The Scientist chords by Coldplay

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Difficulty: novice
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 3rd fret
Key: Bm
Author ste_rigs [a] 988. , last edit by NSpen1 [tm] 56,832 on Jan 13, 2019.
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THE SCIENTIST (ACOUSTIC) - COLDPLAY

An incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar!

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song.
It does state below that a capo is required, but for those that don't have a capo,
I have taken the liberty of putting a set of chords on which do not require a capo
and will allow you to play along with the CD.

(CAPO ON 3RD FRET) (NO CAPO)

Bm7 (x20202) Dm7 (x57565)
G (320003) Bb (688766)
G * (320005)
D (xx0232) F (x,8,10,10,10,x)
Dsus2 (xx0230) Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x)
Dmaj7 (xx0222)
A (x02220) C (x35553)
A7 (x02020) C7 (x35353)

[Intro]
| Bm7 | G G *| D | Dsus2 |
| Bm7 | G G *| D | Dsus2 |

[Verse 1]
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
come up to meet you, tell you i'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
i had to find you, tell you i ne-ed you, tell you i'll set you apart
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
tell me your secrets and ask me your questions, oh lets go back to the start
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
running in circles, coming in ta-les, heads are a science apart

[Chorus 1]
G G * D Dsus2
nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part
G G * D Dsus2 A
nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be this hard
A7 ( D )
oh take me back to the start

[Interlude 1]
| D | G G *| D | D Dmaj7 |
| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |

[Verse 2]
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
i was just guessing at numbers and f--igures, pulling the puzzles apart
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
questions of science, science and pr-ogress, do not speak as loud as my heart
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2
tell me you love me, come back and ha-unt me, oh and i rush to the start
Bm7 G G * D Dsus2 D
running in circles, chasing t--ales, coming back as we are

[Chorus 2]
G G * D Dsus2
nobody said it was easy, oh it's such a shame for us to part
G G * D Dsus2 A
nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be so hard
A7 ( D )
i'm going back to the start

[Interlude 2]
| D | G | D | D |
| Bm7 | G | D | D |

[Outro]
Bm7 G D
oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D
ah - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D
oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D
oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
By helping UG you make the world

johnc27
sweet

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johnc27
i would guess the only problem would be its not in the same key, so you couldnt
play along with the cd, and the vocals would be different, but thats not a bad
problem at all

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t-e-a-r-d-r-0-p
That's why you can put the capo on the 3th fret :)

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Totte123
It is the same key though. The chords are exactly the same, only your index finger
acts as the capo.

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evnmove
Good point, if you transpose up +3 to Dm it'll work OK. Enjoy! Unless you want to
use a capo :D

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ddmmatias
Also you now have the "trasport" option, which changes the entire tab to be on your
choosen key. Pretty sweet function if you ask me hehe. Just found it today

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NephalemDemon17
I used capo 4 and it sounded exactly like the actual song, so I recommend using
capo 4 instead :D

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anek05
Think they are using a orcestra tuning (slightly off a normal e tuning)

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melanieberkley
i regret i only have but one downvote to give

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zindel.tim
This is correctly tabbed for use with capo 3, but it is in 446.0 Hz EADGBE tuning
instead of 440.0 That explains why it feels just a little bit off. So if you change
your guitar tuner to 446 you will be fine!

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liger2
In europe they like things a bit sharp. Thanks for being the only other person to
notice!

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hardacttofollow
Awesome, awesome tab. Sounds a lot nicer on an acoustic than playing in the same
key as on the album.

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aoliferchik
Ok

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Phreakdawg
^ Capo 3rd fret guys, so it will be in the same key.

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CeLTiCs3410
awesome tab!! very well done, i hope you keep up the good work

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Screech
great tab dude only problem: the D chord after the A7 ("now take me back to the
start") doesn't sound right other than that 5 stars

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RockNNotToRoll
Guys with a capo on the third it seems to match perfectally. Great tab, cheers.

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dkdogg24
this is perfect......great job but i agree with a capo on the 3rd fret sounds
perfect
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ervin_g
good job...you should be happy for doing a nice tab

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Hindu Cow
You are Guaranteed to get some poon if you play this to a girl

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ste_rigs
thanks for the comments guys and girls. only thing i'll say is i do make it clear
that a capo is required. if you havn't got a capo then just raise the given chords
1 1/2 steps. i.e. Bm7 = Dm7

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im-a-creep
hay this is awesome. thanks

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benwahballs
well ive been trying to learn this on the piano so i go to chordfind.com and i
click on the bottom piano version so u pick the chords and it shows u the
fingering. WELL THEIR WAS NO FREAKING Fsus2! so i downloaded a program and i typed
Fsus2 and pressed enter and then Fsus9 came up and it sound right on the piano

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trotynn
sus9? as far as i know there is only sus2 and sus4

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KAL0K
Sus9 and sus2 use the exact same notes but the "sus2" not is and octave higher -
they are an inversion of each other same notes different order

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yeeitstheo
fsus2 is just f, c, and g i know that song on piano it's rly cool

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ste_rigs
what's your point? this is a GUITAR tab! tho if you've resolved your piano problem
with your fsus9 then good for you. I've never heard of a guitar chord that ends
with 'sus9'. 'add9' and just '9' on it's own, yes. but never 'sus9'. hence piano
and guitar are DIFFERENT!

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lonelydayreamer
sus9 is just a sus2 with the second raised an octave.

