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You Only Live Twice

Coldplay
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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Band: Coldplay

Song: You Only Live Twice

Album: None (Live in Glanstonbury 2000)

Words & Music: John Barry.

This version adapted by Guy Berrymen, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin

From: Zachary

E-mail: cicak_cobing@yahoo.com

Standard Tuning: EADGbe

Chords Used:

Bsus Cmaj Gmaj Bsus4 Amin Dadd96 E5 Fmaj

e| 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1

b| 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 1

G| 8 0 0 4 2 7 9 2

D| 9 2 0 4 2 7 9 3

A| 9 3 2 2 0 5 7 3

E| 7 0 3 X X X X X

Note: After playing Bsus for 4 barr, then electric guitar do the tabs

given below as the acoustic guitar do the same thing. For the

acoustic guitar, it's just the same as "Yellow"'s intro. In fact

it could be the same tuning. After the first row of electric

guitar tab, then the drums bangs in with a lead tab. '|' in

between the tabs is just to show you the end of 1 barr. 'p' means

pull from 1 barr to the other barr. You can use hammering on the

fret board also. Listen to the song for timing & for better

understanding.

Intro:

Acoustic Guitar: Bsus Bsus Bsus Bsus

                 e|-------------------------
                 b|-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-

Electric Guitar: G|-------------------------

                 D|-------------------------
                 A|-------------------------
                 E|-------------------------

Acoustic Guitar: Bsus Bsus Bsus Bsus

                 e|-19-19-18-19-18-19-16-14-|-17-17-16-17-16-17-14-12-|
                 b|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Electric Guitar: G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

                 D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: Cmaj Gmaj

                 e|---------------------------------------|
                 b|-12-12-11-12-11-12-9-7-7-5-4-5-4-5-5p7-|

Electric Guitar: G|---------------------------------------|

                 D|---------------------------------------|
                 A|---------------------------------------|
                 E|---------------------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: Fmaj Cmaj

Note: At the end, the tabs is given upon the correct timing. I put up

(x4) at 12 & 11 which means 4 times at that barr. Here Jonny

use the wah-wah padels also. 'h' means hammer, 1 finger pressing

a barr with one strike another finger press a higher barr to

make a new sound. (Just for those who don't know.)

Verse 1:

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

You only live twice or so it seems,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

One life for yourself and one for your dreams,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

You drift through the years and life seems tame,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

Till one dream appears and love is its name,

Cmaj Gmaj Bsus4

And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on,

Electric Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------12(x4)-11(x4)-9h11-
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Cmaj Gmaj Amin Cmaj

Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone.

Instrumental:

                 e|-19-19-18-19-18-19-16-14-|-17-17-16-17-16-17-14-12-|
                 b|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Electric Guitar: G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

                 D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: Cmaj Gmaj

                 e|---------------------------------------|
                 b|-12-12-11-12-11-12-9-7-7-5-4-5-4-5-5p7-|

Electric Guitar: G|---------------------------------------|

                 D|---------------------------------------|
                 A|---------------------------------------|
                 E|---------------------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: Fmaj Cmaj

Note: Well there are 2 version of th 2nd verse. The 1st one, is the

official one. The 2nd one, is the live in Glanstonbury 2000.

1st version of Verse 2:

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

This dream is for you, so pay the price,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

Make one dream come true, you only live twice,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone,

Cmaj Gmaj Bsus4

This dream is for you, so pay the price,

Cmaj Gmaj Amin Cmaj

Make one dream come true, you only live twice,

2nd version of Verse 2:

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

You only live twice or so it seems,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

One life for yourself and one for your dreams,

Cmaj Gmaj Cmaj

And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on,

Cmaj Gmaj Amin Cmaj

Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone, gone, gone,

Note: Here I can't hear the acoustic guitar at well & it's more on the

electric guitar. At the end of the running chords of Dadd96 & E5,

Jonny use the wah-wah pedals to the end.

Instrumental:

                 e|-19-19-18-19-18-19-16-14-|-17-17-16-17-16-17-14-12-|
                 b|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Electric Guitar: G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

                 D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: Cmaj Gmaj

                 e|---------------------------------------|
                 b|-12-12-11-12-11-12-9-7-7-5-4-5-4-5-5p7-|

Electric Guitar: G|---------------------------------------|

                 D|---------------------------------------|
                 A|---------------------------------------|
                 E|---------------------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: Fmaj Cmaj

                 e|------------------------------------------
                 b|-12-11-12-11-12--11-12-11-12--11-12-11-12-

Electric Guitar: G|------------------------------------------

                 D|------------------------------------------
                 A|------------------------------------------
                 E|------------------------------------------

Dadd96 E5 Dadd96 E5

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