Chords for How To Play Speed Of Sound By Coldplay On Guitar
Tempo:
117.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
What's going [E] on?
This is Jen from Mahalo [Em].com teaching you guitar.
We're going to do another
Coldplay song called Speed of Sound.
This one is a little more complicated.
I wouldn't
recommend it for if you're just starting out, but if you've got a couple songs under your
belt and you're feeling pretty good with your right hand with the speed that you can strum
and your left hand is good with a little more difficult chords, then I would definitely
try this one out.
I think it would be good for you.
But for beginners, not [A#] so much.
It's
a little bit fast and the chords can get just a touch hairy.
Just a couple bar chords, but
work up to it.
So let's [A] start in.
We're going to start with our A major, which sometimes
I like to bar it like this.
Or you can play it like that or like that.
So the verse, A
[E] major, E minor, hang out [A] there, D [D] major.
[A] So [E]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Em] E minor, stay on E minor, [D] D.
That's the
whole verse.
[A] [Em]
[D]
So now [G] we're going into the pre-chorus.
Still not so bad.
We've got G, G major, [A] A,
and [Bm] we've got the B minor, which again, it can be a little bit [Em] tricky plus the song is
kind of fast.
[G] So you want to make sure that you really have [Bm] that happening before you
start on this one.
You can do the little B minor, but [A] again, this is not an easy shape
to get to from A [Bm] to the B minor.
[A] So [D] [A]
[Bm] stay on B minor, [D] G, 1, 2, 3, [A] 4, A.
[Bm] You only play it
twice.
Now we're going into the chorus, and this is the last section that you need to
know.
[F] So again, it's a little bit above a beginner level, [B] but not too much because this
[G] is the only other section.
There's only three.
So we've got G, [Bm] B minor again, [D] D,
[G] G, do that
again, G, [Bm] B minor.
Now, [F#m] F sharp minor, which we've talked about in some other videos.
[E] It's
a [F#] little bit tricky, but I really think you should learn it because it sounds [F#m] nice.
So
you can do it this way.
[E] [F#m] You can do it this way, this way.
Oh, you can't see that, can
you?
There.
You can do it that way.
So it [A] looks just like an A.
Here's your A.
Here's
your F sharp minor.
That's [B] a lot easier, but you really [F#m] want that big, full thickness of
that chord.
[E]
[E] Went off on a little tangent.
Let's start on the [D] chorus again.
G, [Bm] B minor,
[D] D, [G] G.
Stay on the G, [Bm] B minor,
[F#m] F sharp minor.
[D]
[Bm]
[D] Stay [G] on the G, 3, [Bm] 4, B minor,
[F#m] F sharp minor.
[D]
So let's go over everything one more time because this is really simple and I'm just
trying [G#] to eat time because [A] I like to talk.
Verse, A, [Em] E minor.
Stay on E minor, [D] D.
[A] A,
E minor, E minor, [D] D.
Let's move on to the pre-chorus.
[G] G,
[A] A, [Bm] B minor, or the little B
minor.
[D] G,
[A] [Bm] B minor.
Let's move on to the chorus.
2, [D] 3, 4, G.
[Bm] [D]
G,
[Bm] B minor, [F#m] F sharp minor [D] to G.
Chorus one more time.
G, [Bm] B minor, [D] D,
[G] G.
G, B minor, F sharp minor.
G, B minor, F sharp
minor.
G, B minor, D, G.
G, B [Bm] minor, [F#m] F sharp minor.
[D] G.
That's it.
Three [C] sections.
Verse, [D#] pre-chorus, chorus.
Really focus on the B minor and the
F sharp minor because you're going to see those everywhere with capos and without.
This
song doesn't have a capo on it, but you just see those chords all over the place.
So the
longer you avoid them, the longer you have to wait to play super [A#] cool stuff.
So just
get them.
I know bar chords are a pain and they hurt.
Once you have them, you have them.
So get that B minor, get that F sharp minor, and then you can move those all over the place
on the neck.
It's so, so worth it.
So three sections.
Speed of Sound, Coldplay, Mahalo.com.
That's it.
That's all I got.
Okay.
If you want to see more videos, click on the links
above my head and enjoy playing some guitar.
Thanks a lot.
Bye, guys.
[N]
This is Jen from Mahalo [Em].com teaching you guitar.
