Licks & Riffs : Coldplay - Trouble

Coldplay's haunting 'trouble' intro is another piece, like Bring Me to life by Evanescence and the X-files theme to use the following four notes as a starting point:

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(This can be considered a B minor chord with a flat sixth, or, in Coldplay's case it is really a G chord with a 'major 7th' F sharp). Try arpeggiating the notes to get a Coldplay-like effect:

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Coldplay accompanies their tune with a series a chords which miraculously all fit with the same melody:

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Sheet Music to buy by Coldplay

Viva La Vida By Coldplay. Piano Vocal. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

The Best of Coldplay for Easy Piano "(Updated Edition). By Coldplay. For voice and easy piano. Hal Leonard Easy Adult Piano. Britpop and Alternative Rock. Difficulty: easy-medium. Songbook. Easy piano notation, lyrics and chord names. 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard"

Clocks By Coldplay. For piano. Pop. 5 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music

Fix You By Coldplay. Piano Vocal. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Paradise By Coldplay. Piano Vocal. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Viva La Vida By Coldplay. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Softcover. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto By Coldplay. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Viva La Vida (Easy Piano). By Coldplay. Easy Piano. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Paradise By Coldplay. Pop; Rock. Piano/Vocal/Guitar. 9 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music

Clocks By Coldplay. By Guy Berryman and Will Champion. For easy piano. Pop; Rock. Easy Piano. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music

Coldplay - The Singles & B-Sides By Coldplay. Vocal Piano. Softcover. 216 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

A Rush of Blood To The Head "By Coldplay. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Britpop and Alternative Rock. Difficulty: medium. Songbook. Vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. 72 pages. Hal Leonard #0711

The Scientist "By Coldplay. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Pop. 5 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music"

New Slang (by The Shins) and Yellow (by Coldplay) (Pop Hits for String Quartet Strings Charts Series). By Coldplay and The Shins. Arranged by Eric Gorfain. For string quartet. String. Softcover. 32 pages. Published by String Letter Publishing

Very Best of Coldplay (Easy Guitar with Notes & Tab). By Coldplay. Easy Guitar. Softcover. Guitar tablature. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Fix You "By Coldplay. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Pop; Rock. 6 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music"

Parachutes "By Coldplay. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Britpop and Alternative Rock. Difficulty: medium. Songbook. Vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. 56 pages. Hal Leonard #0711

X & Y "By Coldplay. For voice, piano and guitar (chords only). Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Britpop and Alternative Rock. Difficulty: medium. Songbook. Vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and black & white photos

Viva La Vida By Coldplay. Arranged by Tim Waters. Score & Parts. Discovery Plus Concert Band. Grade 2. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard

Viva La Vida "By Coldplay. By Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, and Will Champion. Arranged by Mark A. Brymer. SATB. Pop Choral Series. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard"