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Bass Tab for Speed Of Sound

Performed by: Coldplay. Composed by: Christopher Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland.
This song is published by BMG SONGS INC OBO BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Song: Speed of Sound (Album Version)
Artist: Coldplay (Guy Berryman)
Album: X&Y (Capitol)

Tabbed by dAvKiAn



Note:

There is no bass on the Intro nor on the first verse;
so for those who do not have a or the synthesizer that Guy uses on these parts,
I wrote a riff to accompany the piano here.
I used a sort of ethereal or phaser effect to give it a synth feel.
Of course, is not original from Coldplay, so you are free to play it or not.


Intro: starts on the 3rd note of the piano. Play softly and let every note ring. Plays
better with a pick. (Guy Plays the song with a pick anyway).




Piano --->| E D A (first three notes played)
G---------|----------14------14---14------12------12---12---
D---------|-------14------14-----------14------14-----------
A---------|-----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0------
E---------|-------------------------------------------------

-------12------12---12------11------11---11------14------14---14---
----14------14-----------12------12-----------14------14-----------
--0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0------
------------------------------------------------------------

-------12------12---12------12------12---12-(11)---
----14------14-----------14------14---------(12)---
--0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0----( 0)---
---------------------------------------------------


Verse 1: Same reason as above, only the riff is a little different.

G--------14-------14----14-------12-------12----12-------12-------12----12---
D--14-14----14-14----14----14-14----14-14----14----14-14----14-14----14------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------11-------11----11--- 
---12-12----12-12----12------   X 2
-----------------------------
-----------------------------

at 0:35 the riff changas a bit again

G-------14-------14----14------12-------12----12------12-------12----12---
D----14----14-14----14------14----14-14----14------14----14-14----14------
A--0----------------------0----------------------0------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------11-------11----11--- 
------12----12-12----12------   X 2
----0------------------------
-----------------------------

After that, Intro B, at 0:50

G-------9-----9---9-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---7-------------------
D---7-7---7-7---7---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-------7-----7---7---   X 2
A---------------------------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-----
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse 2: OK. Now the real thing (What Guy plays). Normal bass sound normally played, with a pick.

G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------   X 3
A---------------7--7-7-0-5-7-7-7--7-0-5-7-7-5--5-5-------------
E--5--5-0-3-5-5------------------------------------5-3-2-3-0---

the fourth time goes

G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------7--7-7-0-5-7-7-7--7-0-5-7-7-5--5-5-------------
E--5--5-0-3-5-5------------------------------------5-3-2-3-5---


Prechorus

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------   X 2
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---


Chorus

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
E---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------

----------------------------
----------------------------
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12---
----------------------------

Intro C riff: (optional) if you do play it, you might want to use regular bass sound played very softly
letting each note ring, because at minute 2:18 comes an actual Guy riff.

G-------14------14---14------12------12---12------12------12---12------11------11---11---
D----14------14-----------14------14-----------14------14-----------12------12-----------
A--0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Minute 2:18 Guy riff, normal intensity play.

G--------------16--16-------------14--14-------------11--11----------------
D--12h14-14-12--------12h14-14-12--------12h14-14-12--------12h14-14-------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------12\\\\---
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse 3:

G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------   X 3
A---------------7--7-7-0-5-7-7-7--7-0-5-7-7-5--5-5-------------
E--5--5-0-3-5-5------------------------------------5-3-2-3-0---

the fourth time goes

G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------7--7-7-0-5-7-7-7--7-0-5-7-7-5--5-5-------------
E--5--5-0-3-5-5------------------------------------5-3-2-3-5---


Prechorus

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------   X 2
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---


Chorus

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----
E---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------0-(let ring)--
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Bridge ----> No Bass


Prechorus with vocals:

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------   X 2
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---


Final Chorus (Changes a bit)

G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---

---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---

------------------------------------
------------------------------------
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
------------------------------------


Outro

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-(let ring last note)--
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--------------------------------------------------------------------------

END!


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Comments on this version of the 'Speed Of Sound' bass tabComments on this version of the 'Speed Of Sound' bass tab

MonkeyMan6486MonkeyMan6486 Unknown Date
I commend your work. I also really like your own added riffs. I am working on finishing a Fix You tab. I am putting in additional riffs on my Fix You tab to spice it up for bass players. I have one beef though. You're the 2nd verse intro at 2:18 is bad. It should be





G|-----------12-12-----------14-14


D|-12-h14-p12------12-h14-p12-----


A|--------------------------------


E|--------------------------------





G|-----------11-11----------------


D|-12-h14-p12------12-h14---------


A|-------------------------12/----


E|--------------------------------





Good job though, I am going to try to tab as much Coldplay as possible cause their tabs deserve to be posted.


Cya MonkeyMan6486
Switchchick0610Switchchick0610 Unknown Date
Its really really good..awesome job! but too me the last 8 notes in the prechorus w/vocals is...A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7





and then the final chorus the last 16 notes are...


E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-





thats what sounded right to me
drummermnasb555drummermnasb555 May 15, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Great job. I may not be the best bass guitarist but the one error I spotted was in the second paino solo you add an extra note(eighth bar)

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