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So I used to have a tabs thread but I kind of let it die. So I'll restart it now just to post some of the tabs I've made the past few months. Apologies, Zergio or anyone else if it's one you've already done though. If you go through my previous tabs thread, I also added some bass parts and fixed mistakes in various songs (Yellow, the Masterplan, to name a couple) so those are worth a look if you're interested.

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Anyways, first up is Us Against the World complete with Chris, Jonny, and Guy's parts (no Will, sorry...leaving that to the Champion :p)! :)

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WARNING - the forum may resize some of these posts so the ideal thing is if you C+P what I've written into another text editor to view it without unnecessary line breaks.

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    Us Against the World - Coldplay
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Tabbed by: MTM
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: EADF#Ae, capo on 3rd fret, Time Signature: 6/8 counted in lazy 2 beat bars. 

Chris Chords (relative to capo) 
C – 577700		Csus2 – 577500		G – 076500		Gsus4 – 077500
Fsus2 – 10,12,12,0,0,0				Am7 – x9,11,0,0,0 or x9,11,12,0,0	

Chords in standard tuning, no capo (in case you have a second guitarist):
C – x32010		Csus2 – x3203x		G – 320003		Gsus4 – 320013
Fsus2 – 1x3213	        Am7 – x02213 

The strum pattern for the whole song is basically, which is a lot like the verse of Shiver: 
1       2
DUD-UDU DUD-UDU

Intro
C – Csus2 x4 (x2 at Rock Im Park, x0 at Pinkpop)

Main Progression (play this 7 times for 1st verse, 1st chorus, 2nd verse, 2nd chorus, instrumental, 

respectively): 

C – Csus2 – C – Csus2
G – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4
Fsus2 (8 beats)
C – Csus2 – G – Gsus4

(everything is 2 beats each except for the F)

Outro:
G – Gsus4 - Fsus4* (4 beats) - Am7 (4 beats) - G – Gsus4
G – Gsus4 - Fsus4* (4 beats) - Am7 (4 beats) – G**

Fsus4* - Chris does this to transition from the F to the Am; he’s continuously strumming this so 

I’ll just show the notes that are different from just playing the chords.
 Fsus4	                       Am7
e|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G|------|------|------|-------|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|12-12--|11----|------|------|------|
A|-------------|-------12-12--|9------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------10-10-0|9------------|-------------|

G** - At Rock Im Park, Chris does something that sounds like this at the end:

e|0------0-----|0------------|-------------|-------------|
B|0------0-----|0------11b12r11----b----b--|----b-----b--|
G|5-----|5-----|5-----|10----|------|------|------|------|
D|6-----|6-----|6-----|9-----|------|------|------|------|
A|7------7-----|7------11----|-------------|-------------|
E|0------0-----|0------0-----|-------------|-------------|
*He basically does that same chord and bend a few times. The video cuts off before it ends so I’m 

really not so sure about it.



Lead Guitar, Us Against the World – Coldplay

Jonny joins at the 2nd chorus and plays the following (rhythm chord in parentheses):	

(This comprises 2 of the main progression)
[Riff 1 x4 (C), Riff 2 x4 (G), Riff 1 x4 (F), Riff 1 x2 (C), Riff 2 x2 (G)] 
[Riff 1 x4 (C), Riff 2 x4 (G), Riff 1 x4 (F), Riff 1 x2 (C), Riff 2 x2 (G)] 
Riff 2 x2 (fading out over a G)

Riff 1
e|-------------------|
B|------13x-12/13----|
G|---12----|------12-| 
D|10-------|---------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Riff 2
e|-------------------|
B|------12x-10h12----|
G|---12----|------12-| 
D|12-------|---------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


Bass – Us Against the World (Coldplay)

Guy joins after the 2nd chorus, playing this…it’s not much but damn it sounds good. 

*Will’s piano part follows the bass part nearly exactly in terms of timing and what to play on the 

left hand. 

 C	 Csus2		        G
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|0--------|3--------|---------|---------|0--------|

 F						  C	   G
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|1--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|3--------|---------|

===============================================================================

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Amsterdam: an adapted acoustic guitar version of the piano + Jonny + Guy

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Amsterdam - Coldplay

Capo on 1st Fret

Roadmap:
Intro = 		Verse x3
Verse 1 = 		Verse x4 
Interlude 1 = 	Verse x3
Verse 2 = 		Verse x4
Chorus 1 = 		Chorus x2
Interlude 2 = 	Verse x4 
Verse 3 = 		Verse x4
Chorus 2 = 		Verse x2
Interlude 3 = 	Chorus x2
Loud Part = 	Chorus x4
End =			Chorus x2

Rhythm chords:
Eb – xx0232		Bb – x02220		F – 022100		Ab – 320033
F9 – 020102		Abmaj7 – 3x0002

Verse:
Eb – Bb – F – Ab (2 beats each), 4 beats of Ab before the chorus though!

Chorus:
F9 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb (4 beats each)

Jonny: E-bow or tremolo picking, big harmonic/feedback on the 7th fret eh?

 F9	Abmaj7	   Eb	Bb
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x4
D|7*~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|8~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|13~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|12~~|**--|~~~~|~~~~|
A|8***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

*6 beats before entering, you should already be making that harmonic/feedback on the 7th fret to fade into the loud part.
**On the last repeat, let that 11 ring like crazy for a while.
***The A string melody is optional, but beefs things up.


Bass:

 F9	Abmaj7	   Eb	Bb
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x4
A|6-8-|8-8-|8-6-|----|----|----|----|----|6-6-|6-6-|6---|6-8-|----|----|----|----|
E|---------------8-6-|4-4--4-4--4-4--4-6-|------------6------|6-6--6-6--6-6--6---|

Quiet Part:
F9	Abmaj7	   Eb	Bb
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
A|6-8~|----|--6-|----|----|----|----|----|6~--|----|----|6-8-|----|----|----|----|
E|---------------8-6-|4~-------------4-6-|------------6------|6~-----------------|

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Fix You - an adapted acoustic guitar part that follows the piano a little (which isn't the original, but something that I believe strikes the right balance between sounding good and being easy to play, ie no alternate tuning), lead guitar based on live performances, bass, and drums. :)

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Fix You - Coldplay
Rhythm Guitar: CAPO ON 3rd FRET; chords will be named after their real names. BUT the tab will be given in relation to the capo, so you'll notice the various open chords.

Eb (C) - x32010		Gm (Em) – 022000		Cm (Am)- x02210	Bb (G) - 320033 or 320003
Abmaj7 (Fmaj7)- 133210	Ab/Eb (C/E)- 032010		Ab (F) - 133211		 

Roadmap:
1st Verse	- Quiet
1st Chorus 	– Chorus (rhythm guitar joins, playing the 1st beat of each thing but letting it ring)
Bridge 	– Verse Riff #1
2nd Verse 	- Verse Riff #2
2nd Chorus	- Same as 1st chorus 
Quiet Part	- Quiet Part Progression (hit only 1st beat)
Loud Part	- Strum Loud Part Progression 
Outro		- Same as 1st chorus, end on Eb

Verse:
[Eb - Gm - Cm - Bb] x 3
Eb - Gm - Cm - Bb 

Chorus:
[Abmaj7 (3 beats) - Ab/Eb (1 beat) - Bb (4 beats)] x2
Abmaj7 (3 beats) - Ab/Eb (1 beat) - Bb7 (4 beats)

Verse Riff #1:
 Eb	Gm	Cm	Bb
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----1---------0---|-----1---------0---|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
D|--2-|----|--2-|----|--2-|----|--2-|----|
A|3------------------|0------------------|
E|----------0--------|----------3--------|

Verse Riff #2:
The scrunched notes are a fast down-then-up strum.

