Bass tabs
AMSTERDAM (Bassline)
As recorded by Coldplay
(From the 2002 Album A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD)
Transcribed by Christian Vásquez
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Vocals'
Moderate Q=72
4/4
Gtr II
Wx10 Q E E +Q. E
|-------------||----------------|
|-------------||----------------|
|-------------||----------------|
|-------------||----3-3-(3)---3-|
|-------------||----------------|
|-------------||----------------|
E E E E +Q E E E. S E Q Q. E E E Q E Q
|------------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------0-------|
|-3-1-1------------|------1-3--3----|-3-1-1----3-1--|
|-------3-(3)--1-1-|----1-----------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|---------------|
E. S E E Q +E. S E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|------1-3-3--(3)-1-|-3-1-1------------|
|----1--------------|-------3-(3)--1-1-|
|-------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E H Wx4
|-----------------|---------------||--------|
|-----------------|---------------||--------|
|-----------------|---------------||--------|
|---1-1-3-3-0-----|---------------||--------|
|-------------3-1-|-(1)-3--1-1----||--------|
|-----------------|---------------||--------|
Q S E. Q E E E E E H S S E. S E Q Q. E E E Q E E E
|------1--1------|----------------|--------1--1----|----------------|
|----4-----------|----------------|------4---------|----------------|
|--------------3-|-3-2---1----0---|----3-----------|-3-2---1--0-----|
|----------------|-----3--------1-|----------------|-----3------3-1-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
+E. S E Q Q E E E E H S S
|---------1--1----|----------------|
|-------4---------|----------------|
|-----3---------3-|-3-2---1----0---|
|-(1)-------------|-----3--------1-|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +H. E E
|-------1-1-------||----------||----------------||
|---4-4-----3-1---||----------||------------1---||
|---------------3-||-(3)-2--3-||-(3)------------||
|-----------------||----------||----------------||
|-----------------||----------||----------------||
|-----------------||----------||----------------||
H E E E E +H E E E E +H +E Q E S E. E E E E E E
|-3----------3-|-(3)----------3-|-(3)----(3)-1----|----------------3--|
|------1-4-1---|--------1-4-1---|---------------2-|-1--------1-4-1----|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|---3----3----------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E E. S +H E Q E
|-(3)----------3-|-(3)-------------|---------------|
|--------1-4-1---|----------1-1----|---------------|
|----------------|---------------3-|-(3)----0------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------1----|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------1-|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
2/4
+E E H. Wx8 W
|---------------||------------||------||
|---------------||------------||------||
|---------------||------------||------||
|-----0---------||------------||------||
|-(1)-----------||------------||------||
|---------------||------------||------||
4/4
Q E Q. E E E E E H S S E. S E Q Q. E E E Q E E E
|---------------|----------------|--------1--1----|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|------4---------|-----------------|
|-------------3-|-3-2---1----0---|----3-----------|-3-2---1--0------|
|----3-3--------|-----3--------1-|----------------|-----3------3-1--|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
+E. S E Q Q E E E E H S S
|---------1--1----|----------------|
|-------4---------|----------------|
|-----3---------3-|-3-2---1----0---|
|-(1)-------------|-----3--------1-|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +H. E E
|-------1-1-------||----------||----------------|
|---4-4-----3-1---||----------||------------1---|
|---------------3-||-(3)-2--3-||-(3)------------|
|-----------------||----------||----------------|
|-----------------||----------||----------------|
|-----------------||----------||----------------|
H E E E E +H E E E E +H +E Q E S E. E E E E E E
|-3----------3-|-(3)----------3-|-(3)----(3)-1----|----------------3--|
|------1-4-1---|--------1-4-1---|---------------2-|-1--------1-4-1----|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|---3----3----------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E E. S +H E Q E +Q H. Wx7
|-(3)----------3-|-(3)-------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
|--------1-4-1---|----------1-1----|---------------|--------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------3-|-(3)----0------|--------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------1----|--------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------1-|-(1)----------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
Gtr I
W E E Q E E E E
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--6--8-8----8-6-----|
|--------------|----------------8-6-|
|
| Gtr II
| H E E E E +Q E. S E E E E
|--------------|--------------------|
|------1-4-----|------------1-4-----|
|--------------|------------------0-|
|----------1-3-|-(3)------3-----3---|
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
H Q E E Q Q. E S E.
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--6---6---------6-8----|
|--4--------4---4-6-|--------------6--------|
|
| +Q E. S E E E E +H +E Q E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------1-4-----|-----------------------|
|-(0)-------------0-|-(0)------(0)----------|
|---------3-----1---|--------------3--------|
|-------------------|---------------------3-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
W E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--6--8-8---8-6-----|
|--6------------------|---------------8-6-|
|
| +S E. +Q E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------------1-4-----|-----------1-4-----|
|---------------------|-----------------0-|
|-----------------1-3-|-(3)-----------1---|
|-(3)-1--(1)----------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
H Q E E Q Q. E S E.
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|--6---6---------6-8----|
|-4-----4---4-6-|--------------6--------|
|
| Q Q E E E E +H +E Q E
|---------------|-----------------------|
|-------1-4-----|-----------------------|
|-------------0-|-(0)------(0)----------|
|-3---------1---|--------------3--------|
|---------------|---------------------4-|
|---------------|-----------------------|
W E E Q E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-6-8-8-----8-6-----|
|-6------------------|---------------8-6-|
|
| S E. E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------------------1-|-----------------1-|
|------------1-4-1---|-1-----1---1-4-1---|
|--------------------|---------3---------|
|--------3-3---------|-------------------|
|-3-1----------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
H Q E E Q Q. E S E.
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|--6---6-------6--8----|
|-4------4---4-6-|-----------6----------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +H. +E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|-1------1-------|--------------------1-|
|------0---3-0-3-|-(3)---------(3)------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
W E E Q E E E E H Q E E Q Q. E S E.
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|------------------|-6-8-8--8-6-----|-----------------|--6---6--------6-8----|
|--6---------------|------------8-6-|-4-------4---4-6-|-------------6--------|
|
| +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|----------------1-|--------------1-|-----------------|----------------------|
|-(1)-3----1-4-1---|-1------1-4-1---|-1-------1-------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------0---3-0-3-|-(3)--0--0-0-0--------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------3----3-|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
W E E Q E E E E H Q E E Q Q. E S E.
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|-6-8-8--8-6-----|--------------|--6---6--------6-8----|
|--6-----------|------------8-6-|-4----4---4-6-|-------------6--------|
|
| +Q H. W H E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------|------1-------|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------3-0-3-|-(3)--0--0-0-0--------|
|-(3)----------|----------------|--------------|---------------3----3-|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------|
W E E Q E E E E H Q E E
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|-6-8-8--8-6-----|--------------|
|--6------------|------------8-6-|-4----4---4-6-|
|
| +E H. E W H E E E E
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|------1-------|
|---------------|----------------|--------3-0-3-|
|-(3)-----------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
Q Q. E S E. W
|--------------------|------------*|
|--------------------|------------*|
|--6---6--------6-8--|------------*|
|-------------6------|--6---------*|
|
| +Q E E E E E E +Q H.
|--------------------|------------*|
|--------------------|------------*|
|-(3)--0----0-0------|------------*|
|---------1----------|------------*|
|---------------1-1--|-(1)--------*|
|--------------------|------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
