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[ A r t i s t ][ Coldplay (UK) ]
[ S o n g ][ The scientist [05:11] ]
[ A l b u m ][ A rush of blood to the head (2001) ]
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[ T a b b e r ][ Goran Kalamiza from Bjelovar, Croatia (wes7boiler@hotmail.com) ]
[ T u n i n g ][ E-A-D-G-B-E (both the acoustic and electric guitar) ]
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[ ! N O T E ! ][ I´ve transcribed the intro part on piano for acoustic guitar. ]
[ ! R e a d ! ][ You can play it in E-A-D-G-C-E tuning on acoustic guitar too, ]
[ ! t h i s ! ][ it´s easier to play and it sounds better. ]
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I saw Coldplay live at "Tonight with Jooles Holland" show. This is how they play
this song (except the piano part, I just transcribed it for guitar), especialy
the electric guitar part at the end of the song. I saw it with my own two eyes
so believe me, that´s the way how they play it.
If you wanna play whole piano part in normal tuning, just play the first fret of
the B-string instead opened C-string ( C¤[-0-] = B¤[-1-] )
[[[ I n t r o / v e r s e ( o n p i a n o ) ]]]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------]
G¤[-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---] play this
D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---] 6 times,
A¤[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------]
G¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---] play this
D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---] 2 times
A¤[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------]
G¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0-----------]
D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3---]
A¤[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---]
E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-]
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/coldplay/23491.html ]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[---------------------------------|----------Start-playing----------]
G¤[-0---0---0---0---0-----------0---|----------chorus-chords----------]
D¤[-2---2---2---2-0-2-----------2---|-----------on-acoustic-----------]
A¤[-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------3---|-----------guitar-here-----------]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[[[ C h o r d s o v e r t h e s o n g ]]]
F Bb C C7 Dm
E¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---]
B¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---] Hold the frets
G¤[---2----|---7----|---9----|---9---|---10---] on the low E-string
D¤[---3----|---8----|---10---|---8---|---12---] with your thumb
A¤[---3----|---8----|---10---|---10--|---12---]
E¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---]
( these are samples of how to play each chord )
Chorus: F, Bb, F, F (repeated)
Dm, Bb, F, F
Verse: Dm, Bb, F, F (repeated)
Prechorus: Bb, Bb, F, F (repeated)
C, C7
[[[ E l e c t r i c g u i t a r p a r t ]]]
F Bb
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------------------------------]
D¤[---------10--------------10------|-10--12--12--10--12--10--12--10--]
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
F F
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------]
D¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------]
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Dm Bb
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] \
G¤[---------10----------------------|---------------------------------] |
D¤[---------12--------------12------|-10--12--12--10--12--10--12--10--] |
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--] |
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] |
\ play this
F F / 4 times
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] |
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] |
G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] |
D¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] |
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--] /
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
( A¤[-12b-] = bend 12th fret on the A-string for a 1/2 tone )
