Coldplay - The Scientist Chords & Tabs

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[ A r t i s t ][ Coldplay (UK)                                                  ]
[ S o n g     ][ The scientist [05:11]                                          ]
[ A l b u m   ][ A rush of blood to the head (2001)                             ]
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[ T a b b e r ][ Goran Kalamiza from Bjelovar, Croatia (wes7boiler@hotmail.com) ]
[ T u n i n g ][ E-A-D-g-B-E (both the acoustic and electric guitar)            ]
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[ ! N O T E ! ][ I´ve transcribed the intro part on piano for acoustic guitar.  ]
[ ! R E A D ! ][ You can play it in E-A-D-g-C-E tuning on acoustic guitar too,  ]
[ ! t h i s ! ][ it´s easier to play and it sounds better.                      ]
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I saw Coldplay live at "Tonight with Jooles Holland" show. This is how they play
this song (except the piano part, I just transcribed it for guitar), especialy
the electric guitar part at the end of the song. I saw it with my own two eyes
so believe me, that´s the way how they play it.

If you wanna play whole piano part in normal tuning, just play the first fret of
the B-string instead opened C-string ( C¤[-0-] = B¤[-1-] )


[[[ I n t r o / v e r s e   ( o n   p i a n o ) ]]]

E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------]
G¤[-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---] play this
D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---] 6 times,
A¤[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-]

E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------]
G¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---] play this
D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---] 2 times
A¤[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-]

E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------]
G¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0-----------]
D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3---]
A¤[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---]
E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/the_scientist_tab_ver_6.html ]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
C¤[---------------------------------|----------Start-playing----------]
G¤[-0---0---0---0---0-----------0---|----------chorus-chords----------]
D¤[-2---2---2---2-0-2-----------2---|-----------on-acoustic-----------]
A¤[-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------3---|-----------guitar-here-----------]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]


[[[ C h o r d s   o v e r   t h e   s o n g ]]]

      F        Bb       C        C7      Dm
E¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---]
B¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---] Hold the frets
G¤[---2----|---7----|---9----|---9---|---10---] on the low E-string
D¤[---3----|---8----|---10---|---8---|---12---] with your thumb
A¤[---3----|---8----|---10---|---10--|---12---]
E¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---]
( these are samples of how to play each chord )

   Chorus: F,  Bb, F, F (repeated)
           Dm, Bb, F, F

    Verse: Dm, Bb, F, F (repeated)

Prechorus: Bb, Bb, F, F (repeated)
           C,  C7


[[[ E l e c t r i c   g u i t a r   p a r t ]]]

    F                                 Bb
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------------------------------]
D¤[---------10--------------10------|-10--12--12--10--12--10--12--10--]
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]

    F                                 F
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------]
D¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------]
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--]
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]

    Dm                                Bb
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] \
G¤[---------10----------------------|---------------------------------] |
D¤[---------12--------------12------|-10--12--12--10--12--10--12--10--] |
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--] |
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] |
                                                                         \ play this
    F                                 F                                  / 4 times
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] |
B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] |
G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] |
D¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] |
A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--] /
E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
  ( A¤[-12b-] = bend 12th fret on the A-string for a 1/2 tone )