Violet Hill Coldplay
Song: Violet Hill
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends
Version: 1.0
AUTHOR:
Tab annotated by rikigo (grosserr@gmail.com)
(Standing on the shoulders of giants)
I've written this in my frustration that I couldn't find/or hear a chord tab of this song
that 'hit the right notes', but I acknowledge with thanks the previous
works of other UT members who inspired me to complete this submission.
TUNING:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret. This version of the song is set in Bminor.
Although original is in C#minor, this sounds more interesting and
you get the option of more 'open' chords.
CHORDS:
C =========== x32010
D =========== xx0232
Em ========== 022000
F =========== 133211
F# ========== 244322
F#m ========= 244222
F#m7 ======== 242222
G =========== 320003
Gmaj7 ======= xx0002
A =========== x02220
Am ========== x02210
Aadd9 ======= x02420
Bm ========== x24432
Bm7 ========= x24232
Bm9 ========= x20222
B5 ========== xx245x
VERSE 1:
Was a [Bm]long and dark _De-cem - ber
From the rooftops I re-mem - b[Bm7]er,
[Bm9]there was[Bm] snow,_[A/C]_______ [Em] white snow________
[Bm]Clear-ly I____ remem - ber from the win - dows
they were [Bm7]watch [Bm9]- ing while we
[Gmaj7]froze________ down be [A/G]- low_______[Em]_
CHORUS 1:
[Em]When the fu[G] - ture's ar - chitec - tured
by a [Add9]car - nival of id - io[Bm]ts__ on show,________
you'd better lie [Bm7/A]low________
If [Gmaj7]you lo[F#m]ve me___[Bm] won'[F#m/A]t you let[B5]___ me know?___
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/violet_hill_crd_ver_4.html )
VERSE 2:
[B5]Was a [Bm]long and dark _De-cem - ber
When the banks be-came[Bm7] cathe - drals
[Bm9]and the[Gmaj7] fox______[A/G]__ be-ca[Em]me God____
Priests [Bm]__ clutched ___ on - to bi - bles
hol-lowed out___ to fit their r[Bm7]i - fles.
[Bm9]And the[Gmaj7] cross__[A/G]______[Em] was held aloft________
CHORUS 2:
[G]Bury me in hon - our
when I'm [Aadd9]dead and hit___ the ground,
_my love's _op[Bm] - posed,___ [Bm7/A]it un - folds________
If [Gmaj7]you lo[F#m]ve me___[Bm] won'[F#m/A]t you le[B5]t___ me know?___
SOLO GUITAR:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret.
(This is my 'first stab' at the distorted Guitar Solo)
E |--------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------| G |-(1)-(4)--2--2--2--0---0--2-------------------| D |-(2)-(5)-------------2------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------| (X3) Then a sustain to... E |---------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------| G |-(1)-(4)--2--2--2--0---0--2--------------------| D |-(2)-(5)-------------2-------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------| (X4)
VERSE 3:
[B5]I don't [G]want to be__ a sol - dier
with the[Aadd9] cap - tain of__ some sink - ing ship__
with s[BmBm7/A]now, far be - low
If [Gmaj7]you lo[F#m]ve me,___ why'd you l[Bm]et___ [F#m/A]me go?__[B5]_
FINALE:
[Bm] [Em] [Bm/F] [Bm7/D]
I[Bm] took my love down to Vio - let Hill
The[A]re we[Bm] sat__ [F#m] in_[G]_ snow.
[A]All th[Bm]at t[Em]ime__ s[D]he [D/F#]was si[F#m7/A] - lent still
[G] [F#m] [Bm/D] [Bm]
So,[G] if you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [Bm] [D] [Bm]
If[F#m/A] you love [Bm]me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
NOTES:
1. All comments and suggestions, most welcome.
1. I trust that this will lead to your own explorations of Chris Martin's
phrasing.
' Trust that you'll ...Enjoy!
;-R
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