Leonard Cohen · from Various Positions, 1984
Cohen's modern hymn in the key of C — five open chords cycling through the verse and the "Hallelujah" refrain. Played with no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all use the exact same chords. Every diagram is sourced live from the chord library.
Open Hallelujah on the interactive piano, hear every chord, and loop the progression.
Play Hallelujah in the Studio →C major. It cycles through C, Am, F, G and an E7 that leans back into Am — the "minor fall, major lift" the lyric describes. There is no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all play these same chords at the same pitch.
Yes. Hallelujah is played with no capo in the key of C, so there's no transposition — the piano plays the same C, Am, F, G and E7 the guitar does. The song is often most at home on piano, rolled gently in its 6/8 lilt.