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And my COL tab!

 

ok forsure! ohh and the site i'm still working on it as soon as my dad gets home i'll assure that he gets me a site yah??

 

the scientist....

Tune up the high E-string to F, then play:

d Bb F Fsus C/G

F--0----0----0----0----x---|

B-10----6----1----1----8---|

G-10----7----2----0----8---|

D-12----8----3----3----10--|

A-12----8----3----3----10--|

E--x----x----x----x----x---|

 

Listen to the song in the Video to find out the strumming-pattern, it's very easy.

 

Intro

 

F Fsus

 

Verse 1

 

d Bb F

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry

Fsus

You don't know how lovely you are.

d Bb F

I had to find you, tell you I need you,

Fsus

Tell you I set you apart.

 

d Bb F

Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions,

Fsus

Oh lets go back to the start.

d Bb F

Running in circles, Comin' in tails

Fsus

Heads on a science apart.

 

Chorus

 

Bb Bb F

Nobody said it was easy,

Fsus

It's such a shame for us to part.

Bb Bb F

Nobody said it was easy,

C/G d C/G

No one ever said it would be this hard.

F

Oh take me back to the start.

 

Link 1

 

F Bb F F F Bb F Fsus

 

Verse 2

 

d Bb F

I was just guessin' at numbers and figures,

Fsus

Pulling the puzzles apart.

d Bb F

Questions of science, science and progress

Fsus

Don't speak as loud as my heart.

 

d Bb F

And tell me you love me, come back and haunt me

Fsus

Oh and I rush to the start.

d Bb F

Runnin' in circles, Chasin' tails

Fsus

Comin' back as we are

 

Chorus

 

Bb Bb F

Nobody said it was easy,

Fsus

Oh it's such a shame for us to part.

Bb Bb F

Nobody said it was easy,

C/G C/G

No one ever said it would be so hard.

F

I'm goin' back to the start.

 

Link 2

 

d Bb F Fsus d Bb F Fsus

 

Outro

 

d Bb F F

Ohhhh oooooo

d Bb F F

Ahhhh oooooo

d Bb F F

Ohhhh oooooo

d Bb F F

Ohhhh oooooo

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Green Eyes Standard Tuning

We should make this easier, you want to try David! I will post more, they're from Kapone!

 

Verse 1

0---0---0---0

2---5---3---3

2---4---4---2

2---2---4---4

0---X---2---2

X---3---X---X

 

Green Eyes...

 

0---0---0---0

3---3---2---5

4---2---2---4

4---0---2---2

2---X---0---X

X---X---X---3

 

This is that chord change into 'I came here with...'

0---0---0

5---5---5

4---4---6

2---0---6

X---X---4

3---3---X

 

I came here with...

0---0---0---0---0---0---0

3---3---2---2---0---3---5

4---4---3---2---0---2---6

4---4---0---2---0---0---6

2---X---X---0---2---X---4

X---2---X---X---3---2---X

The first two chords above are repeated. You'll know what I mean when you play it...

 

When repeats green eyes, that single chord is:

and he hammers that 3rd string from the second fret

0

3

4

4

2

X

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head

 

BEGINNING - with Slide (Reverb/Delay (for tone)/ Distortion)

e--------------------5------------------------5---------------------5------

B------------7\5---------------------7\5-------------------7\5-------------

G----------------------------5/7-------------------------------------------

D----5/7--------------------------------------------5/7--------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

AFTER 1st VERSE (Reverb/Distortion)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------12\5--------

G---12/14-----14\12------12/14------14\12--------------12\5--------

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

 

CHORUS (Distortion) (strum multiple times)

e-------------------------------------------------

B-------/10------/10-----\10----/10*-----\3-------

G--2---/10------/11-----\10----/11*-----\3--------

D-------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------

 

*Angle slide across frets

 

Solo (live version)

(Distortion and Delay/Reverb)

e----------------------------------10---------

B-----------------------------10-----10/------

G----2---------9/12----12\--------------------

D---------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

 

Continued:

e-----------------17-17-17\15-15/17-----------------17-17-17\15-15/17\-----------------

B-13\12---12/----------------------------17----12/-------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-15--------17--------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----------------17/ slide slowly down to 12th fret------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Where Jonny does that funny slide thing just slide up the fret board from the second fret up to the ninth and make some noise, no pick needed

 

Verse: (Distortion/Reverb)

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------2/10*--

D-------------7/5-----------7/5------------7/5-----------7/5--5/2----/10*---------

A-----5/7-----------5/7------------5/7------------5/7-----------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

*Start of Chorus

 

OUTRO (strum multiple times) NO SLIDE, JUST USE FINGERS

(Delay/Reverb)

e--------------------------------------------

B--13---\5---/12---\5------------------------

G--14---\5---/12---\5--------Repeat----------

D--------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------

 

ENDING

(Delay/Reverb)

e---------------------------------------------------------------

B--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-\5----------------

G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-\5----------------

D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-\5----------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

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Yellow (lead)

 

YELLOW-COLDPLAY (Jon's LEAD)

 

 

Tuning:

e

B

G

D

A

E

 

MAIN RIFF w/slight distortion + Reverb + Delay (hold bended note (b) until release ®)

 

|----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--||

|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--||

|-9b11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11r9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

 

 

|----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11||

|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||

|-13b15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15r13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

 

|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------||

|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------||

|-4b6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6r4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------||

 

|----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------------------------------||

|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------||

|-9b11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11r9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8 (must end on this or it won't sound right--||

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

 

 

VERSE (Delay + Reverb + MXR):

Look at the stars, look how the shine for you,

And everything you do, yeah they were all Yellow,

 

(Then the lead enters and plays the following over Chris' respective chords)

 

 

|--7-----------|--2-----------|--7-----------|--7-----------|--2-----------|--2-----------|

|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|

|--8-----------|--3-----------|--8-----------|--8-----------|--3-----------|--3-----------|

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

 

PRE CHORUS (Delay + Reverb + MXR):

|------7-------7-------7-------7----|

|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

|--8-------9-------8-------8--------|

|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

 

CHORUS RIFF (Delay + Reverb + MXR):

|-16 x ??--14 x??--||

|-12 x ??--11 x??--||

|------------------||

|------------------||

|------------------||

|------------------||

 

Second verse start on this chord and then the normal strumming:

 

|--2-----------|

|--0-----------|

|--3-----------|

|--------------|

|--------------|

|--------------|

 

PRE CHORUS

 

CHORUS

 

OUTRO - Main Riff Ends on:

 

|--7-----------|

|--0-----------|

|--8-----------|

|--------------|

|--------------|

|--------------|

 

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"TROUBLE" - JONNY’S SLIDE PARTS (you need a Slide)

 

Tuning:

D

B

G

D

A

E

 

/ = slide

~ = slowly slide

 

After: "...and thought of all the stupid things I said.":

 

E--------0-----------0-------

B-----------0-----------0----

G------0----------0----------

D---5----------2-----------4~

A----------------------------

E----------------------------

 

Starts on 2nd verse

 

E------------------------------7---/10--------/7---

B------------------------------7---/10--------/7---

G---5/7----7/5-----5----5/4----7---/10---/5---/7---

D------------------------------7---/10--------/7---

A--------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

 

Chorus

E--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

B--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

G--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

D--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

3rd Verse

 

E--------------------------

B--------------------------

G---11--/9--/7--/2---2--/4-

D--------------------------

A--------------------------

E--------------------------

 

E----------------------------- Leads into chorus

B-----------------------------

G---11--/9--/7--/14---14--/16-

D-----------------------------

A-----------------------------

E-----------------------------

 

Chorus

E--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

B--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

G--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

D--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

END

E---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

B---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

G---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

D---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

A--------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

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Tuning:

D

B

G

D

A

E

 

/ = slide

~ = slowly slide

 

After: "...and thought of all the stupid things I said.":

 

E--------0-----------0-------

B-----------0-----------0----

G------0----------0----------

D---5----------2-----------4~

A----------------------------

E----------------------------

 

Starts on 2nd verse

 

E------------------------------7---/10--------/7---

B------------------------------7---/10--------/7---

G---5/7----7/5-----5----5/4----7---/10---/5---/7---

D------------------------------7---/10--------/7---

A--------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

 

Chorus

E--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

B--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

G--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

D--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

3rd Verse

 

E--------------------------

B--------------------------

G---11--/9--/7--/2---2--/4-

D--------------------------

A--------------------------

E--------------------------

 

E----------------------------- Leads into chorus

B-----------------------------

G---11--/9--/7--/14---14--/16-

D-----------------------------

A-----------------------------

E-----------------------------

 

Chorus

E--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

B--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

G--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

D--12/14---14/12-----12/14---14/12----12/14---14/12----12/14---14~12

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

END

E---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

B---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

G---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

D---12---/7---/12---/7~5---/12---/7---/12---/7~5---

A--------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

 

Thanks So Much!

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