The Scientist

by Coldplay

🎤 Pop
Difficulty ★★☆☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

The melancholic piano riff arranged for guitar from Coldplay's 2002 hit. The Dm-Bb-F-C progression played as gentle arpeggios captures the song's theme of wanting to go back to the start.

e|------1-----------1-----------1-----------0-----|
B|----3---3-------3---3-------1---1-------1---1---|
G|--2-------2---3-------3---2-------2---0-------0-|
D|--0-------0---3-------3---3-------3---2-------2-|
A|--------------1-------1---3-------3---3-------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------1-----------1-----------1-----------0-----|
B|----3---3-------3---3-------1---1-------1---1---|
G|--2-------2---3-------3---2-------2---0-------0-|
D|--0-------0---3-------3---3-------3---2-------2-|
A|--------------1-------1---3-------3---3-------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

   Dm          Bb          F           C