I Bloom Blaum Chords
by Coldplay
I Bloom Blaum by Coldplay is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, D/Ab, D/E, Gmadd11/D, Aadd11, Gsus2/A, Bm7/A and B7+/9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(IN MY PLACE B-side)
Open D Tuning: D-A-D-F#-A-D
The song is fingerpicked on an accoustic guitar
Let ring throughout
MAIN THEME
D D/Ab D/E D/Ab
D-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----|
A-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|-o/-|
F#|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-/o-|
D-|--------6---------------6-------|----|
A-|5---------------7---------------|----|
1.
play main theme 2 times, then
D
D-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
F#|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D-|--------4---------------4-------|
A-|5---------------5---------------|
then play main theme again
2.
Gmadd11/D
D-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----|
A-|----3-------3-------3-------3---|-o/-|
F#|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|-/o-|
D-|--------5---------------5-------|----|
A-|5---------------5---------------|----|
followed by main theme
-play 4 times
3.
Aadd11 Gsus2/A Aadd11 Bm7/A
D-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
F#|--7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|--10--10--10--10--8---8---8---8-|
D-|--------7---------------5-------|--------11--------------9-------|
A-|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|
-play 4 times
4.
B7+/9 Gmadd11/D
D-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----3-------3-------3-------3---|
F#|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
D-|--------9---------------9-------|--------5---------------5-------|
A-|--------------------------------|5---------------5---------------|
D-|9---------------9---------------|--------------------------------|
followed by main theme
-play 2 times
5.
D
D-|--------0-----------------------|
A-|------0-------------------------|
F#|----0---------------------------|
D-|--0-----------------------------|
A-|-0------------------------------|
D-|0-------------------------------|
And this is what I make of the lyrics (between brackets the corresponding above guitar parts):
(2) Caught in those tired eyes
Go with me all the time
And in the dead of night
Tell me you will be mine
(3) Where do you go to, pretty babe
Where do you go to when the night wins away
Well ask me so sweetly what do I do
Who do I sing for, my honey I sing about (4) you, you...
GREAT SONG (better than In my place IMHO)
Enjoy!
--Tjrd