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 Dadd9 a
My song is love
D Dadd9 a
Love to the lover's shone
D Dadd9 a
And it goes on
G Dadd9 a
You don't have to be alone
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(Verse 2 - 0:34)
D Dadd9 a
Your heavy heart
D Dadd9 a G6add9 G
Is made of stone
D Dadd9 a
And it's so hard to see, clearly
G Dadd9 a
You don't have to be on your own
G Dadd9 a
You don't have to be on your own
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(Chorus 1 - 1:15)
Em7 D a
And I'm not going to take it back
Em7 D a
well I'm not going to say I don't mean that
Em7 D a
You're the target that I'm aiming at
G Dadd9 a
And I get that message home
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[LEAD RIFF played on top of verse - 1:45->2:27]
(i think with delay....or a lot of reverb)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/a_message_tab_ver_2.html ]
Eb|-----9--10------------9---------9--10------------9--------|
Bb|--7---------10--8--7-----10--7---------10--8--------10----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|X10
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(Verse 3 - 1:46)
D Dadd9 a
My song is love
D Dadd9 a
My song is love, I know
D Dadd9 a
And I'm on fire for you, clearly
G Dadd9 a
You don't have to be alone
G Dadd9 a
You don't have to be on your own
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(chorus 2 - 2:27)
Em7 D a
And I'm not going to take it back
Em7 D a
well I'm not going to say I don't mean that
Em7 D a
You're the target that I'm aiming at
G Dadd9 a
But I'm nothing on my own
G Dadd9 a
Got to get that message 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
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(chorus 3 - 3:36 [with solo still playing])
Em7 D a
and im not gonna stand and wait
Em7 D a
not gonna kneel there until its much to late
Em7 D a
on a platform im gonna stand and say (<- solo stops here...ish)
G Dadd9 a
that I'm nothing on my own
G Dadd9 a
and I love you please come home
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(outro - 4:04)
G Dadd9 a D
G Dadd9 a D
G Dadd9
my song is love
a D
is love I know
G Dadd9 a D
and I've got to get that message home
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Leave comments or corrections if u wish.
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