Lance

I guess I am going to step up, and take responsibility as the step-father of this child. I shouldn't be too worried, with so many 'Coldplaying Mothers'. I think this child is in good hands!

I didn't care too much to match the donations exactly. I added $100 to double what's been donated so far. Keep up the good work! I applaude those of you who have got the ball rolling for C.C.C. So can we see some pictures of our adopted child? I almost want to spoil him/ her.

Sign me up as well! This is one of the bettter things Coldplaying has done in a while.

Umm, I guess I don't post too much in this forum, but Happy B-day Mariana! U R very hot!!!

It doesn't look like it. I might be able to see him perform in Denver or Dallas. Hopefully he will showcase some of his newer tunes, if he has any. It's definitely worth a roadtrip, though.

Damien Rice deserves a bump.... http://www.damienrice.com/news.html 21 April 2006 Fiona Apple / Damien Rice Tour The following dates have been announced for the Fiona Apple / Damien Rice US Tour: 23 June SDSU Open Air Theatre San Diego, CA 24 June Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA 25 June County Bowl Santa Barbara, CA 27 June Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA 29 June Chronicle Pavilion Concord, CA 30 June Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA 01 July Les Schwab Amphitheater Bend, OR 03 July Chateau Ste Michelle Seattle, WA 05 July City Lights Pavilion Denver, CO 07 July Nokia Theatre Dallas, TX 08 July The Backyard Austin, TX 09 July Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX 12 July Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, IN 13 July Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL 14 July Northrop Auditorium Minneapolis, MN 21 July Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA 22 July Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre Wantagh, NY 24 July Mohegan Sun Uncaseville, CT 26 July Central Park Summerstage New York City, NY 28 July Tweeter Center at the Waterfront Philadelphia, PA 29 July Borgata Atlantic City, NJ

Here are a few more pictures,

Here are some pictures that my brother took from the Denver March Pow-wow. This is a Native American gathering/ celebration here in the states. My brother still has a bunch of photos to sift through. I'll post the rest later. Enjoy!

frogling16 The most common way to play chords like that are to wrap your thumb over the top of the neck. The tip of your thumb will mute the a - string. Chords like that are called inversions or slash chords. That example is named Dsus2/F# Don't worry too much about the naming for now. Here's how to fret that chord using your thumb e| open string b| x-x-3-x-x ring finger in the third fret g| x-2-x-x-x index finger on the second fret d| open string a| mute with tip of your thumb E| x-2-x-x-x thumb on second fret Don't get too caught up in playing that chord. As long as the Dsus2 chord(top four strings) gets played, the song should sound alright.

From the earlier lesson I showed the E major and E minor chords. With these two chord shapes you should now be able to play 24 more chords. These will be barre chords. First I will teach you the notes on the low E-sting of the guitar. E | F- F#- G- G#- A- A#- B- C- C#- D- D#- E 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Your index finger will be the barre. Take the F major chord for example. The index finger will be barred (fretted) across the entire first fret. e | 1-x-x-x-x barred index on first fret b | 1-x-x-x-x barred index on first fret g | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret d | x-x-3-x-x pinkie finger on the third fret a | x-x-3-x-x ring finger on the third fret E | 1-x-x-x-x barred index on first fret The minor barre chords are similar. All you have to do is lift the middle finger off of the fret. Here's A minor for example. e | 5-x-x-x-x barred index on the fifth fret b | 5-x-x-x-x barred index on the fifth fret g | 5-x-x-x-x barred index on the fifth fret d | x-x-7-x-x pinkie finger on the seventh fret a | x-x-7-x-x ring finger on the seventh fret E | 5-x-x-x-x barred index on the fifth fret Whatever note you play on the low E-string names the note. Coldplay uses variation of the chords in their songs too. They usually wrap thier thumb over the neck and fret the low E-string. This allows them to lift the index finger up to let the top two string to ring open. Here's a practical example from "Coldplay- Proof". The chord progression goes, E major -C# minor- G#minor- C#minor Play the C# minor like this e | open string b | open string g | 9-x-x-x-x index on the ninth fret d | x-x-11-x-x pinkie finger on the eleventh fret a | x-x-11-x-x ring finger on the eleventh fret E | 9-x-x-x-x thumb on the ninth fret And G# minor like this e | open string b | open string g | 4-x-x-x-x index on the fourth fret d | x-x-6-x-x pinkie finger on the sixth fret a | x-x-6-x-x ring finger on the sixth fret E | 4-x-x-x-x thumb on the fourth fret I'll admit that this fingering is a little tricky. I usually only play the top 5 strings. I mute the low E-sing with either my thumb or ring finger. I'll cover barre chords on the a-string next. Peace!

