Coldplay-"The Scientist" (Acoustic)
Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland
Tabbed by: Jake Machado
My e-mail for questions or comments: jake_machado22@yahoo.com
I thought I'd try to tab out this video from Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMGf2_NKvs
I also tabbed this version on Powertab @ Ultimate-Guitar.com under "The Scientist Acoustic".
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The Key of F Major (I think.)
Guitars tuned to E,A,D,G,B,c
Tune high e string down to c
"[ ]"= one measure.
"( )"= previous chord continued. AKA ghost notes.
Here are what I think the chords are that Chris Martin plays in this video:
(E,A,D,G,B,c)
Dm7----10,12,12,10,10,0
A#/Bb--6,8,8,7,6,0
F------1,3,3,2,1,0
Fsus2--1,3,3,0,1,0
C------8,10,10.9.8.0
Intro- [ F ][ F, Fsus2 ]x1
Verse-
Dm7 A#/Bb F
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry.
Fsus2 Dm7
You don't know how lovely you aaaaaaaaaaare.
(Dm7) A#/Bb F
I had to find you, tell you I need you,
Fsus2 Dm7
tell you I'll set you apaaaaaaaart.
(Dm7) A#/Bb F
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions.
Fsus2 Dm7
Oh lets go back to the staaaaaaaaaaart.
(Dm7) A#/Bb F
Running in circles, coming up tails,
Fsus2 A#/Bb
heads are a science apaaaaaaaaaart
Chorus-
(A#/Bb) F Fsus2 A#/Bb
Nobody said it was easy. Oh it's such a shame for us to part.
(A#/Bb) F Fsus2 c
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said that it would be this haaaard.
(c stopped) F
Oh take me back to the start.
Interlude- [ F cont'D ][ A#/Bb ][ F ][ F, Fsus2 ]x1
Verse-
Dm7 A#/Bb F
I was just guessing at numbers and figures.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/the_scientist_acoustic_crd_ver_2.html ]
Fsus2 Dm7
Pulling your puzzles apaaaaaaaart.
(Dm7) A#/Bb F
Questions of science, science and progress.
Fsus2 Dm7
Do not speak as loud as my hearrrrrrrrrt.
(Dm7) A#/Bb F
So tell me you love me, or come back and haunt me.
Fsus2 Dm7
Oh and I rush to the staaaaaaaart.
(Dm7) A#/Bb F
Running in circles, chasing our tails.
Fsus2 A#/Bb
Coming back as we aaaaaaaaare.
Chorus-
(A#/Bb) F Fsus2 A#/Bb
Nobody said it was easy. Oh it's such a shame for us to part.
(A#/Bb) F Fsus2 c
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said that it would be this hard
(c stopped) F
Oh take me back to the start.
(Here is where Jonny Buckland comes in. He just strums open strings
with his finger on the 12th fret on the A string. Then when they
get to the 3rd measure, or "f" he bends that 12th fret on the A
string to a 3/4 bend and release to standard pitch. He bends the
string four times each measure of [ F ] and [ F, Fsus2 ]. AKA the
third and fourth measures. I know it's confusing, just watch the
video carefully and you'll get it.)
Interlude- [ F cont'D ][ A#/Bb ][ F ][ F, Fsus2 ]x1
Outro- [ Dm7 ][ A#/Bb ][ F ][ F, Fsus2 ]x1
Dm7 A#/Bb F Fsus2
Oh, oooooooo, oooo-oooo-oooo, oooooooooooo
Dm7 A#/Bb F Fsus2
Oh, oooooooo, oooo-oooo-oooo, oooooooooooo
Dm7 A#/Bb F Fsus2
Ah, oooooooo, oooo-oooo-oooo, oooooooooooo
Then Chris Martin by himself for last part. Lowered volume of guitar too.
End on a downstroke of "F".
Dm7 A#/Bb F (Downstroke)
Oh, oooooooo, oooo-oooo-oooo, oooooooooooo
