TROUBLE (Bassline) As recorded by Coldplay (From the 2000 Album PARACHUTES) Words and Music by Guy Berryman , Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin Transcribed by BvS Gtr I (E A D G) - 'FingrdBass' Intro Q=70 G Em7 4/4 Gtr I W Wx4 Q. S S Q. S S |------||-------------||------------------------| |------||-------------||------------------------| |------||-------------||-------5--6--7----------| |------||-------------||--3---------------5--6--| Bm G Em7 Bm W Q. S S Q. S S W |------|------------------------|------|| |------|------------------------|------|| |------|-------5--6--7----------|------|| |-7----|--3---------------5--6--|-7----|| Verse 1 G Em7 Bm F Am G Em7 Bm FAm G W W W W W W W |-------|------|--------|------|-----|-----|------| |-------|------|--------|------|-----|-----|------| |-------|------|--------|------|-----|-----|------| |-------|------|--------|------|-----|-----|------| Q. S S Q. S S W Q. S S Q. S S W |-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|| |-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|| |------5-6-7--------|----------|------5-6-7--------|------|| |-3-------------5-6-|-7--------|-3-------------5-6-|-7----|| Verse 2 H H W H H |-----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|----------|-----------| |-3----0----|-7--------|-1----5----| H Q.. S W H H W |--------------|----------|-----------|------|| |--------------|----------|-----------|------|| |--------------|----------|-----------|------|| |-3----0-----0-|-7--------|-1----5----|-3----|| Chorus Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------7-9--11-----|------------------|------7-9--11-----| |-0-------------9--|-7----7--9-10--7--|-0-------------9--| |------------------|------------------|------------------| Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q H. Q W |----------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------|----| |------12--11--12------|------7-9--11-----|-------------------|------------|----| |-7----------------10--|-0-------------9--|-7----7--9--10--7--|-0-------9--|-7--| |----------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------|----| Q. S S Q. S S W Q. S S Q. S S W |-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|| |-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|| |------5-6-7--------|----------|------5-6-7--------|------|| |-3-------------5-6-|-7--------|-3-------------5-6-|-7----|| Verse H H W H H |-----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|----------|-----------| |-3----0----|-7--------|-1----5----| H Q.. S W H H W |--------------|----------|-----------|------|| |--------------|----------|-----------|------|| |--------------|----------|-----------|------|| |-3----0-----0-|-7--------|-1----5----|-3----|| Chorus Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------7--9--11-----|-------------------|------7--9--11-----| |-0--------------9--|-7----7--9--10--7--|-0--------------9--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q H. Q W |----------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------|----| |------12--11--12------|------7-9--11-----|-------------------|---------|----| |-7----------------10--|-0-------------9--|-7----7--9--10--7--|-0----9--|--7-| |----------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------|----| Q. S S Q. S S W Q. S S Q. S S W |----------------------|--------|----------------------|-------| |----------------------|--------|----------------------|-------| |------5--6--7---------|--------|------5--6--7---------|-------| |-3---------------5--6-|---7----|-3---------------5--6-|---7---| Q. S S Q. S S W Q. S S Q. S S W |----------------------|-------|----------------------|------|| |----------------------|-------|----------------------|------|| |------5--6--7---------|-------|------5--6--7---------|------|| |-3---------------5--6-|---7---|-3---------------5--6-|--7---|| Bridge Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m Em F#mGF#m Em W W W W W W W W |------|------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|| |------|------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|| |------|------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|| |------|------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|| Outro 1. Q. S S Q. S S W Q. S S Q. S S ||-----------------------|--------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|--------|----------------------| ||o------5--6--7---------|--------|------5--6--7---------| ||--3---------------5--6-|--7-----|-3---------------5--6-| 2. W H H W +W |---------||--------------|----------|----------*| |--------o||--------------|----------|----------*| |--------o||--------7-----|----------|----------*| |--7------||--3-----------|---7------|---(7)----*| 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