CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hallelujah, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hallelujah by: Carrie Underwood, John Legend. (Gm, F, Bb, C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Hallelujah”

“Hallelujah” by Carrie Underwood, John Legend is in F Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 164 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, F, Bb, C.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Cm → Gm → Fm → F → C → Eb → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F1:2529%
Gm0:4314%
Bb0:4014%
Dm0:248%
C0:238%
Dm70:238%
F/C0:134%
Cm0:093%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Cm – Gm – C – Fm – Dm – F – Bb6 – F – Bb – F – C – Eb – Bb – F – C – F/C – Eb – Bb – F – C/G – Gm7 – Dm7 – Dm – Gm7 – Gm – Gm7 – C – F – Ebaug – Bb – F – Bbm – F – Dm – F – Bb – F – Dm – F – Bb – F – Bb – F6 – Fm – Bb – F – Dm7 – …