Artist - Coldplay Track - Yellow Album - Parachutes ================================================================================ Tuning - E A B G B Eb (Both Guitars) Again its that tuning that is dotted across this album. Chris' use of quite difficult chords means that you have to use your thumb to play the notes on the low E string on most of them. =============================================================================== CHORDS: Strings low to gigh B = 7978oo | x = string not played Bsus4 = 7979oo | o = open string F#6 = 24432o | Emaj7 = o2o1oo | G#m = 4644oo | F#m7 = 2x22o1 | ---------------- INTRO: Rhythm: B Bsus4, B Bsus4, The lead joins in on the second B strumming the chords Then... the main riff (you hold onto the bends, for example in the 1st sequence you are not playing just 11th fret but (holding onto the bend from the 9th. Also the emphasis is on the 2nd and 3rd strings and the first (string should may not come through as loudly as the other 2 but it is there) B F#6 |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| |--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11r9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-13b15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15r13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| Emaj7 B |--3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--4b6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6r4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11r9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8--| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| VERSE: B F#6 Look at the stars, look how the shine for you, Emaj7 B And everything you do, yeah they were all Yellow, (Then the lead enters and plays the following over their respective chords) B F#6 Emaj7 |--8-----------|--7-----------|--8-----------| |--0-----------|--4-----------|--0-----------| |--8-----------|--6-----------|--4-----------| |--7-----------|--7-----------|--5-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| B F#6 I came along, I wrote a song for you, Emaj7 And all the things you do, and it was called Yellow, B F#6 So then I took my time, Emaj7 Oh what a thing to have done, and it was all yellow, B Bsus4 B |------8-------8-------8-------8----| |----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| |--8-------8-------9-------8--------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| CHORUS: Lead plays Emaj7 G#m F#6 |--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15--| |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| x3 |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Emaj7 G#m F#6 Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones, Emaj7 G#m F#6 Turn i - in to something beautiful, Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7 You kno - ow, for you I bleed myself trying, For you you i bleed myself trying, (Repeat the intro once) VERSE 2: (With the lead parts of Verse 1 throughout) B F#6 I swam across, I jumped across for you, Emaj7 Oh what a thing to do, 'cause you were all yellow, B F#6 I drew a line, I drew a line for you, Emaj7 Oh what a thing to do, and it was all yellow, B Bsus4 B |------8-------8-------8-------8----| |----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| |--8-------9-------8-------8--------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| CHORUS 2: (With riff of chorus 1 throughout0 Emaj7 G#m F#6 Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones, Emaj7 G#m F#6 Turn i - in to something beautiful, Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7 You kno - ow, for you I bleed myself trying, For you you i bleed myself trying, (Repeat intro riff once) MIDDLE 8: With intro riff throughout B F#6 Its true, look how they shine for you, Emaj7 look how they shine for you, look how they shine for, B F#6 Emaj7 look how they shine for you, look how they shine for you, Look how they shine OUTRO: Rhythm only B F#m7 Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, Emaj7 and all the things that you do,