 Eb	Gm	Cm	Bb		Eb	     Gm          Cm	      Bb
 D D   U DU (similar pattern throughout)     U	 D D  
e|-------------------|-------------------|0------------------|-------------------|
B|-----1-11------0-00|-----1-11------3*--|1----1-11------0-00|-----1-11------0-00|
G|--0-|0-00|----|0-00|--2-|2-22|--0-|0---|0-0-|0-00|----|0-00|--2-|2-22|--0-|0-00| x2
D|----|--22|--2-|--22|----|--22|----|----|2---|--22|--2-|--22|----|--22|----|--00|
A|3------33----------|0------00----------|3------33----------|0------00----------|
E|----------0--------|----------3--------|----------0--------|----------3--------|

*Hit the bolded notes a little louder.

Quiet Part (Everything is 8 beats each):
Eb - Ab - Eb - Bb
Cm - Ab - Eb – Bb

Loud Part (basically the same progression except for one spot near the end)

The easier way to strum this is to do continuous up and down but with varied emphases that follow the drums (make the bolded bits louder):

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
|D|u|D|u|D|u|D|U|d|U|d|U|D|u|d|U|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

Eb - Ab - Eb - Bb
Cm - Ab - Eb – Bb	
(singing starts here)
Eb - Ab - Eb - Bb
Cm - Ab - Eb - Bb
Eb - Ab - Eb - Gm
Cm - Ab - Eb - Bb
Backup Vocals Note the verse backups are arranged Bb - Eb - Gm - Cm because the vocals start on the Bb from the previous line at the end of Verse 1 and Verse 2
 (Bb)		       Eb	 	        Gm           Cm      	
	  When you love some|one  but it|goes to way-aste
  But If you ne-ver-try   you'll ne-ver kno--ow
e|-----------------|--------------------|------------|----------|
B|-----------------|--------|-----------|-------|----|----------|
G|-------|---------|--------|-----------|-------|----|----------|
D|-------|--8--8---|8--8----|8----8--10-|8---6--|-6--|5---------|
A|-------|---------|--------------------|------------|----------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|------------|----------|

Chorus: In the Viva tour, Will sings this an octave up on the 2nd chorus. 
 Absus2         Ab/Eb|Bb            
   Lights will|gui-i-|i---i-|ide |you home
   And    ig- |ni--i-|i---i-|ite |your bones
e|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|----|-----|----|------|------|----|------|
G|----|----|-----|----|------|------|----|------|
D|----|----|10---|8---|8---5-|3---1-|0---|1--6--|
A|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|
 Absus2         Ab/Eb|Bb7
    I    will |try............ to|fix you
e|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|----|-----|----|------|------|----|------|
G|----|----|-----|----|------|------|----|------|
D|----|----|10---|8---|8-----|(8)---|--5-|6--5--|
A|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|

Loud Part This is Will's part. Jonny and Guy sing what Chris sings but an octave down. In a few spots there'll be another parallel singing line that I created, but Will's part is the higher part. 
 Eb                              Ab   
                Tears stream          down your  face
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---|---|---|---|8--|---|8--|---|---|---|---|---|8--|---|8--|---|
D|---|---|---|---|8--|---|8--|---|---|---|-6-|---|10-|---|10-|---|
A|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Eb                                    Bb(Gm)   
           When you lose some-thing    You   can not    re-play-ace                       
           I promise you I   will      learn from my    mis-tay-akes
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----|----|8-----8--|8---8---|10------|7-----7--|7------|7--7---|7-----|
D|----|----|---------|--------|--------|---------|-------|-------|------|
A|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Cm                          Ab   
               Tears stream           down your  face and
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------|------|8-----|8-----|------|------|8-----|8---8-|
D|------|------|------|------|------|---6--|10----|10--8-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 Eb                          Bb   
 Aye-aye-aye-aye-ayeee-ahhhhh-aye 
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------|------|------|9----|8-----|------|------|------|
D|13---10|8---6-|5-----|1----|3-----|------|------|------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|




LEAD GUITAR! 

Chorus:
 Ab                         Ab/Eb    Bb
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----4-----------------4------------|----6-----------------6------------|
G|3h5-----|--------|3h5-----|3-------|5h7-----|--------|5h7-----|--------| x3
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Bridge before the 2nd verse: There's delay here making it sound like the notes in 
parentheses are also being played.

 Eb 		        Gm      		  Cm	              Bb
e|----------11--(11)------------10--(10)-|----------11--(11)------------10--(10)-|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----12---|---------|----12---|---------|----12---|---------|----12---|---------| x2
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

2nd verse
 Eb 		        Gm	 	        Cm	              Bb
e|----------11--(11)------------10--(10)-|----------11--(11)------------10--(10)-|
B|----11------------------11-------------|----11------------------11-------------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| x4
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Loud Part: Then this! FYI, the tempo exactly DOUBLES. (You play the entire riff 8 times)
                             Teaaaaarrsss  streaaaaaaam  
 Eb
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4/-|11-11-|11-11-|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

                  Dooowwwwn youuuuuuuuuuur faaaaaaaaaace
 Ab
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4/-|11-11-|11-11-|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

               Wheeeeeen you loooooooooose soomee thing
            I proo missssse youuuuuuuuuuuu Aye    Will
 Eb
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4/-|11-11-|11-11-|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

 Youuuuuu  cannooooooooooot reeeeeeeeeeee plaaaaaaaaaaace
 Learn    from myyyyyyyyyyy  missssssssss taaaaaaaaaakes
 Bb (Gm)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

                             Teaaaaarrsss  streaaaaaaam                                 
 Cm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4/-|11-11-|11-11-|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

                  Dooowwwwn youuuuuuuuuuur faaaaaace and
 Ab
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4/-|11-11-|11-11-|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

 Ayeeeeeee-aye-ayeeeeeee-aye-ahhhhhhhhhh      ahhhhh ahhhhhh(hold this note)
 Eb
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4--|4--4/-|11-11-|11-11-|
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

 ..ahhhhhhhhhhhh
 Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|4--4--|4--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|3--3--|...ends on 4
G|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



































BASS – Fix You! 
These two lines twice for each verse chunk.
 Eb                Gm                Cm               Bb
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|8-------|10------|----10--|8-------|--------|
A|6-------|----6-8-|10------|--------|--------|--------|--------|10------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 Eb                Gm                Cm               Bb
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6-------|----6-8-|10------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|---------------------------10------|8-------------8---6----------------|

Chorus:
 Ab                         Ab/Eb   Bb       
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|4--------------------------3-------|6----------------------------------|

 Ab                         Ab/Eb   Bb       
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|4--------------------------3-------|6----------------------------------|

 Ab                         Ab/Eb   Bb       
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|4--------------------------3-------|6--------8--------10---------------|

