Song: The Scientist
Band: Coldplay
Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head
By far one of the best songs off of the album. I have tabbed out the piano for guitar, how I would play
it at least.
CAPO on 3rd Fret
Verse 1
Gtr. 1 (finger-picking)
Bm G
E---5------5------5------5------6------6------6------6--8
B---6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6--6
G-----7------7------7------7------0------0------0--------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
D Dm(no 3rd)
E---5------5------5------5------0------0------0------0----
B---6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6----
G-----5------5------5------5------0------5------5------5--
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Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
Come up to meet you, tell you I’m sorry, you dont know how lovely you are.
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
I have to find you, tell you I need you, tell you I set you apart.
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions, oh lets go back to the start.
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
Running in circles, coming in tails, heads on a science apart.
Chorus 1
Gtr. 1 (finger picking)
G
E—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
B—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-
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E------------------------------------------------
D Dm (no 3rd)
E—5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0----
B—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-
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A------------------------------------------------
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A
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B---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---
G-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---
D---------------------------5---
A---------------------------0---
E-------------------------------
G D Dm (no 3rd)
Nobody said it was easy, it’s such a shame for us to part.
G D Dm (no 3rd)
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard.
A A(strum once)
Oh, take me back to the start.
Gtr. 1 (finger-picking)
D G
E—5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----6-----6-----6----
B—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G----5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0-
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A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
D
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B—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
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Gtr. 2
D G
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B--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
G--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
D--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
A-------------------------------------5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
E-------------------------------------6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
D
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2
Gtr 1
Same finger-picking pattern as Verse 1
Gtr 2
Bm G
E--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
B--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
G--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---7---7--7---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
D--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---7---7--7---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
A--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
E-------------------------------------6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
D Dm (no 3rd)
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
I was just guessing numbers and figures, put in a puzzle apart.
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
Questions of science, science and progress, it must speak as loud as my heart.
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me, oh, when I rush to your star.
Bm G D Dm (no 3rd)
Running in circles, chasing our tails, coming back as we are.
Chorus 2
Gtr. 1
Same as Chorus 1
Gtr 2
G
E--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
B--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
G--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
D--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
A--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
E--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
D Dm (no 3rd)
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G
E--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
B--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
G--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
D--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
A--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
E--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
D Dm (no 3rd)
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5--5--5---5--5---5---5--5
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ending
Gtr. 1 (finger-picking)
D G
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B—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G----5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0-
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E------------------------------------------------
D
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B—6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-
D------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
Gtr. 2
D G
E--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
B--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6
G--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
D--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0
A-------------------------------------5--5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
E-------------------------------------6--6--6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
D
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5--5---5--5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr 1
Plays verse four times
Gtr 2
Plays verse five times
End on:
D
E---5---
B---6---
G---5---
D---0---
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