Violet Hill tab by Coldplay

Song: Violet Hill
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
Instrument: Guitar
Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: Drop D

The other tab isn't that great, so...here's my interpretation

I'll just give you the different riffs and where they're supposed to go - listen to the
recording if you want the timing and stuff.

No guitar during Intro and Verse 1

Fill 1 (occurs at 0:48 and after)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4-3---2-1-----------------------------|
A|-4-3---2-1-----------------------------|
D|-4-3---2-1-----------------------------|

Pre-Chorus (Light distortion, little delay)
e|-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

e|-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

e|-7-9-7-9~--------7-9-7-9~--------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

(you can tremolo or flanger the 11, it's up to you)

"If you love me, won't you let me know"
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------6-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-9-7--6---2--4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-9-7--6---2----------------------|
     ^beat one is here

Verse 2 Background Guitar (repeat for whole verse)
e|-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

Verse 2 Guitar Licks (heard in the background)
e|---9--9--9-------9--9--9---------|
B|---9--9--9-------9--9--9---------|
G|---9--9--9-------9--9--9---------|
D|---11-11-11------11-11-11--------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

On the album I'm pretty sure he goes v, but live he keeps playing a Cm chord.
e|---5--5--5-----------------------|
B|---5--5--5-----------------------|
G|---6--6--6-----------------------|
D|---7--7--7-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

Solo (repeat riff as necessary)
e|---------------------|
B|-5-4---5-------------|
G|-----6-----4--6------|
D|---------6---6--4----|
A|------------------4--|
D|---------------------|

Solo Fill
-----------------------|
-5-4---5---------------|
-----6-----4-----------|
---------6---6-43--21--|
---------------43--21--|