We're going to do another
Coldplay song called Speed of Sound.
This one is a little more complicated.
I wouldn't
recommend it for if you're just starting out, but if you've got a couple songs under your
belt and you're feeling pretty good with your right hand with the speed that you can strum
and your left hand is good with a little more difficult chords, then I would definitely
try this one out.
I think it would be good for you.
But for beginners, not [A#] so much.
It's
a little bit fast and the chords can get just a touch hairy.
Just a couple bar chords, but
work up to it.
So let's [A] start in.
We're going to start with our A major, which sometimes
I like to bar it like this.
Or you can play it like that or like that.
So the verse, A
[E] major, E minor, hang out [A] there, D [D] major.
[A] So [E]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Em] E minor, stay on E minor, [D] D.
That's the
whole verse.
[A] [Em]
[D]
So now [G] we're going into the pre-chorus.
Still not so bad.
We've got G, G major, [A] A,
and [Bm] we've got the B minor, which again, it can be a little bit [Em] tricky plus the song is
kind of fast.
[G] So you want to make sure that you really have [Bm] that happening before you
start on this one.
You can do the little B minor, but [A] again, this is not an easy shape
to get to from A [Bm] to the B minor.
[A] So [D] [A]
[Bm] stay on B minor, [D] G, 1, 2, 3, [A] 4, A.
[Bm] You only play it
twice.
Now we're going into the chorus, and this is the last section that you need to
know.
[F] So again, it's a little bit above a beginner level, [B] but not too much because this
[G] is the only other section.
There's only three.
So we've got G, [Bm] B minor again, [D] D,
[G] G, do that
again, G, [Bm] B minor.
Now, [F#m] F sharp minor, which we've talked about in some other videos.
[E] It's
a [F#] little bit tricky, but I really think you should learn it because it sounds [F#m] nice.
So
you can do it this way.
[E] [F#m] You can do it this way, this way.
Oh, you can't see that, can
you?
There.
You can do it that way.
So it [A] looks just like an A.
Here's your A.
Here's
your F sharp minor.
That's [B] a lot easier, but you really [F#m] want that big, full thickness of
that chord.
[E]
[E] Went off on a little tangent.
Let's start on the [D] chorus again.
G, [Bm] B minor,
[D] D, [G] G.
Stay on the G, [Bm] B minor,
[F#m] F sharp minor.
[D]
[Bm]
[D] Stay [G] on the G, 3, [Bm] 4, B minor,
[F#m] F sharp minor.
[D]
So let's go over everything one more time because this is really simple and I'm just
trying [G#] to eat time because [A] I like to talk.
Verse, A, [Em] E minor.
Stay on E minor, [D] D.
[A] A,
E minor, E minor, [D] D.
Let's move on to the pre-chorus.
[G] G,
[A] A, [Bm] B minor, or the little B
minor.
[D] G,
[A] [Bm] B minor.
Let's move on to the chorus.
2, [D] 3, 4, G.
[Bm] [D]
G,
[Bm] B minor, [F#m] F sharp minor [D] to G.
Chorus one more time.
G, [Bm] B minor, [D] D,
[G] G.
G, B minor, F sharp minor.
G, B minor, F sharp
minor.
G, B minor, D, G.
G, B [Bm] minor, [F#m] F sharp minor.
[D] G.
That's it.
Three [C] sections.
Verse, [D#] pre-chorus, chorus.
Really focus on the B minor and the
F sharp minor because you're going to see those everywhere with capos and without.
This
song doesn't have a capo on it, but you just see those chords all over the place.
So the
longer you avoid them, the longer you have to wait to play super [A#] cool stuff.
So just
get them.
I know bar chords are a pain and they hurt.
Once you have them, you have them.
So get that B minor, get that F sharp minor, and then you can move those all over the place
on the neck.
It's so, so worth it.
So three sections.
Speed of Sound, Coldplay, Mahalo.com.
That's it.
That's all I got.
Okay.
If you want to see more videos, click on the links
above my head and enjoy playing some guitar.
Thanks a lot.
Bye, guys.
[N]
Key:
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
_ What's going [E] on?
This is Jen from Mahalo [Em].com teaching you guitar.
_ We're going to do another
Coldplay song called Speed of Sound.
This one is a little more complicated.
I wouldn't
recommend it for if you're just starting out, but if you've got a couple songs under your
belt and you're feeling pretty good with your right hand with the speed that you can strum
_ and your left hand is good with a little more difficult chords, then I would definitely
try this one out.
I think it would be good for you.
But for beginners, _ _ not [A#] so much.
It's
a little bit fast _ and the chords can get just a touch hairy.
Just a couple bar chords, but
work up to it.
_ So let's [A] start in.
We're going to start with our A major, which sometimes
I like to bar it like this.
_ Or you can play it like that or like that.
So the verse, _ _ A
[E] major, E minor, _ _ hang out [A] there, D [D] major. _ _ _
[A] So _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] E minor, _ stay on E minor, _ [D] D.
That's the
whole verse.
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
So now [G] we're going into the pre-chorus.
Still not so bad.
We've got G, G major, [A] A, _
and [Bm] we've got the B minor, which again, it can be a little bit [Em] tricky plus the song is
kind of fast.
[G] So you want to make sure that you really have [Bm] that happening before you
start on this one.
You can do the little B minor, but [A] again, this is not an easy shape
to get to from A [Bm] to the B minor.
[A] So [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ stay on B minor, [D] G, 1, 2, 3, [A] 4, A. _ _
[Bm] You only play it
twice.
Now we're going into the chorus, and this is the last section that you need to
know.
[F] So again, it's a little bit above a beginner level, [B] but not too much because this
[G] is the only other section.
There's only three.
So we've got G, _ _ [Bm] B minor again, _ [D] _ D, _
[G] _ G, do that
again, G, _ [Bm] _ _ B minor.
Now, [F#m] F sharp minor, which we've talked about in some other videos. _
[E] It's
a [F#] little bit tricky, but I really think you should learn it because it sounds [F#m] _ nice.
So
you can do it this way.
_ [E] _ [F#m] You can do it this way, _ _ this way.
Oh, you can't see that, can
you?
There.
You can do it that way.
So it [A] looks just like an A.
Here's your A.
Here's
your F sharp minor.
That's [B] a lot easier, but you really [F#m] want that big, full thickness of
that chord.
_ [E] _
[E] Went off on a little tangent.
Let's start on the [D] chorus again.
G, _ _ [Bm] B minor, _ _
[D] _ _ D, [G] G. _
Stay on the G, _ _ [Bm] B minor, _ _
[F#m] F sharp minor.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Stay [G] on the G, 3, [Bm] 4, B minor, _ _
[F#m] F sharp minor.
[D] _ _ _
So let's go over everything one more time because this is really simple and I'm just
trying [G#] to eat time because [A] I like to talk.
Verse, A, _ _ [Em] E minor.
_ Stay on E minor, _ [D] D.
_ _ _ [A] A,
_ E minor, _ E minor, _ [D] D.
Let's move on to the pre-chorus.
[G] G, _
_ [A] _ A, _ [Bm] B minor, or the little B
minor.
_ [D] G, _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] B minor.
Let's move on to the chorus.
2, [D] 3, 4, G. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ G, _
_ [Bm] B minor, _ [F#m] _ F sharp minor [D] to G.
Chorus one more time. _
G, [Bm] B minor, _ [D] _ D, _
[G] G.
_ _ G, B minor, F sharp minor.
G, B minor, F sharp
minor.
G, B minor, D, G.
G, B [Bm] _ minor, _ [F#m] F sharp minor. _
[D] G.
_ That's it.
Three [C] sections.
Verse, [D#] pre-chorus, chorus.
Really focus on the B minor and the
F sharp minor because you're going to see those everywhere with capos and without.
This
song doesn't have a capo on it, but you just see those chords all over the place.
So the
longer you avoid them, the longer you have to wait to play super [A#] cool stuff.
So just
get them.
I know bar chords are a pain and they hurt.
Once you have them, you have them.
So get that B minor, get that F sharp minor, and then you can move those all over the place
on the neck.
It's so, so worth it.
So three sections.
Speed of Sound, Coldplay, Mahalo.com. _
_ _ _ That's it.
That's all I got.
Okay.
If you want to see more videos, click on the links
above my head and enjoy playing some guitar.
Thanks a lot.
Bye, guys. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
This is Jen from Mahalo [Em].com teaching you guitar.
_ We're going to do another
Coldplay song called Speed of Sound.
This one is a little more complicated.
I wouldn't
recommend it for if you're just starting out, but if you've got a couple songs under your
belt and you're feeling pretty good with your right hand with the speed that you can strum
_ and your left hand is good with a little more difficult chords, then I would definitely
try this one out.
I think it would be good for you.
But for beginners, _ _ not [A#] so much.
It's
a little bit fast _ and the chords can get just a touch hairy.
Just a couple bar chords, but
work up to it.
_ So let's [A] start in.
We're going to start with our A major, which sometimes
I like to bar it like this.
_ Or you can play it like that or like that.
So the verse, _ _ A
[E] major, E minor, _ _ hang out [A] there, D [D] major. _ _ _
[A] So _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] E minor, _ stay on E minor, _ [D] D.
That's the
whole verse.
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
So now [G] we're going into the pre-chorus.
Still not so bad.
We've got G, G major, [A] A, _
and [Bm] we've got the B minor, which again, it can be a little bit [Em] tricky plus the song is
kind of fast.
[G] So you want to make sure that you really have [Bm] that happening before you
start on this one.
You can do the little B minor, but [A] again, this is not an easy shape
to get to from A [Bm] to the B minor.
[A] So [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ stay on B minor, [D] G, 1, 2, 3, [A] 4, A. _ _
[Bm] You only play it
twice.
Now we're going into the chorus, and this is the last section that you need to
know.
[F] So again, it's a little bit above a beginner level, [B] but not too much because this
[G] is the only other section.
There's only three.
So we've got G, _ _ [Bm] B minor again, _ [D] _ D, _
[G] _ G, do that
again, G, _ [Bm] _ _ B minor.
Now, [F#m] F sharp minor, which we've talked about in some other videos. _
[E] It's
a [F#] little bit tricky, but I really think you should learn it because it sounds [F#m] _ nice.
So
you can do it this way.
_ [E] _ [F#m] You can do it this way, _ _ this way.
Oh, you can't see that, can
you?
There.
You can do it that way.
So it [A] looks just like an A.
Here's your A.
Here's
your F sharp minor.
That's [B] a lot easier, but you really [F#m] want that big, full thickness of
that chord.
_ [E] _
[E] Went off on a little tangent.
Let's start on the [D] chorus again.
G, _ _ [Bm] B minor, _ _
[D] _ _ D, [G] G. _
Stay on the G, _ _ [Bm] B minor, _ _
[F#m] F sharp minor.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Stay [G] on the G, 3, [Bm] 4, B minor, _ _
[F#m] F sharp minor.
[D] _ _ _
So let's go over everything one more time because this is really simple and I'm just
trying [G#] to eat time because [A] I like to talk.
Verse, A, _ _ [Em] E minor.
_ Stay on E minor, _ [D] D.
_ _ _ [A] A,
_ E minor, _ E minor, _ [D] D.
Let's move on to the pre-chorus.
[G] G, _
_ [A] _ A, _ [Bm] B minor, or the little B
minor.
_ [D] G, _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] B minor.
Let's move on to the chorus.
2, [D] 3, 4, G. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ G, _
_ [Bm] B minor, _ [F#m] _ F sharp minor [D] to G.
Chorus one more time. _
G, [Bm] B minor, _ [D] _ D, _
[G] G.
_ _ G, B minor, F sharp minor.
G, B minor, F sharp
minor.
G, B minor, D, G.
G, B [Bm] _ minor, _ [F#m] F sharp minor. _
[D] G.
_ That's it.
Three [C] sections.
Verse, [D#] pre-chorus, chorus.
Really focus on the B minor and the
F sharp minor because you're going to see those everywhere with capos and without.
This
song doesn't have a capo on it, but you just see those chords all over the place.
So the
longer you avoid them, the longer you have to wait to play super [A#] cool stuff.
So just
get them.
I know bar chords are a pain and they hurt.
Once you have them, you have them.
So get that B minor, get that F sharp minor, and then you can move those all over the place
on the neck.
It's so, so worth it.
So three sections.
Speed of Sound, Coldplay, Mahalo.com. _
_ _ _ That's it.
That's all I got.
Okay.
If you want to see more videos, click on the links
above my head and enjoy playing some guitar.
Thanks a lot.
Bye, guys. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _