Coldplay Update - Chris Martin's new favorite guitar tuning (incl. Jupiter, iAAM and Feels Like...)

[@Coldplaykb]

Wow I think this is my new favorite tuning as well now. I always love different tunings but hate constantly changing between so many. I'm glad to know this specific tuning has a ton of versatility. Thank you Jo and beautiful playing as always!!

[@JoZeeland]

@@Coldplaykb Hey Kyle, thank you so much :) Yup, *love* this tuning as well! Sounds so interesting too with high capo positions, like for Sky Full... - I can see why Chris got hooked on this 😄 Thank you so much for your support, really appreciate it :) Take care and all the best Jo

[@Coldplaykb]

@@JoZeeland agreed! And absolutely, I always enjoy seeing your work! Keep it up! :)

[@mawijohannruguian8345]

Every song has the vibe of their second ever EP, “I’ll see you soon”. Just brilliant.

[@JoZeeland]

Yeah, agreed! Guitar tunings can absolutely set - and change! - the mood of a song, even if it's the same old four chords for the overall harmony :D Absolutely love that about guitars/acoustic guitars. Appreciate you pointing that out :) Take care and all the best - Jo

[@JuanGonzalez-tg5pk]

Nice way to come around with the tuning man, you just not only teach us how to play these Coldplay tunes, also you teach us how Chris’s mind works in terms of reimagine some of their hits. Thanks man! Amazing work!

[@JoZeeland]

Hey thank you so much :) Glad to hear you find this video helpful! I've played along to Coldplay's music since the first album, so at this point my own guitar style and Chris's have kinda blended into one for me, I don't even know anymore :D I've always admired his tunings. They lend such a special sound to the base harmony of their songs. Anyways :D It's my pleasure to do these videos, seriously! Thank you for your support :) Jo

[@JackAteASparrow]

Jupiter has to be my favourite song on the album just because of the acoustic guitar. Feels like old Coldplay a bit. Great tutorial!

[@JoZeeland]

@@JackAteASparrow Hey thank you so much :) Agreed, it's definitely a standout track for me as well. Pretty unique song! Can't wait to do a complete tutorial - coming out soon 😀 Take care Jo

[@piyushmajli1169]

This is so amazing! Cant wait to learn these songs :D . Thanks for breaking it down for us. The tuning is so lovely! Being a Coldplay fan, I had tried figuring put songs "Now my feet wont touch the ground", "Til Kingdom Come" and "Reign of Love" but on a standard tuning, But the regular chords couldn't make the cut. And finally ,after almost 10 years, I'll be able to play these!

[@JoZeeland]

Nice!! That's so cool to hear :) Glad you found this video helpful. Hope you'll have fun with the songs :) Especially for "Kingdom" and "Feet" you need that alternate tuning; Really hard to emulate those ascending octaved melodies in standard tuning 😅 Thank you for tuning in, have a good one - Jo

[@JoZeeland]

00:00 intro + tuning 00:56 Jupiter tutorial 08:01 Jupiter main riff playthru + tab screens 09:14 iAAM 09:59 Feels Like I'm Falling In Love 10:58 My Universe acoustic 11:32 A Sky Full Of Stars (iheart radio) 12:42 Viva La Vida (Ed Sheeran) 13:43 The Astronaut 14:21 Fix You (Everyday Life version) 15:31 Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground 17:16 'Til Kingdom Come My Universe tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHzTn2dqqa2Fnbssi=iPWR15W946D5nJyf The Astronaut tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH7SfIaEeLyLoM0si=zP3RUTX6avxgDTx5 Fix You (Everyday Life era) tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qajWd4yJaZuSfdEsi=iQXvYsNYMa6kUTLK 'Til Kingdom Come full cover - sorry, I forgot that I didn't include any chords there :(( kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHSre2ujet-lfposi=DKOiFiJGaXpUKg7i

[@everglow101]

I'm excited to learn Jupiter! John Mayer music has prepared me for the challenge and I loved it since first listen! Also, I love knowing how to play Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground!!!

[@JoZeeland]

Nice :) Yeah, John Mayer likes to "knock" on the strings on 2 and 4 as well, if I remember correctly! Definitely good preparation for Jupiter 🙂 Glad to hear you're enjoying Now My Feet... as well! Unfortunately there was no time in the video to do the middle section - it has a lot of variation compared to the main riff that I show. Hopefully I'll get to come back to this song and do a full tutorial one day... Here's hoping :) Take care and all the best to you - Jo

[@everglow101]

@@JoZeeland Yeah! John Mayer uses the knocks on 2 and 4 a TON!!! I've gotten used to it and I've grown fond of doing the same! And with Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground, I've wanted to learn that for years! I just couldn't figure out what tuning he was using but you taught us the chords and tuning so I'm super grateful! And Jupiter is super fun! So excited to learn the rest if you post a full tutorial! You take care as well Jo!