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benwahballs
whats my problem? well man, im not exactly sure i guess im just naturally the type
of peron that people hate. ull hate me for everyhting i say in this right now
because this is a tab commments place not a personal life place. anyways i wasnt
saying that ur wrong i was saying that i had trouble finding something. at chord
find.com in the guitar page, i thought their supposed to have all the guitar chords
their and apparently im wrong.

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benwahballs
awesome work put in.

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ste_rigs
sorry man. i wasn't intendin to hav a go. but i really hav never heard of a guitar
chord ending in 'sus9'. i've used those chord finders b4 and sometimes they throw
out the odd strange one. but like i said if you've resolved ur problem i'm happy
for you and glad that my tab gave you a basis of some sort. i don't claim this to
be 100% correct (infact i i've seen the tab in books and it's done different) but i
really think this sounds so good on an acoustic and while its not 100% it can
easily be played along with the cd. Good look with your piano man!!

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cesardee
this tab is 99% perfect except that before playing the D chord in the verse replace
the last strum that the G chord would get with this chord: G (320005) just play it
once before the D and it will sound identical to the song.there now its 101%
perfect

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wiese
great tab.. sounds perfect, although I agree with cesardee about the last strum on
the G chord, but it still sounds great even if you don't do it, 5 stars for sure

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Mortigi Tempo
seems good to me especially with capo

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Douglas Baird
Sounds perfect to me!! Well done!! *****

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bluefridays
THIS SOUNDS SOOOO GOOD!!!! Keep Up the good work!!!

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steini
great tab!!! thanks

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alextherocker
not accurate

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mines_a_pint_m8
Sounds spot on to me, good job

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Eddieboy
real reall good tab, love it right on good job.
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chalkeus
Great one! There's another one with the same chords on here, but you got it over
the lyrics so that makes it 5 stars. Kepp going, buddy!

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Nicolaidv
Sounds very nice! And you don't even need much guitar experience to make it sound
okay :) Good work

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beanydeany
amazing tab sounds just like the song and the chord progressions so nice with the
capo its so versitile so i can use it in sum ov my songs as i am a songwriter
thanks 4 the tab m8 gr8 job

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Mortigi Tempo
very good but at the end of a bar of g I usually hammer little fnger on high e 8th
fret to be a bit more accurate

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Jimmy Curtis
Great tab, plays beautifully

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KotorIII
What the heck is a capo???

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boonior
A capo is a guitar appliance you use to clip unto your guitar to make the guitar
sound higher. For instance, you originally play your guitar on the 1st fret, but
with a capo, you can clip the capo on the 1st fret. When applying the capo on, you
are able to start playing on the 2nd fret, but play it like you would on the 1st
fret. The only difference is, the guitar sounds higher than it should, but it's
just like playing the guitar, only with the capo covering the 1st fret. You can do
this on any other fret as well. Oh by the way, great song and tab.

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kohawk18
great tab. great song for anyone to learn

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Horncheese
i know this is a bad question to aks but I'm a beginner and i'm not great at
listening for strumming patterns so could someone please help me out with this? if
u can that would be chronic(awesome my word)

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"pinaka"
Perfect tab!..it made me realyz dat d song really sounds nyc n an acoustc guitar..
tnx dude =)..

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ASmith91
in response to Horncheese: listen to the song on piano and strum just like that
or just play straight 8th notes

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ASmith91
excellent tab by the way, you should be very proud. beautiful song.

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skooop
UNREAL!! GREAT TAB MAN

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Dozia311
great tab, great song..

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Dublo7
without a capo, it sounds pretty bad. This is awesome. Thanks.

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FatMatt420
It does sound near perfect with the capo... but i played it with my guitar tuned a
half step down with the capo on the 3rd fret... sounds PERFECT. try it out for
yourself.

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christopher.bye
If you were to put the capo on 3rd fret half step down, it would be the same as
capo on 2nd with standard tuning, so why would you waste your time tuning it if you
can just put it on 2nd fret? (even though it really is on 3rd)

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Ehmyl
think it sounds pretty good without a capo

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tamnud
at the end of Dsus2 during the verse (or whenever during the song) if you play it
like this on the last few strums (000220) then it sounds hreat, especially if you
also fo the (320005) thing,

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tamnud
*at the end of Dsus2 during the verse (or whenever during the song) if you play it
like this on the last few strums (000220) then it sounds great, especially if you
also do the (320005) thing. soz bout double post, had loads of speeling mistakes,
and they just annoy me

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BrokenDstring
this song is amazing and this tab is almost as amazing. big time kudos to ya.

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Creative-Noise
Hey, just thought i'd clear up some stuff about the chord names mentioned earlier,
not that the 'real' names are that important or anything, just incase someone was
wondering. Unless you want to get overly technical, sus2 sus9 and add9 chords are
all the same. the 2 and 9 are just telling you which note of the scale you put into
the chord, and the 2nd note and 9th note are the same in both major and minor keys.
the only difference is that the 9th is up an octave, but it's the same idea when
strumming guitar. sus9 is a much more uncommon name however. Finally, just a plain
'9' chord implies that you put in the 7th degree as well. Sorry for boring anyone,
great tab.

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UnsignedRecords
sounds amazing. love it.

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Elunah
This is a great tab, one of my favorites to play. As people have said, you should
definitely use a capo. When I play this, after each chord, I hit the D string
lightly to imitate how it sounds when Chris Martin plays it on the piano. Also, in
between the G and the D chords, you can quickly play an F note on the high E string
(5 frets down on the 1st string), also to imitate the piano. Great job on this
tab!!!

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Inc0mpl3t3
fantastic great job

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markyboy101
great job 5 stars nuff said

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carouselboy
awesome tab m8. thanks

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klinux
First off all, great tab, i really apreciate it specially since there are a lot of
mixed-up versions of this song out there. Unfortunatelly... I don't have a capo...
so for the time being i play the "un-capoed" version. I just wanted to say (as a
complete guitar noob that is), that when you described the F and Fsus2 chords you
did so like this: F (x,8,10,10,10,x) Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x) Now these are ok, but
i play what i hope is a simpler (and hopefully corect) version of these chords: F
(x,3,3,2,1,1) Fsus2 (x,3,3,0,1,1) However i'm not sure if it's 100% corect like
that since they're more like F/C Fsus2/C, so i guess that would mean you'd have to
mute the second string as well... making them smth like: F (x,x,3,2,1,1) Fsus2
(x,x,3,0,1,1) Well...anyway that's how i play it and it sounds pretty ok. Now i
suppose that it's up to every body to chose the voicings they prefer. Hope this
helps out anybody out there trying to play without a capo. Once again great
work! :)

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greennickle21
add a 1 on the 6 E string and you should be set and itd be F and Fsus2. otherwise
that's completely the same, just in a different spot on the guitar.

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FrostBone
Damn nice! :-) 5 stars!

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anthonyjennings
Great tab - I think the A7 (on the capo version) should be played Ex02221e

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Kurniawan4000
This sounds awesome. I played it on piano too and it sounds just as great as on an
acoustic guitar. Job well done!

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anybodyhome
awful good tab

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Wellerfan
Pink frilly knickers

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Noitalevier
One word... Beautiful...

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MyOhMy
As good as perfekt tab imo, but DO NOT try and play it while you listen to the
track, because I did that, and 15 mins later I still coundt hit the right note on
the vocals because I had the CD's tune stuck in my head :P But super sweet thx ^_^

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einneswimsatt
kick ass tab

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Rich23
just to echo every1 else a really good tab mate. not sure if it's more accurate but
i like to play an A7sus4 (x0203x) in the chorus instead of a straight A7.

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lewisbarr1966
spot on. loved it. Five stars.

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martybhoy
i no this sounds bad but i just got a capo and how do you play say the second fret
when the capo makes a complete bar on fret 3

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Guitar8000
Sonuds better with a Gminor but that just mt opinion. Otherwise grate tab.

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pyerreives
martybhoy.. you can't do that lol... the capo basicly just changes the first fret..
if you put a capo on 3, the 4th fret becomes the 1st fret.

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davrockist
best version of the chords on the site. not sure about the non-capo chords though

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lilmoeth
nice tab works well with the capo

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NEEEKNASTY
perfection at its best

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bells44
hey man first off awesome tab. second off i found a youtube video that shows him
playing it without a capo, thumbing the low E string and muting the high E. im sure
he uses one for the recorded version, but its just another way for those without a
capo. So the main chords that he plays (from what i can tell) are Dmin
(10,12,12,10,10,x) Bb (6,8,8,7,6,x) F(1,3,3,2,1,x) C(8,10,10,9,8,x) he does some
other things during the "links" but i cant quite tell what... have a look for
yourself though http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMGf2_NKvs&feature=related again,
awesome tab

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bells44
oh forgot the Fsus2(13301x)

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franZka
this is the best tab of this pretty song thanks!

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thatoneaznboi10
perfect tab!

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martybhoy
lol thats fine thnx pyerreives i just wasnt thinking at the time its fairly
obvious, forget that i even wrote my comment

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ballin'4life
wait so this is the piano part cause thats what it matches up to to what im hearing

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ConnorBSP
i know this is played with a capo on 3, but if you play the Bm7, G, D etc. chords
without a capo, sounds like avril lavenges (whatever her name is), sounds like her
acoustic version on radio one live lounge

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weswes
wow two years and ppl still addin comments, says alot about the tab and the song.
great job man, i love it

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meenatheman
excellente!

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MiniShrink
Well done. I demand your babies.

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SunshineMiaBobi
great tab! well done!

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RainyMonday
For the arguement between benwahballs and ste_rings: Fsus9 and Fsus2 are the exact
same thing!

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TStruggs
Great tap and wonderfully laid out. thank you! Here is a link to someone playing
close to this exact some tab on youtube. I found it to be helpful. (It has
strumming patterns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFe2fO2zvw8&feature=related

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Jaypea
Props

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maggie_aggie
why make it so hard??? verse: F#m, D, A, Esus chorus: D, A, Esus, E simple and
perfect

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nodyarg
good tab and dont forget to through in a c (8th fret high e string) note between g
and d in the intro

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meffickz
Maggie: because that'd be a totally different song. He tabbed it in the key it's
supposed to be played, which most of us appreciate. Well done.

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randomtom
sweet tab man :P If u play the G (320033) and slide the (33/55)before hitting the D
it sounds like how chris plays it on the piano. Try it and u will see what i
mean :)

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Spencey92
very well done, 5 stars

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Apollo65
this is absolutely perfect--but for the w/out capo version it really makes your
hand hurt :D a regular barred F and Fsus2 helps, instead of the one all the way up
on the 10th fret. that's also the way Chris plays it in the acoustic vid.

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ultgui098
in the second chorus it says im going back to the start

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Antikythera
Amazing song, so amazing. I have an Avril Lavigne cover of this and even she
couldn't ruin it.

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Antikythera
What the hell my the rest of my comment disappear. Anyway, I said, in the intro and
verse, I like to play xx0230 twice then xx0220 twice instead of xx0230 four times.
It's not technically correct, but it sounds even better.

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chemRomance
perfect. 5*

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boolooloo
5*-can't find anything wrong with it. One of my favourite songs ever

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KingIbanez66
what``s the strumming btw GREAT TAB

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tenniskid08
hey great tab. nothing wrong with it, same key, perfect sound. for those of you
wondering what the strumming is, in chris,s live radio performance on youtube he
used (D D D D D D D DU) which is one measure.

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amanites
if you wanna play it exactly like mr. Martin plays it in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMGf2_NKvs check the 4th version and the
corrections i made. Cheers!

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mafeez
thnx a lot babe :D

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Slurms-McKenzie
:D 5 stars man!

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kimonO i0
it is out of tune man. this is not how coldplay play it

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sok213
can someone tell me how the strumming pattern is?!?!? how do you figure it out?

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sok213
whats the strumming pattern?

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sok213
whats the strummming pattern?

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Garfw
well this song sounds better finger plucking but im just doin all downstrokes for
the meantime. Just big downstroke and then small downstroke with a quick upstroke
before changing on some of the chords.. sounds good. great tab

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hennerz12
must agree great tabb umm just one small prob when you wrote oh take me back to the
start at the end of C1 and C2 is it not "I'm going back to the start"? cheers

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blackmetal101
Amazing tab. just great

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the_sawyer
a nice variation is, when you hit with the pinky (little finger) the 5th fret,
while playing the G. like this: (320003) - G (320005) - G* (320003) - G played
like this: G G G G G* G* G G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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ferritt
sickle tabb man cheers

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Foxitoff
http://www.e-castig.com/index.php?r=mOu4

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guitarguru19
great tab, but its not perfect like everyone says... in the intro and verses the
fourth chord isn't Dsus2 (xx0230) Asus (x02230) its what's on the actual track

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Thyrai
****ing terribl- -y amazing tab! Thanks :)

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King or Strings
this doesnt sound right at all even with the capo

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Er!K
Tab sounds great, surprised someone disagreed, cheers......

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Caboose911
great tab man :) always love the acoustic versions over the originals for some
reason :)

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burrow
Awesome tab, you seem to have it spot on, thankyou for putting this up.

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muse_freek
this is a super sexy tab, sounds great:D

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ste_rigs
Once again thanks for all the comments. I can't believe the response it got as i
only posted it because there were so many versions that didn't seem right to me. to
those who say it isn't perfect; i know it isn't, i never said it was. I will amend
the tab soon due to the lyrics being wrong as it seems to have upset quite a few
people :) and the g chord with the high A note is also a good addition so i'll put
that in too. As for the guy/girl who thought it should be an asus4 instead of a
dsus2... well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one!

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diana_007
Whats the strumming pattern? :o

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dAJ0
Awesome very nice ;D

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the stum patter is DDDDDDDU (1&2&3&4&)

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KWeatherwalks
fantastic arrangement

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Diresword
Great job bro. 5* I like to switch it up with a G5 for the G in the chorus which is
320033. I think it makes is sound more full.

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epompeii
I do believe that you are missing the asterisk next to the second 'G' cord when you
lay out the cords. I it is different than the normal 'G' and the asterisk G is used
through out. I was able to infer this but just thought I should not it for you.

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Guitarchick3297
What does the asterisk mean? I'm a somewhat new at this and it doesn't make sense.
I LOVE this song and love the way it sounds, but I don't understand that one
section. Please help!

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dash///180
do you have to tune your guitar down two half steps. or is there an alternate way
around that? please help!

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lindarr
What does G* D mean?

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kaine69
i know it shouldnt make much of a difference but i think that playing Dm7 as a
barre chord, as in (224232) sound much smoother with the other notes. great tab
though!!
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kaine69
i mean Bm7, my bad!

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sernik92
I agree with kaine69, Bm7 played as x24232 sounds nicer for me and also it's easier
for people with larger fingers. ;) Great tab, cheers. :)

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icedragon9
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icedragon9
Sorry about that lol ^^ To anyone confused about the asterisk, the list of chords
at the beginning should show the second G as G*, so wherever G* is showen in the
chords you play that second type of G. :)

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Trevor Lee C
this sounds alright but definitely isn't the right way .... if you don't believe
check this link out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMGf2_NKvs

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ninja_unicorn44
i love the song, and this is great! xD

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LostInTheMuzik
I find that you can play this even with Dm, Bb, F and C and it sounds fine... but I
guess you're a perfectionist :)

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Am I the only one having trouble getting my finger up onto that 5th fret for that
G*? Ha, any tips apart from inventing finger growth hormones?

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Sven_Stiffy
thanks so much for this, its probably my favourite song in the world :) 5 stars...

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mjzerdoner
nice tab, only a bit to high for me that 3rd capo.

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guitargirl414
Good song good tab good artist

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celticsilver78
Awesome song thanks!

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Jpetoking
Coldplay is so awesome. Now because of you i'll be awesome too . loll Thanks dude !

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harrym147
can someone tell me what G* is?

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vivalavida11
Thank you so much - I've FINALLY found a perfect tab of this song. I'm a beginner
but I know that if I learn one version it'll stick in my brain and be difficult to
change, so it's good thing I'm learning the right version :D Much appreciated!

