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 ^Bmlong and dark _De-cem - ber From the rooftops I re-mem - b^Bm7er, ^Bm9there was^Bm snow,_^A/C_______ ^Em white snow________ ^BmClear-ly I____ remem - ber from the win - dows they were ^Bm7watch ^Bm9- ing while we ^Gmaj7froze________ down be ^A/G- low_______^Em_

CHORUS 1:

^EmWhen the fu^G - ture's ar - chitec - tured Add9 Bm by a car - nival of id - iots__ on show,________ you'd better lie ^Bm7/Alow________ Gmaj7 F#m Bm F#m/A B5 If you love me___ won't you let___ me know?___

VERSE 2:

^B5Was a ^Bmlong and dark _De-cem - ber When the banks be-came^Bm7 cathe - drals ^Bm9and the^Gmaj7 fox______^A/G__ be-ca^Emme God____ Priests ^Bm__ clutched ___ on - to bi - bles hol-lowed out___ to fit their r^Bm7i - fles. ^Bm9And the^Gmaj7 cross__^A/G______^Em was held aloft________

CHORUS 2:

^GBury me in hon - our when I'm ^Aadd9dead and hit___ the ground, _my love's _op^Bm - posed,___ ^Bm7/Ait un - folds________ Gmaj7 F#m Bm F#m/A B5 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:

^B5I don't ^Gwant to be__ a sol - dier with the^Aadd9 cap - tain of__ some sink - ing ship__ BmBm7/A with snow, far be - low Gmaj7 F#m Bm F#m/A B5 If you love me,___ why'd you let___ me go?___

FINALE: Bm Em Bm/F Bm7/D

I^Bm took my love down to Vio - let Hill The^Are we^Bm sat__ ^F#m in_^G_ snow. A Bm Em D D/F# F#m7/A All that time__ she was si - 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 F#m/A Bm 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

Coldplay - Violet hill