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 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 ================================================================================= #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------# # This file is the author´s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ================================================================================= [ A r t i s t ][ Coldplay (UK) ] [ S o n g ][ The scientist [05:11] ] [ A l b u m ][ A rush of blood to the head (2001) ] ================================================================================= [ T a b b e r ][ Goran Kalamiza from Bjelovar, Croatia (wes7boiler@hotmail.com) ] [ T u n i n g ][ E-A-D-G-B-E (both the acoustic and electric guitar) ] ================================================================================= [ ! N O T E ! ][ I´ve transcribed the intro part on piano for acoustic guitar. ] [ ! R e a d ! ][ You can play it in E-A-D-G-C-E tuning on acoustic guitar too, ] [ ! t h i s ! ][ it´s easier to play and it sounds better. ] ================================================================================= I saw Coldplay live at "Tonight with Jooles Holland" show. This is how they play this song (except the piano part, I just transcribed it for guitar), especialy the electric guitar part at the end of the song. I saw it with my own two eyes so believe me, that´s the way how they play it. If you wanna play whole piano part in normal tuning, just play the first fret of the B-string instead opened C-string ( C¤[-0-] = B¤[-1-] ) [[[ I n t r o / v e r s e ( o n p i a n o ) ]]] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------] G¤[-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---] play this D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---] 6 times, A¤[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---] E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------] G¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---] play this D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---] 2 times A¤[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---] E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] C¤[-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------] G¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0-----------] D¤[-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3---] A¤[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---] E¤[---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] C¤[---------------------------------|----------Start-playing----------] G¤[-0---0---0---0---0-----------0---|----------chorus-chords----------] D¤[-2---2---2---2-0-2-----------2---|-----------on-acoustic-----------] A¤[-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------3---|-----------guitar-here-----------] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] [[[ C h o r d s o v e r t h e s o n g ]]] F Bb C C7 Dm E¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---] B¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---] Hold the frets G¤[---2----|---7----|---9----|---9---|---10---] on the low E-string D¤[---3----|---8----|---10---|---8---|---12---] with your thumb A¤[---3----|---8----|---10---|---10--|---12---] E¤[---1----|---6----|---8----|---8---|---10---] ( these are samples of how to play each chord ) Chorus: F, Bb, F, F (repeated) Dm, Bb, F, F Verse: Dm, Bb, F, F (repeated) Prechorus: Bb, Bb, F, F (repeated) C, C7 [[[ E l e c t r i c g u i t a r p a r t ]]] F Bb E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------------------------------] D¤[---------10--------------10------|-10--12--12--10--12--10--12--10--] A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] F F E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] D¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--] E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] Dm Bb E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] \ G¤[---------10----------------------|---------------------------------] | D¤[---------12--------------12------|-10--12--12--10--12--10--12--10--] | A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--] | E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] | \ play this F F / 4 times E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] | B¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] | G¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] | D¤[---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------] | A¤[-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--|-12--12--12b-12--12--12--12b-12--] / E¤[---------------------------------|---------------------------------] ( A¤[-12b-] = bend 12th fret on the A-string for a 1/2 tone )