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@mjzerdoner too high?! Bitch please, if I want to sing with it, I have the capo on
7th :)

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austin_williams
This is EXACTLY what Chris Martin plays. http://tabs.ultimate-
guitar.com/c/coldplay/the_scientist_acoustic_ver5_crd.htm Here's a live acoustic
video and you can see him fret these positions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jkMGf2_NKvs Below is what he plays with your thumb on the Low E. It's adds a nice
bass sound to it. Dm Bb F Fsus C/G F--0----0----0----0----x---| B-10----6----1----
1----8---| G-10----7----2----0----9---| D-12----8----3----3----10--| A-12----8----
3----3----10--| E-10----6----1----1----8---|

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austin_williams
This is EXACTLY what Chris Martin plays. http://tabs.ultimate-
guitar.com/c/coldplay/the_scientist_acoustic_ver5_crd.htm Here's a live acoustic
video and you can see him fret these positions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jkMGf2_NKvs Below is what he plays with your thumb on the Low E. It's adds a nice
bass sound to it. It's not in order, but go along with the link to the tab I showed
and use the fretting positions I showed. Dm Bb F Fsus C/G F--0----0----0----0----
x---| B-10----6----1----1----8---| G-10----7----2----0----9---| D-12----8----3----
3----10--| A-12----8----3----3----10--| E-10----6----1----1----8---|

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guitargirl414
This is such a great song! I love the lyrics and how it melds with the instrumental
tracks so beautifully!

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stingamajig
831 comments . top class brother.

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Anuron
Year 2005 is the first comment.. wow! Great tab!

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agus f seiei
perfecto...
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lynziemars
Awesome tab!

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acrosstheroad
close to perf tab just add dsus2 to the outro too

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richardsmile
good shit

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jjhavokk
The chords in the correct key are. None of the top 5 search results have the
correct chords for this song! C#m A E B come up to meet you, tell you i'm sorry,
you don't know how lovely you are A E B nobody said it was easy, oh it's such a
shame for us to part ... E B no-one ever said it would be so hard E (E7?) i'm going
back to the start

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seanmanzelli
it may sound great with a capo but you can clearly see chris play this song live
without a capo

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Trumpetblast
The 9 is a sus nine is the same thing as the 2 an octave up, which given that
guitar has to move things around because of the limitations of strings means
they're basically the same thing. I know this is forever old for me to just now
see, but its pretty common to see those things. When in doubt, add or subtract 7
because that number is different but the notes are the same :)

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Hey_Its_J
This is a great song, and a great tabbing job!
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flauschige
just put capo on 4th fret then it's perfect

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jordonyates7
Good tab! I would recommend transposing to 5th capo

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jordonyates7
Good tab! I would recommend transposing to 5th capo

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GuitarBonjoLU
In my opinion the "No Capo" Version sounds better with all-fourths tuning (E-A-D-G-
C-F).

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GarciaTuga
really thx :D

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chasekel15
So perfect and simple.

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SuperMissMan
Wrong key

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billkickwitt
CAPO 3, IT IS THE RIGHT KEY

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Clutch17
Awesome tab, spot on! Thanks

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IgorFurtado
Awesome, congratulations.

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geraldholt
Wonderful tab, great job.

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mugglesmr
I think that it's actually a Csus4 (NO CAPO) or an Asus4 (CAPO 3RD) chord as
opposed to the Fsus2 or Dsus2 which you have suggested.

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Nolander182
The Dsus2 sounds awful.

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Nolander182
Nevermind, when you hover over Dsus2 it's Dm.

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liv_free
I may be wrong, but that Dsus2 just doesn't sound right to me when I play with
their acoustic version...

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lilli99
beautiful! thank you love this song sounds perfect

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arocks739
capo on 3 = same key guys

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molgaj
sweet tab

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philt28
Sweet tab!

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neilmellstrom
Epic tab. Also, I'm pretty sure it is in fact in the right key

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macdnurse
this is perfect! played along w cd fine!

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james.s.morris2
Perfect except that when you play The verses go down down down down down down down
up down up ( playing the down up down up twice as fast) Also you should hammer your
pinky finger on the 5th fret E string (C) instead of the down up down up just play
it as up up up up up up up up. :)

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6ki6ke6
the D* its a D Maj7

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Mae Mobey
PERFECT! AND I LOVE THIS SONG!!! THX SO MUCH =)

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Bobmcbrier
****in cookin,well in mate.

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Bobmcbrier
****in cookin,well in mate.

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anton-elcool
Man this is sweet! Thanks for uploading!

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Xianhoff
I'd say Bm instead but whatever.

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harrison_t_cl
Now I just need a girl to sing it to....

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Wigster
Pretty much perfect, thank you

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kristin97
this is great, thank you!

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jonneke.raijer
I put my capo on 5, idk but that works for me

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krayznae
i think it sounds better no capo and g d em c for verse and g d c with a at marked
time for chorus. but that's just me.

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krayznae
plus its easier that way.

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jorgeterrazas
didn't like this contribution

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eagle_seeker
beautiful tabbing

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koenwierinckx
I don't have a capo and don't know much about music theory yet. But how is it
possible to put the capo on the third fret when you have to play f.i. a Bm7 chord,
which requires playing notes on the 2nd fret?

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Deadbrains
didn't like this contribution

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amaal_zohny
i hope to learn music :)

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GoofyNoofy
The capo simply moves the fret up one half step at a time. When you have a capo
installed. Treat it as if the fret it is on is now the open position or "0". Play
each chord as you normally would. pretending the capo isn't even there. Beautiful
concept really.

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kamens64
didn't like this contribution

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christoph_ben1
didn't like this contribution

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siddy2600
Awesome tab...

