Coldplay : Such a Rush tabbed by Alex Robertson (mog@thefreeinternet.co.uk) This song is on the fantastic EP "the blue room". INTRO e--11-10-8------11-10-8-13------ B---8--8-8-10----8--8-8----13--- G---8--8-8-10----8--8-8-10------ D------------------------------- A------------------------------- E------------------------------- Fade in guitar strumming Cm. VERSE Rhythm guitar e--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----1-------3--3----3--------------[----3--5-----]-- B--4--3--3--3----4--3--3--3----1-------3--3----4--------------[----4--6-----]-- G--5--5--4--5----5--5--4--5----1-------3--4----5--------------[----5--5-----]-- D--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----3-------5--5----5--------------[----5--3-----]-- A--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3-------5--5----3--------------[----3--3-----]-- E------------------------------1-------3--3-------------------[-------------]-- Lead guitar (with delay) [2nd time only] e--------------------------------1-----------------3---3---3--[----3-3>4----]-- B----------------------------------1-------------4-------4----[----4-4>6----]-- G------------------------------1-----1--3--4---5-----5------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd TIME ONLY LEAD INTO "AND IT'S JUST LIKE YOU SAID" : Rhythm guitar e--1--------1-------1---------1------3------------ B--1--------3-------1---------3------4------------ G--1--------3-------1---------3------5------------ D--3--------3-------3---------3------5------------ A--3--------1-------3---------1------3------------ E--1----------------1----------------------------- Lead guitar e----1----------1------1-----------------3-----3-- B-----1-------3---------1-------3------4---4------ G--1---1----3-------1----1----3---4--5-------5---- D------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------- 2ND VERSE Rhythm guitar same as 1st verse Lead guitar now becomes: e--11-11-11--10-10-10-10-10---7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8--- B---8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--- e--11-11-11--10-10-10-10-10---7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8--- B---8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--- e--11-11-11--13-13-13-13-13--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----15-11----11>1--- B--13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13--13------13----1--- Back to "it's just like you said" bit, then into "so slow down" passage: Rhythm guitar e---4---3--- B---4---3--- G---5---4--- D---6---5--- A---6---5--- E---4---3--- Lead guitar e----------- B-----4-3--- G---5-----4- D----------- A----------- E----------- Build up "such a rush such a rush such a rush": Rhythm guitar e--3--3--1----3--3--1----3--3--1--- B--4--3--1----4--3--1----4--3--1--- G--5--5--2----5--5--2----5--5--2--- D--5--5--3----5--5--3----5--5--3---etc A--3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--3--- E--------1----------1----------1--- Lead guitar e--------------------------------------------------------------------11-10-8------ B--4-3-1----4-3-1>6-8----4-3-1---6-8-8>10--11-10-8-6--8-11-10-11-13----------10--- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------3---------------------3-------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--- B--13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11--10--- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- Climax "look at all the people": Rhythm guitar still plays this: e--3--3--1--- B--4--3--1--- G--5--5--2--- D--5--5--3--- A--3--3--3--- E--------1--- Lead plays: e-------------------------------------------------- B--8--8>1--1>10--11--13--13>6---------------------- G------------------------------5-7-8-10--14--10---- D---------------------------3---------------------- A------------------------------3-5-6--8--12---8---- E-------------------------------------------------- OUTRO Same lead part as intro. Rhythm stays as throughout climax (ie.Cm, Cmsus2, F).