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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:08:22 -0500
From: "Laura Lynn McWilliams"  (by way of cathal)
Subject: c/coldplay/yellow.crd

"Yellow"
by Coldplay
from Parachutes, 2000

transcribed Feb 3, 2001 by Laura McWilliams
updated Mar 24, 2001
-I added a bunch of other versions that people had sent me, so there
are quite a few different ways to play it.

=======================================================================
NOTES:
the chords that were already up for this song were all right, but i
don't think that is the way they actually play it.
I've split it into 3 guitar parts, but it could easily be played with
just 2.
=======================================================================

TUNE DOWN 1/2 STEP!!!
(note: although guitar parts 2 and 3 could be played with standard
tuning, all tab in this file assumes tuned down 1/2 step)

=======================================================================
GUITAR 1
(plays rhythm only)
strum chords throughout

INTRO:
B.. Bsus4	B.. Bsus4

INSTR part
B	F#/D#	G#m

VERSE:
B	F#/D#	G#m	B
B	F#/D#	G#m	B.. Bsus4

CHORUS:
"you're skin..."
(no guitar during this part, but here is something you can play
if you don't have a keyboard:)
      G#m          B            F#                     (repeat)
d#:---0-0-0------------------|--3-3-3-----0-0-0------|
A#:---1-1-1-----0-ho-2-------|--3-3-3-----0-0-0------|
F#:*--2-2-2-----0----0-------|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----*|
C#:*--2-2-2-----2----2-------|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----*|
G#:---0-0-0-----3----3-------|--2-2-2----------------|
D#:--------------------------|--3-3-3----------------|

it sounds ok.

END:
B	A	B(arpeggiated)    (let sustain)
                d#:--------------|
                A#:----------1---|
                F#:-------0------|
		C#:----2---------|
		G#:--3-----------|
		D#:--------------|

the chords for guit1:
	d#A#F#C#G#D#
B	x 3 2 0 1 0
Bsus4	x 3 3 0 1 1
F#/D#	3 2 0 0 0 0
G#m	x 0 2 2 1 0
F#	3 2 0 0 3 3
A	x 1 3 3 3 1 (barre at 1st fret)

=========================================================================
GUITAR 2
(plays higher pitched chords over top of main rhythm)

INTRO:
rest

INSTR:
B.. (play once, then sort of tap lightly twice)

VERSE:
(play lightly each chord once and allow to sustain)
B	G#	E7	B
B	G#	E7	B..Bsus4

during all parts where guit3 plays lead, guitar 2 wails on chords in
same pattern as verse.

the chords for guit2:
	d# A# F# C# G# D#
B	8  10 10  9 8  8  (barre 8th fret)
Bsus4	8  10 10 10 8  8	"
G#	10 10 12 12 12 10 (barre 10th fret)
E7	x  8  10  9 10 8  (barre 8th fret)

========================================================================
GUITAR 3
(plays lead over instr part and during last verse)

a note on bends:
parentheses indicate PITCH
bu = bend up
bd = bend down

LEAD:

d#:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#:----------------------------------|-10bu(12)-(12)-(12)-bd10-10-10---|
F#:-10bu(12)-(12)-(12)-bd10-10-10----|---------------------------------|
C#:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

d#:----------------------------------|
A#:----------------------------------|
F#:----------------------------------| repeat during
C#:--10bu(12)-(12)-(12)-bd10-10-10---| last chorus
G#:----------------------------------|
D#:----------------------------------|

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well, i think that sums it up!
please feel free to make corrections, send comments etc

~Laura McWilliams
spoongirl@earthling.net


Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:08:47 +0100 (CET)
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Christophe=20Girard?= 
Subject: c/coldplay/yellow.crd

Song: "Yellow"
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Parachutes, 2000

transcribed March 19, 2001 by Christophe Girard

Here is another transcription of "Yellow" by Coldplay.
In this transcription, I used special chords to mix
the rythmic and solo guitar parts. It sounds better
when played alone...
Also, I didn't tune down half a step. But David
electric guitar's transcription, once transposed,
should stick to these chords...


Intro:

     Badd11    Bsus4      
E||--0---------0--------|
B||--0---------0--------|
G||--8---------9--------| (x2)
D||--9---------9--------|
A||--9---------9--------|
E||--7---------7--------|


1st riff (solo):

     Badd11    B11(no7)    F#7add11  F#11       
E||--0---------0--------|--0---------0--------|
B||--0---------0--------|--0---------0--------|
G||--8---------8--------|--3---------3--------|
D||--9---------11-------|--4---------6--------|
A||--9---------9--------|--4---------4--------|
E||--7---------7--------|--2---------2--------|


      E         E6          Badd11    Bsus4    Badd11 

E||---0---------0--------|--0---------0--------0----|
B||---0---------2--------|--0---------0--------0----|
G||---1---------1--------|--8---------9--------8----|
D||---2---------2--------|--9---------9--------9----|
A||---2---------2--------|--9---------9--------9----|
E||---0---------0--------|--7---------7--------7----|


