MosesTheMarshmallow

Well, doesn't the fact that this poll is public mess up the results? :p

Jeff Buckley, also.

Parachutes - Radiohead

I'd like to see some fotos to help me decide. :)

I found this a while ago...did one of you guys do this? :p

I found this a while ago...did one of you guys do this? :p

No no no no no no weren't you paying attention? The snow didn't fall to begin with! :rolleyes:

I was pleasantly surprised by the way he sang the word "trouble" in the 2nd part. After hearing the album version and hearing what note it was, I thought it'd be one of those notes that Chris would over-strain..but he really nailed it. :) Wish the guitar was louder. >_>

I like Owl City - Hello Seattle especially. But... 1. I haven't heard Fireflies. 2. Why does everyone seem to "hate" Fireflies?

Hey all, this is the first tab I've done on the computer (I'm so glad I found the tabbing template somewhere, if anyone can't find it, I'd much be willing to repost it because I have it saved as a notepad file). Anyhow, this is Christmas Lights, both piano and guitar parts merged into something that's hopefully coherent and helpful. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christmas Lights, Lead Guitar, v1 - Coldplay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: MosesTheMarshmallow on Coldplaying.com Email: [email protected] This tab is based off listening and watching the music video - it's combines a lot of the piano part, but if you were say, in a band or doing a Chris-Jonny sort of thing, this is what I imagine Jonny would play. But for your own personal use, PICK AND CHOOSE from what I've made. Hope you enjoy it! If there are any mistakes, comments, or questions, please do not hesitate to email me. Thank you! Tuning: Standard The rhythm guitar chords are above each line so you can play those, then the lead line so that you know you're in the right key and all that jazz. And just for convenience's sake on your part and mine. G - 320033 / x10,12,12,12,10 Cadd9 - x32033 C - x32010 or 332101 [interchangeable] Em or Em7 [interchangeable] - 022000, 022033 Dsus4 - xx0233 D - xx0232 I should mention now that this song has a lot of potential for "blending" chords and what I mean by that is that in a few places, it sounds like a C or D chord on top of a G chord and (thought it's a little easier on the piano in my opinion) you can definitely try doing this by playing a G chord for the whole song or taking two chords and mixing them. For example G + D = 3x0232, or C+D = x3x0032, to name two possibilities. So while this doesn't mean play the wrong stuff, feel free to substitute out what I put for the rhythm chords if it sounds good; do email me if you find a good one. I've tried to tab everything so that the distance between notes is roughly in proportion to what the actual rhythm is. Intro/Verse - This is played in the shape of a G barre chord with the root on the A string - x10,12,12,12,10. The most logical place to start playing it though is at 1:08 once the song gets a little louder. (G) e|---------------------| B|------12-------------| G|12h14----------------| x3 D|12-------12----12----| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Here's a slightly easier way to play it; I'm actually tabbing from an acoustic guitar, and this part is right where the neck gets a little fatter, so I came up with this way to play it to make it lower on the neck. But the way the hammering is set up will make it sound not-as-good because the wrong notes will be accented. (G) e|---------------------| B|---10h12-------------| G|12-------------------| x3 D|12-------12----12----| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| (Cadd9) (Dsus4) e|---------10|--------------| B|-----------|12p10---------| G|12----12---|-------12-----| D|---12------|-----------12-| A|-----------|--------------| E|-----------|--------------| Variation during the "When you're waiting for that snow to fall" It works with a G chord..and a D chord for that matter but I think it sounds nice if the rhythm plays... D/G - 3x0232 - It's like a G chord and a D chord did the nasty! (thumb on E string) *AMENDMENT - After hearing it live, I believe this is played over a C/D - x30032 - Like a C and D did the nasty instead. e|--------------------| B|------12------------| G|11h12---------------| x3 D|12------12----12----| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| (Dsus4) e|--------------------| B|------10------------| G|11h12---------------| D|12------12----12----| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| *play intro 2 more times in the buildup* Chorus - Em7 (2 bars), Cadd9 (2 bars), G (2 bars), Dsus4 (1 bar), D (1 bar) Play this progression twice. Here's a different way to play these chords that might be more colourful: Em7 - (0)79987 C - 8,10,10,9,8,8 G - x,10,12,12,12,10, D6sus4 - 10,x,12,12,12,x D - 10,x,12,11,10,x (Play the D chords with your thumb on the E string) If you're interested in the string part, it's kind of like this. It sounds suspiciously like the guitar solo from Lovers in Japan (incidentally, the two songs have the same chord progression here). There's really only this one part that's properly audible and it's on the "Like some drunken Elvis singing". You could get some interesting results if you tremolo picked this. You can play this at either octave so you can play what's tabbed or what's in parentheses if you have a cutaway or electric guitar. Em C e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|7(19)---------------8(20)--------------| G|4(16)--5(17)---7(19)------------|---------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| "You're still waiting for that snow to fall..." -same variation as the last time that the line showed up (cool, right?) but over different chords. Play it 2 times. (Cadd9) e|--------------------| B|------12------------| G|11h12---------------| x3 D|12------12----12----| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| (Dsus4) e|--------------------| B|------10------------| G|11h12---------------| D|12------12----12----| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| During that same part, Jonny is actually playing something that sounds and looks like this; it's pretty quiet so I'm not 100% on it. Incidentally, it sounds a lot like the verse riff in Lovers in Japan that I've also been having trouble with. D: e|--------------------| B|------3---------3---| G|-------4------------| x8 D|5---5---------5---5-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Then, these are played before part 2 begins. G, D/F# (2x0232), Em7, Bm7 (x24232), Cadd9, D The Bm7 can be blended with a D. You play the intro motif once on top of the G, D/F#, Em7, and Bm7. e|---------------------| B|------12-------------| G|12h14----------------| D|12-------12----12----| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| On top of the Bm7 there's a small variation: e|---------------------| B|------12-15----------| G|12h14----------14----| D|12-------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Here's the short-neck version: e|---------10----------| B|---10h12-------10----| G|12-------------------| D|12-------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| This is the string part for this section... G D/F# e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|4-------------------------------|4--------------------------5----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Em Bm7 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|7--------------------------8----| G|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C e|7-------------------------------| B|8-------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| (Cadd9) Cadd9 D (this leads right into Part 2) *This is where 6/8 time begins. Those Christ mas... e|--------------------| |---------------------------------------| B|------12------------| |---------------------12----12----10----| G|11h12---------------|x2 |9---9---9------------12----12----11----| D|12------12----12----| |10--10--10--12-------12----12----12----| A|--------------------| |10--10--10--12-------x-----------------| E|--------------------| |8---8---8---10-------10----10----10----| PART 2 Remember it's in 6/8 so there's 6 beats per bar/measure. Remember that with 6/8 time, the emphasis is on the 1st and 4th beats, so if you kind of "zoom out", you should actually hear a slow version 2/4 time, which is where there are 2 beats per measure with equal emphasis on the head of each beat. But remember the answer is always listen more! The same chord progression goes all the way through. To remember it in a pinch, the chords are: G-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-Em7-G-D-G-D The length of each is: G - 2 bars of 6 Cadd9 - 1 bar G - 1 bar Cadd9 - 1 bar Em7 - 1 bar G - 3 beats D - 3 beats G - 3 beats D - 3 beats Jonny's interlude starts at 3:00. *While I don't think he does, you can continue playing Jonny's part through to the end. This is a pickup that starts from the bar before, come in on 4th beat. (D) e|------------------| B|------10-------10-| G|11-12----11-12----| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Counting in 6 beats per measure, these are triplets: each set of 3 notes = 1 beat. (G) (G) e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|12----12----12----12----13----13----|12----12----12----12----12----12----| G|--12----12----12----12----12----12--|--12----12----12----12----12----12--| D|----12----12----12----12----12----12|----12----12----12----12----12----12| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| (C) (G) Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|13----13----13----13----13----13----|12----12----12----12----12----12----| G|--12----12----12----12----12----12--|--12----12----12----12----12----12--| D|----14----14----14----14----14----14|----12----12----12----12----12----12| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| (C) (Em) e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|13----13----13----13----13----13----|12----12----12----14----14----14----| G|--12----12----12----12----12----12--|--12----12----12----12----12----12--| D|----14----14----14----14----14----14|----14----14----14----14----14----14| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| (G) (D) (G) (D) e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|12----12----12----10----10----10----|8----8----8------12----12----12---| G|--12----12----12----11----11----11--|--7----7----7----12----12----12---| D|----12----12----12----12----12----12|----9----9----9--12----12----12---| A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------10----10----10---| Ends on G...yeah I skipped the piano outro for now, sorry. Yay. Hope you liked it. ===============================================================================

Wow! That sounded amazing. :D :D :D Will be interesting to see how they'd play it in a concert.

