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Tuning: E A D G B E
A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD (Bassline)
As recorded by Coldplay
Transcribed by Will Foster
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Verse 1 Chorus 1
Q=67
4/4
Gtr I
Wx17 Wx4
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Verse 2
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--0--|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Chorus 2
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Verse 3
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Chorus 3
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Verse 4 Outro
Wx8 Wx8 Wx5
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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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths