Song breakdown

“Hallelujah” on kalimba

Difficulty
Key
A Minor
Tempo
93 BPM
Duration
0:49
Range
F3 – E5
Notes total
100
17 tines (C)80% of notes playable
21 tines (C)fully playable

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen is slow, warm, and one of the best songs for moving from exercises to real music. The phrases move by neighbouring steps, the rhythm follows lyrics you already know, and chords are rare — the melody mostly runs one note at a time.

The bass leans on the low F3–A3 tines, so the arrangement is written for a 21-key kalimba; on 17 keys the player offers a one-click transposition. A good route: listen through once, learn the verse in Learn mode at 70 % tempo, then put it all together in Play mode.