Tabs
Song: Violet Hill
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
Instrument: Guitar
Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: Drop 
D MajorD
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|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-3---2-1-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4-3---2-1-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-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-|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
e|-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
e|-7-9-7-9~--------7-9-7-9~--------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
(you can tremolo or flanger the 11, it's up to you)
"If you love me, won't you let me know"
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------6-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A augmentedA|-9-7--6---2--4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD|-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-|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
Verse 2 Guitar Licks (heard in the background)
e|---9--9--9-------9--9--9---------|
BB|---9--9--9-------9--9--9---------|
G+G|---9--9--9-------9--9--9---------|
D MajorD|---11-11-11------11-11-11--------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
On the album I'm pretty sure he goes v, but live he keeps playing a 
C minorCm chord.
e|---5--5--5-----------------------|
BB|---5--5--5-----------------------|
G+G|---6--6--6-----------------------|
D MajorD|---7--7--7-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
Solo (repeat riff as necessary)
e|---------------------|
BB|-5-4---5-------------|
G+G|-----6-----4--6------|
D MajorD|---------6---6--4----|
A augmentedA|------------------4--|
D MajorD|---------------------|
Solo Fill
-----------------------|
-5-4---5---------------|
-----6-----4-----------|
---------6---6-43--21--|
---------------43--21--|
Other versions of Violet Hill
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Violet hill (Ver. 3) by Coldplay
