• Song:

    Yes

  • Artist:

    Coldplay

  • Album:

    Viva La Vida - Prospekt...

Tuning: DADGBd with CAPO on 3rd fret

if you care about the guitar only don't pay
attention to the violin parts...

This is the beginning of the song (the orchestra part)
 I tabbed it in case you want it..

D|--------------1--3----------------------|
B|-3-----5--3-----------3-----4--3--------|
G|-0---5--------1-------0---5-------------|
D|-----4----3---------------4----3--------|
A|-1---1----1--------------------1--------|
D|--------------0-------1---4-------------|

 INTRO and the VERSE pattern:

D|-0------------------------0-----0-----------|
B|-7------------------------6-----6-----------|
G|-5------------------------5-----4-----------|
D|-0------------------------0-----0-----------|
A|-0------------------------x-----x-----------|
D|-0------------------------5-----5-----------|
     When it started we had high hopes

D|---------0-------------0----------------------0--------|
B|---------5-------------3----------------------2--------|
G|---------3-------------2----------------------2--------|
D|---------0-------------0----------------------0--------|
A|---------x-------------x----------------------x--------|
D|---------5-------------3----------------------2--------|
    Now my back's on the line  my back's on the ropes... etc..


VIOLIN before 1st chorus(D chord:000320):
2tr3 is a trill(2h3p2h3p2)

D|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3---------------3---------------------3-----------|
G|----0--2----2tr3----0--2----2tr3--2tr3-----0--2---2tr3------|
D|--4---------------4----------------------4------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------|
B|---2-------------------|
G|-----3--2---2p0--------|
D|---------------4p2-----|
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3---------------3---------------------3--------2--------|
G|----0--2----2tr3----0--2----2tr3--2tr3-----0--2---2tr3-----3---2--|
D|--4---------------4----------------------4------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

end of the violin before the 2nd chorus:
D|------------------------5---------|
B|----------3---------3-4---1-2--3--|
G|----0---2----2tr3-----------------|
D|-4--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

 CHORUS:

D|--0-------------0---------------0---------0----------------------|
B|--3-------------1---------------3---------3----------------------|
G|--2-------------2---------------4---------2----------------------|
D|--0-------------3---------------5---------0----------------------|
A|--0-------------x---------------x---------0----------------------|
D|--0-------------3---------------5---------0----------------------|
        If you'll only, if you'll only say yes


D|-0-----------0--0----------------0--------------|
B|-3-----------0--1----------------2--------------|
G|-2-----------2--2----------------2--------------|
D|-0-----------0--0----------------0--------------|
A|-0-----------0--0----------------0--------------|
D|-0-----------0--0----------------0------3b------|
     Whether you will's anybody's guess

D|--0------------0-------------0---------0----------------------|
B|--3------------1-------------3---------3----------------------|
G|--2------------2-------------4---------2----------------------|
D|--0------------3-------------5---------0----------------------|
A|--0------------x-------------x---------0----------------------|
D|--0------------3-------------5---------0----------------------|
       God, only God knows I'm trying my best


D|---------0---------------------0------------|
B|---------6---------------------5------------|
G|---------0---------------------0------------|
D|---------0---------------------0------------|
A|---------8---------------------7------------|
D|---------8---------------------7------------|
   But I'm just so tired of this loneliness


(before the solo;)

D|-------0----------------------0-----0------------|
B|-------6----------------------5-----8------------|
G|-------0----------------------0-----0------------|
D|-------0----------------------0-----0------------|
A|-------8----------------------7-----10-----------|
D|-------8----------------------7-----10-----------|
...I've become so tired of this loneliness


SOLO: (play chorus chords adding a final D: 000230)

D|--10v--10---9-------------------------------|
B|---------------10---------------------------|
G|------------------10^---10v--10--9--7--6----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

D|--10v--10--9-----------------12----12----12----12----12-----12--------|
B|-------------10-----------------10----10----10----10----10--10--------|
G|----------------10^---10----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


this is either a violin or a 1st guitar with slide played during the verse:

D|0--/7--0--0--0--/7--0--/12--0--0--/7---/12--0--0--/7--0---0-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|


D|-/12--0--0---/7--0--0--7\5---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/6--/6-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D|0--0--/7--0--0--/12--0--0--/7--0--0---/12--0---/7--0---0----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-/12--0--0--/7--0--0---/12--0--0--/7--0---0---/12--0---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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