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A Message by Coldplay

Guitar tab submitted by: yensonbu
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Performed by:Coldplay
Composers: Christopher Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland

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Band: Coldplay
Song: A Message
Album: X&Y
Guitarists: Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland
Arranged By: Benson Yu
Contact: yensonbu@gmail.com

Im only putting out the chords, the rythem is pretty simple to figure out.


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Verse 1                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  (Accoustic part)
|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|  X 3
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|  X 1
|
|  *maraccas come in*
|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|  X 1
|  
|  |--4--------1--------4--------2--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------2--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------3--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------4--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------4--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------2--|  X 1
|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|  X 1
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|  X 2
|
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chorus 1                                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  *electric guitar and drums come in*
|  (Accoustic part)
|
|  |--6--------6--------9--------4--|
|  |--7--------7--------9--------4--|
|  |--8--------8--------10-------5--|
|  |--8--------8--------11-------6--|
|  |--6--------6--------11-------6--|
|  |--6--------6--------9--------4--|  X 3
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|  X 1
|
|  *electric only does a little OD at the beginning*
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Verse 2                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  (Accoustic part)
|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|  X 1
|  
|  |--4--------1--------4--------2--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------2--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------3--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------4--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------4--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------2--|  X 1
|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--6--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--6--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--4--------1--------4--------4--|  X 1
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|  X 2
|
|  (Electric part, played with the accoustic part at the same time)
|
|  |-----8--9-----------8--------8--9-----------8-----|
|  |--6--------9--7--6-----9--6--------9--7--------9--|
|  |-----------------------------------------8--------|  
|  |--------------------------------------------------|  
|  |--------------------------------------------------|
|  |--------------------------------------------------|  X 10
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chorus 2                                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  (Accoustic part)
|
|  |--6--------6--------9--------4--|
|  |--7--------7--------9--------4--|
|  |--8--------8--------10-------5--|
|  |--8--------8--------11-------6--|
|  |--6--------6--------11-------6--|
|  |--6--------6--------9--------4--|  X 3
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|  X 2
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Solo Section (Played on top of accoustic part)                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  (Accoustic part)
|
|  |--6--------6--------9--------4--|
|  |--7--------7--------9--------4--|
|  |--8--------8--------10-------5--|
|  |--8--------8--------11-------6--|
|  |--6--------6--------11-------6--|
|  |--6--------6--------9--------4--|  X 5
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------5--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------4--|  X 2
| 
|  (Solo on the electric guitar)
|
|  |-------9-9--------9-9----------8-8------|
|  |--7--------7-7--------------------------|
|  |----------------------10-10--------8-8--|  
|  |----------------------------------------|  
|  |----------------------------------------|
|  |----------------------------------------|  X 5
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Outro                                                                         |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  (Accoustic only)
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------6--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------6--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------6--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------8--|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------8--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------6--|  X 2
|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------9--|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------9--|
|  |--3--------1--------5--------10-|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------11-|  
|  |--4--------3--------6--------11-|
|  |--2--------1--------4--------9--|  X 2
|
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Comments on this version of the 'A Message' guitar tab

glarbinatorglarbinatorUnknown Date
I always thought the tuning to this song was EADGCE (all the strings are tuned down a bit or something in the actual song), then the chords in the beginning are like:





E|0----0----x---|


C|0----0----0---|


G|9----0----4---|


D|10---2----5---|


A|10---2----5---|


E|8----0----3---|





Well, that's my version at least...
norwegianguitarplayernorwegianguitarplayerUnknown Date
Good tab, I got some tips though:


When you only play a line of chords once, don't write "X 1" behind it.





Also I'd change the solo into the following:


|--------9-9----------9-9----------8-8----------|


|--6/7~------7-7-(7)------6-6-(6)---------------|


|--------------------------------------8-8-(8)--|


|-----------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|





And at the outro, I think it goes three times the first line and once the last line (instead of two times each).





Cheers
andrewsaturnandrewsaturnUnknown Date
chord progressions are as follows:





C Em G





F Em G





Dm C G





very easy (and nice) song.
TychoTychoDecember 17, 2007 at 10:41 pm
The song is in Db with a capo on the first fret. With the capo you can play the chord voicings andrewsaturn stated.

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