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bambi girlbambi girl Posts: 406
edited September 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
okay, so i was listening to hallelujah, covered by jeff buckley...and noticed the first verse is

'well i heard there was a secret chord,
the day the played and pleased the lord (?)
but you dont really care for music do ya?
well it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth
the minor fall and the major lift'

and it occured to me that he's telling us how to play the secret chord. but i cant make sence of it....any one know how it is played?

thanks,
Lizi
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    that david played and it pleased the lord.

    is the correct lyric.


    as for meanings, i'm really bad at song interpretations. :(

    but i love playing this song.
  • bambi girlbambi girl Posts: 406
    so you can play it? well is it a secret chord then....coz when he says the fouth the fifth...that makes sence with the tune. then there is a minor, then a major-it all fits but i dunno how to do it.
  • rickprickp Posts: 219
    the 4th and 5th the lyrics reference are the F and G that he plays under those words.. F major and G major are the 4th and 5th notes in the C major scale and the minor fall is down to the A minor.

    not sure if that's what you're looking for tho :)
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    theory makes my head hurt. but yes, rick's right. the chords to the song itself are quite easy.
  • bambi girlbambi girl Posts: 406
    ahh, thank you very very much! much more simple than i thought it would be...so nothing much secret about it then, thats a shame-although at least i can play it now.

    thank you!!

    :)
  • dan_alivedan_alive Posts: 123
    that song's beautiful.. it's a cover though isn't it?

    wish JB was still around... he'd be kicking arse right now
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  • bambi girlbambi girl Posts: 406
    yeah it is a cover.

    it would be great if he was still around, such a shame.

    amazing how few people know who he is.
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