A Message Coldplay
Band - Coldplay
Album - X & Y
Song - A Message
length:4:45
Tabber: Henry Man
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This is my first ever tab, obviously the first version of the my tab, so if there
are any corrections needed, i'll update it. i would think it is near 100% correct...
i hope.
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (half a step down)
The chords will be written as if they were in standard E tuning
Chords Used:
[D] [Dadd9] [a] [Em7] [G] [G6add9]
Eb|-----2-------0---------------3-------3-------0-----------| Bb|-----3-------3-------2-------3-------3-------0-----------| Gb|-----2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----------| Db|-------------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------| Ab|-------------0---------------2-------2-------0-----------| Eb|-------------2---------------0-------3-------0-----------|
The rhythm and strumming you will be able to work it out once you listen to it.
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(verse 1 - 0:00)
[D] My song is [Dadd9]love[a]
[D] Love to the[Dadd9] lover'[a]s shone
[D] And it goes[Dadd9] on[a]
You don'[G]t have to be alone[Dadd9] [a]
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(Verse 2 - 0:34)
[D] Your heavy [Dadd9]heart[a]
[D] Is made of [Dadd9]stone[a] [G6add9] [G]
[D] And it's so [Dadd9]hard to[a] see, clearly
You don'[G]t have to be on yo[Dadd9]ur own[a]
You don'[G]t have to be on yo[Dadd9]ur own[a]
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(Chorus 1 - 1:15)
[Em7] And I'm not going to take it [D]back[a]
[Em7] well I'm not going to say I d[D]on't mean that[a]
[Em7] You're the target that I'm ai[D]ming at[a]
And I [G]get tha[Dadd9]t message h[a]ome
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(LEAD RIFF played on top of verse - 1:45->2:27)
(i think with delay....or a lot of reverb)
Eb|-----9--10------------9---------9--10------------9--------| Bb|--7---------10--8--7-----10--7---------10--8--------10----| Gb|----------------------------------------------9-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|X10 ---------------------------------------------------------------
(Verse 3 - 1:46)
[D]My song is lo[Dadd9]ve[a]
[D]My song is lo[Dadd9]ve, I k[a]now
[D]And I'm on fi[Dadd9]re for [a]you, clearly
You don'[G]t have to be alone[Dadd9] [a]
You don'[G]t have to be on yo[Dadd9]ur own[a]
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(chorus 2 - 2:27)
[Em7]And I'm not going to take it bac[D]k[a]
[Em7]well I'm not going to say I don'[D]t mean that[a]
[Em7]You're the target that I'm aimin[D]g at[a]
But I'[G]m nothi[Dadd9]ng on my ow[a]n
Got to[G] get th[Dadd9]at message [a]home
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(SOLO played on top of Chorus - 3:08->3:50)
(i think with delay....or a lot of reverb)
Eb|-------10-10-------10-10----------8-8----------| Bb|--8----------8---------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------11-11--------8-8------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------|X5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
(chorus 3 - 3:36 (with solo still playing))
[Em7]and im not gonna stand and wait[D] [a]
[Em7]not gonna kneel there until its [D]much to late[a]
[Em7]on a platform im gonna stand and[D] say [a] (
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