Verse 1: Dbm Was a long and dark December From the rooftops I remember A Gbm There was snow, white snow Dbm Clearly I remember from the windows A They were watching while we froze Gbm Down below Chorus: A When the future's architectured B Dbm By a carnival of idiots on show B You'd better lie low A Abm E Dbm B Dbm If you love me, won’t you let me know? Verse 2: Dbm Was a long and dark December When the banks became cathedrals A Gbm And a fox became God Dbm Priests clutched onto bibles Hollowed out to fit their rifles A Gbm And the cross was held aloft Chorus: A Bury me an armour B When I’m dead and hit the ground Dbm B My nerves are poles that unfroze A Abm E Dbm B Dbm If you love me, won’t you let me know? GUITAR SOLO: Dbm Dbm A Gbm x2 Chorus: A I don’t want to be a soldier B Who the captain of some sinking ship Dbm Would stow B Far below A Abm E Dbm B Dbm So, if you love me, why’d you let me go? Outro: E A E Dbm B A I took my love down to Violet Hill B Dbm Abm A There we sat in the snow A B Dbm Gbm E Dbm B All that time she was silent still Abm A Abm E Dbm B A Said if you love me, won’t you let me know? Abm A Abm E Dbm B Dbm If you love me, won’t you let me know? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Violet Hill chords by Coldplay
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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Prefer something simpler: all downs d d d d
How to play Violet Hill on ukulele
To play Violet Hill on ukulele, strum the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. The groove sits around 100 bpm, a medium pace. On this page the song is in Db minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the expert level. Prefer easier shapes? Transpose the song down 2 half-steps, then a capo on fret 2 brings you back to the key on this page. Chug down-strums with a marching feel to match the heavy riff.
6 ukulele chords used in "Violet Hill" by Coldplay: A, B, Dbm, E, Gbm and Abm
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For female voices & beginners +3 is a nice place to transpose to!
-4 is the easiest for me
I’ve been playing in +6 and it’s the best one for me to play and sing
+1 is an easier one to sing and play I think
I love love love this so much