Alright, this post will concentrate more on music theory. There are two chord shapes you need to memorize. The first one is E major e | open string b | open string g | 1-x-x-x-x index finger on the first fret d | x-2-x-x-x ring finger on the second fret a | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret E | open string and now E minor e | open string b | open string g | open string d | x-2-x-x-x ring finger on the second fret a | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret E | open string After this comes the barre chords. Master these two chords an we will go from there. Keep on rockin'

Hello everyone! :guitarist: I'd like to thank all of you for your compliments. I like seeing the passion and excitement from all of you learning how to play Coldplay. Here's another chord progression from the intro to "A Rush of Blood to the Head" A minor (open string) x 1 measure C major x 1 measure E minor (b6) x 1 measure A minor (open string) x 1 measure repeat three times... Here is the fingering for the E minor (b6) chord e | open string b | 1-x-x-x-x index finger on the first fret g | open string d | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret a | x-2-x-x-x ring finger on the second fret E | open string The index and the middle finger stay anchored throughout the chord progression. The ring finger is the only finger that switches for each chord. You can practice along to this track. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=75BAQC71 or http://rapidshare.de/files/13334990/AROBTTH.mp3.html I noticed that I wrap my thumb across the top of the guitar neck. I use it to mute the low E string when it is not a part of the chord. See if that helps any. My next post will be more music theory oriented. Keep on rockin'

Alright, here is the rest of "Don't Panic". The sheet music has some more difficult chords. Here are some substitutes that sound alright. When Chris starts to sing, "We live in a beautiful world", play an open string D power chord for two measures. D power chord (also notated as D5) e | don't strum b | x-x-3-x-x pinkie finger on the third fret g | x-2-x-x-x middle finger in the second fret d | open string a | don't strum E | don't strum Occasionally, I play the high e string very lightly when I strum the D power chord. It fits alright with the song. You can play the chord with whatever fingering feels alright too. After two measures of playing the D power chord, switch to the open string A minor chord in the previous lesson, for one measure. The next chord will be a "G6" chord. I emphasize the G power chord part of it, which is the bottom four strings. G6 chord e | open string b | open string g | open string d | open string a | mute string with middle finger E | x-x-3-x-x middle finger on third fret So the chorus goes... D power chord for two measures A minor for one measure G6 for one measure D power chord for two measures F maj7 chord for two measures (with hammer-ons) I've noticed that when I making the chord changes that I strum open strings while switching chord shapes. Most popular music includes this method. Good Luck!

Mikowhy, GPASUYF has been posted in the "Kapone's Tabs" thread http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18423&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=120 GPASUYF has a very unusual tuning. I had to tune everything down a half step and put a capo on the first fret. This is something I couldn't have figured out when I first started playing guitar. I created this thread to help beginners with playing the guitar. Kapone's thread better suits those who have been playing guitar for a while. miriam, Don't worry too much. I know that classical guitarists are trained a certain way to play using only the fingers. Most rock guitarist usually use a pick. dajrekshn, A metronome isn't necessary. Simply play the practice version of this song. Notice that your foot is tapping. Don't worry about the hammer-on's for now. Just play down strums on every other foot tap. If you listen closely, you hear Johnny playing just that (between his solos). There are only a couple of more chords used in the song. I will finish the rest of "Dont Panic" very soon. I promise! :cool:

sigur rós - 2006.02.08 - conan o brien show heysátan.mp3 - 04:54 5.62 MB @ 160 kbp/s http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GDE8NFSB You can find the torrent for the video here. http://www.drrnwbb.com/bt/ This tracker has sigur rós live concerts, interesting videos and other files of interest.

