Amsterdam by Coldplay #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# AMSTERDAM (Bassline) As recorded by Coldplay (From the 2002 Album A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD) Transcribed by Christian Vásquez Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Vocals' Moderate Q=72 4/4 Gtr II Wx10 Q E E +Q. E |-------------||----------------| |-------------||----------------| |-------------||----------------| |-------------||----3-3-(3)---3-| |-------------||----------------| |-------------||----------------| E E E E +Q E E E. S E Q Q. E E E Q E Q |------------------|----------------|---------------| |------------------|----------------|---------------| |------------------|----------------|-------0-------| |-3-1-1------------|------1-3--3----|-3-1-1----3-1--| |-------3-(3)--1-1-|----1-----------|---------------| |------------------|----------------|---------------| E. S E E Q +E. S E E E E +Q E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |------1-3-3--(3)-1-|-3-1-1------------| |----1--------------|-------3-(3)--1-1-| |-------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E +E Q E H Wx4 |-----------------|---------------||--------| |-----------------|---------------||--------| |-----------------|---------------||--------| |---1-1-3-3-0-----|---------------||--------| |-------------3-1-|-(1)-3--1-1----||--------| |-----------------|---------------||--------| Q S E. Q E E E E E H S S E. S E Q Q. E E E Q E E E |------1--1------|----------------|--------1--1----|----------------| |----4-----------|----------------|------4---------|----------------| |--------------3-|-3-2---1----0---|----3-----------|-3-2---1--0-----| |----------------|-----3--------1-|----------------|-----3------3-1-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| +E. S E Q Q E E E E H S S |---------1--1----|----------------| |-------4---------|----------------| |-----3---------3-|-3-2---1----0---| |-(1)-------------|-----3--------1-| |-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E +E Q E +H. E E |-------1-1-------||----------||----------------|| |---4-4-----3-1---||----------||------------1---|| |---------------3-||-(3)-2--3-||-(3)------------|| |-----------------||----------||----------------|| |-----------------||----------||----------------|| |-----------------||----------||----------------|| H E E E E +H E E E E +H +E Q E S E. E E E E E E |-3----------3-|-(3)----------3-|-(3)----(3)-1----|----------------3--| |------1-4-1---|--------1-4-1---|---------------2-|-1--------1-4-1----| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|---3----3----------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E E. S +H E Q E |-(3)----------3-|-(3)-------------|---------------| |--------1-4-1---|----------1-1----|---------------| |----------------|---------------3-|-(3)----0------| |----------------|-----------------|----------1----| |----------------|-----------------|-------------1-| |----------------|-----------------|---------------| 2/4 +E E H. Wx8 W |---------------||------------||------|| |---------------||------------||------|| |---------------||------------||------|| |-----0---------||------------||------|| |-(1)-----------||------------||------|| |---------------||------------||------|| 4/4 Q E Q. E E E E E H S S E. S E Q Q. E E E Q E E E |---------------|----------------|--------1--1----|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|------4---------|-----------------| |-------------3-|-3-2---1----0---|----3-----------|-3-2---1--0------| |----3-3--------|-----3--------1-|----------------|-----3------3-1--| |---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| +E. S E Q Q E E E E H S S |---------1--1----|----------------| |-------4---------|----------------| |-----3---------3-|-3-2---1----0---| |-(1)-------------|-----3--------1-| |-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E +E Q E +H. E E |-------1-1-------||----------||----------------| |---4-4-----3-1---||----------||------------1---| |---------------3-||-(3)-2--3-||-(3)------------| |-----------------||----------||----------------| |-----------------||----------||----------------| |-----------------||----------||----------------| H E E E E +H E E E E +H +E Q E S E. E E E E E E |-3----------3-|-(3)----------3-|-(3)----(3)-1----|----------------3--| |------1-4-1---|--------1-4-1---|---------------2-|-1--------1-4-1----| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|---3----3----------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E E. S +H E Q E +Q H. Wx7 |-(3)----------3-|-(3)-------------|---------------|--------------|--------| |--------1-4-1---|----------1-1----|---------------|--------------|--------| |----------------|---------------3-|-(3)----0------|--------------|--------| |----------------|-----------------|----------1----|--------------|--------| |----------------|-----------------|-------------1-|-(1)----------|--------| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|--------| Gtr I W E E Q E E E E |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--6--8-8----8-6-----| |--------------|----------------8-6-| | | Gtr II | H E E E E +Q E. S E E E E |--------------|--------------------| |------1-4-----|------------1-4-----| |--------------|------------------0-| |----------1-3-|-(3)------3-----3---| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| H Q E E Q Q. E S E. |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|--6---6---------6-8----| |--4--------4---4-6-|--------------6--------| | | +Q E. S E E E E +H +E Q E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-----------1-4-----|-----------------------| |-(0)-------------0-|-(0)------(0)----------| |---------3-----1---|--------------3--------| |-------------------|---------------------3-| |-------------------|-----------------------| W E E Q E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--6--8-8---8-6-----| |--6------------------|---------------8-6-| | | +S E. +Q E E E E +Q. E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |-------------1-4-----|-----------1-4-----| |---------------------|-----------------0-| |-----------------1-3-|-(3)-----------1---| |-(3)-1--(1)----------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| H Q E E Q Q. E S E. |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|--6---6---------6-8----| |-4-----4---4-6-|--------------6--------| | | Q Q E E E E +H +E Q E |---------------|-----------------------| |-------1-4-----|-----------------------| |-------------0-|-(0)------(0)----------| |-3---------1---|--------------3--------| |---------------|---------------------4-| |---------------|-----------------------| W E E Q E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-6-8-8-----8-6-----| |-6------------------|---------------8-6-| | | S E. E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E |------------------1-|-----------------1-| |------------1-4-1---|-1-----1---1-4-1---| |--------------------|---------3---------| |--------3-3---------|-------------------| |-3-1----------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| H Q E E Q Q. E S E. |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|--6---6-------6--8----| |-4------4---4-6-|-----------6----------| | | Q E E E E E E +H. +E E |----------------|----------------------| |-1------1-------|--------------------1-| |------0---3-0-3-|-(3)---------(3)------| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| W E E Q E E E E H Q E E Q Q. E S E. |------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |------------------|-6-8-8--8-6-----|-----------------|--6---6--------6-8----| |--6---------------|------------8-6-|-4-------4---4-6-|-------------6--------| | | +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E E E +Q E E E E E E |----------------1-|--------------1-|-----------------|----------------------| |-(1)-3----1-4-1---|-1------1-4-1---|-1-------1-------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------|-------0---3-0-3-|-(3)--0--0-0-0--------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------3----3-| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------| W E E Q E E E E H Q E E Q Q. E S E. |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------| |--------------|-6-8-8--8-6-----|--------------|--6---6--------6-8----| |--6-----------|------------8-6-|-4----4---4-6-|-------------6--------| | | +Q H. W H E E E E +Q E E E E E E |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------| |--------------|----------------|------1-------|----------------------| |--------------|----------------|--------3-0-3-|-(3)--0--0-0-0--------| |-(3)----------|----------------|--------------|---------------3----3-| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------| W E E Q E E E E H Q E E |---------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|-6-8-8--8-6-----|--------------| |--6------------|------------8-6-|-4----4---4-6-| | | +E H. E W H E E E E |---------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|------1-------| |---------------|----------------|--------3-0-3-| |-(3)-----------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------| Q Q. E S E. W |--------------------|------------*| |--------------------|------------*| |--6---6--------6-8--|------------*| |-------------6------|--6---------*| | | +Q E E E E E E +Q H. |--------------------|------------*| |--------------------|------------*| |-(3)--0----0-0------|------------*| |---------1----------|------------*| |---------------1-1--|-(1)--------*| |--------------------|------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 - 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 ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com