End, quiet part:
 Eb		   	              Ab
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|-----------------------------------|4----------------------------------|
 Eb                                  Bb
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|-----------------------------------|6----------------------------------|
 Cm		   	              Ab
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|8----------------------------------|4----------------------------------|
 Eb                                  Bb
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|6-------|
E|-----------------------------------|6------------------------------8p6-|

















Loud Part rhythm:
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
|E|-|E|-|E|-|e|E|-|E|-|e|E|-|-|-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eb		   	                      Ab
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|---------|6---|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|4----4---|4----4-4-|---4----4|-----8p6-|
 Eb		   	                      Bb
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|6--------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|6----6---|6----6-6-|---6----6|-----8p6-|
 Cm		   	                      Ab
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---------|6---|----|
E|8----8---|8----8-8-|---8----8|8--------|4----4---|4----4-4-|---4----4|-----8p6-|
 Eb		   	                      Bb
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|6--------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|6----6---|6----6-6-|---6----6|-----8p6-|

Over the singing:
Chunk 1:
 Eb		   	                      Ab
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|4----4---|4----4-4-|---4----4|4--------|
 Eb		   	                      Bb
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|6----6---|6----6-6-|---6----6|6--------|
 Cm		   	                      Ab
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|8----8---|8----8-8-|---8----8|8--------|4----4---|4----4-4-|---4----4|4--------|
 Eb		   	                      Bb
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|6----6---|6----6-6-|---6----6|6--------|
Chunk 2:
 Eb		   	                      Ab
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|4----4---|4----4-4-|---4----4|4--------|
 Eb		   	                      Gm
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|3----3---|3----3-3-|---3----3|3--------|
 Cm		   	                      Ab
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|8----8---|8----8-8-|---8----8|8--------|4----4---|4----4-4-|---4----4|4--------|
 Eb		   	                      Bb
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|6---|6---|6---|6-6-|---6|---6|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|6----6---|6----6-6-|---6----6|6--------|4

Guy plays the chorus in the outro.
Drum Tab?!
My cheat sheet
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
|E|-|e|-|E|-|e|E|-|E|-|e|E|-|-|-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

I'm terrible at drumset anatomy, but HH = high hat (in this song, you only use the high hat's foot pedal), C1 refers to the crash cymbal on the right hand side of the kit, C2 = left hand side crash cymbal, RC = ride cymbal, S = snare, B = bass drum, RT = right hand side tom (I really don't know which one it is); R and L refer to which hand you use to hit what. x means hitting with foot.

During the 2nd verse and chorus, Will plays this live:
  1                2               3              4    
S |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HH|-------|x------|-------|x------|-------|x------|-------|x------|
B |x--------------|x------|-------|x--------------|x--------------|

The first 8 lines of when the drum comes in you part you play a lot of cymbal like so; I'm going to capitalize emphasized beats and lower-case non-emphasized beats. This comes into play because in the first 2 lines it is very straight but lines 3 through 7 are emphasized in a 3-3-2 way (identical to Clocks' pattern). I wrote the emphases above the lines just to make it clearer.

 (Eb)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|
 (Ab)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|
 (Eb)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
  x          x            x       x          x            x  
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|

 (Bb)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
  x          x            x       x          x            x  
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
RC|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R---|r-l-|

 (Cm)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
RC|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R---|r-l-|
 (Ab)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
RC|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R---|r-l-|
 (Eb)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
RC|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R--|r--|r--|R---|r-l-|
 (Bb)
 1        2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|R*-|---|R*-|---|R*-|---|R*-|---|R*-|---|R*-|---|R*-|---|R*-|---|
S |---|---|---|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|L--|---|
B |-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|----x--|----x--|
*In this last line, hit the ride cymbal really loudly.
Repeat the following 8 bars 3 times; note there is a fill at the key junctures. I'm not sure which hand does what thing during those fills, so I have those marked as x's. FYI - the singing follows the cymbal more than it does the other stuff while the bass part follows the drums. FUN TIMES RIGHT?                                   
 (Eb)
 1        2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|---|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|
 (Ab)
 1        2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|---|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|
 (Eb)
 1        2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|---|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|
 (Bb, Gm on the 3rd repeat)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|----|----|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|x-x-|x-x-|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|---------|
 (Cm)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|---|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|
 (Ab)
  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|---|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|

 (Eb)
 1        2       3       4       5       6       7       8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|
S |---|---|---|---|L------|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|---|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|

 (Bb)
 1        2       3       4       5       6       7         8
C1|R------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|---------|
C2|L------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|---------|
RC|---|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|R--|---|----|----|----|----|
S |---|---|---|---|L--|---|L--|---|---|L--|---|---|x-x-|x-x-|----|----|
RT|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|----|x-x-|x-x-|
B |x------|x------|-------|----x--|-------|----x--|---------|---------|

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Lovers in Japan - Jonny, Guy, and Will.

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Lovers in Japan – Coldplay
Intro
Instrumental Bit
Verse 
Chorus 
Intro
Verse
Chorus 
Solo 
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Intro 
 Em7	 C	 G  	D
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|15~----------------|12~----------------|8~-----------------|7~-----------------|
G|12~-|----|----|----|9~--|----|----|----|7~--|----|----|----|7~--|----|----|----| x2
D|14~-|----|----|----|10~-|----|----|----|9~--|----|----|----|7~--|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Instrumental Bit (Tremolo Pick): (Invented my own line different from album version) 
 G			   D
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|12~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~/|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 C			   G
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|17~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|16~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Verse (Lovers…)
(G)						       (D)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|
G|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|
D|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|4---|----|4---|----|4---|----|4---|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
(C)						     (G)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|----|3---|
G|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|
D|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|5---|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Tremolo picking riff that starts on the line "Soldiers, you got to soldier on." 
 G			D
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|12~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~/|16~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|14~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 C			G
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|12~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus

 Em7	C	    G    	  D
e|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
D|7-7-|9-9-|7-7-|9-9-|9-9-|10-10|9-9-|10-10|7-7-|9-9-|7-7-|9-9-|5-5-|7-7-|5-5-|7-7-|
A|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7-|7-7--8--8--7-7--8--8-|5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7-|3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5-|

 Em7	 D	  C    		
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D|7-7-|9-9-|7-7-|9-9-|5-5-|7-7-|5-5-|7-7-|5-5-|9-9-|5-5-|9-9-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7-|3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5-|3-3--7-7--3-3--7-7-|

 Am	D
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D|7-7-|9-9-|7-7-|9-9-|5-5-|7-7-|5-5-|7-7-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7-|3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5-|

______________________________________________________________________________________________Solo (There is some room to overlap when you’re on the 19’s)

 Em7	 C	  G/B	D
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|
G|16~~|~~~~|~~~~|17~~|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|----|----|----|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

 Em7	 C	  G/B	D
e|-------------------|-------------------|19~~~~~~~~~~~~~17~~|-------------------|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|x---|----|----|----|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|
G|16~~|~~~~|~~~~|17~~|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|19~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|----|----|----|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

The rhythm in these two lines is too difficult to show, so just powerlisten/learn. These are the notes though.