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miriam, I recommend using a guitar pick (plectrum). Learn how to strum up and down as well. What helped me was to play open string chords while strumming up and down. Start really slow and eventually the coordination comes naturally. The metronome is a good tool for learning a song slowly and then working it up to it's actual speed. Here's an example using "Don't Panic". "Don't Panic (acoustic- live)" original performance tempo aproximately 122 beats per minute. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NCXPGDKV practice version slowed to 110 beats per minute. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=583CI3OM This practice version should help you play along until you can master the performance tempo. The metronome will just be clicks, but that should keep you from speeding up or slowing down. I prefer using software to slow down a performance and playing along until it is regular speed. Good Luck!

dajrekshn, I've come up with an easy way to play don't panic on the guitar using sheet music found here. http://rapidshare.de/files/2337768/dontpanic.pdf.html The arrangement includes some difficult chord shapes that Johnny uses. I came up with a simple arrangement to play along with the song. The intro starts off with an F major 7th chord. e | open string b | 1-x-x-x-x index finger on the first fret g | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret d | x-x-3-x-x ring finger on the third fret a | Don't strum E | Don't strum Strum this chord a few times then take your index and ring finger off of the frets. You'll have to do what called a "hammer-on". Strum the guitar with this chord e | open string b | open string g | open string d | x-x-3-x-x ring finger on the third fret a | Don't strum E | Don't strum You play that chord and then perform the hammer-on. Strum, then press down on the frets using your index and middle finger to make the first chord ring out again. After 4 measures the verse starts. The first chord played is an A minor chord. It is very similar to the F major seventh chord. All you really do is slide your ring finger down one fret. e | open string b | 1-x-x-x-x index finger on the first fret g | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret d | x-2-x-x-x ring finger on the second fret a | open string E | Don't strum You can switch the middle and ring finger placement if it feels more comfortable. The next measure the chord switches to C major. e | open string b | 1-x-x-x-x index finger on the first fret g | open string d | x-2-x-x-x middle finger on the second fret a | x-x-3-x-x ring finger on the third fret E | Don't strum Now you play the F major 7th chord again for a measure. Then perform the hammer-ons again for one measure. So here are the first twelve measures intro - F major 7th (with hammer-ons) 4 measures verse - A minor - 1 measure C major - 1 measure F major 7th (with hammer-ons) - 2 measures then repeat the verse. I'll finish the rest later. Good luck! :)

My brother finally wants me to give him guitar lessons. :guitarist: I've been playing guitar for about eight years now. I see a lot of threads about wanting to learn an easy Coldplay song, but everything seems so intimidating to beginners. I've created this thread specifically for those who have just picked up the guitar. I will post the lessons that I teach my brother in this forum. Don't be afraid to ask any questions. This will only help me teach him anything he might not be comfortable asking. Here we go... First I covered standard guitar tuning- Tuning (High string to low string) high e - the really skinny string b g d a Low E - The bottom string that you strum on a right-handed guitar. I gave him an assignment to memorize four chord shapes. The "G" chord - (a power chord I will discuss later) e|x-x-3-x-x third fret with your pinkie b|x-x-3-x-x third " " " ring finger g|open string - strum, but do not fret d|open string - strum, but do not fret a|mute this string with your middle finger E|x-x-3-x-x middle finger on the third fret The "E minor" chord e|open string - strum, but do not fret b|open string - strum, but do not fret g|open string - strum, but do not fret d|x-2-x-x-x second fret with your ring finger a|x-2-x-x-x second fret with your middle finger E|open string - strum, but do not fret The "C" chord e|open string - strum, but do not fret b|1-x-x-x-x first fret with your index finger g|open string - strum, but do not fret d|x-2-x-x-x second fret with your middle finger a|x-x-3-x-x third fret with your ring finger E|Do not strum The "D" chord e|x-2-x-x-x second fret with your middle finger b|x-x-3-x-x third fret with your ring finger g|x-2-x-x-x second fret with your index finger d|open string - strum, but do not fret a|Do not strum E|Do not strum All of these chords are used in "In My Place" Alright, the free guitar lessons are now in session. What would you like to learn? There are no dumb questions here! Lance

Here's Encore from the Gray album as well. I guess I'll up all twelve songs in due time. DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album (2004) 03 - Encore.mp3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BLDQ6SCO ...This man is made! He's killing all y'all jive turkeys! ...Do y'all want more of the Jigga man? Enjoy this as well!

Here you go MEOQUANEE :indianchief: , DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album (2004) 02 - What More Can I Say.mp3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9L4TUDYQ Enjoy! ;)

Hey Steph, Have you listened to the Gray Album by DJ Danger Mouse? It has an interesting mash-up of "The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps" VS. "Jay - Z - What More Can I Say". My brother is a huge Jay- Z fan. I'm always trying to convince him that the Beatles are geniuses. I have good memories of us bobbing our heads while cruising to this tune. If you want I can upload it for you. ...We'll see what happens when i no longer exist F*ck this ... what more can i say?

Here are some more pictures of Johnny's pedal board. These are screenshots taken from Coldplay at Maida Vale 22 December 2005.