Transcribed by: Reuben J. Raya
Email: PurpleStorm08@aol.com
Music By: Coldplay
Song: 42
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and all his friends

Comments: I transcribed the beginning piano to guitar...
Its almost perfect but not quite. listen to the song
so you know when to go back to a previous bar of music.

Tuning: EADGBE
b=Bend
/=Slide
~=Vibrato
( )=Let notes ring out

Chords:
G#5=466xxx
C#5=x466xx

Intro: Piano (Play Softly)

"Those Who are dead are not dead they're just living in my head...
   "And since I fell ... for that spell ... I am living it as well...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------------|
G|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------------|
D|----3-----3-----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|?

...             Ooooooooh...                                      Ooooooooh...
       (Actual Note for note part..)            (Alternative/Easier Part ...)
e|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--5----5----5----5-----3----3----3----3--------|-3----3----3----3-----------|
D|--5----5----5----5-----5----5----5----5--------|-2----2----2----2-----------|
A|----6-----6----6----6-----7----7----7----7-----|----3----3----3----3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

             Time is so short and i'm sure ... they're must be something more ...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------3(3)------|
B|-------------2----2----2----2----4----4----4----4-----5---5---5---5---5(5)------|
G|-------------1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----5---5---5---5---5(5)------|
D|-2-2-3-4-5-----3----3----3----3----1----1----1----1-----5---5---5---5-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---6---6---8---8---8---8---6---6---8---8---9---9---9---9---11--9--8-(8)---|
G|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6------------------|
D|---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5----6---6---6---6---6---6---6--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

oooooOOooOooooOoooOOuhhhhh...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------10(10)-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10(10)-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------8-(8)-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

Repeat 1st Bar twice then ...
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-14-10-12-10-10-10--12/13--10-10-|--13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13--13-13-13---|
D|--X--X--X--X--X--X---X/X---X--X--|---X--X---X--X--X--X---X--X--X---X--X--X---|
A|-12--8-10--8--8--8--10/11--8--8--|--11-11--11-11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

 .... Repeat all bars together over and over
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--13-13--13-13-13---15-15---------|
D|---X--X---X--X--X----X--X---------|
A|--11-11--11-11-11---13-13---------|
E|----------------------------------|

Guitar 2

Repeat bar twice then...
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-11-10--8---7(7)---/13--7---|
A|--X--X--X---X------/X---X---|
E|--9--8--6---5(5)---/11--5---|

 "OOOoooowooooooOOoowoooooooooOOOooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ..."
Play this bar once then the next. Repeat                        G#5e|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| (133xxx@4)B|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
D|-11-10--8---6(6)---/13--6---|--11-10-8-5(5)--/13--5------|---6-6-6---|
A|--X--X--X---X------/X---X----|--X--X--X-X----/X---X------|---6-6-6---|
E|--9--8--6---4(4)---/11--4----|--9--8--6-3(3)--/11-3------|---4-4-4---|

 G#5
"You thought you might be a ghost!
 You thought you might be a ghost!

C#5You (x133xx@4)didn't get to heaven, but you made it close ...
You didn't get to heaven, but you made it close ...

G#5You (133xxx@4)thought you might be a ghost!
You thought you might be a ghost!

C#5You (x133xx@4)didn't get to heaven but you made it close ...
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close ..."

Solo   Repeat twice then...  (Quick bend)  Repeat bar twice then go back
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---8--8--5--8--8--5--8-8-8-8b10-----|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--6-6--6-6-6-6-6-8-------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------8~---------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|