 Em7	C	  	 G/B	D
e|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|---|---|---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|x2
D|9-9|9-9|9-9|10-10|12-12|12-12|12-12|12-12|12-12|12-12|12-12|12-12|14-14|14-14|14-14|14-14| 
A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|

 G 
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D|15~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|13~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~~~|~~

Bass: Lovers in Japan
Rest 8 bars
Verse x3
Chorus
Bridge
Verse x2
Solo 

Verse: Think of the rhythm subtractively – straight 8th notes with lots missing.
 G	 D
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|5-5-|--5-|5-5-|----|5-5-|--5-|5-5-|----|
E|3-3----3--3-3------|3-3----3--3-3------|-------------------|-------------------|
 C	  G
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|3-3-|--3-|3-3-|----|3-3-|--3-|3-3-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|3-3----3--3-3------|3-3----3--3-3------|

Chorus: The bolded is all you need to play, but I added the champion’s share – in which case you don’t play the bolded note, but the one above it instead. 
 Em7	C	G	D
G|-------------------|-----5----4----5---|-----4----2----4---|-------------------|
D|----|9---|7---|9---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|7---|5---|7---| x2
A|7---|7---|7---|7---|3---|3---|3---|3---|----|----|----|----|5---|5---|5---|5---| 
E|-------------------|-------------------|3----3----3----3---|-------------------|

 Em7	D	 C	
G|-------------------|-------------------|-----4---------4---|
D|----|9---|7---|9---|----|7---|5---|7---|----|----|5---|----|
A|7---|7---|7---|7---|5---|5---|5---|5---|3---|3---|3---|3---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

 Am	D		
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|9---|7---|9---|----|7---|5---|7---|
A|----|----|----|----|5---|5---|5---|5---|
E|5----5----5----5---|-------------------|

Bridge:
 Em7	C	G	D	
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|7-7-|--7-|7-7-|5---|3-3-|--3-|3-3-|3---|2-2-|--2-|2-2-|2---|5-5-|--5-|5-5-|5---| 
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 Em7	C	G                  D
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|14--|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|----|----|----|----|15--|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|17--|----|----|----| 
E|-------------------|-------------------|15-----------------|-------------------|15/3

Solo
 Em7	C	G/B	D	
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|7-7-|--7-|7-7-|5---|3-3-|--3-|3-3-|3---|2-2-|--2-|2-2-|2---|5-5-|--5-|5-5-|5---| x4
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 G	   
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|3-3----3--3-3------|3-3----3--3-3------|3-3----3--3-3------|3-3----3--3-3------|3
Drums
Instrumental Bit (high hat is an option here)
 G			 D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|x------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
S |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
HH|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|
 C		  	 G
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
S |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----(xxxx)
HH|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

Verse (Will might start the snare 2 beats early to get a bit of a fade-in) 
 G			 D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

 C		  	 G
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

Chorus:
  Em7	C	G	D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----| x2
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

  Em7                 D                   C     	 Am	             D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

Bridge:
  Em7	C	G	D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

  Em7	C	G	D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
S |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
HH|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|





Verse 2:
G			 D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
HH|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

 C		  	 G
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
HH|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

(Ohhh)
G			 D
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

 C		  	 G
C1|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|R---|----|----|----|R---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
S |LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|LRLR|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|

Solo:
This part is subject to change. D:

  Em7	C	G	D
C1|R------------------|R------------------|R------------------|-------------------|
C2|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
RC|--R-|R-R-|--R-|R-R-|--R-|R-R-|--R-|R-R-|--R-|R-R-|--R-|R-R-|--R-|R-R-|----|----|x4
S |----|L--L|RL--|L---|----|L--L|RL--|L---|----|L--L|RL--|L---|----|L--L|-LRL|-LRL|
HH|L------------------|L------------------|L------------------|L---------R----R---|
B |x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|x----x----x----x---|


Here’s how the piano part would be if it were a drum part; there’s a subtle change but the rhythm is essentially the same. The left hand is straight eighth notes..
  1    |2    |3    |4 
RH|-x---|x---x|-x--x|-x--x|
LH|x-|x-|x-|x-|x-|x-|x-|x-|

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Strawberry Swing - Guy, Chris, Jonny. Zergio basically made the Chris and Jonny parts a long while back, for which I owe him like crazy. I just re-transcribed for cleaner formatting since I put all these tabs in easily-printable Word files (email me if you want them).

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*Note - for Guy's bass part I took a lot of creative liberty to make it sound like the cello/string bass parts because I think those sound a lot cooler than what Guy actually plays.

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Strawberry Swing - Coldplay

1st Verse Enter when the singing starts:
 Db			    Ab	  		Eb
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|6---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x4
A|4---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|6---|----|----|----|6---|----|----|----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


1st Chorus (staccato!):
 Db	Ab	   Eb
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|----|----|----|----|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

 Db	Ab	   Cm
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|----|----|----|----|3--3|3-3-|--3-|-3--|3--3|3-3-|--3-|-3--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

 Dbmaj7		   
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|4~~-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|


2nd Verse:

 Ab
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|4--4-4-4----4---4--|4--4-4-4----4---4--|

 Db	Ab	   Eb
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
A|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|----|----|----|----|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|
E|-------------------|4--4-4-4----4---4--|-------------------|-------------------|


2nd Chorus:
 Db	Ab	   Eb
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|----|----|----|----|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|
E|-------------------|4--4-4-4----4---4--|-------------------|-------------------|

 Db	Ab	   Cm
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|----|----|----|----|3--3|3-3-|--3-|-3--|3--3|3-3-|--3-|-3--|
E|-------------------|4--4-4-4----4---4--|-------------------|-------------------|

 Dbmaj7		   
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Bridge:
 Bbm			    	  			Fm
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3-3-|3-3-|--3-|-3--|3-3-|3-3-|--3-|-3--|
A|1--1|1-1-|--1-|-1--|1--1|1-1-|--1-|-1--|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

 Bbm			    	  			Db
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|1--1|1-1-|--1-|-1--|1--1|1-1-|--3-|-3--|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|4--4|4-4-|--4-|-4--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

End:
Same rhythm as the rest of the bass part but I don’t have enough room to write it out, so I’ll just put the first notes.

 Ab*		    	    Ab/G			Ab/Gb		Db
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
A|11--|----|----|----|10--|----|----|----|9---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|9------------------|

 Ab*		    	    Ab/G			Ab/Gb		Db
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|4---|----|----|----|
E|4------------------|3------------------|2------------------|-------------------| 

Outro:
This is the album version; live, Guy just hits 4 on the E string (or in our case, 6 on the D string) once, sustains and calls it a day.

 Ab		   
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
D|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--|6--6|6-6-|--6-|-6--||6 x2
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----||
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
Drums
The rhythm is like this; not really sure about what goes where; it’s a lot of toms though. In the live version, the drums enter at the 2nd verse, and have this same basic rhythm until the end; follows the guitar and bass pretty closely.

1    2    3    4
|X--x|X-xx|X-X-|xX--|

Rhythm Guitar – Capo on 1st fret
Has nearly the same roadmap as the bass part, except rhythm guitar doesn’t join until Verse 2 (when drums enter). During 2nd verse just hit each chord once at the beginning of each bar, but when the 2nd chorus starts, everything else is strumming in the same rhythm as the drums. Some chords will have an alternative in parentheses for when you’re performing with only 2 people.

Db – 8,10,10,9,8,8		Ab – 7x0787	(3x0033)		Eb – xx0775		
Cm – 79977x				Dbmaj7 – 8,10,10,9,0,0		
Ab* – x10,12,12xx (3x0033)	Ab/G – x9,12,12xx (2x0033, 224432)	
Ab/Gb – x8,12,12xx (1x0033, 133210)

At the quiet outro, the rhythm guitar plays the main riff (see below) in unison with Jonny.




Strawberry Swing – Coldplay

Road Map:
Intro: 		Main Riff x2
1st Verse: 	Main Riff x4
1st Chorus:	Main Riff x2
Silent for two bars
2nd Verse:		Line 2 of Main Riff x2
		Main Riff x2
2nd Chorus:	Main Riff x2
Bridge:		Bridge
End:			End Riff 
		Main Riff x2
Outro:		Main Riff x2 

Main Riff	
Double brackets enclose what gets repeated, squigglies represent each β€œline”. 
It goes Line 1 – Line 2 – Line 2 – Line 1.

In parentheses = Chris’s version of the riff.
Db
e|-----------------(11)---(13)----||16-----16--16\13--------------------------|
B|-----------------{16-----18-----|:----------|-----16p13|------11---|--13----|
G|------|------|--------|---------||----------|----------|15}--{15---|--17----|
D|------|------|--------|---------||----------|----------|-----------|--------|
A|--------------------------------|:------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------||------------------------------------------|

 Ab	 Eb
e|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------11------13-----|
B|16-----16-|16\13------|------11---|--13----|16-----16-|16\13------|----{16---|--18-----|
G|----------|-----15p13-|-----{15---|--17----|----------|-----15p13-|----------|---------|
D|----------|-----------|15}--------|--------|----------|-----------|15}-------|---------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

 Eb
e|16-----16--16\13------------11------13-----||
B|----------|-----16p13|-----{16------18-----:|
G|----------|----------|15}--------|---------||
D|----------|----------|-----------|---------||
A|-------------------------------------------:|
E|-------------------------------------------||


Bridge:

Hit these chords once, 8 beats each:

Bbm – 688666	Fm – 133111		Bbm – 688666	Db – 9,11,11,8,9,9


End Riff:

e|16p11--11---11--11---11--11-----------|
B|-----13--|13--13--|13--13--|13b14r13--|
G|---------|--------|--------|----------| x8
D|---------|--------|--------|----------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

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Till Kingdom Come - Chris, Jonny, Guy. When I say Guy, I mean his acoustic bass part in the Japan performance.

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Till Kingdom Come - Coldplay
Verse 1 – Main riff x3 + Line 2
Prechorus
Verse 2
Chorus (1 say you’ll wait)
Verse 3 (With Jonny’s additional riff)
Prechorus
Chorus
Outro (3 say you’ll waits)

Chris's chords. 
C - 	030010			C/D - 050030			C/E - 070050		
C/F - 	080060			C/G - 0,10,0,0,8,0		C/B -	020000	
CHORUS CHORDS:
Am - 	9,12,0,0,10,0 		Fmaj7 - 5,8,0,0,6,0 	
G7 -	7,8,0,0,6,0			G - 	7,10,0,0,8,0 	
Guitar 3 Chords:
C – x32010				Am - 	x02210	 		Fmaj7 – 133210 or 133211 	
G7 -	3x0001				G - 	320033

VERSE:
Bolded spots are where Jonny plays a 8,10,10,9,8,0 and Will plays a x32010 C chord.
          Still my heart......................and |hold my  tongue
 C         C    C/D  C/E                         C/E  C/D  C                      	
e|0--------|0----0---|0--------|---------|---------|0----0---|0-------|-------|
B|1--------|1----3---|5--------|---------|---------|5----3---|1-------|-------|
G|0---|----|0---|0---|0---|----|----|----|----|----|0---|0---|0---|---|---|---|
C|0---|----|0---|0---|0---|----|----|----|----|----|0---|0---|0---|---|---|---|
A|3--------|3----5---|7--------|---------|---------|7----5---|3-------|-------|
C|0--------|0----0---|0--------|---------|---------|0----0---|0-------|-------|
                I've ne -ver  felt this way be-  fore
 C                   C/G  C/E   C/F C/D  C/E  C/B  C        (C)     (C)     (C)
e|0--------|---------|0----0---|0----0---|0----0---|0-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|1--------|---------|8----5---|6----3---|5----0---|1-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|0---|----|----|----|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C|0---|----|----|----|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A|3--------|---------|10---7---|8----5---|7----2---|3-------|-------|-------|-------|
C|0--------|---------|0----0---|0----0---|0----0---|0-------|-------|-------|-------|

The PRECHORUS "the wheels just keep on turning..." (Rhythm follows the main strum pattern) 
 Am              Fmaj7           C               C
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---10--|----10-|---10--|----10-|----8--|-----8-|----8--|-----8-|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|  x2
D|10-----|--10---|10-----|--10---|10-----|--10---|10-----|--10---|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

 F               G7              C               C
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---10--|----10-|---12--|----12-|---13--|----13-|---13--|----13-|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|10-----|--10---|12-----|--12---|14-----|--14---|14-----|--14---|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

The Jonny plays the main riff like so:
 C               C    C/D  C/E                      C/E-C/D    C/D-C
e|---------------|---------|--------|-------|-------|----------|-----------|-------|
B|---13--|----13-|---------|--------|-------|-------|----------|-----------|-------|
G|-------|-------|----|----|----|---|---|---|---|---|------|---|------|----|---|---|
E|14-----|--14---|10--|12--|14~-|---|---|---|---|---|14\12-|---|12\10~|----|---|---|
A|---------------|x----x---|x-------|-------|-------|----------|-----------|-------|
E|---------------|8----10--|12~-----|-------|-------|12\10-----|10\8~------|-------|
Chorus: 
 F             	C
e|---13~~~---|---------|---------|---------|---12~~~---|---------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
G|14----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|12----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
D|------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|	             
 F                       	   Gsus4	 Am
e|---13~~~---|---------|--------|---15~~~---|---17~~~---|---------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
G|14----|----|----|----|----|---|16----|----|17----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D|------|----|----|----|----|---|------|----|------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-----------|---------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|---------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|

SAY YOU'LL WAIT:
 G                         G7                        C
e|---12~~~-----|-----------|---10~~~-----|-----------|---8~~~----|---------|
B|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G|12----|------|-----|-----|10----|------|-----|-----|9-----|----|----|----|
D|------|------|-----|-----|------|------|-----|-----|------|----|----|----|
A|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
E|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|

Then Jonny plays the main riff like this:
 C       C    C/D  C/E                       C/E-C/D     C/D-C
e|-------|8----10--|12-------|-------|-------|12\10------|10\8------|-------|
B|---|---|---------|---------|-------|-------|-----------|-----|----|-------|
G|---|---|9---|10--|12--|----|---|---|---|---|12\10-|----|10\9-|----|---|---|
C|---|---|----|----|----|----|---|---|---|---|------|----|-----|----|---|---|
A|-------|----|----|---------|-------|-------|-----------|----------|-------|
C|-------|---------|---------|-------|-------|-----------|----------|-------|

Jonny's riff on top of the third verse: Same rhythm as the main strum. 

e|8----------8----|
B|---12--|--------|
G|-------|-----12-| x33ish times.
D|-------|--------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

PRECHORUS (same as first time)

CHORUS (same)

Outro (3 SAY YOU'LL WAIT's):

[G (2 bars) - G7 (2 bars) - C (4 bars)] x2
G (2 bars) - G7 (2 bars) - C [let ring]












Bass

During the verse, hit a C on the bolded chords:

Main riff:
   C	 C
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Last line of each verse:
C
     I’ve never felt this way be-fore   	 
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|-------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---|---|---|---|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|---|---|---|---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|-------|

Prechorus

 Am	F	C	 
G|2--------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|3---|----|----|----|----|----| x3
A|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 F	G	C 
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|3---|----|5---|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Chorus
 F	  C
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|1--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 F	G	  Am
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|1--------|---------|---------|3--------|5--------|---------|---------|---------|

Say You’ll Wait

 G	G7	  C
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|3--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|



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Lost - acoustic guitar, lead guitar, bass.

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Lost! - Coldplay
Time Signature: 2/4

Rhythm Chords 
Em7 – 022030			C – x32010 (or Cadd9, x32033)

G/B – x20003 or or x20033 or 320003 (this is a touchy chord because it’s G, but the bass plays B; hence, anywhere there is G or G/B..it’s interchangeable)

G/D – x00033

Dsus2 – xx0230 (can also be played as D or Dsus4 – xx0233)		D – xx0232	

Bm – x24432, can be played as x20003 or x20033 though.

Verse = Em7 – C – G/B – Dsus2

Jonny joins on the line right after β€œDoesn’t mean I’ll stop” strumming these chords:
[Em7 – xxx450, C – xxx550, G/B – xxx430, Dsus2 – xxx770] x3

The last line before the chorus is: Em7 – C – G/B (3 beats) – G/A (1 beat)
For Jonny, G/A = xxx230

Pre-Chorus: Barre chords for Jonny…
 D 	  C    G  	D
e|10~------|---------|---------|---------|8----10--|10~------|
B|10~------|---------|---------|---------|8----12--|10~------|
G|11~-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|9---|12--|11~-|----|
D|12~-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|10--|12--|12~-|----|
A|12~------|---------|---------|---------|10---10--|12~------|
E|10~------|---------|---------|---------|8--------|10~------|

 D				 C	   G    D
e|---------|---------|---------|8----10--|10~------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|8----12--|10~------|---------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|9---|12--|11~-|----|----|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|10--|12--|12~-|----|----|----|
A|---------|---------|---------|10---10--|12~-|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|8--------|10~------|---------|


Chorus Riff: (Play once for first chorus)

 C	 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------12~--|-----------------|------------10~--|-----------------|
G|--------|9-------|--------|--------|--------|7-------|--------|--------|
D|10-h12--|--------|--------|--------|9--h10--|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 D*
e|10~----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|10~----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|11~---|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
D|12~---|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
A|12~----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|10~----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

*Sometimes Jonny plays a normal D (xx0232).
Solo:
The notes in parentheses are ones that Jonny clearly plays in the stripped version, but in other versions, these notes get Lost to distortion/muting.

 Em7	   C	     Bm	 		D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|5---5---(5)--15--|17--17--(17)--8--|7---7---(7)--12--|15--15--(15)--7--|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| x3  
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Em7	  C	    Bm		    Bm/D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|5---5---(5)--15--|17--17--(17)--8--|7---7----7---7---|7---0----0---0---|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| 
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



Roadmap:
Intro			= Verse x2
Verse 1			= Verse x4
Verse 1, chunk 2	= Verse x3, Verse-last-line x1 οƒŸGuitar Enters
Prechorus			= Prechorus
1st Chorus 		= Chorus Riff x1
Verse 2			= Verse x3, verse-last-line x1
Prechorus			= Prechorus
2nd Chorus			= Chorus Riff x2
Solo				= Solo
Final chorus		= Chorus Riff x4 
Outro			= Verse x2, end on Em7 οƒŸ Go quiet























Bass – Lost!
Verse:

 Em7	C	B/G	D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x3
A|7---|--7-|3---|----|2---|----|5---|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Line before the prechoruses.
 Em7	C	B/G	D	G/A
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|7---|--7-|3---|----|2---|----|2---|0---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Prechorus:
 D	    C    G	D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|5~--|----|----|----|5---|----|----|----|3---|----|5~--|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----3---|---------|

 D	C	G		D	
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|5---|----|----|----|3---|----|5~--|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----3---|---------|---------|

Chorus:
 C		G	 D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|5---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|3--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Play Verse 3x, +1 of the line before the prechorus.

 Em7		C	    B/G	  D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x3
A|7---|--7-|3---|----|2---|----|5---|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 Em7	C	B/G	D	G/A
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|7---|--7-|3---|----|2---|----|2---|0---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Prechorus again.

 D	    C    G	D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|5~--|----|----|----|5---|----|----|----|3---|----|5~--|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----3---|---------|

 D	C	G		D	
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|5---|----|----|----|3---|----|5~--|----|----|----|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----3---|---------|---------|
Chorus TWICE.

 C		G	 D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x2
A|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|5---|----|----|----|----|----|5-5-|5-5-|
E|---------|---------|3--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


Solo:
 Em7	C	Bm	D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|7-7-|--7-|3-3-|--3-|2-2-|--2-|2---|5---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 Em7	C	Bm	D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|7-7-|--7-|3-3-|--3-|2-2-|--2-|2---|5---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 Em7	C	Bm	D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|7-7-|--7-|3-3-|--3-|2-2-|--2-|2---|5---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 Em7	C	Bm	Bm/D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|7-7-|--7-|3-3-|--3-|2-2-|--2-|2-2-|--2-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|


Until the end, play the chorus but as eighth notes till the end. Actually, I think Guy just plays the beginning of each bar. Not too sure about that.

 C		G	 D	
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x4
A|3-3-|3-3-|3-3-|3-3-|----|----|----|----|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-| 
E|---------|---------|3-3--3-3-|3-3--3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Roadmap:
*Actually, Guy doesn’t join on bass until the 2nd verse. Your choice on how to play that though if you haven’t got a great big drum for your bassist to play.
Intro			= Silent  
Verse 1		= Silent
Verse 1, chunk 2	= Verse x3, Verse-last-line x1
Prechorus		= Prechorus
1st Chorus 		= Chorus Riff x1
Verse 2		= Verse x3, verse-last-line x1 
Prechorus		= Prechorus
2nd Chorus		= Chorus Riff x2
Solo			= Solo
Final chorus	= Chorus Riff x4
Outro			= Verse x2, end on Em7

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The Scientist - Jonny (acoustic + electric), Guy.

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The Scientist - Coldplay
Tuning: Standard, or EADGBc as Jonny plays it; all chords will have two versions given. It actually sounds pretty similar either way so take your pick but the Jonny version does sound better. The Jonny tuning is the second one listed.

Dm7 - 	x57565/10,12,12,10,10,x		OR		10,12,12,10,10,0
Bb - 		688766 				OR 		688760
F - 		13321x				OR		133210
Fsus2 - 	13301x 				OR 		133010 
C - 		8,10,10,9,8,0 

Verse:
[Dm7 (1 bar) - Bb (1 bar) - F (1.5 bars) - Fsus2 (0.5 bars)] x4

Chorus:
Bb (2 bars) - F (1.5 bars) - Fsus2 (0.5 bars)
Bb (2 bars) - F (1 bar) - Fsus2 (1 bar)*
C - 2 bars, but go silent on 1st beat of 2nd bar.

