Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall Coldplay backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Song: "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall"
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall-Single (6/3/11)

The D chords in this song could be played either as a 6/9 or just an add9. I prefer the
6/9 because it makes for an easier transition to the A. During the verses, the A chord
has a C# bass, so don't let that throw you off when the A sounds weird. The acoustic
plays a normal A, and later the bass will play the C#.
Let me explain how to play this. The acoustic guitar, or guitar 1, is at the beginning
of the tab and goes from start to finish of the song, for that guitar only. But within
the Gtr. 1 tab, you'll notice "Play Gtr. 2: Part2" or "Play Bass: Part 1." This tells
you when to play the tabs for the other guitars, which are tabbed below the Gtr. 1 tab. Each
part for each instrument should be in the order of the song.
I did it this way because it was the best layout I could devise to keep everything in order.

Tabbed by: Patrick (Coldplayfan42) and Matthew (Sir Matthias)
Guitar 1: acoustic/standard (EADGBE)
Guitar 2: electric/standard (EADGBE)
Bass: electric/standard (EADG)

[Intro/Verse]
Synth D6/9, A, D6/9, A
D6/9
I turn the music up,
I got my records on,
A
I shut the world outside,
until the lights come on.
D6/9
Maybe the street's alight,
maybe the trees are gone,
A
I feel my heart start beating,
to my favorite song. (Gtr. 1 enters)
D6/9
And all the kids they dance,
all the kids all night,
A
until Monday morning feels another life.
F#m7sus4
I turn the music up,
I'm on a roll this time,
D6/9
and Heaven is in sight.

[Interlude]
A, D6/9, A, D6/9, A, D6/9, A, D6/9
Play: Guitar 2: Part 1

[Verse 2]
(Guitar 2: Part 2 (Play throughout the verse, fairly quietly)
(Bass: Part 1)
D6/9
I turn the music up,
I got my records on,
A
from underneath the rubble,
sing a rebel song.
D6/9
Don't want to see another generation drop,
A
I'd rather be a comma, than a full stop.
D6/9
Maybe I'm in the black,
maybe I'm on my knees,
A
maybe I'm in the gap,
between the two trapezes.
F#m7sus4
But my heart is beating,
and my pulses start,
D6/9
cathedrals in my heart.

[Pre-Chorus]
(Play Guitar 2: Part 2)
(Play Bass: Part 2)
D6/9 C#m F#m7sus4
And we saw oh this light, I swear you,

emerge blinking into,
D6/9
to tell me it's all right.
D6/9 C#m F#m7sus4
As we soar walls, every siren is a symphony,
D6/9
And every tear's a waterfall.

(Play: Guitar 2: Part 1)
A
Is a waterfall,
D6/9
oh,
A
is a waterfall,
D6/9
oh oh oh,
A
is a is a waterfall,
D6/9 A
every tear is a is a waterfall,
D6/9
oh oh oh.
E
So you can hurt,
D6/9
hurt me bad.
C#m D6/9
But still I'll raise,
A
the flag.

[Chorus]
(Play: Guitar 2: Part 1)
(Play: Bass: Part 3)
A D6/9
Oh,
A D6/9
It was a wa wa wa wa watefall.
A D6/9
a wa wa wa wa waterfall.

[Ending]
(Full drums enter* Gtr. 1: plays D6/9, A throughout the rest of the song. Play:)
(Gtr. 2: Part 2)
(Play: Bass: Part 4)
Every tear,
every tear,
every teardrop is a waterfall.
Every tear,
every tear,
every teardrop is a waterfall.

[END GTR 1 TAB]
(Gtr. 2 Part 1: REPEAT 4X)
e|--12-12----12-12h14p12-----17p12-12--14--12h14p12----12-14-----|
B|--------14-------------14-------------------------14-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17p12-12----12-12h14p12-----17p12-12--14--12h14p12-----12-14--|
B|----------14-------------14-------------------------14---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17p12-12----12-12h14p12-----17p12-12-----12h14p12-------12-14--|
B|----------14-------------14------------14-------------14--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--17p12-12----12-12h14p12-----17p12-12--14--12h14p12-----12-14--|
B|-----------14-------------14-------------------------14---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Gtr. 2 Part 2]
(not exact amount of times each chord is played, just listen for the change)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-9-9-9-9----------------------|
G--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--13-13-9-9-9-9----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

