Coldplay- Fix You
Tabbed by Brent White
This is the exact bass line, but it's a good variation of it.
I added in my own variations from the actual song so the bassist can mix it up.
Feel free to improvise using the variations.
Will post a Youtube video of how to play it on a later date
Intro and Verse
G---------------------|----------------------------------------|
D-----------8--10---8-|----------------------------------------|
A-6---8/10------------|--6---8/10-----5-----3-----1------------|
E---------------------|----------------------------------------|
Variation of Intro and Verse
G---------------------|----------------------------------------|
D-----------8--10---8-|----------------------------------------|
A-6---8/10------------|--/13-15/17---12-----10-----8-----------|
E---------------------|----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/fix_you_btab_ver_3.html ]
Chorus
G---------------------|----------------------------------------|
D---------------------|----------------------------------------|
A-11-11-10-8---------8|/11-11-10-8-----------------------------|
E-----------11-10-11--|------------11-10---------11----------- |
Variation of Chorus
G--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-11-11-10-8---------------|11-11/13—8-------------------------|
E-----------11-10(Walk up*)|^----------11-10-----------11----- |
Walk up here is from low E on the 10th note to A on the 11th note
in the Aeolin Mode for the top strings (4/1-3-4)
If you can't understand this just play the non-variation chorus twice
Into Verse or Bridge
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--11--11-10----8---6------------------------------------------|
Bridge (each bar play note quarterly)
G-----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------------------|
D-----|6---|----|8---|----|6---|----|8-------------------------|
A-6---|----|6---|----|----|----|6---|--------------------------|
E-----|----|----|----|8---|----|----|--------------------------|
Chorus
