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Paradise by Coldplay

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COLDPLAY-PARADISE
(this is my first tab so i might be wrong a bit)

PIANO INTRO

guitar 1(play along with the piano)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15-15-15--|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-17-17-17--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------|
A----------------|
D-15-15-15-15-15-|
G-17-17-17-17-17-|
B----------------|
e----------------|

guitar 2(slightly later)
E|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--17----------------------------------14-12-10-|
G|-----17-19--21--19--17--14----12-14------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|

INTRO

guitar 1
E|-3--3-3-|--6-6-6-6-|-1--1-1-|---------|
A|-5--5-5-|--8-8-8-8-|-3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
D|-5--5-5-|--8-8-8-8-|-3--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|
G|--------|----------|--------|-5-5-5-5-|
B|--------|----------|--------|---------|
e|--------|----------|--------|---------|

guitar 2
E|----|----|----|----|
A|----|----|----|----|
D|----|----|----|----|
G|--3-|--3-|--2-|--5-|
B|--3-|--3-|--1-|--5-|
e|--3-|--3-|--1-|--3-|

VERSE

in live versions Guy plays this

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-ect|

When Chris gets to the first 'paradise' (an octave lower than the chorus) you go....

guitar 1

 "para.... para.....paradise"
E|-17-15---17-15----17-15-15-|
A|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|

guitar 2 (this bit is palm muted)

 "para..para...paradise...para...para...paradise"
E|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|
B|---8---8---8---8---8---6---6---6---8---8---8-|
e|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6-------8---8----|

CHORUS

Same as the intro

BRIDGE

guitar 1&2
E-3--3-3-5-|-6--6-6-8--|-10--10-10-12-|-13--13-13-13-|
A----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
D-5--5-5-7-|-8--8-8-10-|-12--12-12-14-|-15--15-15-15-|
G----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
B----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
e----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|

(later in the bridge)

guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--17----------------------------------14-12-10-|
G|-----17-19--21--19--17--14----12-14------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

Same as the intro

SOLO

E|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
A|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6--6--6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4--4-|
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5--5--5--5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3--3-| just repeated


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Paradise Tab Info

Last Updated: January 9, 2026