Coldplay — Violet Hill (ver 4) Chords
Artist: Coldplay
Song: Violet Hill
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends
Version: 1.0
AUTHOR:
Tab annotated by rikigo (grosserr@gmail.com)
[Standing on the shoulders of giants]
I've written this in my frustration that I couldn't find/or hear a chord tab of this song
that 'hit the right notes', but I acknowledge with thanks the previous
works of other UT members who inspired me to complete this submission.
TUNING:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret. This version of the song is set in Bminor.
Although original is in C#minor, this sounds more interesting and
you get the option of more 'open' chords.
CHORDS:
C =========== x32010
D =========== xx0232
Em ========== 022000
F =========== 133211
F# ========== 244322
F#m ========= 244222
F#m7 ======== 242222
G =========== 320003
Gmaj7 ======= xx0002
A =========== x02220
Am ========== x02210
Aadd9 ======= x02420
Bm ========== x24432
Bm7 ========= x24232
Bm9 ========= x20222
B5 ========== xx245x
VERSE 1:
Bm
Was a long and dark _De—cem — ber
Bm7
From the rooftops I re—mem — ber,
Bm9 Bm A/C Em
there was snow,________ white snow________
Bm
Clear—ly I____ remem — ber from the win — dows
Bm7 Bm9
they were watch — ing while we
Gmaj7 A/G Em
froze________ down be — low________
CHORUS 1:
Em G
When the fu — ture's ar — chitec — tured
Add9 Bm
by a car — nival of id — iots__ on show,________
Bm7/A
you'd better lie low________
Gmaj7 F#m Bm F#m/A B5
If you love me___ won't you let___ me know?___
VERSE 2:
B5 Bm
Was a long and dark _De—cem — ber
Bm7
When the banks be—came cathe — drals
Bm9 Gmaj7 A/G Em
and the fox________ be—came God____
Bm
Priests __ clutched ___ on — to bi — bles
Bm7
hol—lowed out___ to fit their ri — fles.
Bm9 Gmaj7 A/G Em
And the cross________ was held aloft________
CHORUS 2:
G
Bury me in hon — our
Aadd9
when I'm dead and hit___ the ground,
Bm Bm7/A
_my love's _op — posed,___ it un — folds________
Gmaj7 F#m Bm F#m/A B5
If you love me___ won't you let___ me know?___
SOLO GUITAR:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret.
(This is my 'first stab' at the distorted Guitar Solo)
E |————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |————————————————————————————————————————————|
G |—(1)—(4)——2——2——2——0———0——2———————————————————|
D |—(2)—(5)—————————————2————————————————————————|
A |————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |————————————————————————————————————————————| (X3) Then a sustain to...
E |—————————————————————————————————————————————|
B |—————————————————————————————————————————————|
G |—(1)—(4)——2——2——2——0———0——2————————————————————|
D |—(2)—(5)—————————————2—————————————————————————|
A |—————————————————————————————————————————————|
E |—————————————————————————————————————————————| (X4)
VERSE 3:
B5 G
I don't want to be__ a sol — dier
Aadd9
with the cap — tain of__ some sink — ing ship__
BmBm7/A
with snow, far be — low
Gmaj7 F#m Bm F#m/A B5
If you love me,___ why'd you let___ me go?___
FINALE:
Bm Em Bm/F Bm7/D
Bm
I took my love down to Vio — let Hill
A Bm F#m G
There we sat__ in__ snow.
A Bm Em D D/F# F#m7/A
All that time__ she was si — lent still
G F#m Bm/D Bm
G
So, if you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
F#m G F#m Bm D Bm
F#m/A Bm
If you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___
NOTES:
1. All comments and suggestions, most welcome.
1. I trust that this will lead to your own explorations of Chris Martin's
phrasing.
' Trust that you'll ...Enjoy!
;—R