Where to find this song -A Rush Of Blood To The Head track
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Release Date - August 27, 2002
The Band:
Chris Martin - vocals, piano, harmonica, guitar
Guy Berryman - bass
Jon Buckland - lead guitar
Will Champion - drums
The band met at the University College of London in September of 1996.
There, they established one of Britain's most influential rock bands
of our time, and word quickly spread like crazy to America. Another
Radiohead was what most people assumed. Not too far from the truth,
yet their words and their music echoed in so many ways that it became
acceptable for them to sound like what we had heard just a few years
earlier. After all, what does that matter anymore? With their #1 hit
"Yellow," Coldplay hit mainstream music charts around the
world, America embraced them with open arms.
Verse Riff
Guitar 1 and 2 is piano arraignment for guitar.
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 1 & 2:
Guitar 3
How To Play It
Let all notes ring.
Guitar 1
Begin this riff by placing your 1st finger on the second fret of the
"G" string, your 2nd finger on the third fret of the "D"
string, and your 3rd finger on the fifth fret of the "A" string.
Play this four times, and proceed to the next measure.
The second measure is pretty easy, but it is a bit tricky. Begin by
placing your fingers in the same arrangement as above, but instead of
your 1st finger on the second fret, place it on the third fret. Play
that four times, and then use your 1st finger to play the first fret
on the "B" string, and your 3rd finger on the third fret of
the "A" string to the end the measure. Play that once, and
proceed to the third measure.
The third measure is very simple. Play this by placing your 2nd finger
on the "A" string on the third fret, your 3rd finger on the
"D" string on the third fret, and your 1st finger on the second
fret on the "G" string. Play that four times, and proceed
to the fourth measure.
To play the fourth measure, simply pull your 1st finger up, and leave
your others where they are. Play that four times.
Guitar 2
This is very simple but very effective in the way that it allows a
bit of bass to the song. To begin this, place any finger on the fifth
fret on the "A" string. Play that eight times, and then move
down to the first fret of the same string and play that eight times.
Then, simply , move to the "low E" string and play that on
the first fret eight times, and then into the last measure eight times
as well. That is it for the second guitar part. This part is excellent
for up and coming bass players and boyfriends or girlfriends that are
just now either learning the guitar or are just impressed with what
you are learning enough to try. Have them play this, as it is perfect
to help in timing and fret handling.
Guitar 3
This part is for those of us who understand the idea of how to play
chords using a chord diagram. If you are still having trouble reading
this, remember, all that the diagram is is an image of the first four
frets of the guitar turned vertically. Here is a quick explanation of
how to read the diagram:
Look at the first chord, the Dm7 chord:
Notice that you will need to count the outer lines on the diagram as
the "low E" and the "high E" strings. The "low
E" string is on the farthest left, and all other strings are relative
from there. Notice the "x's" at the top of the diagram. That
means that you will not play those strings. The "o" at the
top tells you that you will let that string stay open. The strings are
running vertical, and the frets are horizontal. The black dots are where
you will put your fingers. There isn't much to learning chord diagrams,
even though they look much more confusing than they actually are. You
can play all of these chords in many different ways, but here is a quick
lesson on how to play them the easiest way you can. Keep in mind that
if you learn these chords only one way, you may have trouble in other
songs due to different notes being played. Play this chord by placing
your 1st finger on the "B" and "high E" strings
on the first fret, and place your 2nd finger on the second fret on the
"B" string. That is a Dm7 chord.
To play the Bb, barre your 1st finger over all strings except the "low
E, " and place your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers over the third fret
on the "D" string, the "G" string, and the "B"
string:
To play the F chord, barre your 1st finger over all strings, and place
your 2nd finger on the second fret of the "G" string, and
your 3rd and 4th finger on the third frets of the "A" and
"D" strings:
To play the Csus4/F, use your thumb and place it on the first fret
of the "low E" string. Barre your 1st finger on the first
fret of the "B" and "high E" strings, and your 3rd
and 4th fingers on the "A" string and the "D" string
on the third fret. Allow the "G" string to remain open.
Play these chords in this order: Dm7, Bb, F, and then the Csus4/F.