*on piano the second line is Bb - F (1 bar) - Fadd9 (2 beats) - Fadd6 (2 beats)

Chorus Backup Vocals (incomplete):
               Noooooo  bo-dy    saiiiiid  it was   eeeeeee-seee-eee
 Bb
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|8----7--|8-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 F
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 Bb
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 F                                   Fadd9            Fadd6
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Bridge:
F (1 bar) - Bb (1 bar) - F (1.5 bars) - Fsus2 (0.5 bars)
Dm7 - Bb - F(1.5 bars) - Fsus2(0.5 bar)
Verse again:
Dm7 - Bb - F - Fsus2 x2



Backups on the 2nd verse, starting on 3rd time (upper one is Will):
 Ooooooooooooooooooh-ooooooooooooooooooo-ooooooooh|
 Dm                  Bb	            F                             Fsus2
e|5------------------|6------------------|5------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D|7---|----|----|----|8---|----|----|----|7---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Chorus again:
[bb - F - Fsus2] [bb - F - Fsus2 – C]
Bridge again:
F - Bb - F - Fsus2

Then play the verse progression 4 times to the end.
Ending: strum once per chord: Dm7, Bb, F

Electric guitar part that follows the 2nd chorus? Tune to EADEAe, capo on 1st fret!
 F                                             Bb
e|---------------------------------------------|0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|0---0---|0---0--|0---0--|0---0---|
E|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|0---0---|0---0--|0---0--|0---0---|
D|----------|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|11--11--|11--9--|9---9--|9---9---|
A|----------|11b12|r11--|----------|11b12|r11--|0---0---|0---0--|0---0--|0---0---|
E|0----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----|---------------------------------|
 F                                          F                    Fsus2
e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
E|--------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
D|--------|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|
A|--------|11b12|r11--|---------|11b12|r11--|---------|11b12|r11--|---------|11b12|r11--|
E|0---0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----|0----0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----|

AND THEN PLAY THE FOLLOWING TWO LINES 4 TIMES:
 Dm7                                 Bb
e|-----------------------------------|0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|0---0---|0---0--|0---0--|0---0---|
E|9---9---|9---9---|9---9---|9---9---|0---0---|0---0--|0---0--|0---0---|
D|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|11--9--|9---9--|9---9---|
A|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|11--11--|0---0---|0---0--|0---0--|0---0---|
E|9---9---|9---9---|9---9---|9---9---|---------------------------------|
 F                                          F                    Fsus2
e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
E|--------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
D|--------|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|
A|--------|11b12|r11--|---------|11b12|r11--|---------|11b12|r11--|---------|11b12|r11--|
E|0---0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----|0----0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----|

End by strumming ONCE each of the following:
Dm - 9,11,11,9,11,0
Bbmaj7 - x,0,11,0,11,0
F - 0,11,x,0,11,0

Backup over the oooooooh’s?
 Dm7                 Bb                  F                   F        Fsus2
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|13~~~~~~~~---------|-------------------|
Bass

Enters when Verse 2 starts.

 D	Bb	  F	Fsus2
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x3
A|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|----|----|----|----|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|
E|-------------------|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|-------------------|-------------------|

 D	Bb	  F	Fsus2
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|----|----|----|----|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|7-7-|7-7-|
E|-------------------|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|-------------------|-------------------|

Chorus

Bb	 F
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|
E|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|-------------------|-------------------|

Bb	 F
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|
E|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|-------------------|-------------------|

 C
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-|8~-----------------|

Post-Chorus

 F	Bb	  F	Fsus2
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|----|----|----|----|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|7-7-|7-7-|
E|-------------------|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|-------------------|-------------------|

 D	Bb	  F	Fsus2
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| x4
A|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|5-5-|----|----|----|----|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|8-8-|
E|-------------------|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|-------------------|-------------------|

(Quiet)
 D	Bb	  F	
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
A|5---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------------|6------------------|1------------------|-------------------|




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Flight of the Conchords - Bret you Got it Going On

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    Bret You Got it Going On - Flight of the Conchords
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Tabbed by: MosesTheMarshmallow
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

It sounds like there are a TON of chords but fear not - the 2nd half of the song is just the chorus transposed up; as in, same chords and structure/rhythm and shape but up the neck a little. Once you learn the verse and chorus you'll be pretty much set. :)

Dm - x57765
C7 - x35353
Bb7 - x13131
A - 577655
F7/C - x31211
G - 355433
Gm7 - 353333 OR 353363
Am7 - 575555 OR 575585

Verse:
[Dm (2 beats) - C7 (2 beats) - Bb7 (2 beats) - C7 (1 beat) - A (1 beat)] x4

Chorus (starts on the first Bret You Got it Going on):
[Dm - A - F7/C - G - Gm7 - Am7 - C7 - Dm] x2, 2 beats for each chord.

*Verse*
[Dm - C7 - Bb7 - C7 - A] x4

KEY CHANGE #1 - occurs on Bret You Got It Going on...I want to bum you - you play the chorus but shifted up 1 half-step or 1 fret. 
D#m - x68876
C#7 - x46464
B7 - x24242
A# - 688766
F#7/C - x42322
G# - 466544
G#m7 - 464444 OR 464474
A#m7 - 686666 OR 686696

So now you play:
[D#m - A# - F#7/C - G# - G#m7 - A#m7 - C#7 - D#m] x2

KEY CHANGE #2 - If one of us was a lady... (up another half step)
Em - x79987
D7 - x57575
C7 - x35353
B - 799877
G/C - x53433
A - 575555
Am7 - 575555 OR 575585
Bm7 - 797777 OR 7977,10,7

New progression:
[Em - B - G7/C - A - Am7 - Bm7 - D7 - Em]

*Not sure if he plays the verse or chorus at the end...BRB jaja.

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So I used to have a tabs thread but I kind of let it die. So I'll restart it now just to post some of the tabs I've made the past few months. Apologies, Zergio or anyone else if it's one you've already done though. If you go through my previous tabs thread, I also added some bass parts and fixed mistakes in various songs (Yellow, the Masterplan, to name a couple) so those are worth a look if you're interested.

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Anyways, first up is Us Against the World complete with Chris, Jonny, and Guy's parts (no Will, sorry...leaving that to the Champion :p)! :)

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Us Against the World - Coldplay

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Tabbed by: MTM

Email: [email protected]

Tuning: EADF#Ae, capo on 3rd fret, Time Signature: 6/8 counted in lazy 2 beat bars.