TRY KEANE AGAIN. I love Keane, anyhow. Songs that I rather like: Somewhere Only We Know, A Bad Dream, Leaving So Soon? (This is like their Shiver), the Lovers are Losing. TRY OASIS TWICE OVER: If you don't like Liam's voice, start with songs sung by Noel, especially live: Don't Look Back in Anger, the Importance of Being Idle, The Masterplan, Half the World Away. People who like Oasis: listen to The Who. :) I think Roger and Pete are a whole lot like Liam and Noel in terms of their function in the band. The Who is great anyhow. If you're skeptical, listen to Oasis's cover of My Generation by the Who. :D A few of my favourite bands were revealed in this post - any suggestions for me?

I like the idea! I didn't think of lovers though (hmm I need to listen to Green Day's last album..I'm such a fail-fan). What I pictured is actually.er..kind of a Spanish album. :p First thing to come to mind were the songs Don Quixote and Spanish Rain - I think that's what the album will be. Two different blokes who are different, but both a little bit bonkers - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza - going to fight windmills and rescue drag queens. If there's an angsty feel, maybe it might be about society killing your dreams and fantasies, or a man behind the curtain (I can't remember the name of the "evil wizard" in Don Quixote though, if he had a name >_>) turning the monsters into innocuous windmills. Or perhaps our tendencies to idealize the things in our life, whether it is country/patriotism (work in them social themes aye?) or love...Wedding Bells seems to depict love as a sacrifice. How can this possibly go badly? :)

Chillwork. Freezedate. Coolfun Arctic Frolick Glacial Game Polar Distraction Sigh I'm not very inspired.

Couldn't really find anything of the sort. Does anyone have any? I'm planning to make a tab of sorts for Yellow because it's not too hard..I'm not actually a drummer but I generally know my way around a kit. I would like to request, from the more talented and committed.... -Lovers in Japan -Life in Technicolor ii -Strawberry Swing Thank you to anyone who can help/contribute. :)

Politik 5 Clocks 8 Amsterdam 7

GEM. <3 I love love love Gem.

LOVE THIS THREAD. Does that guy have a Chinese Sleep Chant hat? :p :D :D

I've decided upon quite a few listens I love the first half - it has the makings of a mellow song that calls back a little bit of AROBTTH mellowness and VLV sort of folksy sound. But I'm not a big fan of the 2nd half though. I hate when the song practically stops, and Chris gets up (oh that's a pet peeve of mine...when the pianist stops playing the piano but the piano keeps playing in a music video; see: Queen - Don't Stop Me Now). No but my point here is the 2nd half feels too tacked on. The 2nd half feels like a cheesy carol to me, which is probably intentional but that doesn't mean I have to like it; I guess I appreciate it though. Also, whoever pointed out the similarity to the video to Tonight Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins - KUDOS! :) All in all though, I think this is still a song that I love. The ending is a little too grand for my taste, but this is still Coldplay with true Coldplay style.

Not to perpetuate the Guy myth, but I do personally feel his bass parts have been kind of "boring" lately. The last song I can think of where I said "damn, what a good bass line" was in Speed of Sound.

Things I Don't Understand > Speed of Sound

Christmas Lights!

@xsarehardcorex, yes - using a mic is generally accepted as the best method for getting a true acoustic sound. But soundhole pickups do have their advantages in being relatively low-hassle and mobile. If money is not an issue, go for the LR Baggs M1A, without question. http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/LR-Baggs-M1A-Active-Soundhole-Magnetic-Pickup?sku=307118 Coldplay uses it, as does Noel Gallagher. It's really good quality. Incidentally, I just ordered a Fishman D01, http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fishman-ProNeoD01-Magnetic-Soundhole-Pickup?sku=303160 because it was on sale last weekend. I haven't received it yet but I'll be sure to report my findings with it. Hope it's good! :)

I think this is just about the greatest thing ever. :) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesRCBgLrpE]YouTube - Natural Born Singers - eyebrowy.com[/ame]