Trouble - Coldplay
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Coldplay
Trouble
Parachutes (2000)
Berryman & Buckland
Champion & Martin
Tabbed by Leandro Koren
leandro_koren@yahoo.com.ar
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[Intro]

Piano intro arrangement for guitar. it's in 4/4.
I think that in this octave is right don't try another one
because they will not sound right.

G Gmaj7 G Em G Bm Dm Gmaj7
E|---|---3--------|-|---3--------|-|---3--------|-|-----5-3-2-------|-|
B|---|--7--7-3-0--|-|--7--7-3-0--|-|--7--7-3-3--|-|-----------3--0--|-|
G|-4-|---------0--|-|---------0--|-|---------4--|-|----7---------0--|-|
D|-4-|---------0--|-|---------2--|-|---------4--|-|--------------0--|-|
A|---|------------|-|------------|-|------------|-|-----------------|-|
e|---|------------|-|------------|-|------------|-|-----------------|-|

G Em G Bm
E|---|---3--------|-|---3--------|-|
B|---|--7--7-3-0--|-|--7--7-3-3--|-|
G|-4-|---------0--|-|---------4--|-|
D|-4-|---------2--|-|---------4--|-|
A|---|------------|-|------------|-|
e|---|------------|-|------------|-| X 2

The guitar in the 3º part of the intro play the Bminor like this:

E|-|--------{(7)}--|-|
B|-|---3----{(7)}--|-|
G|-|----4---{(7)}--|-|
D|-|--5------------|-|
A|-|---------------|-|
e|-|---------------|-|


[Verse]

G Em Bm
Oh no I see
F Am G
a spider web is tangled up with me
G Em Bm
And I lost my head
F Am G
and thought of all the stupid things I'd said

[Intro]

G Em Bm
Oh no what's this
F Am G
a spider web and I'm caught in the middle
G Em Bm
So I turned to run and
F Am G
thought of all the stupid things i'd done


[Chorus]

Chorus Figure:
With slide finger again.

E|-|-------------------------|-|
B|-|-------------------------|-|
G|-|--(4)/(9)-------(9)/(4)--|-|
D|-|-------------------------|-|
A|-|-------------------------|-|
e|-|-------------------------|-|

A Em
And I never meant to cause you trouble
A Em
Ah I never meant to do you wrong
A Em
Ah well if I ever caused you trouble
A Em
Then no I never meant to do you harm.

[Intro]


[Verse 3]

G Em Bm [Figure 1]
Oh no I see
F Am G
a spider web and it's me in the middle
G Em Bm [Figure 1]
so I twist and turn
F Am G
but here am I in my little bubble


[Chorus]

A Em
Singing out ah I never meant to cause you trouble
A Em
Ah I never meant to do you wrong
A Em
And ah well if I ever caused you trouble
A Em
Then oh no I never meant to do you harm.


[Bridge]

[Like Ending)
Em
E|-|--------|-|
B|-|--------|-|
G|-|--------|-|
D|-|--2-2---|-|
A|-|--------|-|
e|-|--------|-|

G Em Bm G Em Bm G Em Bm G Em Bm
E|-|--3--0--2------|-|--3--0--2------|-|--3--0--2------|-|--3--0--(2)-------|-|
B|-|--0--0--3--2-5-|-|--0--0--3--2-5-|-|--0--0--3--2-5-|-|--0--0--(3)-------|-|
G|-|--0--0--4------|-|--0--0--4------|-|--0--0--4------|-|--0--0--(4)-------|-|
D|-|--0--2--4------|-|--0--2--4------|-|--0--2--4------|-|--0--2--(4)-------|-|
A|-|--2--2--2------|-|--2--2--2------|-|--2--2--2------|-|--2--2--(2)-------|-|
e|-|--3--0--X------|-|--3--0--X------|-|--3--0--X------|-|--3--0--(X)-------|-|


[End]

Em F#m G F#m Em
And they spun a web for me
Em F#m G F#m Em
They spun a web for me
Em F#m G F#m Em
And they spun a web for me.


