COLDPLAY - "Shiver Lead" Tablature

Artist: Coldplay
Song: Shiver
Album: Parachutes
Tabbed by: Aidan O'Brien
E-Mail: placebo_korn_greenday@yahoo.com
I have seen a lot of duff tabs for this amazing song, and I'm 99% sure that this one is right.
They do NOT use a capo on ninth for this song, the acoustic guitarist does however use
a weird tuning (I was enlightened to this by little_pyro_bastard@yahoo.com if you have
any questions before I post the acoustic part) but this is just the complete LEAD.
I'll do the chords later.

No capo, standard tuning.

INTRO

The intro actually has TWO lead bits, which is a bit confusing,
but here they are.

Rhythm lead (not acoustic)
e|--12-----12--------12-------------------------------------
B|--12-----12--------12-------------------------------------
G|--9------9---------9--------9-11-11-11-11-11-11-----------
D|--9---9------9-9-9----9-9-9---9--9--9--9--9--9------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------

e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--12-12-12---12---------12---------12---------------------
G|--9--9--9----9--9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11---
D|-----------9--------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9----
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------

Lead lead (See? Confusing!)
e|----9----11----12-
B|-12---12----12----
G|------------------
D|------------------
A|------------------
E|------------------

Just repeat this over and over (not very hard) until the drums come in
then go to the...

Main riff

Distortion, not very heavy though.

e|----------------------------------------------------------\
B|---------------------------------------------------------- \__
G|--6/8-8-8-8\6-6-6/9-9-9-9\6-6-6/8-8-8-8\6-6\1-1-1-1/4-4-4- x2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------- __|
A|---------------------------------------------------------- /
E|----------------------------------------------------------/

e|----------------------------------------------------------\
B|---------------------------------------------------------- \__
G|--6/8-8-8-8\6-6-6/9-9-9-9\14-14-14-14-14/16-16\13-13-13\6- x1|
D|---------------------------------------------------------- __|
A|---------------------------------------------------------- /
E|----------------------------------------------------------/

Verse

For the first part of the verse the lead does nothing but after he sings
"don't you" each time it plays this catchy but tricky little riff.

e|------14----12------11------9-----------------------------\
B|----9----------9-------9------9--------------------------- \__
G|-11------11------11------11-----11------------------------ x2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------- __|
A|---------------------------------------------------------- /
E|----------------------------------------------------------/


This is an alternative version suggested by "Guitar gurl" if you have smaller fingers. Its in the comments, but I thought I might as well add it into the tab itself:

e|------14--12-----11-------------------
B|----------------------------14--------
G|-11-13--13--13-11--13-11-11----13-11--
D|--------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------


Pre chorus

Basically from "From the moment I wake..."
e|--------------------------\
B|-------------------------- \__
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9\8-8\6-6-6-- x2|
D|-6------------------------ __|
A|-------------------------- /
E|--------------------------/

e|--------------------------\
B|-------------------------- \__
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9\8-8\6-6-6-- x1|
D|-8------------------------ __|
A|-------------------------- /
E|--------------------------/

e|----------------------------\
B|---------------------------- \__
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9\8-8\11-11-11- x1|
D|-6-------------------------- __|
A|---------------------------- /
E|----------------------------/

e|--------------------------\
B|-------------------------- \__
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9\8-8\6-6-6-- x2|
D|-6------------------------ __|
A|-------------------------- /
E|--------------------------/

e|----------------------------------------------
B|---0---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0---
G|-4---4---4/8---8---8/11---11---11/14---14-----
D|----------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------

Second part of prechorus

"Did you want me to change..."

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

e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------4---------4---------4---------2---------4------4\\\\\-
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--------4\\\\\- <--- Use the 'Vibrato arm'
D|--4-------4-2-------2-1-------4-5-------5-3----------2\\\\\- here, or 'wanger' as I
A|------------------------------------------------------------ call it :-)
E|------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus

"Don't you shiver..."

Just go back to the main riff.


Ending

"So I look in your direction"

e|------------
B|-9------12--
G|-11-----11--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

Repeat every two beats for the last 4 bars.


Right, thats your lot, I don't think I've missed anything out, and if I have,
let me know!