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Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah | Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson (Tutorial) How to Play Fingerstyle

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction

      1:11

    • 2.

      Hallelujah - Cover

      2:33

    • 3.

      Learn Intro

      2:20

    • 4.

      Play-Along - Intro - 70 bpm

      0:20

    • 5.

      Learn 1st Verse

      11:57

    • 6.

      Play-Along - 1st Verse - 70 bpm

      0:48

    • 7.

      Chorus

      4:39

    • 8.

      Play-Along - Chorus - 70 bpm

      0:36

    • 9.

      Play-Along - Intro+Verse+Chorus

      1:27

    • 10.

      Learn 2nd Verse

      9:52

    • 11.

      Play-Along - 2nd Verse - 70 bpm

      0:50

    • 12.

      Learn 2nd Chorus

      5:11

    • 13.

      Play-Along - 2nd Chorus - 70 bpm

      1:23

    • 14.

      Play-Along - Full Song - 70 bpm

      3:21

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About This Class

In these videos I'm going to teach you how to play Fingerstyle guitar Hallelukah by Leonard Cohen. Step by step we will gradually learn my arrangement.

Upon completion of these lessons, you will fully play my arrangement of Stairway to Heaven.

In my lessons you will see the Tabs on the screen. My every move, my every step is displayed on the screen. It's much easier to learn this way.

Meet Your Teacher

Welcome to the Fingerstyle Guitar for Beginners - Step by Step course, where you will learn how to play awesome fingerstyle songs and well known melodies.

 

Hello! I'm Paul. And I'm from YouTube Channel Fingerstyle Club.

 

I'm here today to share with you everything I know about fingerstyle guitar playing and percussive fingerstyle.

By the end of this course, you will be able play 20 awesome fingerstyle songs and well-known melodies.

 

I'm gonna teach you how to play fingerstyle guitar with an easy and simple way.

Like in real private lessons, you will learn to play guitar and you will enjoy playing fingerstyle guitar.

 

After completing the course, You will sound like two guitarists are playing at... See full profile

