Crests of Waves Tabs & Lyrics by Coldplay

Crests of Waves

guitar tabs lyrics

Coldplay

Artist: Coldplay
Track: "Crests of Waves (Clocks B-Side)"
Album: "B-Sides," 2003*
*Available on Wal-Mart.com Music Downloads

as interpreted and tabbed by: Reed Maxwell
e-mail: [email protected]

*Standard Tuning

CHORDS

B7sus4/9 X C#m7 F#m7 G#m7
e|--2--- e|--7--- e|--7--- e|--2--- e|--4---|
B|--2--- B|--5--- B|--5--- B|--2--- B|--4---|
G|--2--- G|--4--- G|--4--- G|--2--- G|--4---|
D|--2--- D|--X--- D|--6--- D|--2--- D|--4---|
A|--2--- A|--X--- A|--4--- A|--4--- A|--6---|
E|--X--- E|--X--- E|--X--- E|--2--- E|--4---|

C#m/E F#m/E G#m A
e|--0--- e|--0--- e|--4--- e|--0---|
B|--5--- B|--2--- B|--4--- B|--2---|
G|--6--- G|--2--- G|--4--- G|--2---|
D|--6--- D|--4--- D|--6--- D|--2---|
A|--4--- A|--4--- A|--6--- A|--0---|
E|--X--- E|--2--- E|--4--- E|--X---|

INTRO

Chord Progression
--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
B7sus4/9 X C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7
--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' '
G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 G#m7

Key Lick - Play over chord progression (starting with C#m7)
e|-----7-----7-------------------------7-----7---------------------|
B|-----5-5---5-------5---5-4-----------5-5---5-------5-4---4-------|
G|-----6---6-6---4-6---6-----6-4-6-----6---6-6---4-6-----4---6-4-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^

e|-----7-----7---------------------2---2---2-2---4---4-4-4---------|
B|-----5-5---5-------5---5-4-------2---2---2-2---4---4-4-4---4-----|
G|-----6---6-6---4-6---6-----6-4-6-2---2---2-2---4---4-4-----4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^

VERSE 1

Chord Progression - Repeat X4
4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' '
C#m/E G#m F#m/E G#m

It could be worse
I could be alone
I could be locked in here on my own
Like a stone that suddenly drops
It never stops, no
I could be lost,
Or I could be saved,
Calling out from beneath the waves
Beaten down by this ocean rain
Never again,
Never again

CHORUS 1

4-------------|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 G#m7

4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' '
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 G#m7

Key Lick - Play over chord progression
e|-----7-----7-------------------------7-----7---------------------|
B|-----5-5---5-------5---5-4-----------5-5---5-------5-4---4-------|
G|-----6---6-6---4-6---6-----6-4-6-----6---6-6---4-6-----4---6-4-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^

e|-----7-----7---------------------2---2---2-2---4---4-4-4---------|
B|-----5-5---5-------5---5-4-------2---2---2-2---4---4-4-4---4-----|
G|-----6---6-6---4-6---6-----6-4-6-2---2---2-2---4---4-4-----4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^

Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Screamin' out from the crests of waves

VERSE 2

Chord Progression - Repeat X4
4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' '
C#m/E G#m F#m/E G#m

It could be worse
Bitter or sweet
It could be snapped from the jaws of defeat
Like a light lit upon a beach
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Oh
You want to stop before you begin
You want to sink when you know you could swim
You want to stop just before you begin
Never give in
Never give in

CHORUS 2 - Repeat "CHORUS 1"

BRIDGE

--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' '
A F#m G#m
--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' '
A F#m G#m
--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' '
A F#m G#m
--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' '
F#m G#m
Nothing matters
Except life and the love you make
Nothing matters
Except life and the love you make
Nothing matters
Except life and the love you make
Except life and the love you make

CHORUS 3 - "Key Lick" can, of course, be overlayed on the following chord
progression - regarding final few bars, simply repeat corresponding part of lick

Chord Progression
4-------------|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 G#m7

4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' '
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 G#m7

4-------------|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 G#m7

4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' ' ' '
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 G#m7

--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' '
F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 G#m7
--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^
' ' ' '
F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 G#m7

. . . let final "G#m7" ring out

Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Screamin' out from the crests of waves
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Hoooooo, ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
Screamin' out from the crests of waves
Where your longing to be saved
Screaming out from the crests of waves
Where your longing to be saved
Screaming out from the crests of waves

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