Coldplay
White Shadows
X&Y
Hope this is correct, figured it out on my acoustic. Kinda hard with all the synths
on in the background but i think i got it.
Key:
b=bend
F#m C#m
| e 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 b11 11 11 11 11 |
| B 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
F#m C#m
| e 11 b11 11 11 11 11 11 b11 11 11 |
| B 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
| e 11 11 11 b11 |
| B 11 11 11 11 11 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
VERSE 1 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
F#m A C#m Bm
When I was a young boy I tried to listen
F#m A C#m
And I wanna feel like that
F#m A C#m Bm
Little white shadows blink and miss them
F#m A C#m
Part of a system, I am
REPEAT INTRO/RIFF 1 1x
VERSE 2&3 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar plays same chords as above with Elec. Guitar playing
2 (imitates the bass in the song)--->
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| Eb 5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 0h5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 0h5 etc |
VERSE 2
(With RIFF 2)
If you ever feel like something's missing
Things you'll never understand
[INTRO/RIFF 1 reappears here (an octave lower than in the intro)]
Little white shadows
Sparkle and glisten
Part of a system, a plan
VERSE 3
(with RIFF 2)
When I was a young boy I tried to listen
Don't you wanna feel like that?
[INTRO/RIFF 1 an octave lower again]
You're part of the human race
All of the stars and the outer space
Part of the system, a plan
PRECHORUS 1&2 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
D Bm
All this noise, I'm waking up
D Bm
All this space, I'm taking up
D Bm
I cannot hear you're breaking up
D E
Ohhhhhhhh
D Bm D
| e 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 |
| G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
Bm D Bm
| e 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 |
| G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
D E
| e 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x2 |
| G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
CHORUS 1&2 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
F#m D
Maybe you'll get what you wanted
A C#m
maybe you'll stumble upon it
F#m D
Everything you ever wanted
A C#m
In a permanent state
(Same chords as above)
Maybe you'll know when you see it
Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it
And when you find it you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
CHORUS 1&2 - Elec. Guitar RIFF 4 play throughout whole chorus
F#m D A
| e 16 16 16 14 14 16 14 16 16 16 14 14 16 14 16 16 16 14 14 16 14 |
| B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
C#m
| e |
| B 16 16 16 14 14 14 12 12 |
| G 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 | x4 |
| D |
| A |
| Eb |
OUTRO - Organ transcribed for Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
F#m
Swam on a sea of faces
D
A tide of the human races
A C#m
Oh, an answer now is what I need
(same chords as above)
See it in a new sun rising
See it break on your horizon
Oh, come on love, stay with me
Phew...thats it. Pretty easy song, but complex arrangement and its hard to hear all the
intricacies that the guitarist is employing under all those organs. anyways...good luck!