[Piano End:]

Em
E|-|-----------|-|
B|-|-----------|-|
G|-|-----------|-|
D|-|--2-2-2-2--|-|
A|-|-----------|-|
e|-|-----------|-|

G Em Bm G Em Bm G Em Bm G Em Bm
E|-|--3--0--2------|-|--3--0--2------|-|--3--0--2------|-|--3--0--(2)-------|-|
B|-|--0--0--3--2-5-|-|--0--0--3--2-5-|-|--0--0--3--2-5-|-|--0--0--(3)-------|-|
G|-|--0--0--4------|-|--0--0--4------|-|--0--0--4------|-|--0--0--(4)-------|-|
D|-|--0--2--4------|-|--0--2--4------|-|--0--2--4------|-|--0--2--(4)-------|-|
A|-|--2--2--2------|-|--2--2--2------|-|--2--2--2------|-|--2--2--(2)-------|-|
e|-|--3--0--X------|-|--3--0--X------|-|--3--0--X------|-|--3--0--(X)-------|-|


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End For Guitar:
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G D G D G D G D
E|-|--<10>--<13>---|-|--<10>--<10>---|-|--<10>--<10>---|-|--<10>--{(10)}------|-|
B|-|--<12>--<14>---|-|--<12>--<10>---|-|--<12>--<10>---|-|--<12>--{(10)}------|-|
G|-|--<12>--<15>---|-|--<12>--<11>---|-|--<12>--<12>---|-|--<12>--{(12)}------|-|
D|-|----0-----0----|-|----0-----0----|-|----0-----0----|-|----0-----0---------|-|
A|-|---------------|-|---------------|-|---------------|-|--------------------|-|
e|-|---------------|-|---------------|-|---------------|-|--------------------|-|

[Figure 1]:

With a slide finger. Of glass or metal.
For this you got to let ring the notes that are between the parenthesis(), before
you slide them, listen how Jonny do it.

E|-|----------------------|-|
B|-|----------------------|-|
G|-|--(11)--/9-(9)/7-(7)--|-|
D|-|----------------------|-|
A|-|----------------------|-|
e|-|----------------------|-|


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<>: Let ring
{}: With bending and lever
/ : Slide
{()}: Let ring with some bending and lever

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Chords:
G Bm Gmaj7 Em A Am F
E|-|--3--|--2--|--X--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|-|
B|-|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--1--|--1--|-|
G|-|--4--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--2--|-|
D|-|--5--|--4--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--3--|-|
A|-|--5--|--2--|--X--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|-|
e|-|--3--|--X--|--X--|--0--|--X--|--X--|--1--|-|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Coldplay
Song: Trouble
Album: Parachutes (2000)
Tabbed By: Tim Bryant
Email: theimmoralmonkey@hotmail.com

Here you go guys and girls. This song is pretty long, but is precise But that’s
wot counts. Enjoy, Send all comments corrections etc to me
Laters

**I added the piano solo (played on guitar) have a look at it, its at the end of the tab**


G Em Bm
oh no i see
F Am G
a spider web is tangled up with me
G Em Bm
and I lost my head
F Am G
and thought of all the stupid things i’d said

G Em Bm
oh no what’s this
F Am G
a spider web and i’m caught in the middle
G Em Bm
so I turned to run and
F Am G
thought of all the stupid things i’d done

A Em
and ah i never meant to cause you trouble
A Em
ah i never meant to do you wrong
A Em
ah well if I ever caused you trouble
A Em
then oh no I never meant to do you harm.

G Em Bm
oh no i see
F Am G
a spider web and it’s me in the middle
G Em Bm
so i twist and turn
F Am G
but here am i in my little bubble

A Em
singing out ah i never meant to cause you trouble
A Em
ah i never meant to do you wrong
A Em
and ah well if I ever caused you trouble
A Em
then oh no I never meant to do you harm.


Em F#m G F#m Em
and they spun a web for me
Em F#m G F#m Em
they spun a web for me
Em F#m G F#m Em
and they spun a web for me.





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B11: x244xx
Okay, the guitar 1 plays 'the piano' hehe, guitar 2 messes around during the
chorus high up on the neck, and i cant be arsed to work that out yet...erm apart
from that guitar 2 only is heard playing the chords during the middle 8.
Intro:
Piano lead
|-2h3p2------2h3p2------2h3p2-----5p3-------2h3p2------2h3p2-
|-------3-0---------3-0-------3-0------3-0---------3-0------- X2
|------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
G, Em, B11 (A, Am) Em, B repeated
Chorus:
A, Em repeated
Middle 8:
G, B11
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
the intro....




G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm
|------0---------0----------------|------0---------0----------------|
|--------0---------0--------------|--------0---------0--------------|
|----0---------0------------------|----0---------0------------------|
|--5--------2--------4~~~~~-------|--5--------2--------4------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE 1: Piano only

G Em7 Bm F6 Am G
Oh no, I see,
a spider web is tangled up with me,
Em7 Bm F6 Am G
And I lost my head, and thought of all the stupid things I'd said

G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm
|------0---------0----------------|------0---------0----------------|
|--------0---------0--------------|--------0---------0--------------|
|----0---------0------------------|----0---------0------------------|
|--5--------2--------4~~~~~-------|--5--------2--------4------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE 2: Now the rhythm guitar enters

