"Only Superstition"
By Coldplay
Tab by Jason Seaglar
seaglaj@egr.uri.edu
Song Order:
INTRO X1
RIFF 1 X1
RIFF 2 X8
RIFF 3 X1
RIFF 1 X1
RIFF 2 X4
RIFF 3 X1
RIFF 1 X1
RIFF 4 X1
CODA
INTRO
E|------0-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-1----1-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-2----2-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3----3-------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Just strum the Fmaj7 chord
RIFF 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----1p0---------------/3-3----3p0------------0---------------------------
G|----------2p0-----0--2-/4-4--------4p2----0-2--------0--------------------
D|---3------------2-----------------------2---------0-2---------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--1p0--------------/3-3----3p0--1p0---------------------------------------
G|-------2p0----0--2-/4-4--------------0--0h2-----0-------------------------
D|-----------2--------------------------------0h2---------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----1p0---------------/3-3----3p0------------0---------------------------
G|----------2p0-----0--2-/4-4--------4p2----0-2--------0--------------------
D|--3------------2-----------------------2---------0-2----------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--1p0--------------/3-3---------------------------------------------------
G|-------2p0----0--2-/4-4-----0--0---2--2---4--4----------------------------
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIFF 2 (Verse)
E|-----0---3---3------0--3--0-----------------------------------------------
B|--1--1---0---0---1--1--0--0-----------------------------------------------
G|--2--2-------0---2--2--0--0-----------------------------------------------
D|--2--2-----------3--3-----------------------------------------------------
A|--0--0-----2-----0--0-----------------------------------------------------
E|----------3---------------------------------------------------------------
Just Am, G, Fmaj7, G strummed
Play the following the eigth time around instead of the above
E|-----0---3---3------0-0---0-----------------------------------------------
B|--1--1---0---0---1--1-1---1-----------------------------------------------
G|--2--2-------0---2--2-2---2-----------------------------------------------
D|--2--2-----------3--3-3---3-----------------------------------------------
A|--0--0-----2-----0--0-0---0-----------------------------------------------
E|----------3---------------------------------------------------------------
RIFF 3 (Pre-Chorus)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------3-3-3-3--1---5-5-5-5--3--6-6666-6-5--6/8888-8-6--
G|--2-4-2-4-2--4--5-5--4---2-2-2-2--2---4-4-4-4--4--------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3-3--3--5-5--5----------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
"What if cards...."
This part is kind of tricky, the lead guitar is hard to hear, but this is
basically what the guitar plays combined a little with the vocal melody...
It works fairly well, but play around with it a bit. Listen to the recording
and you'll hear the basic idea.
E|------------------------------------------------------(15)----------------
B|--10-10-10-8--10--12---10-12--10-12--12-13-12-13-12-----------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
"You say to me...."
RIFF 4 (Bridge)
E|-5-5-5--5-----3-3-3---3-----4-4-4--4---4--5-5-55---5----------------------
B|-5--5-5--5-5--3--3-3---3-3--3--3-3---3-3--5--5---5--5---------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-5-5-5--5-----3-3-3---3-----4-4-4--4---4--5--5----5---5-------------------
B|-5--5-5--5-5--3--3-3---3-3--3--3-3---3-3--5--5----5---5-------------------
G|------------------------------------------5--5----5---5-------------------
D|------------------------------------------x--x----x---x-------------------
A|------------------------------------------0--0----0---0-------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coda
E|-0--3--0---3p0-1--3p1--0--3p0-1--3p1--0--3------3-------------------------
B|-1--0--1------------------------------1--0-----1--------------------------
G|-2--0--2------------------------------2--0----2---------------------------
D|-2--x--3------------------------------2--x---3----------------------------
A|-0--x--0------------------------------0--x--0-----------------------------
E|----3------------------------------------3--------------------------------
"It's only superstition..." "It's only superstition..."
Artist: Coldplay
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