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"(1)
A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD
As recorded by Coldplay
Am
x 0 2 2 1 0
C/G
3 3 2 0 1 0
Em7
0 2 5 4 3 0
Fmaj7
1 3 3 2 1 0
Fsus2
1 3 3 0 1 1
F
1 3 3 2 1 1
D
x x 0 2 3 2
Bb
x 1 3 3 3 1
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Verse 1
Q=67
Am C/G Em7
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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Gtr II
W W W
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Am Em7 Am
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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C/G Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am Em7 Am
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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C/G Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am Em7 Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W W
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Em7 Am Em7 Am
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W W
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Chorus 1
Fmaj7 Fsus2
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Fmaj7 Fsus2
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse 2
Am C/G Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W W
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Am Em7 Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W W
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Em7 Am Em7 Am
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W W
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Chorus 2
F
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D Bb
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D Bb
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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Verse 3
Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Chorus 3
F
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D Bb
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D Bb
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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Verse 4
Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Em7 Am Em7
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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W W
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Am C/G
Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E
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Em7 Am Em7
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Outro
Am
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Q E. E S E. S E Q E. E S E. S E
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|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|
|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|
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Q E. E S E +S S E Q E. E S E +S S E W
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Q E. E S E. S E Q E. E S E. S E W
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|-1--1--1-1-1S===3-3-|-1--1--1-1-1S===3-3-|-^1----*|
|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|-^2----*|
|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2S===4-4-|-^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
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