G Em7 Bm F6 Am G

Oh no whats this, a spider web and I'm caught in the middle,
Em7 Bm F6 Am
So I turn to run, the thought of all the stupid things I'd done,

CHORUS:

Lead plays two parts here

Firstly this slide guitar It also plays this over every Em7


A(sus4) Em7 Em7
|--12/14~~-----14\12~~------| |--0------0------0------|
|--12/14~~-----14\12~~------| |----0------0------0----|
|---------------------------| |------0------0------0--|
|---------------------------| x3 |-----------------------|
|---------------------------| |-----------------------|
|---------------------------| |-----------------------|

A(sus4) Em7
I never meant to cause you trouble,
A(sus4) Em7
I never meant to do you wrong,
A(sus4) Em7
I, well if I ever caused you trouble,
A(sus4) Em7
Oh no I never meant to do you harm,

G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm
|------0---------0----------------|------0---------0----------------|
|--------0---------0--------------|--------0---------0--------------|
|----0---------0------------------|----0---------0------------------|
|--5--------2--------4~~~~~-------|--5--------2--------4------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


VERSE 2:

Lead plays

G Em7 Bm F6 Am
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------11-\9-\7-\2~~---------|
|--------------------------------------| x2
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

G Em7 Bm F6 Am
Oh no I see, a spider web and its me in the middle,
G Em7 Bm F6 Am G
So I twist and turn, but here am I in my little bubble,

CHORUS 2: With lead parts of chorus 1

A(sus4) Em7
Singing out, I never meant to cause you trouble,
A(sus4)
Em7
I never meant to do you wrong,
A(sus4) Em7
I, well if I ever caused you trouble,
A(sus4) Em7
Oh no I never meant to do you harm,

INTERLUDE: Drop the Bm with the whammy bar a little

G Em7 Bm
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----|
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----|
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----|
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----| x2
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

MIDDLE 8: Piano only

Em7 F#m7 G F#m7 Em7
They spun a web for me,
F#m7 G F#m7 Em7
They spun a web for me,
F#m7 G F#m7 Em7
They spun a web for me,

OUTRO: Drop the Bm with the whammy bar a little

G Em7 Bm
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----|
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----|
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----|
|--12~~--------7~~~~~~~----| x4
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Note: This song sounds better with a capo on the 2nd fret.

Featured Chords

G Em Bm
|-------3--|-----------|-------2--|
|----------|-----------|-------3--|
|----------|-----------|-------4--|
|----------|--------2--|-------4--|
|-------2--|--------2--|-------2--|
|-------3--|-----------|-------x--|

F Am A
|-------1---|-----------|----------|
|-------1---|-------1---|-----2----|
|-------2---|-------2---|-----2----|
|-------3---|-------2---|-----2----|
|-------3---|-----------|----------|
|-------1---|-----------|----------|

F#m
|-----2-----|
|-----2-----|
|-----2-----|
|-----4-----|
|-----4-----|
|-----2-----|


Intro/Chorus

G Em Bm
|2--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|

G Em Bm
|5--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|

G Em Bm
|2--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|

G Em Bm
|5--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|


Verse 1
G Em Bm
Oh no, I see,

F Am G
A spider web is tangled up with me,

G Em Bm

And I lost my head,

F Am G
And thought of all the stupid things I’d said,

Chrous

G Em Bm
|2--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|


G Em Bm
|5--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|

Verse 2

G Em Bm
Oh no, What’s this,

F Am G
A spider web and i’m caught in the middle,

G Em Bm
So I turned to run,

F Am G
And thought of all the stupid things I’d done,


A Em
And I never meant to cause you trouble,

A Em
I never meant to do you wrong,

A Em
Ah well if I ever caused you trouble,

A Em
Then oh no I never meant to do you harm.

Chorus
G Em Bm
|2--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|

G Em Bm
|5--3--2------3--|--2--3--2--------|--2--3--2----2--|
|--------3-------|----------3------|----------3--3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|--------------2--|-------------4--|
|-------------2--|--------------2--|-------------2--|
|-------------3--|-----------------|-------------x--|


Verse 3
G Em Bm
Oh no i see,

F Am G
A spider web and it’s me in the middle,

G Em Bm
So i twist and turn,

F Am G
But here am I in my little bubble.

A Em
Singing out I never meant to cause you trouble,

A Em
Ah I never meant to do you wrong,

A Em
And ah well if I ever caused you trouble,

A Em
Then oh no I never meant to do you harm.


Em F#m G F#m Em
They spun a web for me,

Em F#m G F#m Em
And they spun a web for me,

Em F#m G F#m Em
And they spun a web for me......


By Carlo Colucci

Song info
Trouble
Coldplay
2001
  • Rock
  • Brit Pop
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