Artist: Coldplay
Song: Violet Hill
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends
Version: 1.0
AUTHOR:
Tab annotated by rikigo (grosserr@gmail.com)
[Standing on the shoulders of giants]
I've written this in my frustration that I couldn't find/or hear a chord tab of this song
that 'hit the right notes', but I acknowledge with thanks the previous
works of other UT members who inspired me to complete this submission.
TUNING:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret. This version of the song is set in Bminor.
Although original is in C#minor, this sounds more interesting and
you get the option of more 'open' chords.
CHORDS:
C =========== x32010
D =========== xx0232
Em ========== 022000
F =========== 133211
F# ========== 244322
F#m ========= 244222
F#m7 ======== 242222
G =========== 320003
Gmaj7 ======= xx0002
A =========== x02220
Am ========== x02210
Aadd9 ======= x02420
Bm ========== x24432
Bm7 ========= x24232
Bm9 ========= x20222
B5 ========== xx245x
VERSE 1:
BmWas (x24432@1)a long and dark _De-cem - ber
Bm7From (x20202@1)the rooftops I re-mem - ber,
Bm9 (x2022x@1) Bm (x24432@1) A/C (032220@1) Emthere (022000@1)was snow,________ white snow________
BmClear-ly (x24432@1)I____ remem - ber from the win - dows
Bm7 (x20202@1) Bm9they (x2022x@1)were watch - ing while we
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) A/G (302220@1) Emfroze________ (022000@1)down be - low________
CHORUS 1:
Em (022000@1) GWhen (320003@1)the fu - ture's ar - chitec - tured
Add9 Bmby (x24432@1)a car - nival of id - iots__ on show,________
Bm7/Ayou'd (x00202@1)better lie low________
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m/A B5If (x244xx@1)you love me___ won't you let___ me know?___
VERSE 2:
B5 (x244xx@1) BmWas (x24432@1)a long and dark _De-cem - ber
Bm7When (x20202@1)the banks be-came cathe - drals
Bm9 (x2022x@1) Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) A/G (302220@1) Emand (022000@1)the fox________ be-came God____
BmPriests (x24432@1)__ clutched ___ on - to bi - bles
Bm7hol-lowed (x20202@1)out___ to fit their ri - fles.
Bm9 (x2022x@1) Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) A/G (302220@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the cross________ was held aloft________
CHORUS 2:
GBury (320003@1)me in hon - our
Aadd9when (x02420@1)I'm dead and hit___ the ground,
Bm (x24432@1) Bm7/A_my (x00202@1)love's _op - posed,___ it un - folds________
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m/A B5If (x244xx@1)you love me___ won't you let___ me know?___
SOLO GUITAR:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret.
(This is my 'first stab' at the distorted Guitar Solo)
E |--------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
G |-(1)-(4)--2--2--2--0---0--2-------------------|
D |-(2)-(5)-------------2------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------| (X3) Then a sustain to...
E |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|
G |-(1)-(4)--2--2--2--0---0--2--------------------|
D |-(2)-(5)-------------2-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------| (X4)
VERSE 3:
B5 (x244xx@1) GI (320003@1)don't want to be__ a sol - dier
Aadd9with (x02420@1)the cap - tain of__ some sink - ing ship__
BmBm7/A
with snow, far be - low
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m/A B5If (x244xx@1)you love me,___ why'd you let___ me go?___
FINALE:
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) Bm/F Bm7/D
BmI (x24432@1)took my love down to Vio - let Hill
A (x02220@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) GThere (320003@1)we sat__ in__ snow.
A (x02220@1) Bm (x24432@1)Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)F#m7/A
All that time__ she was si - lent still
G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm/D Bm (x24432@1)
GSo, (320003@1)if you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
F#m (244222@1) G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)
F#m/A BmIf (x24432@1)you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
NOTES:
1. All comments and suggestions, most welcome.
1. I trust that this will lead to your own explorations of Chris Martin's
phrasing.
' Trust that you'll ...Enjoy!
;-R
