Coldplay - X&Y
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100% Accurate from the book
EADGBE
Verse (intro)
F#m Gmaj7 Bm A6 Eadd9/G# Gmaj7
e|-2----2----2----2-| x4 |-2----2-| x2
b|-2----0----3----2-| |-5----0-|
g|-2----0----4----2-| |-4----0-|
d|-4----0----4----2-| |-2----0-|
a|-4----x----2----0-| |-x----x-|
e|-2----3-----------| |-4----3-|
F#m Gmaj7 Bm A6
Trying hard to speak and fighting with my weak hand.
Driven to distraction, it's all part of the plan.
When Something is broken and you try to fix it.
Trying to repair it, anyway you can. Eadd9/G#
Verse
F#m Gmaj7 Bm A6 F#7 Gmaj7 Bm A6
|-2----2----2----2-| x2 |-2----2----2----2-| x2
|-2----0----3----2-| |-2----0----3----2-|
|-2----0----4----2-| |-2----0----4----2-|
|-4----0----4----2-| |-4----0----4----2-|
|-4----x----2----0-| |-4----x----2----0-|
|-2----3-----------| |-2----3-----------|
lead gtr w/slide, slight dist+echo
e| -7/14-
I dive in at the deep end, you become my best friend
7/14- 14\9-
I wanna love you, but I don't know if I can
6/7/9/10\7-7 7/9/10/12\9-9
I know something is broken, and I'm trying to fix it
6/7/9/10\7-7 7/9/10/12\9--10\7
Trying to repair it, any way I can
Pre-Chorus
E/G# Gmaj7
|-2----2-| x4
|-5----0-|
|-4----0-|
|-2----0-|
|-x----x-|
|-4----3-|
e| -10\7- -10\7- -10\7- (two gtrs)
e| -7\4- -2/4- -7\4-
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...
Chorus
Dadd9 Cadd#4 E7 or G6 E/G#*
|-0----0----0----0-| x2 |-0----0-| x2
|-3----1----3----3-| |-3----5-|
|-2----0----4----1-| |-4----4-|
|-4----4----6----2-| |-5----6-|
|-5----3----x----2-| |-x----x-|
|-----------0----0-| |-x----x-|
lead gtr, clean
e|---------0-----------------0-------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----------1-----1-----------7---5---3---|
G|---2---2-----2-------0---0-----0-------4---4---4---4-|
D|-4-------------4---4-------------4---6---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-0---------0---------------0-----------------0-------|
B|---3---3-----3---------3-----3-----------1-----1-----|
G|-----4---4-----4-----2---2-----2-------0---0-----0---|
D|-------------------4-------------4---4-------------4-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------0---------0---------------0--------|
B|-----7---5---3-------3---3-----3---------3-----3-----|
G|---4---4---4---4-------4---4-----4-----4---4-----4---|
D|-6-----------------------------------5-------------5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------0---------------0--|
B|------3-----3-----------5----|
G|----4---4-----4-------4------|
D|--5-------------5---6--------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
You and me are floating on a tidal wave...
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space...
And singing
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...
Interlude
F#m Gmaj7 Bm A6
|-2----2----2----2-| x3
|-2----0----3----2-|
|-2----0----4----2-|
|-4----0----4----2-|
|-4----x----2----0-|
|-2----3-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/x_and_y_tab.html ]
two lead gtrs 1 w/dist
e|-14--14--14--14---15--14---17--17---15--14---17--17-|
B|-x---x---15--14---x---x----x---x----x---x----x---x--|
G|-14--16-----------15--16---19--18---15--16---19--18-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
2 w/dist+echo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11b12-11-9--9/16b17--16-16-16\11b12--11\9--9/16b17----16-16--11b12--11\9--9\4b5--4-4-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Coda
Dadd9 Cadd#4 E7 x2
G6 E/G#* x4
two lead gtrs
1 - Chorus Arpeggios, 2 (same time):-
e|-3^2-----3^2-----3^2-----3^2------5^4-----5^4-----|
B|-----3-------3-------1-------1--------3-------3---|
G|-------2-------2-------2-------2--------4-------4-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-5^4-----5^4-----3^2-----3^2------3^2-----3^2-----|
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3--------1-------1---|
G|-------4-------4-------2-------2--------2-------2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--5^4-----5^4--------5^4-----5^4-----|
B|------3-------3----------3-------3---|
G|--------4-------4----------4-------4-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
You and me are floating on a tidal wave...
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space...
And singing
lead 1
e|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x2
B|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
lead 2 (same time) w/dist
e|--------0---------------0-| x4
B|----3-----3-----------5---|
G|--4---4-----4-------4-----|
D|5-------------5---6-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
lead 1 (over last 2 of lead 2)
e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...
Outro
D Am/C E7 G E/G#
|-2----0----0------3----4-|
|-3----1----3------3----5-|
|-2----2----4------4----4-|
|-0----x----6------5----6-|
|------3----x------x----x-|
|-----------0------3----4-|
lead (string arr.)
|-2-------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|
|-2-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----1---1---1---1-|
|-0-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------3--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----3---3----3--3--5--7-|
|---1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1--4--4--4--7-|
|--------------------------------------------4--5--6----|
|--------------------------------------------x--x--X----|
|--------------------------------------------2--3--4----|
