Talk chords by
Coldplay (Official Version)

2005Rock1.6K views

Key: G minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

B

Ebm

Gb

B

Ebm

Gb

B

Ebm

Gb

B

Dbsus4

Db

Verse 1
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Oh brother, I can't, I   can't get through
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
I've been trying hard to reach you
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
'cause I don't know what to do
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Oh brother, I can't believe it's true
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
I'm so scared about the future,
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
and I wanna talk to you
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
Oh, I wanna talk to you
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7

Chorus 1
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
You can take a picture of something you see
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
In the future where will I be?
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
You can climb a ladder up    to the sun
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Or write a song nobody  has sung
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
Or do something that's never     been done

Interlude 1

Ebm7

Ebm7

Ebm7

Ebm7

Verse 2
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Are you lost  or  incomplete
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Do you feel like a puzzle,
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
you can't find your missing piece?
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Tell me, how do you feel?
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Well, I feel like they're talking
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
in  a language I don't speak
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
And they're talking it to me
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7

Chorus 2
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
So you take a picture of something you see
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
In the future where will I be?
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
You can climb a ladder up    to the sun
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Or write a song nobody  has sung
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
Or do something that's never     been done
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
Or do something that's never     been done

Interlude 2

Ebm7

Ebm7

Ebm7

Ebm7

Abm

B

Ebm7

Ebm/Db

Abm

B

Ebm7

Ebm/Db

Interlude 3

B

Ebm

Gb

B

Ebm

Gb

B

Ebm

Gb

B

Db

Outro 1
B B 
 
So you don't know where you're going
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
and you wanna talk
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
And you feel like you're going
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
where you've been  before
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
You tell anyone who'll listen,
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
but you feel  ignored
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Nothing's really making any sense at all
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
Let's talk, let's talk,
B B 
 
Dbsus4 Dbsus4 
 
Db Db 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
let's talk, let's talk

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ChordsB Ebm Gb Dbsus4 Db...

Chords

B
Ebm
Gb
Dbsus4
Db
Ebm7
Abm
Ebm/Db

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Dbsus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Ebm/Db: x-4-x-3-4-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -4

-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Talk by Coldplay, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Coldplay.

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