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Viva la Vida (tremolo)

by Coldplay · posted by deleted

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
This is tabbed for a 24 hole Echo Celeste tremolo


-6 -6 -6 -6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 -7
-7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 -7 -7

6   6  6   6   -6   -5
I used to rule the world
 -5   4     -5   -5  5  6    4   -3
Seas would rise when I gave the word
 6  6   6   6  6   6   6   -6 -5
Now in the morning I sleep alone
  -5   4    -5   -5  -5  6   5-4-3
Sweep the streets I used to own

5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 
5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5 5
-5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5
 
6  6   6   6   -6   -5
I used to roll the dice
 -5   4   -5  -5 4  -5 -5 6  5-4-3
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
 6 6   6   6    6     -6   -6
Listen as the crowd would sing
  4   4   6   -5  5    5
"Now the old king is dead! 
  5   6   -5    5
Long live the king!"
-7   -7 -7 -7  -7   6   7
One minute  I held the key
 7    7    7     5    7    -6 6
Next the walls were closed on me
 4  6   6  6  6   6   6   6  -6    -5
And I discovered that my castles stand
5 5   6  -5  5   5    5   6  -5  5   5
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

5  -7  -7 -7 7 -7   7   -5  6  -6
I hear Je ru salem bells a ringing
 7 7   7 6 7    6    -3  -4  5
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
-7 -7  -7 7   -7   7   -5    6-6
Be my mirror, my sword and shield

6   7  6  7  7  6  7  6  -3   -45
My missionaries in a foreign field
-7   -7   -7 7 -7  -8   -8  -8
For some reason I can't explain
 7      7     7    7  7 -6
Once you go there was never
-6 6  6   6 -6   -5
Never an honest word
-6   -5   -4  5   6   -4    5
That was when I ruled the world

-9 7 -9 7 -9 7 -9 -9
-9 7 -9 7 -9 7 -9 7 
8 7 8 7 8 7 8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7
-9 -6 -9 -6 -9 -6 -9 -9 7 -9 7 -9 7 -9
8 6 8 6 8 6 8 -7 -7

6   6   6   6  6   6   -6   -5
It was the wicked and wild wind
 -5   -5   4   -5   -5  6  4  -3
Blew down the doors to let me in
 6    6    6  6    6   6    6   -6  -5
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
 5  5    5 -5    5   5   5    6   -5 5
People couldn't believe what I'd become

-7 -7 -7  -7  -7  6   7
Re-vo-lu-tion-ar-ies wait
 7  7   7   5  5  7 -6    6
For my head on a silver plate
 6   6  6  6  6  6  6 -6    -5
Just a puppet on a lonely string
5   6    -5  5 -3  5   5  -3  5
Oh who would ever want to be king?

5  -7  -7 -7 7 -7   7   -5  6 -6
I hear Je-ru-salem bells a ringing
 7 7   7 6 7    6    -3   -4  5
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
-7 -7  -7 7   -7   7   -5     6
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
6   7  6  7  7  6  7  6  -3    -4
My missionaries in a foreign field
-7   -7   -7 7 -7  -8   -8  -8
For some reason I can't explain
6  7     7   7  7   7      7  -6   6
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
-6 6  6   6 -6   -5
Never an honest word
-6   -6  -5   -4  5   6   -4    5
But that was when I ruled the world

-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7

6 7 8 -8 -7 7    6 7 8 -8 -7 7
O o o  o  o h    O o o  o  o h

6 7 8 -8 -7 7    6 7 8 -8 -7 7
O o o  o  o h    O o o  o  o h

-7  -7  -7 -7 7 -7  7   -5  6  -6
 I hear Je-rusalem bells a ringing
 7 7  7 6  7    6    -3  -4   5
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
-7 -7 -7  7   -7   6   -5    6
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
6   7  6  7  7  6  7  6  -3    -4
My missionaries in a foreign field
-7   -7   -7 7 -7  -8   -8  -8
For some reason I can't explain
6  7     7   7  7   7      7  -6   6
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
-6 6  6   6 -6   -5
Never an honest word
-6   -6  -5   -4  5   6   -4    5
But that was when I ruled the world

6  -6  6  6  6  -6  6  6
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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