Slowly play the notes of the C major chord.Well, the best thing to do is grab your ukuleles and play the chords so you can hear the difference.While there is only one different note in each chord the emotional effect is huge. The C chord contains the notes C E G, while A minor has the notes A C E. The notes that make up these two chords are very similar. If we consider C as the I chord then A minor is the vi (lower case Roman numerals indicate a minor) chord. The A minor chord is in fact the relative minor of C major. In other words major – minor – major – minor. In the opening four bars the chords move back and forth between C major and A minor.The first chord you played on the ukulele was most probably the C chord (0 0 0 3). It’s the biblical equivalent of “in the beginning was the word.” In other words “in the beginning was C major.” C major is the key from which all others spring. There are no sharps of flats making C the 1st key in the circle of 5ths. Cohen chose the key C major which is one of the most common keys used in western music. First of all I want to talk about the key.What I love about Hallelujah is how the chords reflect the meaning of the words, particularly in the first verse. Before we do that, however, I’d like to take a look at the harmonic structure (chords) of this song.
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