Pseudonym Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 At the end of Politik live from pretty much all tours before this one, Chris ended the song by playing two chords back and forth and some some short scale to end the song. Can someone tell me what chords and notes he is playing at the end? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0M_zooT4U]YouTube - Coldplay Politik Live @ Glastonbury 2002[/ame] At about 5:50 to the end I feel stupid because it's really simple but I just can't figure it out for some reason!:bigcry: Is it just an Fm scale going down? that's what it sounds like to me but it still doesn't play right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 no problem, it's F minor and Bb minor. On the right hand it's F-Ab-C and F-Bb-Db. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy14 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I tried to type the notes out to the version I play, but it came out looking like absolute gibberish. Hopefully this video I recorded can illustrate it! This is just my version (based on the Live 2003 DVD), but to me it sounds pretty close to the real thing. [ame=http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HETSroGezRE]YouTube - Coldplay 'Politik' live outro tutorial[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 I tried to type the notes out to the version I play, but it came out looking like absolute gibberish. Hopefully this video I recorded can illustrate it! This is just my version (based on the Live 2003 DVD), but to me it sounds pretty close to the real thing. Video: http://www.andymccray.com/politik2003ending.wmv that sounds right, but the video is slow and doesnt play right...can you re-post it. Maybe on youtube or in another format? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 never mind, I got it from just the audio of the video. Thanks so much, it finally sounds right!:D anyone know the chords the organ plays at the intro? (I might as well ask in this thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I've been asking for ages if anyone knows who that piece is by. It's not off of apollo soundtracks, but it could still be eno. I'll try the oracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 I've been asking for ages if anyone knows who that piece is by. It's not off of apollo soundtracks, but it could still be eno. I'll try the oracle. don't know the chords? the roots appear to be B then A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy14 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 that sounds right, but the video is slow and doesnt play right...can you re-post it. Maybe on youtube or in another format? Thanks Sure thing. [ame=http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HETSroGezRE]YouTube - Coldplay 'Politik' live outro tutorial[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Batford Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I wonder what chris plays in the verses? What are the chords there when he sings look at earth... and so on, and then the verse2 give me one cuase one is best.... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy14 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 [C-E-G-B flat] and [C-F-A flat] repeated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Batford Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Are that not the same chords he plays in the chorus? or what does he play there ? plese help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2ro Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 According to the Coldplay PVG book (bought from musicroom.com): Intro RH - C,E,G,Bb and C,F,Ab LH - C and F Verse RH - Bb,E,G and Bb,C,F LH - C and F Chorus RH - Bb,E,G and Ab,C,F LH - C and F The Right Hand C is Middle C. I don't know how to play the additional ending bit which the original poster wanted but I guess it will be built around F Minor, given that is the key of the piece. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Batford Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Thank you very much. That sounds good, i try it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 According to the Coldplay PVG book (bought from musicroom.com): Intro RH - C,E,G,Bb and C,F,Ab LH - C and F Verse RH - Bb,E,G and Bb,C,F LH - C and F Chorus RH - Bb,E,G and Ab,C,F LH - C and F The Right Hand C is Middle C. I don't know how to play the additional ending bit which the original poster wanted but I guess it will be built around F Minor, given that is the key of the piece. Hope this helps I've always played it the same way as the PVG book... The ending part, I've tried to figure out by trial and error by listening to Live 2003 and fumbling around with notes... this is what I've come up with... RH: Changing between C, F, Ab and C F, G LH: F and Fb I don't know if it's accurate, but it sounds OK to me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig-El Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 mm thanks for this, I've never changed the bass note on the ive outro, I always stay on F but I'll try now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayBirdsFly Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 anyone know the chords the organ plays at the intro? (I might as well ask in this thread) Gmaj & Amin (alternating) End on Amin *EDIT* End on Cmaj (not Amin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Sure thing. YouTube - Coldplay 'Politik' live outro tutorial thanks much Gmaj & Amin (alternating) End on Amin thanks for that but it sounds like it ends on a different chord, just the very last one isn't Am is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayBirdsFly Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 but it sounds like it ends on a different chord, just the very last one isn't Am is it? ^ Ah, about that. Seems like I'm a FAIL! :\ At the moment I don't have access to a piano, .... *EDIT* pretty sure it ends on Cmaj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 ^ Ah, about that. Seems like I'm a FAIL! :\ At the moment I don't have access to a piano, but I think it ends on C7.... *I'll Update/Edit this post when I can check it on a piano* no FAIL, you've helped a lot Thanks for checking for me, I just want this song to sound perfect;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 mm thanks for this, I've never changed the bass note on the ive outro, I always stay on F but I'll try now I realised I typed it wrongly... I meant LH: F and F Sorry about that! Me = fail :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 I realised I typed it wrongly... I meant LH: F and F Sorry about that! Me = fail :D :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayBirdsFly Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 ^ seems like there's a lot of FAIL going around ;) hopefully I didn't fail again. I think it ends on Cmaj So Gmaj, Amin x's (a lot) Then the last part is: Gmaj, Cmaj....until C7 which begins the masterpiece that is "Politik" :guitarist: It sounded good when I played it! :cool: If it doesn't to you, let me know! :P [/fail] By the way, are you planning on covering "Politik" with a band or something.... ??? :inquisitive: Would be very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 ^ seems like there's a lot of FAIL going around ;) hopefully I didn't fail again. I think it ends on Cmaj So Gmaj, Amin x's (a lot) Then the last part is: Gmaj, Cmaj....until C7 which begins the masterpiece that is "Politik" :guitarist: It sounded good when I played it! :cool: If it doesn't to you, let me know! :P [/fail] By the way, are you planning on covering "Politik" with a band or something.... ??? :inquisitive: Would be very cool! yea, I'm trying to convince my band to cover it soon. So much fun to play and sing:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Fail is good :dance: OoooH maybe you could record it and post the cover here Nick :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattaio26 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 while we're on the subject of politik... what does chris play after politik during the viva tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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