Viva la Vida

by Coldplay

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

The triumphant string-driven melody arranged for guitar from Coldplay's 2008 hit. The Db-Eb-Ab-Fm progression creates an epic, orchestral feel. Chris Martin wrote it imagining a fallen king.

e|--4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
B|--6---6---6---6---8---8---8---8---4---4---4---4--|
G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
D|--6---6---6---6---8---8---8---8---6---6---6---6--|
A|--4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4--|
E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x|

e|--1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4-----------------|
B|--1---1---1---1---6---6---6---6-----------------|
G|--1---1---1---1---5---5---5---5-----------------|
D|--3---3---3---3---6---6---6---6-----------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---4---4---4---4-----------------|
E|--1---1---1---1---x---x---x---x-----------------|