Artist: Coldplay

Song: Fix You

Album: X&Y (2005)
Words and Music By: Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, and last but not
least, Chris Martin
Tabbed by: jchitty
Email: jchitty_16@yahoo.com
Tuning: Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb (Low to high)
Okay what I am tabbing out here is the actual guitar TAB - no extra chords
for parts where there's no guitar playing, there's enough of that on this
site already, but strictly what the guitar(s) actually play in this song.
The guitar doesn't even come in until the "High up above and down below"
verse (a strumming acoustic) and the famous riff on the last half of the
song. No one has tabbed it like this yet (maybe in the guitar pro, but not
normal tabs), so here you go.
Verse 3

Guitar 1 (Acoustic)

E
G#mb6
C#m7
Badd11
e|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|
B|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|
G|1---1---1---1-1--4---4---4---4-4-|9---9---9---9-9--8---8---8---8-8-|
D|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11-------9-------9---9-9-|
A|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11-------9-------9-------|
E|0-------0--------4-------4-------|9-------9--------7-------7-------|
High up above
and down below
You re
E
G#mb6
C#m7
Badd11
e|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-|
B|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-|
G|1---1---1---1-1--4---4---4---4-4-|9---9---9---9--9--8---8---8---8-8-|
D|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11--11-11-9-------9---9-9-|
A|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11--------9-------9-------|
E|0-------0--------4-------4-------|9-------9---------7-------7-------|
Too in love to let it go
but if you
E
G#mb6
C#m7
Badd11
e|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-|
B|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-|
G|1---1---1---1-1--4---4---4---4-4-|9---9---9---9--9--8---8---8---8-8-|
D|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11--11-11-9-------9---9-9-|
A|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11--------9-------9-------|
E|0-------0--------4-------4-------|9-------9---------7-------7-------|
Never try, you ll never know
just what you re
E
G#mb6
C#m7
Badd11
e|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-|
B|0---0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-|
G|1---1---1---1-1--4---4---4---4-4-|9---9---9---9--9--8---8---8---8-8-|
D|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11--11-11-9-------9---9-9-|
A|2-------2--------6-------6-------|11------11--------9-------9-------|
E|0-------0--------4-------4-------|9-------9---------7-------7-------|
Worth
Pre-Chorus (Guitar 1)
Aadd9

G#mb6

Bsus4

Badd11

e|0~-----0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0-|0-----0--0-0-0-----0---0-0--|
B|0~-----0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0-|0-----0--0-0-0-----0---0-0--|
G|6~-----6---6-6--6---6-6--4---4-4-|9-----9--9-9-8-----8---8-8--|
D|7~-----7--------7--------6-------|9-----9------9-----9--------|
A|7~-----7--------7--------6-------|9--9--9------9--9--9--------|
E|5~-----5--------5--------4-------|7--7--7------7--7--7--------|
Lights will
guide
you home
Aadd9
G#mb6
Bsus4
Badd11
e|0-----0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0-|0-----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0--|
B|0-----0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0-|0-----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0--|
G|6-----6---6-6--6---6-6--4---4-4-|9-----9--9-9-8-----8--8-8--|
D|7-----7--------7--------6-------|9-----9------9-----9-------|
A|7--7--7--------7--------6-------|9--9--9------9--9--9-------|
E|5--5--5--------5--------4-------|7--7--7------7--7--7-------|
And
ignite
your bones
Aadd9
G#mb6
Bsus4
Badd11
e|0-----0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0-|0-----0--0-0-0~------------|
B|0-----0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0-|0-----0--0-0-0~------------|
G|6-----6---6-6--6---6-6--4---4-4-|9-----9--9-9-8~------------|
D|7-----7--------7--------6-------|9-----9------9~------------|
A|7--7--7--------7--------6-------|9--9--9------9~------------|
E|5--5--5--------5--------4-------|7--7--7------7~------------|
And I
will
try
to Fix You.
Guitar 2 (Electric w/slight distortion)
Final Chorus
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-/12-12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------| 3x
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|-5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
G|-------------------------------------------------| 1x
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
As noted, the first stanza is played three times and then the second one is
played once. And then repeat that whole thing 3 times and that covers the
rest of the song as far as guitar parts go (As you know, everything drops
out except Chris Martin and his keyboard for the last refrain).
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slide up
slide down
hammer-on
pull-off
vibrato
harmonic
Mute note

Standard tuning
Capo 3
chords:
C x32010
Cmaj7 - x32000
Am 002210
C/G - 320013
F 133211
Intro: C, Cmaj7, Am, C/G
Verse 1:
C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When you try your best, but you don't succeed

C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When you get what you want, but not what you need
C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

C, Cmaj7 ,Am, C/G
Stuck in re - ver - se.
Verse 2:
C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When the tears come streaming down your face

C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When you lose something you can't replace

C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When you love someone, but it goes to waste

C, Cmaj7 ,Am, C/G
Could it be wo - rse?
Chorus:
F

G
Lights will gu - ide you home

And ig - nite your bones

F

G
And I will try to fix you

Instrumental:
C, Cmaj7 ,Am, C/G x 2 ( can be picked to mimic piano)

Verse 3:
C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

And high up above or down below

C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

When you're too in love to let it go

C

Cmaj7

Am

C/G

If you never try, then you'll never know

C,Cmaj7,Am, C/G
Just what you're wor - th

Chorus:
F

G
Lights will gu - ide you home

G
And ig - nite your bones

G
And I will try to fix you

Bridge:
Chords used for bridge only !!!
(Hammer Pinky where you think appropriate)
C

- x32013 ( notice pinky at fret 3)

C/G - 320013

G* - 320003
Instrumental - C, C/G , C , C/G , G* x4
C

C/G

Tears stream,
C

down your face

C/G

G*

When you lose something you cannot replace

C

C/G

Tears stream down your face

C

C/G G*

And I.........
C

C/G

Tears stream,
C

down your face

C/G

G*

I promise you that I'll learn from my mistakes

C

C/G

Tears stream down your face

C

C/G G*

And I.........
Final Chorus: (quite slow, sung 1 octave lower)
F

G
Lights will gu - ide you home
F

G
And ig - nite your bones

And I will try to fix you

If you find any corrections email them to ssetem@essex.ac.uk
work of ash and andre