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francisco.azlor02
the chords are perfect

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4ezZz
(!!!!)Strumming question. Pattern is so easy and there is no need to explain it.
but what about ? transition from G to G*?i mean if we have a half octave which part
is for G and which is for G*??( i think 3/4 for G and 1/4 for G* - am i right?)

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4ezZz
i've changed my mind - it seems to be 2/4 for G and 2/4 for G*

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vincentberger
Hey guys, the tab is perfect but for it to sound exactly like the songs I had to
tune all my strings a bit higher (even while playing with capo on the 3rdfret). I
dont know any musical term, but I tune all my string at 445 instend of the normal
440 with my tuner! It match PERFECTLY the album version!! Hopes it help!

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DR_MC_MUZZA
Absolutely love this!!! Played it on the piano an was wanting a more "portable" way
of playing it (if you know what I mean) :>
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ebbygee
Love it man, great Job!!!

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justacousticx
hey guys. i really want to play this song but the key just doesnt work for me. how
can i transpose it to a higher key? i tried to put my capo to the 5 but it didnt
work either.(i am a beginner dont go hard on me lol) i really appreciate it if you
guys could help me.

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udbhav1997
How to figure out the strum pattern ??

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billkickwitt
Great tab, man. Thanks

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rishav.misterio619
here is the tutorial and cover of the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CiAYUFSzeww

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fahmiihamdan
good......

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anyutik.zaya.
didn't like this contribution

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mike anthony
This version fits my voice way better. Thanks mate! I imagine anyone who's ever
tried singing would agree.

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fredfowler
Thanks for the TAB. Great song, just simple chords interplaying very well indeed
with good melody and lyrics. For those of you who don't have a capo handy, a
plastic pen tube and a couple of rubber bands will make do in a pinch... Been
there, done that. Cheers!

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EP!C CHEESE
Lack of accuracy. chords are obviously wrong. chords are obviously wrong chords are
obviously wrong chords are obviously wrong chords are obviously wrong

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eddyboi
what someones messed up the chords, they were perfect before

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oddysee3030
It's not that hard to match the chords up correctly with the lyrics. It would've
taken like 5 more minutes. Why is everyone so happy with this tab? Am I going
insane or have the expectations for tabs just gone way up since 2005?

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eddyboi
the chords have been messed up, they were really perfect before now they make no
sense whatsoever, some chords have completely dissapeared

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oddysee3030
Weird, I'm guessing it would be hard to get the person that originally posted the
tab to fix them, lol

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rautakallio
I've been playing this particular version for years and I have it bookmarked.
Something has messed this up recently. The chords were all in the right place
before. Now they are not in the right place. What happened UG?

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virgili
The song is actually in D instead of B, the chords are one and a half step down.

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Fallout98
doesn't sound right, do I need a capo...or tuning change?????

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daviesoj
Capo on 3 and it works fine

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hookinjfarm
How Lovely this song,thanks for this guitar chords.I am playing it now here :)

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pest-control-es
Wowwwww..I saw the exact chords here now..Thank you very much.This is one of my
favorite song ever..

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cheu.mitchel
Try it with your capo on 5th. I find it easier to use simple chords like Am, F, C,
G and G7 to fill in the odd A7.

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kasinokauppa
I would love to play this always as this is one of my favorite song. Thanks for
letting us to have this chords..

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saffronoxford
I would love to play this using plucking..I already played it here and it sounds
very clear..Thanks for sharing this.

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echonielsen
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE STAR MEANS!! i always see a chord (G) and then a
star (G*) like in this one. i dont understand because in the song the chord sound
different? so if someone could pleaaaassee tell what it means so i could play it
right? thanks!

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yomaimsj
What does the G * D mean? Can anybody elaborate? I am new to guitar playing.

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ratty9sh
The chords are described in the beginning, and there is this one � G * (320005). So
I think, you just play the G* quickly right before you switch to D (although to my
ear it doesn't make much difference at all).

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ratty9sh
Hey, in the original song there are those three ascending notes right before the
"oh take me back to the start", and if you strum 000220 between A and A7 it sounds
something like it!

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maarananak
Bb (688766) is not Bbadd9?

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IIINITSUGADD
awesome! perfect guitar chords to lyrics plotting...

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hamigr
this os so good, can't believe took me so long to find it!!
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chrisk357
great tab

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parche4
this new UI is good shit

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pascal_coretti
This is absolutely perfect matches exactly the original, I love it!!

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hurlyboolop
Great tab! Late to the party and already lots comments but I've got an addition I
really like that sounds like it's in the original too: at the end of the chorus
between ".. hard" (A) and "Oh take me ..." (A7), insert a D on the B string.. I
think that makes it an Asus4?

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davidberkaths
nice

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xXJTARMSTRONGXx
Awesome tab! Another way I do it is tune my guitar down a whole step, and use the
chords: Em7,C(add9), G, Gsus2, D, D7. Personally I love the sounds of those chords.
That's just my personal preference... either way, great tab man!

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vincenorec1
all played strumming upwards. sweet

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serquepensa
Hi! Please check out my cover for "The Scientist". Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO7SI8na0Pc

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userUG
Up

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francybruzzo
awesome, looks perfect

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tripplebox
you rock!

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MightyDNZ
Easy to follow :)

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mikejean98.mr
the best

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rosalyk
awsum dude

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elisoncarriel
nice..thanks

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kenooi54321
its not baD
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shawx
easy peeezy

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distasteful
your tabs are amazing

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Guitar.boss17
took the time to give two versions

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ethanjcornell
love it great tab awesome and easy

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TheHattedOne
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/good-news-channel/654533-all-coldplay-fans-piano-
tuning-found.html

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zakariamessoudi
great tab thank you :)

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virginia.verneau
amazing, tried with guitar and with piano, it fits perfectly with both the
instruments. I just had to transpose +3 but that's not a problem ;)

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HOEKVLAG
My son is starting to play keyboard and we are performing this song together at the
music school concert. What a privilege!
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rh0bot
Its perfect, nice work

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wes.stclair
Thanks great job!

