This document contains a piano transcription of the Coldplay song "Yellow". It consists of the lyrics and chord progressions notated using musical symbols. The transcription breaks the song into sections and provides performance notes such as tempo markings.

1. C o l d p l a y Yellow ( P i a n o V e r s i o n )
As Transcribed By Michael Jordan

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Σ Very Relaxed, With Feeling ( q = 60 )
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oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oe oe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oe oe
oe oe oe oe
Σ
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe .... oeoeoe
oe oe
oe oe oe oe
Σ
˙˙˙ U
oe oe
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5 ‰ oe oe oe ˙
Look at the stars;
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oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe
look how they shine for
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
w
you
oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oej oe oej And al the things you do
oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe ..
oeoe
oeoeoeoe.. oe
oe oe oe oe
OE ≈ oe oe oe oe. oe oe oe oe
≈
Yeah they were all - ye - llow -
oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe ˙
I cam a - long
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
Yellow
Originally by Coldplay
Transcribed by Michael Jordan
( P i a n o V e r s i o n )

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12 ‰ oe oe oe oe oe
I wrote a song for
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oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
w
you
oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oej oe oej And ev - 'ry thing you do. - - - -
oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe.... oe
oe oe oe oe
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16 OE ≈ oe oe oe oe. oe oe oe oe
≈
And it was called y - e - llo - w
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oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
Σ
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oej oe oej
So then I took my turn.
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oej oe oej Oh what a thing to've done
oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
Σ
oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe ..
oeoe
..oeoe
oeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
2 - Yellow

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22 ‰ ≈ oer oe oe oe. oe oe oe ≈
And it was all ye - llo -w.
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oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe.... oe
oe oe oe oe
Σ
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe .... oeoeoe
oe oe ..
oeoeoeoe.. oe
oe oe oe oe
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oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oe oe
oe oe oe oe
oeoeoe
OE oe oe. oej
Your ski - n
oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe
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26 ‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
Oh yeah your skin and bones
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oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe oe oe
oe oe oe oe
OE oe oe. oej
Turn i - n
oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
to some- thing beau - ti - ful
oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
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29 OE oe oe. oej
You - know -
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oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
You know I love you so - - - -
oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoe
oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oe oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
You know I love you so -
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oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoe
poco accel.
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oeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoe
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oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe
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oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe
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37 Σ
37 oeoeoeoe
oeoe
oeoeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe oe
oeoe
Σ
oeoeoe oeoe
oeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
oe oe ˙
Σ
oeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoeoeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
Σ
oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe
oeoe
oeoe
oeoe
..
oeoe
oe
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41 ‰ oe oe oe ˙
. I swam a - cross,
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oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe
I jumped a - cross for
oeoeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
w
you.
oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
4 - Yellow

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44 ‰ oe oe oe oej oe oej Oh what a thing to do -
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oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
OE ≈ oe oe oe oe. oe oe oe oe
≈
'Cos you were all y - e - llo -w.
oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
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47 ‰ oe oe oe ˙
I drew a line
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oeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe
I drew a line for
oeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoeoe
oe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
w
you,
oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
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50 ‰ oe oe oe oej oe oej Oh what a thing to do -
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oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
w.
oeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ ≈ oer oe oe oe. oe oe oe ≈
And it was all y - e - llo -w.
oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
Yellow - 5

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oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oe oeoeoe
oe oe oe oeoeoeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
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oeoeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
OE oe oe. oej
Your ski - in
oeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
Oh yeah your skin and bones
oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoe
oe oe oeoeoe
oe oe
oe oe oe oe
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57 OE oe oe. oej
Turn i - n
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oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oe oeoeoe
oeoe
oe oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
to some- thing beau - ti - ful.
oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoe
oe oe oeoeoe
oe oe
oe oe oe oe
OE oe oe. oej
D'you kno - w
oeoeoeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
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60 ‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
for you I bleed my- self
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oeoeoeoe oe oeoeoeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oe oeoeoeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
w dry.
oeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
For you I bleed my- self
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dry.
oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoe
Σ
oeoe
6 - Yellow

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64 Σ
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoeoe
64 oeoe
oe oeoeoeoe
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oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe
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‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
For you I bleed my- self oeoeoeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoeoeoeoe
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oe oe ˙.
dry - - -
oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe
oeoe
oeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe
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68 ‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe
For you I bleed my - self
68 oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oe
oe oe oe oe
oe oe ˙.
dry - .
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoeoe
oeoe
oe
oe oe oe oe
Ó OE ‰ oe oe
'Cause it's oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oeoe oeoe
oe oeoe
oe oe oe oe oe
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71 oe. oe. oe
true
71 oeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoeoeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe J oe
oe Joe
Look how they shine for
oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
oe. oe. oe
You ___ noeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe
noe oe oe oe
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74 ‰ oe oe oe J oe
oe Joe
Look how they shine for
74 noeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe
noe oe oe oe
oe. oe. oe
oeoe
oeoe
You - - - -
oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoe
oeoeoeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe
oeoe
‰ oe oeoe
oe oe oeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe
Look how they shi - ne for -
oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe
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77 . oe J oe
Ó
77 oeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoeoeoe
oeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
‰ oe oe oe J oe
oe Joe
Look how they shine for
oeoe
oeoe oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe oeoe
oeoe oeoe
oe oe oe oe
oe. oe. oe oe
you - - - - noeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe
noe oe oe oe
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Look how they shine for
80 noeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe oeoeoeoe oeoe
noe oe oe oe
oe. oe. oe
oeoe
oeoe
you - - - - -
oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoe
oeoeoeoe
oeoe
oe oe oe oe
oeoe
‰ oe oe oeoe
oeoe
oe oej oe. Look how they shi - ne.
oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoeoe
oe oe oe oe. oe
8 - Yellow

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83 ‰ oe oe oe ˙
Look at the stars,
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‰ oej oej oe oe oej
look how they shine for -
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oej ˙ ‰ OE
you.
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86 ‰ oe oe oe oe oe oe oe And all the things that you do -
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