CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hallelujah, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hallelujah by: Pentatonix. (Eb, Bb, Gm, F) 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 Pentatonix is in Eb Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Bb, Gm, F.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Ebmaj7 → F → G → Eb → F → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:4515%
Eb0:4315%
F0:4214%
Gm0:4114%
Ebmaj70:279%
Bbmaj70:166%
Gm70:145%
Dm70:072%

Chord progression, in order

F – Ebmaj7 – F – G – Eb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F# – Eb – F – Gm – Eb6 – Bb – F – D – Gm – D – Bb – Eb – Bb6 – Gm – Dm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb – F/G – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Adim – Bb – F – Gm7 – F – Eb – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – F – Eb6 – Bb – Eb – F – …