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diliproy176
This is something

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Aki Caine
Dude, I somehow just now decided to learn this hit and your work is amazing. Rock
on :)

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chloesmith261001
Thanks! Very useful.

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deven84
Thank you for the partage, i am the french man musical!

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aaron.tucker
Great

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jackmack12322
Played it with my band the very first time like 5 years ago. It was just a school
band but there are some great memories and i want to refresh them with this great
track
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UkePrincess2
Awesome tab....!

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leunam.sellac
�Good job!

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gpt198325
thank you team

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ekkohan
porsinya pas,

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alexknlopez
You're the man

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hchacholi
Gm

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harlem.carrington
Awesome tab

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GoatsAway
Nice tab! My capo makes the Bm7 a pain but it still sounds good

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rosydiva101
I love it!!!!!!

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chevysf49
Thank you... I am dedicating this song to my friends birthday... She died in the
parkland shooting and this song can help me express it :�(

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jerate111
good work !!!

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hchacholi
Dont know lovely (F) you are (Dm)

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BadPlayer777
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BadPlayer777
GODDAMN THAT'S UNBELIEVLE GREAT ACHORDS AND SCHEME!!! 12SCIENTISTS/10

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daniel.jk42
this would be great but the strumming is off a bit, it works but it could be a lot
better.

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daniel.jk42
no actually i'm just dumb forgive me

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ckellysmith
beautiful tab x

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SUP_MAN_TUTHIRD
A LOVELY SONG WHICH GIVES ME PEACE??

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ben.landa
Good ;)

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argon-.-
is greaaat thanks

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MusicIsLove04
i actually didn'T find any problem in this chords. Very nice Job dude! :)

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phejejsuav52
heaven Hmong.

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takajunior
these cord are perfect for acoustic version ??

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dano2900
Capo 5th

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dave.bachschmid
are there any alternatives to the G* ? :)
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The Scientist chords by Coldplay

1,909,937 views, added to favorites 11,448 times
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 3rd fret
Key: Dm
Author Unregistered.
, last edit by NSpen1 [tm] 56,832 on Apr 16, 2019.
STRUMMINGIs this strumming pattern correct?
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EADGBe
Bm7 x20202
G 320003
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
A/D xx0220
D6/9 xx0200
A/E 002220
Asus4 xx2230
A xx2220
Dmaj7 xx0222
Dsus2/C# x40230

[Intro]
|Bm7 |G |D |Dsus2 | x2

[Verse]
Bm7 G D
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
Dsus2
You don't know how lovely you are
Bm7 G D
I had to find you, tell you I need you,
Dsus2
Tell you I�ll set you apart
Bm7 G D
Tell me your secrets, and�ask me your questions
Dsus2
Oh, let�s go back to the start
Bm7 G D
Running in circles, coming up tails,
Dsus2
Heads on a science apart

[Chorus]
G
Nobody said it was easy
D Dsus2
It's such a shame for us to part
G
Nobody said it was easy
D A/D D6/9 A/E Asus4 A
No one ever said it would be this hard.
N.C.
Oh take me back to the start...

[Instrumental]
|D |G |D |D Dmaj7 |
|Bm7 |G |D |Dsus2 |

[Verse]
Bm7 G D
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Dsus2
Pulling the puzzles apart
Bm7 G D
Questions of science, science and progress
Dsus2
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Bm7 G D
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Dsus2
Oh, and I rush to the start
Bm7 G D
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Dsus2/C#
Coming back as we are

[Chorus]
G
Nobody said it was easy
D Dsus2
Oh, it�s such a shame for us to part
G
Nobody said it was easy
D A/D D6/9 A/E Asus4 A
No one ever said it would be so hard.
N.C.
I�m going back to the start.

[Instrumental]
|D |G |D |D |

[Ending]
|Bm7 |G |D |D | x4
Oooooooooooooooohh
|Bm7 |G |D
Oooooooooooooooohh
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The Scientist � Coldplay
46 COMMENTS
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Aravis
Nice,easy tab....definitely easier than the others and sounds better than most.
Good job!

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whitemouse100
terrible tab,the 1st chord is right then it all goes wrong, this song is played
with a capo on the 1st fret. verse chords are: Dm Bb F C.

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sash.x
well done! you just wrote down the same exact same chords transposed -9 . therefore
if this one is rubbish so is yours

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p00p^a$$a$$yn
first of all, nice tab, very easy secondly, whitemouse, your correction is wrong,
and it sounds like crap.

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goguz
Wow, it sounds really good, thanks for the help man

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leviathanroqs
excellent tab !! but i want to make a little add to it when you are playing G:
320003 at the end of it you should play this: 320005 and then change to D: x00232

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radioheadfreak
umm whitemouse if u knew anything about music you would realize a Bm with a capo on
3 is the same as a Dm which is the key it is played in, w/o any capo. This tab was
good, it was a little different than most but it sounded good and was right so
props to the tabber. Whitemouse you are an idiot

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Gumbercules
This tab is definetly the most different out there, and it is by far the best. Try
playing another tab next to this one and you'll laugh at how far superior this
version is. NICE JOB!!!!

