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COLDPLAY - YELLOW

This song is in 2 2 time (2 beats per bar )

Intro chord(S) B X 6 Bsus X 2 (see definition at bottom)

guitar bit chords: B/F#/E/B

guitar bit lead: (w/ distortion)

 B					  F#
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|

			 E
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|

 B
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|

The lead plays the same chords as rhythm, but only strummed once at the 
beginning of the chord (B/F#/E/B)
 

lead bit leading up to chorus

|-----7-------7--|
|-4-------5------|
|---4---4---4---4|    X 2
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|



Lead bit for chorus (skin & bones...etc)

E		   G#m	      F#
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|

In the second verse, the lead chords strummed are slightly different
B as normal 
Instead of F# this one: X X 9 8 7 6
E played an 8v up     : X 7 9 9 9 7

just before the end bit Chris sings for you...play the guitary bit, the
orders not hard!!

Last bit :B
THAT penultimate chord is : (2) 0 4  2 0 0 , then E

B    : 7 9 9 8 7 7
Bsus : 7 9 9 9 7 7
F#   : 2 4 4 3 2 2
E    : 0 2 2 1 0 0
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