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Welcome to Throwback Thursday’s where I teach you a classic hit from the last 4-5 decades! This week we have one of my favourite bands of all time – Coldplay. This lesson has been requested so many times, sorry it’s taken so long but i wanted to make sure it was the perfect lesson so here it is – Yellow guitar tutorial!
This Yellow guitar tutorial is really great as it introduces a cool alternative tuning configuration that Chris Martin uses that sounds amazing. For beginners who want use basic chords and standard tuning, don’t worry I got you covered!
Because the strumming pattern is so simple this is a great song for beginners to learn who want to sing and play guitar at the same time. Chris Martin is an absolute genius and I can’t get enough of his songwriting. For #yellow I’ve given you two different options for learning this #coldplay song.
Version 1 – Studio version. Detuned 1st and 4th strings – sounds the best and is true to the recorded song.
Version 2 – Easy version. Standard tuning with capo on the 4th fret and easy chord shapes. Suited for beginners.
Enjoy! Like this #yellow video by #coldplay and subscribe to the channel for more videos in the future!
-Dave T
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EASY VERSION - CAPO ON 4TH FRET
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[Intro]
G Gadd11
G Gadd11
[Break]
G D6 Cmaj7 G
[Verse 1]
G
Look at the stars
D6
Look how they shine for you
Cmaj7
And all the things you do,
Yeah, they were all yellow.
G
I came along,
D6
I wrote a song for you
Cmaj7
And all the things you do,
And it was called "Yellow."
G D6
So then i took my turn,
Cmaj7
Oh what a thing to have done,
G Gadd11 G
And it was all yellow.
[Chorus 1]
Cmaj7
Your Skin,
Em D6
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
Cmaj7 Em D6
Turn into something beautiful,
Cmaj7 Em D6
You know, you know I love you so,
Cmaj7
You know i love you so.
[Verse 2]
G
I swam across,
D6
I jumped across for you,
Cmaj7
Oh, what a thing to do
'Cause you were all yellow.
G D6
I drew a line,
D6
I drew a line for you,
Cmaj7
Oh, what a thing to do
G Gadd11 G
And it was all yellow.
[Chorus 2]
Cmaj7
Your Skin,
Em D6
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
Cmaj7 Em D6
Turn into something beautiful,
Cmaj7
And you know,
Em D6 Cmaj7
For you I bleed myself dry,
For you I bleed myself dry.
[Instrumental]
G D6 Cmaj7 G
[Coda]
D6
It's true, look how they shine for you,
Cmaj7
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for,
G D6
Look how they shine for you,
Cmaj7
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine.
G
Look at the stars,
Dm
Look how they shine for you
Cmaj7
And all the things you do.
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STUDIO VERSION - ALTERNATIVE TUNING NO CAPO
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CHORDS:
B Badd11 F#6 Emaj7 G#m F#m11
D#|-0----0-----0-----0-----0----1------||
B|-0----0-----2-----0-----0----0------||
G|-8----9-----3-----1-----4----2------||
B|-0----0-----4-----0-----4----2------||
A|-9----9-----4-----2-----x----x------||
E|-7----7-----2-----0-----4----2------||
* * *
[INTRO] (0:00- 0:10):
B Badd11 2x
[INTERLUDE] (0:11- 0:33) w/MAIN RIFF+ chords
[VERSE 1] (0:33- 1:29):
B F#6
Look at the stars, look how theuy shine for you
Emaj7
and everything you do, yeah they were all yellow.
B F#6
I came along, I wrote a song for you.
Emaj7
And all the things you do, and it was called 'yellow'.
B F#6
So when I took my turn.
Emaj7 B Badd11 B
Oh, what a thing to have done, and it was all yellow.
[CHORUS] (1:29- 1:51, w/CHORUS RIFF+ chords):
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Turn in__to something beautiful
Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7
But you know, you know I love you so
Emaj7
You know I love you so
[INTERLUDE] (1:51- 2:13) w/MAIN RIFF+ chords
[VERSE 2] (2:13- 2:51):
B F#6
I swam across, I jumped across for your.
Emaj7
Oh, what a thing to do, cos you were all 'yellow'.
B F#6
I drew a line, I drew a line for you.
Emaj7 B Badd11 B
Oh, what a thing to do, and it was all 'yellow'
[CHORUS] (2:51- 3:15, w/CHORUS RIFF+ chords):
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Turn in__to something beautiful
Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7
And you know for you, I'd bleed myself dry
Emaj7
For you I'd bleed myself dry
[INTERLUDE] (3:15- 3:36) w/MAIN RIFF+ chords
[BRIDGE] (3:36- 4:10, w/MAIN RIFF+ chords)
B F#6
It's true, look how the shine for you
Emaj7
Look how they shine for you
B
Look how they shine for
F#6
Look how they shine for you
Emaj7
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine.
[OUTRO] (4:10- 4:26)
B F#m11
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
Emaj7
And all the things that you do