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buzzer2607
this is rle gd mate, sounds good on acoustic too. gr8 tab, gr8 song. shut the ****
up whitemouse.

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Razorhead
perfect tab..

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Schane
WHITEMOUSE was actually right, its in the key of F, and the progression is VI, IV,
I, V7......so it is. Dmi, Eb, F, C but it didnt have capo, well at least i dont
use one, these are super easy chords!! you dont need a capo

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ewokhi
READ THE CAPO NOTE

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Schane
I mean Dmi, Bb, F, C NOT Eb, my bad

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mapeterz
why wouldn't you use a capo? They're the most useful things out there! I don't get
why some people have problems with them? Look how easy it makes this song.. playing
guitar isn't about making it hard for yourself.. it's about making it piss easy. If
you wanna 'woo' a girl she's not gonna be arsed that you used a capo! And to be
fair what other reason do we play guitar to girls but to get in their pants,lol.

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crawfo
great tab man. even if the non-capo version is "correct" i dont rekon it sounds as
good as the capo on. sounds excellent

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misc1
mapeterz is absolutely ****ing right, lol. Capos actually make you look more
musically advanced by saying "oh, it raises the song to the key to G" and that
means so very little to a lot of people. Great tab, i play it along with the song
and it sounds perfect. 5 stars, baby. Long live using guitars as a key to chicks
pants :)

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renevr93
how the **** do u put the C# ?!

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takeitawaybob
Holy shit how did this get 14,000 views in an hour?

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tesla_fan
what teen idol show did someone do this one the other night to get everyone jump
ship.

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tesla_fan
you know how i know you are gay................you like coldplay

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NephalemDemon17
To tesla: What >-> Coldplay is good. Wtf do you have against coldplay and how
does that prove.. WHAT? That makes absolutely no sense

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wilfredoMercado
coldplay is so gay

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Slawter666
ROFL at Tesla. Your Grade A. And I just wanted to join in, whitemouse shut the hell
up

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Mrmuerto
Wow, where did this come? Got stormed all of a sudden... Was expecting to see
Stairway at the the top... :P Good song, nevertheless; great tab. 5/5. Oh, and the
Whitemouse comment was 5 and a half years ago, so I think we can let it go... Good
job, man.

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JAM92
wow. what's with you guys and dissing Coldplay? Coldplay's an amazing band. And if
you hate them so much, why would you click on the link? And wtf is with the
homophobia? honestly guys, grow up. & this was probably put in the top 100 by view
fraud.

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Julz127
Shut up whitemouse.

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MacEspn
Am I the only one who finds this song to be out of tune....the track listen and
play along with the track they're like 3/8 sharp

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lanavagues
i have a question. what does "NC" means here? Oh take me back to the stars... p.s :
im a newbie. =)

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Crucialjmoneyjr
No chord

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Creative-Noise
The "NC" most often stands for "No Chord" in modern music. And for the record,
the line should be "Oh take me back to the start". Not "stars".

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emrose2096
terrible most of the chords are wrong

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Jimtendo64
Tab incomplete. Why? put in all of the lyrics and the rest of this is because it
needs to have twenty words

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rishav.misterio619
here is the tutorial and cover of the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CiAYUFSzeww

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josefin.bengtss
Really great chords, but i think it's really bad that the whole song isnt there for
those who dont know the lyrics.

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CanadianBacons
Bruh whitemouse do you even play guitar by ear? this tab is very accurate and the
chords you say should be the verse sound like the chorus of "I love the way you
lie" by Eminem. And if you dont like this tab go make your own then.

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dartmt
Some of the words are missing, which is annoying. j j j j jj j j j j jj j j

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manuel_pache
[Intro] Bm7, G, D, Dsus2 x2 [Verse] Bm7 G D Come up to meet you, tell you I'm
sorry Dsus2 You don't know how lovely you are Bm7 G D I had to find you, tell you
I need you, Dsus2 Tell you I�ll set you apart Bm7 G D Tell me your secrets, ask
me your questions Dsus2 Oh, let�s go back to the start Bm7 G D Running in
circles, coming up tails, Dsus2 Heads on a science apart [Chorus] G Nobody said
it was easy D Dsus2 It's such a shame for us to part G Nobody said it was easy D
Dsus2 A A/H A/Cis No one ever said it would be this hard. N.C. Oh take me back to
the start... [Bridge] D | G | D | Dsus2 [Verse] Bm7 G D I was just guessing at
numbers and figures Dsus2 Pulling the puzzles apart Bm7 G D Questions of science,
science and progress Dsus2 Do not speak as loud as my heart Bm7 G D Tell me you
love me, come back and haunt me Dsus2 Oh, and I rush to the start Bm7 G D
Running in circles, chasing our tails Dsus2 Coming back as we are [Chorus] G
Nobody said it was easy D Dsus2 Oh, it�s such a shame for us to part G Nobody said
it was easy D Dsus2 A A/H A/Cis No one ever said it would be so hard. N.C. I�m
going back to the start. [Bridge] D | G | D | D [Ending] Bm7 | G | D | D 1x Bm7
| G | D | D 3x Oooooooooooooooohh

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johnnymcnum
fine tab, plays very well

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suwo.gem
nice work!

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serquepensa
Hi! Please check out my cover for "The Scientist". Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO7SI8na0Pc

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sukaus83
Sounds amazing....Chodrs are working best on Acoustic...thanks for sharing

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sukaus83
nice work matr...chords are great

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audreybrendacia
cool!!! thanks for this beautiful tab

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smithisabelle267
Great tab thanks ??

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Ericguidito
thanks