Careful Where You Stand

Coldplay

CAREFUL WHERE YOU STAND Guitars 1,2 & 3 tuned EADGBe Legenda (16) - this note still sounds h - hammer on / - slide up ^ - pickstroke up /(9) - legato slide up b(17)- bend to 17 r(16)- release bend (back) to 16 Guitar 1: Clean electric (rhythm) All figures are fingerpicked Fig. 1 B-|16------16------16----|16------16(16)-----16---| G-|16------16------16----|16------16(16)-----16---| D-|-----14------14----14-|-----14-14h16---16------| A-|16--------------------|16----------------------| Fig. 2 B-|9-----9-----9---|0-----0-----0---|16------16------16----|16------16------16----| G-|9-----9-----9---|9-----9-----9---|16------16------16----|16------16------16----| D-|----7-----7---7-|----7-----7---7-|-----14------14----14-|-----14------14----14-| A-|9---------------|9---------------|16--------------------|16--------------------| Fig. 3 B-|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---| G-|9-----9-----9---|9-----9-----9---|9-----9-----9---|9-----9-----9---| D-|----7-----7---7-|----7-----7---7-|----7-----7---7-|----6-----6---6-| A-|9---------------|9---------------|7---------------|7---------------| Fig. 4 e-|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------| B-|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|9-----9-----9---|0-----0-----0---| G-|----3-----3---3-|----3-----3---3-|9-----9-----9---|9-----9-----9---| D-|4---------------|4---------------|----7-----7---7-|----7-----7---7-| A-|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------| Fig. 5 e-|9-----9-----9---|5-----5-----5---|4-----4-----4---|5-----5-----5---| B-|7-----7-----7---|3-----3-----3---|3-----3-----3---|3-----3-----3---| G-|----7-----7---7-|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---4-| D-|9---------------|5---------------|2---------------|5---------------| Fig. 6 e-|9-----9-----9---|6-----6-----6---|5-----5-----5---|4-----4-----4---| B-|7-----7-----7---|4-----4-----4---|5-----5-----5---|5-----5-----5---| G-|----8-----8---8-|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---4-| D-|9---------------|6---------------|4---------------|6---------------| Fig. 7 e-|2-----2-----2---|/4----4-----4---|2-----2-----2---|/4----4-----4---| B-|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---| G-|----2-----2---2-|----4-----4---4-|----2-----2---2-|----4-----4---4-| D-|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------| Fig. 8 e-|4-----4-----4---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---| B-|5-----5-----5---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---| G-|---4------4---4-|----6-----6---6-|----5----5----5-| D-|6---------------|7---------------|7---------------| Fig. 9 e-|9-----9-----9---|6-----6-----6---|5---------------|5---------------|| B-|7-----7-----7---|4-----4-----4---|3---------------|3---------------|| G-|----8-----8---8-|----4-----4---4-|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|| D-|9---------------|6---------------|5-------0-------|5-------0-------|| rit._____________________________ Guitar 2: Clean electric w/ delay (lead) Fig. B-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-7-7/12-12-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-7-7/12-12-| Fig. B B-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14| Fig. C e-|9---------------|5---------------|4---------------|5---------------| B-|7---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------| G-|7---------------|4---------------|4---------------|4---------------| D-|9---------------|5---------------|2---------------|5---------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ Fig. D B-|7---------------|7/(9)-----------|7---------------|7/(9)-----------| Fig. E B-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Fig. F e-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/| Fig. G e-|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-| Fig. H e-|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------|------0---------| B-|----3-----3---3-|----3-----3---3-|----3-----3---3-|----3-----3---3-| G-|4-----------4---|2h4---------4---|1-----------1---|2h4---------4---| Guitar 3: Clean electric w/ delay (lead) Fig. a e-|14------16---16b(17)r(16)----|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------14*---| B-|-----------------------------|17------17---16b(17)r(16)----|12------12---14b(15)r(14)----|-------------------| G-|---14---------------------14-|---14---------------------14-|---14---------------------11-|(11)------------14*| * First time only Song structure: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Intro 4X fig. 1 Verse 1 4X fig. 1 1X fig. 2 1X fig. 3 Verse 2 4X fig. 1 4x fig. A 1X fig. 2 1X fig. A 1X fig. 4 1X fig. B Chorus 1 2X fig. 5 2X fig. C 1X fig. 6 1X fig. 7 1X fig. D Verse 3 4X fig. 1 4X fig. A 1X fig. 2 1X fig. A 1X fig. 4 1X fig. B Chorus 2 2X fig. 5 2X fig. C 2X fig. 6 Bridge 2X fig. 8 2X fig. E 1X fig. 8 1X fig. F 1X fig. 8 1X fig. G Chorus 3 2X fig. 5 2X fig. H 2X fig. 5 2X fig. H 2X fig. a Outro 2X fig. 6 1X fig. 9 Enjoy -- Tjrd

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