Talk chords by
Coldplay (Official Version)

2005Rock1.6K views

Key: G minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ab

Cm

Eb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Ab

Bbsus4

Bb

Verse 1
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Oh brother, I can't, I   can't get through
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
I've been trying hard to reach you
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
'cause I don't know what to do
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Oh brother, I can't believe it's true
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
I'm so scared about the future,
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and I wanna talk to you
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, I wanna talk to you
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7

Chorus 1
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
You can take a picture of something you see
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
In  the future where will I be?
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
You can climb a ladder up  to the sun
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Or write a song nobody has sung
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Or do  something that's never     been done

Interlude 1

Cm7

Cm7

Cm7

Cm7

Verse 2
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Are you lost or  incomplete
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Do you feel like a puzzle,
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
you can't find your missing piece?
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Tell me, how do you feel?
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Well, I feel like they're talking
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
in  a language I don't speak
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And they're talking it to me
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7

Chorus 2
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
So you take a picture of something you see
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
In  the future where will I be?
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
You can climb a ladder up  to the sun
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Or write a song nobody has sung
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Or do  something that's never     been done
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Or do  something that's never     been done

Interlude 2

Cm7

Cm7

Cm7

Cm7

Fm

Ab

Cm7

Cm/Bb

Fm

Ab

Cm7

Cm/Bb

Interlude 3

Ab

Cm

Eb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Ab

Bb

Outro 1
Ab Ab 
 
So you don't know where you're going
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
and you wanna talk
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And you feel like you're going
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
where you've been before
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You tell anyone who'll listen,
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
but you feel ignored
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Nothing's really making any sense at all
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Let's talk, let's talk,
Ab Ab 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
let's talk, let's talk

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Cm Eb Bbsus4 Bb...

Chords

Ab
Cm
Eb
Bbsus4
Bb
Cm7
Fm
Cm/Bb

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

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bbsus4: x-1-3-3-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Cm/Bb: 6-x-5-5-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 5

5

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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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