Coldplay - Up&Up Chords

ChordsG, D, Em, C, F

Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A key to play this song with easier chords.

Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram

[Opening]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G]Fixing up a car to drive in it again
[D]Searching for the water, hoping for the rain
Up and [Em]up, Up and [C]up

[verse 2]
[G]Down upon a canvas, working meal to meal
[D]Waiting for a chance to pick your orange field
Up and [Em]up, Up and [C]up

[verse 3]
[G]See a pearl form, a diamond in the rough
[D]See a bird soaring high above the flood
It’s in your [Em]blood, it’s in your [C]blood

[verse 4]
[G]Underneath the storm an umbrella is saying
[D]Sitting with the poison takes away the pain
Up and [Em]up, Up and [C]up

[chorus]
[G]We’re gonna get it, get it together
Right [D]now we’re gonna get it, get it together
[F]Somehow, gonna get it, get it together and [C]flower
[G]We’re gonna get it, get it together
I [D]know, we’re gonna get it, get it together
And [F]flow, we’re gonna get it, get it together and [C]go
[G]Up, and up, and up

[verse 5]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G]Lying in the gutter, aiming for the moon
[D]Trying to empty out the ocean with a spoon
Up and [Em]up, Up and [C]up

[verse 6]
[G]How come people suffer? How come people part?
[D]How come people struggle? How come people
Break your [Em]heart? Break your [C]heart?

[verse 7]
[G]Yes I wanna grow, yes I want to feel
[D]Yes I wanna know, show me how to
Heal it [Em]up, heal it [C]up

[verse 8]
[G]Try and see the forest, there in every seed
[D]Angels in the marble waiting to be freed
Just need [Em]love, Just need [C]love, when the going is rough, saying

[verse 9]
Cause you can [G]say what is, or [D]fight for it
[Em]Close your mind and [C]take a risk
You can [G]say it’s mine and [D]clench your fist
Or [Em]see each sunrise [C]as a gift

[verse 10]
[G]Fixing up a car to drive in it again
[D]When you’re in pain, when you think you’ve had [Em]enough
[C]Don’t ever give up

[Closing]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] Don’t ever give up
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G]

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ArtistColdplay

AlbumA Head Full of Dreams

GenresAlternative, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year2015

KeyG

How to play Up&Up on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Coldplay - Up&Up on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Up&Up uses these transitions most often: C → G (23), G → D (23), and D → Em (15). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2

To move from G to D;

Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

2. D → Em chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0

To move from D to Em;

While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

3. Em → C chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0

To move from Em to C;

Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
Place index finger on B string fret 1.

4. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

Up&Up chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Up&Up.

Up&Up includes 92 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
Up&Up contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how Up&Up connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → D: 24%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → Em: 17%
- D → F: 2%

1. G → D chord transition

2. D → Em chord transition

3. Em → C chord transition

4. C → G chord transition

5. D → F chord transition

6. F → C chord transition