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Chris Chords (relative to capo)

C – 577700 Csus2 – 577500 G – 076500 Gsus4 – 077500

Fsus2 – 10,12,12,0,0,0 Am7 – x9,11,0,0,0 or x9,11,12,0,0

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Chords in standard tuning, no capo (in case you have a second guitarist):

C – x32010 Csus2 – x3203x G – 320003 Gsus4 – 320013

Fsus2 – 1x3213 Am7 – x02213

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The strum pattern for the whole song is basically, which is a lot like the verse of Shiver:

1 2

DUD-UDU DUD-UDU

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Intro

C – Csus2 x4 (x2 at Rock Im Park, x0 at Pinkpop)

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Main Progression (play this 7 times for 1st verse, 1st chorus, 2nd verse, 2nd chorus, instrumental,

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respectively):

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C – Csus2 – C – Csus2

G – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4

Fsus2 (8 beats)

C – Csus2 – G – Gsus4

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(everything is 2 beats each except for the F)

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Outro:

G – Gsus4 - Fsus4* (4 beats) - Am7 (4 beats) - G – Gsus4

G – Gsus4 - Fsus4* (4 beats) - Am7 (4 beats) – G**

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Fsus4* - Chris does this to transition from the F to the Am; he’s continuously strumming this so

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I’ll just show the notes that are different from just playing the chords.

Fsus4 Am7

e|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|

B|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|

G|------|------|------|-------|------|------|------|------|

D|------|------|------|12-12--|11----|------|------|------|

A|-------------|-------12-12--|9------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------10-10-0|9------------|-------------|

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G** - At Rock Im Park, Chris does something that sounds like this at the end:

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e|0------0-----|0------------|-------------|-------------|

B|0------0-----|0------11b12r11----b----b--|----b-----b--|

G|5-----|5-----|5-----|10----|------|------|------|------|

D|6-----|6-----|6-----|9-----|------|------|------|------|

A|7------7-----|7------11----|-------------|-------------|

E|0------0-----|0------0-----|-------------|-------------|

*He basically does that same chord and bend a few times. The video cuts off before it ends so I’m

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Lead Guitar, Us Against the World – Coldplay

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Jonny joins at the 2nd chorus and plays the following (rhythm chord in parentheses):

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(This comprises 2 of the main progression)

[Riff 1 x4 Β©, Riff 2 x4 (G), Riff 1 x4 (F), Riff 1 x2 Β©, Riff 2 x2 (G)]

[Riff 1 x4 Β©, Riff 2 x4 (G), Riff 1 x4 (F), Riff 1 x2 Β©, Riff 2 x2 (G)]

Riff 2 x2 (fading out over a G)

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Riff 1

e|-------------------|

B|------13x-12/13----|

G|---12----|------12-|

D|10-------|---------|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

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Riff 2

e|-------------------|

B|------12x-10h12----|

G|---12----|------12-|

D|12-------|---------|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

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Bass – Us Against the World (Coldplay)

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Guy joins after the 2nd chorus, playing this…it’s not much but damn it sounds good.

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*Will’s piano part follows the bass part nearly exactly in terms of timing and what to play on the

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left hand.

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C Csus2 G

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|

A|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|

E|---------|---------|---------|0--------|3--------|---------|---------|0--------|

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F C G

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|

A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|

E|1--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|3--------|---------|

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I'm sorry I just got my guitar and i'm having trouble playing this -_-

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Also I'm left handed so I dont know if the tab's need to be flipped or something: HELP!

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Don't know if you're a beginner or anything, but I'll be honest with you, Coldplay songs are definitely not easy songs. I had such a hard time getting thumbed barre chords down, but in time, you will. Luckily I was all about Beatle stuff which is pretty easy

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If you're having problems with the thumb-chords you can play them without the thumb, i.e. F would be x3321x (or x33210), you can learn it better like that. If you get those chords easy, you could try to learn the minor chords (i.e. Fm: x3322x) and if you're good at them you can add the thumb. It's pretty easy then and the chords won't sound wrong without the thumb.

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Have you tried a right-handed guitar? I'm also left handed but playing the guitar is actually only a thing of practising and it might occur that theres no difference if you're beginning to play. You should try it out, if you're used to a right-handed guitar it's probably much easier.

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Edit: Woops, just read your answer. If you're such a beginner, start learning the basics first! Simple chords such as A, C, D, E, G (and their minors) first, then F and B (they're a bit harder) and if you're good at the barree-thing, you can try out new things. Also: Do a lot of finger training, it really helps.

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By the way: Sorry for massive off-topic, I'll just pretend I haven't read the subject. :P

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What kinda guitar you got

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Dean Exotica FM GBL L

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If you're having problems with the thumb-chords you can play them without the thumb, i.e. F would be x3321x (or x33210), you can learn it better like that. If you get those chords easy, you could try to learn the minor chords (i.e. Fm: x3322x) and if you're good at them you can add the thumb. It's pretty easy then and the chords won't sound wrong without the thumb.

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Have you tried a right-handed guitar? I'm also left handed but playing the guitar is actually only a thing of practising and it might occur that theres no difference if you're beginning to play. You should try it out, if you're used to a right-handed guitar it's probably much easier.

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Edit: Woops, just read your answer. If you're such a beginner, start learning the basics first! Simple chords such as A, C, D, E, G (and their minors) first, then F and B (they're a bit harder) and if you're good at the barree-thing, you can try out new things. Also: Do a lot of finger training, it really helps.

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By the way: Sorry for massive off-topic, I'll just pretend I haven't read the subject. :P

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:awesome: thanks and its ok, I find it easier if I learn left-handed because I have more power in my left hand making it easier to strum. Plus I got this $500 bundle for no cost since I sold my piano for $225 and the guy was willing to sell me this guitar, tuner, strings, case, and guitar picks for $225

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please i need soooo much help!! here's a few questions:

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1. Why are tabs written upside down? :confused:

ex.

e

B

G

D

A

E

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when my guitar and all others have their strings:

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E

A

D

G

B

e

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2. Is their a simpler way to play Us Against the World in standard tuning but without using all your fingers? :wreck:

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3. I found the tabs for Don Quixote but you have to tune your guitar to random strings making is hard to play, whats the tabs in standard tuning? :confused:

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4. I hate being left-handed -__-

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please i need soooo much help!! here's a few questions:

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1. Why are tabs written upside down? :confused:

ex.

e

B

G

D

A

E

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when my guitar and all others have their strings:

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E

A

D

G

B

e

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2. Is their a simpler way to play Us Against the World in standard tuning but without using all your fingers? :wreck:

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3. I found the tabs for Don Quixote but you have to tune your guitar to random strings making is hard to play, whats the tabs in standard tuning? :confused:

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4. I hate being left-handed -__-

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First of all, do you have a lefty guitar. Some leftys, like Paul McCartney, learned lefty with righty guitars.

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And I don't know why people write tab like this:

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e

B

G

D

A

E

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But a good way to remember it is this. Notice how there are two E strings on a guitar tab such as this. The capital E is the thick bass string, and the lowercase E is the thinnest string.

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Can't answer number two, because I haven't heard many of the newer Coldplay songs. Which is about to change in an hour.

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And for the crazy tuning thing, Coldplay guitar is all about that. ALL ABOUT THAT. I broke so many strings trying to get these crazy f*cking tunings down. So here's a tip, use the Wikipedia page for Guitar Tunings

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_tunings

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For example, Swallowed in the Sea (Acoustic), the tuning goes

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E -> E

A -> A

D -> D

G -> G

B -> B

e -> D#

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which means tune the High E string (the thinnest one) down one half step. Most Coldplay songs deal with tuning strings down, and you'll rarely get songs where you tune up, such as Violet Hill, Life in Technicolor, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, and Help is Around the Corner. Also really helpful to have an electric tuner.

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