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Chord gitar lagu / Kunci gitar lagu Coldplay – Atlas – ( 38 )
Atlas
Charted by Richard J.M. Fry for bloody fun, that’s who! (Drastic Revisions!
Epiphany, research, and whatnot)
Once more, please consult the *Notes and Notations* section below for any
questions.
*Plenty of interesting chords here. Just to note, this is not tablature, but I am
by far open to corrections on chord figures. If you DO have chord suggestions,
please, let me know in the comments, but please don’t suggest arppegiated chords.*
Redundancy aside, I have nixed the non-capo version. Many of these chord shapes
simply can’t be feasibly emulated on a guitar without a capo. Though, if you want
to see the chords anyways, use the transposition tool on the left hand side and
raise the song four half steps.
Chords used in order:
Capoed Version: F#m now played as Dm
Capo 4:
Chords:
Dm : XX0231 or you can use this D5 shape to emulate the intro arpppegiation: XX0235
D5/F: 1X023X
Em7: 022030
Gm: 355333
D5/F#: 2X023X
Am: X02210
E: 022100
E7/G#: 420100
G: 3X0003
C: x32010
Standard Tuning
Key: Dm/D
Tempo: 132-135 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4
Intro: Dm D5/F
Em7 Gm
Some saw the sun;
D5/F# Am
Some saw the smoke;
E E7/G#
Some heard the gun;
Am C
Some bent the bow.
Dm C
Sometimes the wire
E7/G# Am D5/F
Must tense for the note.
E D5/F
Caught in the fire, say “Oh
G D
We’re about to explode”.
Am C
Carry your world?
G D
I’ll carry your world.
Am C
Carry your world?
G
I’ll carry your world.
Break: D5/F Em7 Gm
D5/F# Am
Some far away;
E E7/G#
Some search for gold;
Am C
Some dragon to slay.
Dm C
Heaven, we hope,
E7/G# Am Dm
Is just up the road.
E Dm
Show me the way, Lord, cause I?
G D
I’m about to explode.
Am C
Carry your world?
G D
I’ll carry your world.
Am C
Carry your world?
G D
I’ll carry your world.
Am C
Carry your world
G D
And all your hurt
D Am C G
Outro: D5/F Em Gm D5/F#
*Notes and Notations*
1. The intro: given that there is an arppegiation of D-A-A, that might make you
want to play a D major chord with your pinky on F on the high E string.
Technically, yes, this is how the recording does it, but simply because there is
an octave of the fifth does not inherently make this intro chord major. As such, I
have listed it as a Dm, given that it is shortly followed by such.
3. The G chord I have listed: I am a staunch believer of dropping the low B on the
A string in a G chord. It just muddies the tone to me. Leaving the high B still
present completes the triad while also making a brighter G; that being said, you
can make that high B a high D?cutting out the third of the chord is purely
aesthetic, so don’t feel inclined to follow this if you disagree.
3. Lastly, the E7 might sound like there is an octave D on the B string there, but
this is unnecessary given the lower seventh present in a standard E7 chord
fulfills the seventh necessary for a V7 chord. As to WHY there is an E7 there, it
is a borrowed V7/v chord. Am immediately precedes E and E7, so this negates any
possibility of it being a III7, as a iii-III7 is incredibly uncommon compared to a
V-V7/v. This is just theory babble, so disregard it if you aren’t interested in that.
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