A TALK TAB
Tabbed by Scott Mills
Music by Coldplay
Lyrics by Colplay
The following is interpreted directly from the
song and not for the song (as some have tried to add to it).
The tabs and chords are those that are present in the music as
far as I can tell, including points at which the guitar is not
even played, but could be.
D# : x65343
Gm : x55333
F : x33211
() Brackets for parts that aren't actually played but could be
Opening riff x3
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
then
E----15-13----------------------------------------------|
B-11-------15-13----------------------------------------|
G----------------11/13-15----15----15-15-15-15-13-------|
D-------------------------12----12----------------14----|
A----------------------------------------------------15-|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
(D#) (Gm) (D#)
Oh brother I can't, I can't get through
(Gm) (D#) (Gm) (D#) (F)
I've been trying hard to meet you, 'cos I don't know what to do
D# Gm D#
Oh brother I can't believe it's true
Gm D# Gm D# F
I'm so scared about the future, and I want to talk to you
D# F
Oh I want to talk to you
(G)
D# (Gm) A#5
You can take a picture of something you see
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# Gm A#5
In the future where will I be?
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# (Gm) A#5
You can climb a ladder up to the sun
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# (Gm)
Or write a song no-body has sung
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-15----15-15-15-15-13-------|
D----12----------------14----|
A-------------------------15-|
E----------------------------|
Or do Something that's never been done
(G) D# Gm D#
Are you lost or incomplete?
Gm D# Gm D# F
Do you feel like a puzzle, you can't find your missing piece
D# Gm D# Gm
Tell me how you feel
D# Gm D# F
Well I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak
D# F
And they're talking into me
(G)
D# (Gm) A#5
So you take a picture of something you see
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/talk_tab_ver_6.html ]
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# Gm A#5
In the future where will I be?
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# (Gm) A#5
You could climb a ladder up to the sun
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# (Gm)
Or write a song no-body has sung
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-15----15-15-15-15-13-------|
D----12----------------14----|
A-------------------------15-|
E----------------------------|
Or do Something that's never been done
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-15----15-15-15-15-13-------|
D----12----------------14----|
A-------------------------15-|
E----------------------------|
Or do Something that's never been done
Solo 1 X2
E----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11-|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
E----10----10----10----10----10----------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-12----12----12----12----12----12-15-12-14-15-14-12-|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2 X4
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-|
E-----------------3-3-3-------|
D# Gm A#5
So you don't know where you're going and you wanna talk?
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# Gm A#5
And you feel like you're going where you've been before
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# Gm A#5
You'll tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored
(D) (Gm)
E----15-13-------------------|
B-11-------15-13-------------|
G----------------11/13-15----|
D-------------------------12-|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
D# Gm A#5
Nothings really making any sense at all
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-15----15-15-15-15-13-------|
D----12----------------14----|
A-------------------------15-|
E----------------------------|
Let's talk, let's talk
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-15----15-15-15-15-13-------|
D----12----------------14----|
A-------------------------15-|
E----------------------------|
Let's talk, let's talk
I hope you liked the tab for Coldplays Talk!
Smills signing out!
