#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD (Bassline) As recorded by Coldplay Transcribed by Will Foster Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Verse 1 Chorus 1 Q=67 4/4 Gtr I Wx17 Wx4 |-------------||--------| |-------------||--------| |-------------||--------| |-------------||--------| Verse 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--0--| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--0--|| |-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--|-------------|| Chorus 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1--| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1--| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----|| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--|| Verse 3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----|| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|----------0--|| Chorus 3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1--| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1--| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------| Verse 4 Outro Wx8 Wx8 Wx5 |------------||------------||--------*| |------------||------------||--------*| |------------||------------||--------*| |------------||------------||--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths