Coldplay – The Scientist (v4)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: 3th fret Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
Transpose
Bm7
x1x2x3
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Dm7
xxx2
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G
21xxx3
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Bb
x234
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Gadd9
31x2x4
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Bbadd9
xx3214
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A
xx123x
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C
x32x1x
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A7
xx1x2x
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C7
x3241x
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D6sus2
xxx1xx
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D
xxx132
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Dsus2
xxx12x
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Daddb6
xxx231
6
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Dmaj7
xxx
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7
THE SCIENTIST (ACOUSTIC) - COLDPLAY
An incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar!
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song.
It does state below that a capo is required, but for those that don't have a capo,
I have taken the liberty of putting a set of chords on which do not require a capo
and will allow you to play along with the CD.
EDIT (08/05/2020) - it's been a long time since I originally submitted this and I must say it will NOT let
you play along to the song. The tuning of the song is very unique. I think it's tuned in 4ths
(which basically means the high b and e strings become c and f. These strings are then played as open
throughout). But even then it still doesn't quite sound right.
Oh well, I'm happy with my version as an acoustic...
(CAPO ON 3RD FRET) (NO CAPO)
Bm7 (x20202) Dm7 (x57565)
G (320003) Bb (688766)
Gadd9 (320005) Bbadd9 (68x768)
D (xx0232) F (x8,10,10,10,x)
Dsus2 (xx0230) Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x)
Dmaj7 (xx0222) Fmaj7 (x,8,10,9,10,8)
A (x02220) C (x35553)
A7 (x02020) C7 (x35353)
Daddb6 (xx0335) or (55433x)
or substitute Daug (xx0332)
D6sus2 (xx0430)
[Intro]
| Bm7 | G Gadd9| D | Dsus2 |
| Bm7 | G Gadd9| D | Dsus2 |
[Verse 1]
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm so----orry, you don't know how lovely you are
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
I had to find you, tell you I ne----ed you, tell you I'll set you apart
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Tell me your secrets and ask me your qu----estions, oh, let's go back to the start
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Running in circles, coming in ta----ils, heads are a science apart
[Chorus]
G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part
G Gadd9 D Daddb6 D6sus2 A
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard
A7 D
Oh, take me back to the start
[Interlude]
|(D) | G Gadd9| D | D Dmaj7 |
| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
[Verse 2]
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
I was just guessing at numbers and fi----igures, pulling the puzzles apart
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as my heart
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Tell me you love me, come back and ha-----aunt me, oh and I rush to the start
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Running in circles, chasing ta----ils, coming back as we are
[Chorus]
G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Nobody said it was easy, oh, it's such a shame for us to part
G Gadd9 D Dsus2 A
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be so hard
A7 D
I'm going back to the start
[Interlude]
|(D) | G | D | D |
| Bm7 | G | D | D |
[Outro]
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Ah - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
An incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar!
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song.
It does state below that a capo is required, but for those that don't have a capo,
I have taken the liberty of putting a set of chords on which do not require a capo
and will allow you to play along with the CD.
EDIT (08/05/2020) - it's been a long time since I originally submitted this and I must say it will NOT let
you play along to the song. The tuning of the song is very unique. I think it's tuned in 4ths
(which basically means the high b and e strings become c and f. These strings are then played as open
throughout). But even then it still doesn't quite sound right.
Oh well, I'm happy with my version as an acoustic...
(CAPO ON 3RD FRET) (NO CAPO)
Bm7 (x20202) Dm7 (x57565)
G (320003) Bb (688766)
Gadd9 (320005) Bbadd9 (68x768)
D (xx0232) F (x8,10,10,10,x)
Dsus2 (xx0230) Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x)
Dmaj7 (xx0222) Fmaj7 (x,8,10,9,10,8)
A (x02220) C (x35553)
A7 (x02020) C7 (x35353)
Daddb6 (xx0335) or (55433x)
or substitute Daug (xx0332)
D6sus2 (xx0430)
[Intro]
| Bm7 | G Gadd9| D | Dsus2 |
| Bm7 | G Gadd9| D | Dsus2 |
[Verse 1]
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm so----orry, you don't know how lovely you are
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
I had to find you, tell you I ne----ed you, tell you I'll set you apart
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Tell me your secrets and ask me your qu----estions, oh, let's go back to the start
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Running in circles, coming in ta----ils, heads are a science apart
[Chorus]
G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part
G Gadd9 D Daddb6 D6sus2 A
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard
A7 D
Oh, take me back to the start
[Interlude]
|(D) | G Gadd9| D | D Dmaj7 |
| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
[Verse 2]
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
I was just guessing at numbers and fi----igures, pulling the puzzles apart
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as my heart
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Tell me you love me, come back and ha-----aunt me, oh and I rush to the start
Bm7 G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Running in circles, chasing ta----ils, coming back as we are
[Chorus]
G Gadd9 D Dsus2
Nobody said it was easy, oh, it's such a shame for us to part
G Gadd9 D Dsus2 A
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be so hard
A7 D
I'm going back to the start
[Interlude]
|(D) | G | D | D |
| Bm7 | G | D | D |
[Outro]
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Ah - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo