a-g-g-a-a-----|
LH:4|e-c---------c-------------|
LH:3|----g---e-a---a-e---c-f-a-|
LH:2|------a-----------f-------|

RH:4|a-a-a---g-g-f-g-g-g-------|
LH:4|--------------------c-e-c-|
LH:3|f-c---d-g-b-g-d-c-g-------|
LH:2|----g---------------------|

RH:4|--------------e---e-e---e-|
RH:4|--------------g---g-g---g-|
RH:3|------------g-------------|
LH:4|------------------c-e-c---|
LH:3|g---d-g-b-g-d-c-g-------g-|
LH:2|--g-----------------------|

RH:5|------------c-c-c-------c-|
RH:4|c---c-d---g-e-e-e-----a-a-|
RH:4|a---a-b-------------------|
LH:4|------------------c-------|
LH:3|--c-f---d-g---e-a---a-e---|
LH:2|f-----g-----a-----------f-|

RH:5|c-d-----c-d-d-d-----d-e---|
RH:4|a-f-------g-g-g-----g-g---|
RH:4|--a-------b-b-b-----b-b---|
LH:3|c-f-a-f-c---d-g-b-g-d-----|
LH:2|----------g-----------e-b-|

RH:5|e---e-d-d-c-c-------------|
RH:4|g-------e---e-------------|
RH:4|b-------a---a-------------|
LH:4|--------------c-----------|
LH:3|e-g-e-----e-a---a-e---e-a-|
LH:2|------b-a-----------a-----|

RH:4|e---g-c-----c-----------c-|
RH:4|------a-----a-----------a-|
RH:4|------f-----f-----------f-|
LH:4|c-------------------------|
LH:3|--a-e---c-f-a-f-c---c-f-a-|
LH:2|------f-----------f-------|

RH:4|--g-c-----e-----------e---|
RH:4|----e-----c---------------|
LH:4|----------c-----------c---|
LH:3|f-c---e-a---a-e---e-a---a-|
LH:2|----a-----------a---------|

RH:4|g-c-----c-----------c---g-|
RH:4|--a-----a-----------a-----|
RH:4|--f-----f-----------f-----|
LH:3|e---c-f-a-f-c---c-f-a-f-c-|
LH:2|--f-----------f-----------|

RH:4|c-------f-e-d---------c-c-|
RH:4|e-------------------------|
RH:3|------------b-------------|
LH:4|----c-e-c-----------------|
LH:3|c-g-------g---d-g-b-g-d-c-|
LH:2|------------g-------------|

RH:3|--------------------g-----|
LH:4|--c-e-c-------------------|
LH:3|g-------g---d-g-b-g-d-----|
LH:2|----------g---------------|
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (Hard Version) Piano / Keyboard Easy Letter Notes for Beginners
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (Hard Version) on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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  1. [Verse 1]
    Now I've heard there was a secret chord
    That David played, and it pleased the Lord
    But you don't really care for music, do ya?
    It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
    The minor fall, the major lift
    The baffled king composing "Hallelujah"

    [Chorus]
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah

    [Verse 2]
    Your faith was strong but you needed proof
    You saw her bathing on the roof
    Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
    She tied you to a kitchen chair
    She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
    And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

    [Chorus]
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah

    [Verse 3]
    You say I took the name in vain
    I don't even know the name
    But if I did, well really, what's it to ya?
    There's a blaze of light in every word
    It doesn't matter which you heard
    The holy or the broken Hallelujah

    [Chorus]
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah

    [Verse 4]
    I did my best, it wasn't much
    I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
    I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya
    And even though it all went wrong
    I'll stand before the lord of song
    With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah

    [Chorus]
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah

    [Outro]
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah


    [Additional Lyrics]
    Baby, I've been here before
    I know this room, I've walked this floor
    I used to live alone before I knew you
    And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
    Love is not a victory march
    It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

    [Additional Lyrics]
    There was a time you let me know
    What's really going on below
    But now you never show it to me, do you?
    And remember when I moved in you
    The holy dove was moving too
    And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

    [Additional Lyrics]
    Maybe there's a God above
    But all I've ever learned from love
    Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
    And it's not a cry that you hear at night
    It's not somebody who's seen the light
    It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

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