VIVA LA VIDA

As recorded by Coldplay

(Released as a Single in 2008)









 Words and Music by Coldplay



 Transcribed by B.J. Evans





C

x 3 2 0 1 0 D

x x 0 2 3 2 G

3 2 0 0 3 3 Em

0 2 2 0 0 0 

C(type 2)

x 3 5 5 5 3 D(type 2)

x 5 7 7 7 5 G(type 2)

3 5 5 4 3 3 B

x x x x 0 x 





Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'





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| Gtr II

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|-5--5--5--5-7--|-7--7-7--7--4--|-4--4--4-0--0--|-0-0--0--|

|-5--5--5--5-7--|-7--7-7--7--5--|-5--5--5-2--2--|-2-2--2--|

|-3--3--3--3-5--|-5--5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-2--2--|-2-2--2--|

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  E E E Q  E   E E E E E   Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E   E E E E   Q  E E E

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|-5-5-x-5---5-5-|-7-7-x-7---7-7-|-4-4-x-4---4-4-|-0-0-x-0---0-0-|

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|-5-5-x-5--5-5-|-7-7-x-7--7-7-|-4-4-x-4--4-4-|-0-0-x-0--0-0-|

|-5-5-x-5--5-5-|-7-7-x-7--7-7-|-5-5-x-5--5-5-|-2-2-x-2--2-2-|

|-3-3-x-3--3-3-|-5-5-x-5--5-5-|-5-5-x-5--5-5-|-2-2-x-2--2-2-|

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Duration Legend

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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

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 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

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 |  - 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