Viva La Vida Acoustic by Coldplay
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Viva La Vida - Coldplay
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Tabbed by: Chaostitan
Tuning: (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Ab, eb)
This is the tab for Chris playing this song in Madison Square Garden: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-el3KkA5zK8
It's also my first Tab, so i hope you enjoy it. :)
Intro:
NOTE: The rhythm Chris is playing was not very clear to me, but I think it is close to this:
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 |
eb|-------5-----4---2---2---2---2-0-----0-5---4---0-0---0-----0---------------|
Ab|-----0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0-0---0-0---0-4-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 |
eb|-------5-----4---2---2---2---2-0-----0-4---3---0-0---0-----0---------------|
Ab|---0-4-----0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0-0---0-0---0-4-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: The Verse and parts of the chorus are palm muted.
You need to accentuate the rhythm of the song.
v = accentuate
Verse / Fill:
NOTE: For Verse just play this part twice. For Fill only once.
v v v v v v v v v
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------|
Eb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
v v v v v v v v v
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
Ab|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------|
Eb|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------|
Chorus / End:
NOTE: Play 4x for Chorus. 1x for End
v v v v v v v v v
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
Db|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------------|
Ab|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
v v v v v v v v v
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
Db|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------------------------|
Ab|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------------------------|
Eb|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
Order (How Chris plays it in the video):
Verse
Fill
Verse x2
Chorus
Fill
Verse x2
Fill x2
Chorus
End
Lyrics:
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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