Hey all,

I've been playing Coldplay songs for over 7 years now, and Ive come to realise that a lot of their songs are in Eb. Now, I'm not sure that it means that the key is in Eb, but a lot of the songs (I think this is the right termanology) have Eb as their root note.

Now, this doesn't mean that all their songs sound the same, definately not, but I just made this observation, and I was wondering whether anyone else has realised it.

 

Some songs that I can name, off the top of my head...

 

Talk

Fix You

Clocks

Amsterdam (I think)

White Shadows (maybe)

The Hardest Part

Twisted Logic

How You See the World - not sure

 

 

I could be wrong about a couple of those, so yeah, sorry if I am.

yeah I know I have just recently realised that too. humm ;)

I still have to realise it ;)

I love Eb key. however on the keyboard i think F#/Ebm is my favourite!

I don't think Amsterdam is in Eb. I think it's in E or Db.

yeh....like i said, i wasnt too sure on a couple of those.

 

Eb is a pain to play on guitar...

I have no clue how to play chords on guitar :P I just know how to play tabs.

if you read tabs, you can read a tab for a chord...for instance.

 

e: 0

B: 0

G: 1

D: 2

A: 2

E: 0

 

hey presto!...E chord.

Eb is a pain to play on guitar...

 

pop a capo on the 3rd fret and play in the key of C

Hey all,

I've been playing Coldplay songs for over 7 years now, and Ive come to realise that a lot of their songs are in Eb. Now, I'm not sure that it means that the key is in Eb, but a lot of the songs (I think this is the right termanology) have Eb as their root note.

Now, this doesn't mean that all their songs sound the same, definately not, but I just made this observation, and I was wondering whether anyone else has realised it.

 

Some songs that I can name, off the top of my head...

 

Talk

Fix You

Clocks

Amsterdam (I think)

White Shadows (maybe)

The Hardest Part

Twisted Logic

How You See the World - not sure

 

 

I could be wrong about a couple of those, so yeah, sorry if I am.

 

Talk Clocks Amsterdam and White Shadows are not played in Eb that I know for sure off the top of my head...

 

yeh....like i said, i wasnt too sure on a couple of those.

 

Eb is a pain to play on guitar...

 

Hmmm 7 years and you say you know what your talking about... tell me how in the heck is Eb a pain? Down a half step... very simple. What do you do on songs like A Message or God Put A Smile Upon Your Face?

OK....Just because it was a pain, doesn't mean I can't play it....gee...plus I've never had a single music lesson in my life....

 

Hmmm 7 years and you say you know what your talking about... tell me how in the heck is Eb a pain? Down a half step... very simple. What do you do on songs like A Message or God Put A Smile Upon Your Face?

 

Down half a step from what?..E?

Yes and most tuners over 5 bucks have a mode for tuining flats so its really no harder than standard.

What do you do on songs like A Message or God Put A Smile Upon Your Face?

 

A message is in C# isnt it?

Yeh, A message is in C#