Level: Intermediate

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1. Introduction: Hi, welcome to the class. My name is Paul and I'm fingerspell guitarist and guitar teacher. This class about Hallelujah, which is a very beautiful and amazing song. And we're going to learn to plate literally step-by-step and note by note. In my lessons you will see that saps on the screen and my every move, my every step is displayed on the screen. It's much easier to learn this way. First we learn the intro, then we will practice it with a plan on video at a slow tempo. And then we'll learn next part and then practice it, the next part, and so on until the song ends. So before you come to the next lesson, please download the PDF tab, which you'll find in the projects and resources section under this video and see you in the next video. 3. Learn Intro: So first of all, when he wrote the paper on the fifth fret, and now this first fret, second fret, third fret, and so on. This is going to be first string, and this is gonna be six string. Let's see how to play intro. So we take G major chord, sixth string, second string, and the first string. We take on the third fret like this. And he replaced 64 than three, and then 2N1 together. Again, 64321. Then o play after that sixth string on the second fret, like this, and then open sixth string. Let's play it one more time. After that, a replay open fourth string. And then when they hammer on with the index finger, fourth string, second fret, third string, and then 2N1 together forth around 321. And after that replay, sixth string open, and then sixth string on the second fret. Let's see how to play it from the beginning. And then we take G major chord and played like quickly before 64321 together. 66, open six string. After that, or we take fourth string on the second fret and hero play for three and then two-in-one together. And then we play last node of the intro. We play opens sixth string. That was full intro. Let's play guys from the beginning. 5. Learn 1st Verse: So then I'll play verse at it sounds like this. So we take third string on the second fret with the middle finger, third string, and then on the next slide to the fourth fret, like this. And then I'll take second string, third fret with a index and sixth string, third fret where the thump, hero plea, two strings together, 626, second string together again. Then we take fourth string on the fifth fret, weathering. And here replay for three to three to the fourth. And then second through. And out of that, remove fingers and heroically open six and open first string together. Then we take fourth string, second fret with the middle and hero play 431. And after that we'll play fourth string. Again, 600 watts together, 4314. And then we'd take third string on the fourth fret and plug third string. Let's play it from the beginning slide. Then again would take first courts and play it the same. The next court, 614314. And then next note, we pluck second string on the third fret with the pinky and play second string. So guys, let's play it from the beginning. Then. Middle and pinky remains on the strings and we take fifth string on the third fret with the ring and hero play 51 together than a play for 31. And then I'll play for y. Again, 5 first string together, then fourth, third, then fourth first. And after that, we take next chord. First, second fret with index and second string. Third fret, where the ring and hero play for N1 together. Open strings that are placed second, third, second. Again, 4123. Then replay fourth string. And then open second, strike again. Like this. Okay guys, let's play it from the beginning. Then we take six string, third fret, where the middle and second string, third fret weathering and heroically 62 together than a plea for three. And then we take first string on the third fret where the pinky and pluck. Again, six, add two together for three than one, then hopefully to three. Let's play it last two quarts, two bars. After that, remove middle and the remote pinky and ring and remains on the second string and hero play 41 together. And then I'll make hammer on first string, second fret, third string, second fret with a index and Hero Play seconds. Like this. Again. That will play first string, the third, and then oblique open second string. Again. Okay guys, let's play from the beginning. The next courts. We take like this sixth string and second string on the third fret. And he replaced 62 together. That will play for three. Then fourth string open, and then second. Like this. Then we take fifth string on the third fret with the middle finger and the ring and remains on the second string. Hero play 51, then three to 30 seconds. Let's play last two bars. After that. Ring remains on the second string, and we take first string, second fret with a metal. And horribly for N1 together, again, 513241. Then take third string, second fret for the index, inherently three. Again, like this. Let's play last two bars. And after that, we play sixth string and first string on the second fret. And then on a hammer on with the pinky first string, third fret. Then remove index finger and Hero Play third string. And then first, second, third, sixth first on the second string. Hammer on. And then 3123. Let's play it last two bars, like this. Okay guys, let's play it from the beginning, first verse. And then pinky and ring finger amaz on the strings. And we take fifth string on the third fret, where the metal and here of a play 51 together, then third string open, and then move pinky to the fifth fret, first string, and pluck. Then I'll play third than second string. And then move pinky to the third fret and play it again, 513132. Like this. Okay guys, let's play last four bars. The next courts we take like best. First string, few thread, second string, third fret, third string, second fret with a index and heroically, foreign wants together than three. And then hopefully three. And out of that, or we take next courts like this. We take bar on the seventh fret, sixth string. And then we take third string, a threat with the middle and fourth string, ninth fret, weathering and Hero Play, 61, and then a plea for 36143. Then first. And then I'll play four. And then we'd take second string on the 10th fret with the pinky and pluck it like this. Let's play last two bars. And after that and remove old fingers without pinky. Pinky remains on the second string and horribly and second string together. And then the next slide to the eighth fret, like this. And after that we play open first. And then we'll play 63 again. Okay guys, that was full verse. And now let's play it from the beginning. 7. Chorus: And then we'll play chorus edit sounds like this. So we play open second string, and then we take second string on the third fret with the pinky. And then we take fifth string, third fret, and fourth string, second fret, where the middle and horribly 51 together. And then a plea for three. Again. After that ablaze second string. Then the third. Again. They don't play 5431. Then employ fourth string and then second string. Let's play it one more time. After that, remove fingers or fingers without middle, middle finger mitts on the fourth string inherently. 