Verse:

     Badd11     F#7add11    E    
E||--0------|---0--------|--0--------|
B||--0------|---0--------|--0--------|
G||--8------|---3--------|--1--------|
D||--9------|---4--------|--2--------|
A||--9------|---4--------|--2--------|
E||--7------|---2--------|--0--------|


Pre-chorus:

     Badd11    Bsus4     Badd11 
E||--0---------0---------0-----|
B||--0---------0---------0-----|
G||--8---------9---------8-----|
D||--9---------9---------9-----|
A||--9---------9---------9-----|
E||--7---------7---------7-----|


Chorus:

        E7M         G#m7   F#6             E          
E||-----4--------|--4------2----|       |--0--------|
B||-----4--------|--4------4----|       |--0--------|
G||-----4--------|--4------3----|(x3)   |--1--------|
D||-----2--------|--4------X----|       |--2--------|
A||-----2--------|--6------4----|       |--2--------|
E||-----0--------|--4------2----|       |--0--------|



End:

     Badd11     Asus2/F#    E    
E||--0------|---0--------|--0--------|
B||--0------|---0--------|--0--------|
G||--8------|---2--------|--1--------|
D||--9------|---2--------|--2--------|
A||--9------|---X--------|--2--------|
E||--7------|---2--------|--0--------|

Comments are welcome !

Christophe Girard
ch_girard@yahoo.fr

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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:33:43 +0000
From: tom waterman 
Subject: c/coldplay/yellow.tab

Coldplay - 'Yellow'

tabbed by reg

My mate's brother showed me how to play this - God knows how he worked it 
out - but it sounds pretty accurate so i reckon it's worth sharing!


The Acoustic Part:

The first thing you need to do is re-tune the strings to E A B G B D#;
this then allows you to play the following chords (the names of which may 
well be wrong!):

      Bmaj     Badd11     F#6      Emaj7      G#m    F#m7add11
D#|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----1----|
B |----0----|----0----|----2----|----0----|----0----|----0----|
G |----8----|----9----|----3----|----1----|----2----|----2----|
B |----0----|----0----|----4----|----0----|----2----|----2----|
A |----9----|----9----|----4----|----2----|----x----|----x----|
E |----7----|----7----|----2----|----0----|----2----|----2----|
(These are easier to play if you use your thumb to fret the notes on the E 
string)

And the song goes:

Intro: 	[B, Badd11] (x2)

Verse: 	[B, F#6, Emaj7] (x4)

Chorus: [Emaj7, G#m, F#6] (x3), then Emaj7

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Middle: (same chords as verse progression; play twice)

Outro:	B, F#m7add11, Emaj7



The Electric Part:

The bit on the electric guitar is (supposedly) in standard tuning
(ie. E A D G B E), and therefore, to play along with the chords above, the 
chords need to be played as below (not sure if these are right):

      Bmaj     Badd11     F#6      Emaj7      G#m    F#m7add11
E |----x----|----0----|----2----|----0----|----4----|----2----|
B |----4----|----4----|----4----|----0----|----4----|----2----|
G |----4----|----4----|----3----|----1----|----4----|----2----|
D |----4----|----4----|----4----|----1----|----6----|----2----|
A |----2----|----2----|----x----|----2----|----6----|----2----|
E |----x----|----x----|----2----|----0----|----4----|----2----|


In addition, below is the riff used in between sections of the song:

(N.B. b = bend string; r = release bend; ~ = keep string bent;
/ & \ = slide up/down)

	B
E |-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/---|
B |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G |--9b11~11~11~11~11~11~11~11~~|~~11~r9--9--9--9--9--9--9/---|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

	F#6
E |----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\---|
B |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G |-13b15~15~15~15~15~15~15~15~~|~~15r13-13-13-13-13-13-13\---|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

	Emaj7
E |-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2\---|
B |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G |---4b6~~6~~6~~6~~6~~6~~6~~6~~|~~~6~r4--4--4--4--4--4--4\---|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

	B
E |-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
B |-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G |--9b11~11~11~11~11~11~11~11~~|~~11~r9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


And (finally!) this is the little lick that gets played over the chorus:

      Emaj7				 G#m		 F#6
E |--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--|--16--16--16--16--16--14--14/16--|
B |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--|--16--16--16--16--16--15--15/16--|
D |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 22:09:36 -0600
From: Benjamin F Power 
Subject: c/coldplay/yellow.tab

| 
Coldplay - 'Yellow'
| 
revised by ben
| 
Reg did a great job with this, but after watching Chris play it, the only
change I would make is that occasionally he uses an E9 instead of E7. I
have seen them a few times and it seems improvisatory; just kind of
throws it in, usually when the rest of| the band is playing too; he always
uses the maj7 in the solo parts.