Artist: 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 long and dark _De-cem - ber
From the rooftops I re-mem - ber,
there was snow,________ white snow________
Clear-ly I____ remem - ber from the win - dows
they were watch - ing while we
froze________ down be - low________
CHORUS 1:
When the fu - ture's ar - chitec - tured
Add9 Bm
by a car - nival of id - iots__ on show,________
you'd better lie low________
If you love me___ won't you let___ me know?___
VERSE 2:
Was a long and dark _De-cem - ber
When the banks be-came cathe - drals
and the fox________ be-came God____
Priests __ clutched ___ on - to bi - bles
hol-lowed out___ to fit their ri - fles.
And the cross________ was held aloft________
CHORUS 2:
Bury me in hon - our
when I'm dead and hit___ the ground,
_my love's _op - posed,___ it un - folds________
If you love me___ won't you let___ 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:
I don't want to be__ a sol - dier
with the cap - tain of__ some sink - ing ship__
with snow, far be - low
If you love me,___ why'd you let___ me go?___
FINALE:
I took my love down to Vio - let Hill
There we sat__ in__ snow.
All that time__ she was si - lent still
So, if you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
If you love 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