63 seconds strings together. Then a plea for 3234. After that oblique 6432, and then a plea for an after that second string on the third fret. Again. That was four bars, so it's played from the beginning. Play C major chord, first-quarter of the course, and played the same. We play the same two bars. And after that I would take sixth string on the third fret, weathering and horribly 6 second string together for three. And after that I'll play finger all we play a one-by-one, three, two. Again. Ventral neck hammer on second string, first fret, and then pull up. Like this. After that would take third string on the second fret and sixth string, second fret with a thump and toward the middle. And horribly 63 together. Then I'm playing 432, then three. And after that oblique open the third. Again, 63 together for 3233. Okay guys, let's play it last two bars. After data, we take 63, second string, and first string, third fret, G-Major, and horribly 63 together. And then oblique 431263 together for three, 123. And then I'll play down like this. That was first chorus. Let's wait guys, from the beginning. 10. Learn 2nd Verse: So variably second verse, and I'll play it with the same courts, same notes like in the first verse. We take first-quarter, like best and horribly third string. And after that I'll play 63 together. And with this strings we make kick. Hit your guitar like this. Together with a 62, again, three. And kick with the strings that are played for three. And then we'll make slab. The second string. We hit sixth string with your thumb like this and drop your fingers and playing second string or third second together like this. But don't touch first string because we don't need this note like this. Then replace sixth string and then second string. Let's play it from the beginning. Like best. Then replace 61 together when they kick. Take fourth string a horribly for three. And here we make slab, one of the first string, open 61 with a cake for three. Then o play sixth string. And then we'd say third string on the four threads. And again from the beginning, take courts played one more time. One more time this quarter. But last note on this bar, we play seconds. On the third fret. Again, 67143 slept with the first than six. And then second string on the third fret. Let's play from the beginning. Then we take next courts, play 51 with a kickoff. Then for three, slept with the first string, then five. And then first. Like this, one more time. Then next courts take it and play 41 with a cake. Then I'm playing second, third. After that slept with a second string. Then Oakley, fourth string, and then open second string. Again. Like this. Let's play a last two bars. The next chord, 67, second string on the third fret, any airplay? 62 together with a kick than 43. Then we'll take first string on the third fret with the pinky and play slap would the first, second, third. And after that, for N1 together with a hammer on, then second string. Like this. Again. And a year after a second string, we make kick. And then slap. Where the first string, again, 41 open strings, where they kick than second string. Then kick and then slept. Well the first. And then I'll play Thursday on the second fret and then open seconds three. Okay guys, that was 0.5. The second verse. Let's play it from the beginning. Then we play like this. Take six string and second string plays 62. Then more. Three slept with a second string. Then six, then second string. And after that, hopefully 51 fifth string on the third. Fred and horribly 51 with a kick again that in place. And then we take first string on the second fret and he replaced lab were the first string again. Then we take the third string, second fret, three, and then two. Again. After that, replace sixth string and first thread together. The cake. First string on the second fret. Hammer on where the pinky that don't play open third. And then slab with a firm that will play three and then two. Let's play last three bars. Then we take fifth string on the third fret and hero play 51 together with a kick than three. Then the first string on the fifth fret. And then we'll make slab. We hit sixth string without any strings, hits 16 like this. Then in place, third string. And then the first on the third fret. Again, like this. Okay guys, let's play last four bars like this. And the next court, Heraclius 41 together with a cake and then three to slap on the first. And then three. After that next courts hero play 61 with a cake. Then for three, slap the first string, then sixth string. And then second string on the 10th fret. Take it with pink and black. After that, remove fingers, pinkie remains on the second string and horribly six, where that second string, where the cake. And then slide to the eighth fret. And then slap the open first. And then obliques 631. Okay guys, Let's play last three bars from this court. That was second verse. And now let's play it from the beginning. 12. Learn 2nd Chorus: And after that ablaze second chorus where the cakes and we're the slabs, and it sounds like this. So we play open second than seconds on the third fret. Then take C major chord and Hero played 51, where the cake. Then a play for three, slept with the first, then second, then third. Then I'll play a fifth string. And after that ugly 434, like this. Then slapped with the first three. And then I believe five. And then again, like this plate one more time. Then we play 6263, second string where the kicker, that oblique fourth string, second fret. And then we'll make slide to the fourth fret. And then third string. Like this, than slept with that second string. And then hopefully third. And then the forefront. It sounds like this. Then move middle finger, second fret and Hero Play sixth string with a kick than 43. That's slab, or the second string. And then I'll play 636 with a cake for slab with a segment than six. And then second string. Third fret. Like this. Let's play it one more time. Take C major and repeat first bar. Play it the same. And then we'll play five, where the cake, and then four. And then I'll play kick without strings than slept with the first three. And then five, and then seconds. Again. Like this. And after that, we play sixth string on the third fret, play with the second string and with the kick and then three after that slab. Well the second string and make hammer on and bluff. The next bar we play it like this. 63 together with a kick. Three, slept with a second string open, then sixth string, and then open third. And that will make G major chord. And horribly 63, then oblique 43, and then slapped with a first. And then ugly 123. And then oblique tau. Okay guys, let's play full course from the beginning. And the third course. We can play like the first chorus.