[END GTR 2 TAB]
(Bass: Part 1:(Verse 2)(Hold each note for two measures, except for the 9s, which are)
quarter notes, so play them with every hit of the bass drum)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--4--5--4--5--4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Bass: Part 2: "As we saw..oh this light.." (Quarter notes)REPEAT 2X)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

(Bass: Part 3: Interlude "Is a waterfall, oh.." Played at: 2:13 and 2:45)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------|
A|----------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Bass: Part 4: Ending "Every tear, every tear, every teardrop is a waterfall."
REPEAT 6X)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7---7------------7---7------------7---7------------7---7-------|
A|--5--5/9---9---9---5--5/9---9---9---4--4/7---7---7---4--4/7---7---7-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[END BASS TAB]

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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COLDPLAY-Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
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Tabbed by:nlkim
E-mail:nlkim@rochester.rr.com

Chords

-5- -5- -2- -0-
-5- -5- -2- -0-
-7- -6- -2- -1-
-7- -7- -4- -2-
-5- -7- -4- -2-
-5- -5- -2- -0-
Dsus2 A F#m E

[Intro]
Dsus2 A

[Verse]
Dsus2
I turn the music up, I got my records on
A
I shut the world outside until the lights come on
Dsus2
Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone
A
I feel my heart start beating to my favourite song

Dsus2
And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night
A
Until Monday morning feels another life
F#m
I turn the music up
F#m
I'm on a roll this time
E
And heaven is in sight

[Fill]
A Dsus2
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|--------------------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

A Dsus2
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|--------------------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

A Dsus2
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0----0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|----------2---------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

A Dsus2
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|--------------------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

[Verse]
Dsus2
I turn the music up, I got my records on
A
From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song
Dsus2
Don't want to see another generation drop
A
I'd rather be a comma than a full stop

Dsus2
Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees
A
Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes
F#m
But my heart is beating and my pulses start
E
Cathedrals in my heart

[Chorus]
Dsus2 A F#m
And we saw oh this light I swear you, emerge blinking into
E
To tell me it's alright
Dsus2 A F#m
As we soar walls, every siren is a symphony
E
And every tear's a waterfall

[Fill]
A
Is a waterfall
3
S E E S Q E |-----| E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|
B|-----------2------------2---|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Dsus2
Oh
3
S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|--5-0-0-0----0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|----------2---------2---------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

A
Is a waterfall
3
S E E S Q E |-----| E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|
B|-----------2------------2---|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Dsus2
Oh oh oh
3
S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|--------------------2---------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

A
Is a is a waterfall
3
S E E S Q E |-----| E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|
B|-----------2------------2---|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Dsus2
Every tear
3
S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|--5-0-0-0----0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|----------2---------2---------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

A
Is a waterfall
3
S E E S Q E |-----| E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|
B|-----------2------------2---|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Dsus2
Oh oh oh
3
S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|--------------------2---------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

[Bridge]
E Dsus2
So you can hurt, hurt me bad

E Dsus2 A
But still I'll raise the flag

[Fill]
A
3
S E E S Q E |-----| E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|
B|-----------2------------2---|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Dsus2
Oh
3
S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|--------------------2---------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

A Dsus2
It was a wa wa wa wa wa-aterfall
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|--------------------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

A Dsus2
A wa wa wa wa wa-aterfall
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0----0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|----------2---------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

A Dsus2
3 3
S E E S Q E |-----| E S E E S E |-----| E E E
e|---5-0-0-0---0--0-2-0-------|--5-0-0-0-2--0-2-0----0-2-----|
B|-----------2------------2---|--------------------2---------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

[Outro]
Dsus2 A x2

Dsus2 A
Every tear, Every tear, Every teardrop is a waterfall x4

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Tabbed by: henners22
Song: Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall - Single

Intro:

|---5-5-4-4-4--5-5-4-4-4--7-7-5-5-5--7-7-5-5-5-|
|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

Verse 1:

