Halleluah Words and music by Leonard ohen Arranged for harp by Sylvia Woods
Halleluah Words and music by Leonard ohen Arranged for harp by Sylvia Woods Performance Notes Leonard ohen s popular 985 song Halleluah has been recorded over 00 times It gained a new generation of fans in 00 when it was featured in the DreamWorks motion picture Shrek Leonard ohen worked on this song for many years, and may have written over 80 draft verses The verses included in this arrangement are the ones ohn ale and Rufus Wainwright sang in Shrek The lyrics for verses,, and 5 are printed in the harp music The full lyrics are printed on page 7 I have arranged this piece for all levels of harp players The first verse is easy, and each subsequent verse gets a bit more advanced Beginners can play the first or verses, and more advanced players can continue on to the later verses You may also repeat any verses that you d like If you are stopping after one of the earlier verses, you ll want to end on a, to make the piece sound finished So, in the last measure before the next verse starts, (the measure with the chord), do not play what is written, ust play a note in the bass, and then stop As always, the fingerings in this music are only suggestions There are a variety of ways to finger passages, particularly when there are repeated notes eel free to change any fingerings to suit your style Harp Ranges The range needed for verses to are 0 strings, from a up to an E If you have a small harp with less than about 0 strings, you ll need to play the music an octave higher than written Verse requires an extra octave, with 7 strings from up to E The very last note also goes down to a lower, but this can be left out if necessary
Moderately slow, in 8 6 8 6 Halleluah I have arranged this piece for all levels of harp players Each verse is a bit harder than the previous one Beginners can play the first few verses, and more advanced players can continue on to the later verses See the previous page for more information and suggestions Words and Music by Leonard ohen Harp arrangement by Sylvia Woods I I've 5 0 5 heard there was a care for mu sic, se cret chord that Da vid played, and it pleased he Lord, but you don't real ly do you ΠΠIt goes like this: the E m fourth, the fifth, the mi nor fall, the ma or lift, the baf fled king com pos ing Hal le lu ah opyright 985 Sony/ATV Songs LL This arrangement opyright 05 Sony/ATV Songs LL All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LL, hurch Street, Suite 00, Nashville, TN 79 International opyright Secured All Rights Reserved Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard orporation
0 Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu ah, Hal le Halleluah 5 lu ah, Hal le lu ah ΠΠ0 ΠΠYour faith was strong but you need ed proof You saw her bath ing on the roof Her 5 beauty and the moonlight o ver threw you licensed to original downloader only ΠΠShe tied you to a * * this E may be left out for page turn
Halleluah 0 E m kitch en chair She broke your throne; she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hal le 5 lu ah Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu ah, 50 Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu ΠΠ55 ah ΠΠMay be I've been here be fore I know this room; I've licensed to original downloader only
60 walked this floor I used to live a Halleluah lone be fore I knew you ΠΠI've 65 seen your flag on the mar ble arch Love is not a vic t'ry march It's a 69 cold and it's a E m bro ken Hal le lu ah Hal le lu ah, 7 Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu ah, Hal le Πlicensed to original downloader only
5 Halleluah 79 lu Πah ΠΠMay be there's a 8 od a bove, and all I ev er learned from love was how to shoot at 88 Πsome one who out drew you And it's not a cry you can 9 hear at night It's not somebod y who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a licensed to original downloader only
96 E m Halleluah 6 bro ken Hal le lu ah Hal le lu ah, Hal le 0 lu ah, Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu 06 ah Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu ah, Hal le lu rit ah licensed to original downloader only
7 Lyrics Verses,,, and 5 are printed in the music VERSE I ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord, But you don t really care for music do you It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth, The minor fall, the maor lift, The baffled king composing Halleluah Halleluah, Halleluah, Halleluah, Halleluah VERSE Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne; and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Halleluah VERSE Maybe I ve been here before I know this room; I ve walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I ve seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a vict ry march It s a cold and it s a broken Halleluah VERSE (not in this arrangement) There was a time you let me know What s real and going on below But now you never show it to me, do you And remember when I moved in you The holy dark was movin too, And every breath we drew was Halleluah VERSE 5 Maybe there s a od above, And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you And it s not a cry you can hear at night It s not somebody who s seen the light It s a cold and it s a broken Halleluah Halleluah, Halleluah, Halleluah, Halleluah Halleluah, Halleluah, Halleluah, Halleluah
Halleluah This sheet music includes Sylvia Woods harp arrangement of Leonard ohen s Halleluah It can be played by harpists of all levels The first verse is easy, and each subsequent verse gets a bit more advanced More Harp Arrangements of Pop Music by Sylvia Woods All of Me Beauty and the Beast Music from DisneyPixar s Brave Bring Him Home from Les Misérables astle on a loud from Les Misérables A harlie Brown hristmas Dead Poets Society ohn Denver Love Songs 76 Disney Songs ields of old ireflies Music from Disney rozen roovy Songs of the 60s our Holiday avorites Happy House at Pooh orner Into the West from The Lord of the Rings Lennon and Mcartney My Heart Will o On from Titanic Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz River lows in You Romantic Songs Safe Sound Say Something Stairway to Heaven Stay with Me Music from Disney Tangled A Thousand Years Andrew Lloyd Webber Music The Wizard of Oz Theme from DisneyPixar s Up Available from harp music retailers and wwwharpcentercom Your respect of the copyright laws will help support the musicians and arrangers who created this work, and will encourage more harp music to be produced in the future Please do not make multiple copies to pass on to others You can help keep downloadable harp music viable and available by encouraging your students, friends and relatives to purchase their own copies Thank you for your assistance in this endeavor With many thanks to Paul Baker and Denise ruppverbon 05 by Sylvia Woods Published by Woods Music Books PO Box, Princeville, HI 967, USA wwwharpcentercom