VIVA LA VIDA
As recorded by Coldplay
(Released as a Single in 2008)
Words and Music by Coldplay
Transcribed by B.J. Evans
C
x 3 2 0 1 0 D
x x 0 2 3 2 G
3 2 0 0 3 3 Em
0 2 2 0 0 0
C(type 2)
x 3 5 5 5 3 D(type 2)
x 5 7 7 7 5 G(type 2)
3 5 5 4 3 3 B
x x x x 0 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
C D G Em
Gtr I
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C D G Em
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C D G Em
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| Gtr II
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|-5--5--5--5-7--|-7--7-7--7--4--|-4--4--4-0--0--|-0-0--0--|--|
|-5--5--5--5-7--|-7--7-7--7--5--|-5--5--5-2--2--|-2-2--2--|--|
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C D G Em
Q Q Q E Q Q E Q Q Q Q Q E Q Q E Q Q
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|-5--5--5--5-7--|-7--7-7--7--4--|-4--4--4-0--0--|-0-0--0--|
|-5--5--5--5-7--|-7--7-7--7--5--|-5--5--5-2--2--|-2-2--2--|
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C D G Em
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-5-5-x-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-x-7---7-7-7-|-3-3-x-3---3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-5-5-x-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-x-7---7-7-7-|-4-4-x-4---4-4-4-|-0-0-x-0---0-0-0-|
|-5-5-x-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-x-7---7-7-7-|-5-5-x-5---5-5-5-|-2-2-x-2---2-2-2-|
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|-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-|-7-7-x-7--7-7-7-|-4-4-x-4--4-4-4-|-0-0-x-0--0-0-0-|
|-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-|-7-7-x-7--7-7-7-|-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-|-2-2-x-2--2-2-2-|
|-3-3-x-3--3-3-3-|-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-|-2-2-x-2--2-2-2-|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