I turn the music up, I got my records on
I shut the world outside until the lights come on
Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone
But I feel my heart start beating to my favorite song
|---5-5-4-4-4--5-5-4-4-4--7-7-5-5-5--7-7-5-5-5-|
|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
D/F
And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night
Asus2
Until Monday morning feels another life
A
I turn the music up, I'm on a roll this time
D
And heaven is in sight

Solo:

|-17p12-12-12----12-12h14p12-------17h12-12-12-14-12h14p12----12-----------|
|-------------14-------------14----------------------------14--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

I turn the music up, I got my records on
From underneath a rubble sing a rebel song
Don't want to see another generation drop
I'd rather be a comma than a full stop
|---5-5-4-4-4--5-5-4-4-4--7-7-5-5-5--7-7-5-5-5-|
|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

D/F
Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees
Asus2
Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes
A
But my heart is beating and my pulses start
D
Cathedrals in my heart

Chorus:
D/F A
As we saw oh this light
Asus2
I swear you emerge blinking into
D
To tell me it's alright
D/F A
As we soar walls
Asus2
Every siren is a symphony
D
And every tear's a waterfall

|-17p12-12-12----12-12h14p12-------17h12-12-12-14-12h14p12----12-----------|
|-------------14-------------14----------------------------14--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Is a waterfall, ah
Is a waterfall, ah
Is always a waterfall
Every tear is always a waterfall, ah

Asus2
So you can hurt, hurt me bad
Asus2
But still I'll raise the flag

Oh,
It was a wa-ah-ah-ah, waterfall
A wa-ah-ah-ah, waterfall

|-17p12-12-12----12-12h14p12-------17h12-12-12-14-12h14p12----12-----------|
|-------------14-------------14----------------------------14--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Every tear
Every tear
Every teardrop is a waterfall

Every tear
Every tear
Every teardrop is a waterfall
|--5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------------------------------------------| x6
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|--------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

*Drums end the song*

this tab is advanced because the guitar solo is very fast.
comments please to improve it, its probably not right but its what i think it is:)
thanks,
Henry;)

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

"Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" By Coldplay

Tabs By Brandon Cabrera

Video of me singing/playing it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VVMWD2e_28

Tuning: D A D E A E

/ = slide
x = mute

Intro/Verse 1 & 2:(Stop strings as you play)
--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-----|
--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-----|
--5--5--4--4--4-5--5--4--4--0-7--7--5--5--5-7--7--5--5--5--|
--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-6--6--x--x--x-6--6--x--x--x--|
--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4--|
--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--|

(Loose strum)
--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--5--5--|
--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
--10--10--10--10--0---0---0---0---5--5/-4--4--0--0--0--0--|
--x---x---0---0---12--12/-11--11/-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--|
--9---9---9---9---0---0---0---0---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
--0---0---0---0---11--11--11--11/-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--|

Turnaround:
--0---0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|
--0---0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|
--10/-9--10/-9--7/-9/-7/-9--|
--9/--7--9/--7--x--x--x--x--|
--0---0--0---0--7/-9/-7/-9--|
--0------0------0--0--0--0--|

Chorus:
--0--0---0--0------0--0----0--0---0--0-------0--0---0--0--|
--x--x---x--x------x--x----0--0---0--0-------0--0---0--0--|
--12-12/-10-10-10/-12-12-0-0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--|
--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0-12-12/-11-11--11/-12-12/-11-11-|
--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0-0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--|
---------------------------11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11-11-|

--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---|
--5--5/-4--4--4/-5--5/-4--4---x--x--x--x--x--x---|
-/4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4/--12-12-12-12-12-12--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---|
-/4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---0--0--0--0--0--0---|

(Play Turnaround part after chorus)

Bridge:
--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----x--|
--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----x--|
--0---0---5---5---x---x---5---5----x--|
--6---6---4---4---12--12--4---4----x--|
--7---7---5---5---0---0---5---5----x--|
----------0---0---0---0---0---0----x--|

(Play Turnaround part after bridge)

Outro:(Kick drum solo)
--0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--|
--12--11--12--11--0---0--0---0--|
--12--12--12--12--10/-9/-10/-9--|
--0---0---0---0---9/--7/-9/--7--| (Abrupt stop on last chord part)
--0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--|
--0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--|

Hooray! You've done it! I Hope you all understood it well.
Have fun with it. :)
- Brandon -

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