"Only Superstition" By Coldplay Tab by Jason Seaglar [email protected] 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..."