'Yellow' by Coldplay - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Yellow
Song lyrics:
Title: Yellow
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Parachutes
Instrument: 6 String Guitar
Tabbed by: WW
Tuning: E A B G B D# *Weird tuning, but right!*
Gtr.1(Chris Martin)= acoustic--> plays chords
Gtr.2(Jonny Buckland)= electric--> plays riffs and chords
b= bend string
r= release string
*= use thumb for E-string
CHORDS:
B Badd11 F#6 Emaj7 G#m F#m11
D#|-0----0-----0-----0-----0----1------||
B|-0----0-----2-----0-----0----0------||
G|-8----9-----3-----1-----4----2------||
B|-0----0-----4-----0-----4----2------||
A|-9----9-----4-----2-----x----x------||
E|-7----7-----2-----0-----4----2------||
* * *
MAIN RIFF w/slight distortion (hold bended note (b) untill release (r))
B
D#|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--||
G|-9b11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11r9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------------------------------||
F#6
D#|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-----------------------------||
B|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||
G|-13b15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15r13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------------------------------||
Emaj7
D#|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------||
B|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------||
G|-4b6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6r4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------------------------------||
B
D#|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--||
G|-9b11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11r9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------------------------------||
CHORUS RIFF:
Emaj7 G#m F#6
D#|-17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--15--15--15-||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--15--15--15-||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
INTRO (0:00- 0:10):
B Badd11 2x
INTERLUDE (0:11- 0:33) w/MAIN RIFF+ chords
VERSE1 (0:33- 1:29):
B F#6
Look at the stars, look how theuy shine for you
Emaj7
and everything you do, yeah they were all yellow.
B F#6
I came along, I wrote a song for you.
Emaj7
And all the things you do, and it was called 'yellow'.
B F#6
So when I took my turn.
Emaj7 B Badd11 B
Oh, what a thing to have done, and it was all yellow.
CHORUS (1:29- 1:51, w/CHORUS RIFF+ chords):
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Turn in__to something beautiful
Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7
But you know, you know I love you so
Emaj7
You know I love you so
INTERLUDE (1:51- 2:13) w/MAIN RIFF+ chords
VERSE2 (2:13- 2:51):
B F#6
I swam across, I jumped across for your.
Emaj7
Oh, what a thing to do, cos you were all 'yellow'.
B F#6
I drew a line, I drew a line for you.
Emaj7 B Badd11 B
Oh, what a thing to do, and it was all 'yellow'
CHORUS (2:51- 3:15, w/CHORUS RIFF+ chords):
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Turn in__to something beautiful
Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7
And you know for you, I'd bleed myself dry
Emaj7
For you I'd bleed myself dry
INTERLUDE (3:15- 3:36) w/MAIN RIFF+ chords
BRIDGE (3:36- 4:10, w/MAIN RIFF+ chords)
B F#6
It's true, look how the shine for you
Emaj7
Look how they shine for you
B
Look how they shine for
F#6
Look how they shine for you
Emaj7
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine.
OUTRO (4:10- 4:26)
B F#m11
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
Emaj7
And all the things that you do