Coldplay : "Shiver" Bass tabs

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Date: Sat,  6 Dec 2003 23:27:59 -0200
From: schmarotzer 
Subject: c/coldplay/shiver.btab

Man, it took me some time to figure out how to bass for
this amazing song. But here it is, finally, my first tab
ever, the amazing shiver bass tab.
It is really hard, but i did my best to explain exactly
what you should do. I hope you guys like this tab!

Standart Tuning (G, D, A, E)

Pre-riff a.k.a. Intro a.k.a. the part where you only hear
chris' acoustic guitar

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---------7------7-----7-7----7-9-------7-----7-7----7-7--- -7-9---7-6----
---------------------------------------------------------- ------------7-

Riff played for the first time (cos the bass line is
different when jonny plays it for the second time)

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-7--6------------------------------6-6-6-6----
-------2-----2--4-5----5-5-5--4-------------7-  X2

------------------------9-8-----
----6-7----7--7-7-7----------6--
-9------------------------------
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--5---------7------0  <- first verse starts right here

"So i look in your direction, but you pay me no
attention, do you?"
Right after this line, you play:

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-7-7--7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--7-7--0

when you play the E, chris will start singing again:
"I know you don't listen to me. Cause you say you see
straight through me, don't you."
when he sings "don't you", you start playing:

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-7-7--7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--7-7----9-7-9--9---9-9-9---9-9-- 9-9-9--9--2

^This is what you play while chris sings
"Oooh On and on... From the moment I wake, To the moment
I sleep."
And then:

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----------------1--1-2-4--9-----4---------4-4--4---4-4-4-- 4-2
-2-2-2---2-4-2---------------------2-2-2------------------ ---

^ "I'll be there by your side, Just you try and stop me.
I'll be waiting in line, Just to see if you care."

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-2-2--2--2-2-2----2-2--2--2-
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You play this after chris sings "if you care" and before
he sings "did she want me to change"

Pre-chorus:

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-4--4-3----6-7--7-7-3---3-4----4-3---6-7--7-7-9-----

^ "Did she want me to change? Well I change for good.
And I want you to know, But you always get your way."

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-2---------------------------
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-----6----4-----------------0

Chorus will start right after you play the E.

Riff (Kinda different from the first time)
* this is the coolest bass EVER
You start playing when chris sings:
"Don't you Shi-(play here)-ver"

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--2-1----2-1------------------------------
------2------2-------------------6-6-6---2
-----------------2-4-5----5-5-4-----------

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-2-1-----------------------------
-------------------------6-6-6---
-----2--2-4-5---5-5-4-----------7

------------------------9-8-----
----6-7----7--7-7-7----------6--
-9------------------------------
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After all this, you have verse 2, pre-chorus 2 and riff 3
verse 2 = verse 1, pre-chorus 2 = pre-chorus 1, and and
riff 3 = riff 2

And then you have that lil piece which sounds kinda
electronic. You know, it comes right before:
"And it's you I see, but you don't see me. And it's you I
hear, so loud and clear."
well, on this "electronic part" you play:

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-----------------------------------------11--9--13--7--7-2
--7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7--7--7---7-7---------------------
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-2-2----11--9--13--7--7-2---2-2---11--9--13--7--
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And when the drums start, right before chris starts
singing, you play:

-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
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And on the verse:
"And it's you I see, but you don't see me.
And it's you I hear, so loud and clear.
I sing it loud and clear. And I'll always be waiting for
you,"

You have to play what you played on guitar riffs 2 and 3

And then, on the last verse:

"So I look in your direction, But you pay me no attention,
And you know how much I need you, But you never even see
me."

You play this easy line:

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-------2-----------2-----------2------
-0-----------0----------0------------0


Phew... here it is, the shiver bass tab. It was really
hard to tab it.
This is one of the coolest coldplay basses, and guy's job
isn't easy on this one.
The tab got kinda screwed when i posted it, but if you
copy and paste all this on a txt file, it should look ok
again.
If it still isn't ok, don't worry, i'll upload this tab
to a tab site, and i'll post the link for you guys.

Gaah, i'm tired now. Enjoy the tab!


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