[@carstenschieberle2749]

It is not a matter of course that you share your knowledge here Joe and i really appreciate this. Like always an amazing tutorial about 'little' things make their songs so much bigger!

[@JoZeeland]

@@carstenschieberle2749 Agreed, yes :) There's something special about these tunings and their effect on the overall sound that have always made Coldplay stand out to me ✨ Thank you so much for your kind words and your support :) Take care Jo

[@carstenschieberle2749]

@@JoZeeland 100% agree😍

[@thiagocostaborges1394]

Man, you've grown in me, and I love you!!!! Thanks men, for real. I hope that you get everything you want in this beautiful life

[@JoZeeland]

I see what you did there :D Thank you so much! Really appreciate your support of the channel 😊 All the best to you and take care - Jo

[@berkaslan3782]

Thank you very much for providing us with such beautiful knowledge about Coldplay! This tuning is very beautiful and you figured it out and explained it really well!! Thanks again ❤

[@JoZeeland]

@@berkaslan3782 Hey thanks so much :) Really appreciate you checking this out. My pleasure doing these videos for all of you! Cheers and take care - Jo

[@benjaminlegrand9342]

Thank you so much for sharing this 🌈🙏🏻 So excited to learn it !

[@JoZeeland]

@@benjaminlegrand9342 Nice :) Thank you for checking this out, appreciate it! Full tutorial for Jupiter comes out next weekend - stay tuned 😄

[@Answertain]

Really appreciate you sharing this! Gonna be my favourite tuning now, too 😂

[@JoZeeland]

@@Answertain That's awesome 😄👍 It *is* a really cool tuning! Pretty straightforward, easy chords that sound really interesting and sweet. Have fun with the tuning and take care :) Jo

[@realrc_4]

You are a GENIUS Jo!!!! This tuning actually makes it easy to play some Coldplay songs without changing the tuning. I actually can’t wait to practice these songs🙌 Thank you so much🙏

[@JoZeeland]

Hey thank you so much! Any time - my pleasure to make these videos honestly :) Yup, it's a nice tuning for sure. I can see why Chris has taken such a strong liking to it 😄 Good luck and have fun with the songs & tuning - Jo

[@commentator347]

legend, we missed you

[@JoZeeland]

Hey thanks so much! I'm glad to be back :D Cheers - Jo

[@gustavoibarracarrizalez]

Thanks for sharing this information! It's very interesting to track every use of this alternative tuning 😮

[@JoZeeland]

@@gustavoibarracarrizalez Hey thanks so much! Yeah, it's a nice trip down memory lane, too 😀 Had a lot of fun doing this :) All the best to you - Jo

[@VakGeo2294]

You are a legend Jo!

[@JoZeeland]

Thanks so much :)

[@Zach93SSSS]

Thank you so much! You are amazing dude

[@JoZeeland]

Hey thank you - any time, any time :) Appreciate you checking this out so early! All the best to you and take care - Jo

[@JoZeeland]

Hey everybody, Just a quick little update: I *DID* exaggerate about the song's main loop starting on the third down-beat :D I had literally only ever really actively listened to / analyzed the intro into the first verse and I literally heard the song "wrong" in my head... Tabs and everything are still 100% correct, but yeah there's no off-beat pre-intro. It literally starts on the first down-beat of the first bar. I figured this out when earlier, I was checking out the chords that lead into the chorus - for the chorus is literally just a repetition, note for note, of what's happening in the verse, but yeah... In the chorus, it becomes very, very clear that the first chord of the riff/loop is that "350030" chord, and not the "130010", which I incorrectly identified as the "one". However, that has actually made the song a whole lot easier for me to understand, sooo *EXPECT A FULL TUTORIAL BY NEXT WEEKEND* Can't wait :)

[@beatlemangle1712]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial!!!

[@JoZeeland]

@@beatlemangle1712 Any time :) Love doing these videos! Thank you for tuning in, all the best to you - Jo

[@beatlemangle1712]

@@JoZeeland the same to you! Best wishes from Belarus! :)

[@jasonlai8618]

You are too talented to figure out all these details, nice one.

[@JoZeeland]

@@jasonlai8618 Hey thank you 🙂 Appreciate it! Take care and all the best - Jo

[@Chicho-vn6fm]

Now my Feet Won’t touch the ground WOW, you are amazing

[@JoZeeland]

@@Chicho-vn6fm Thank you! Yeah, this video is a wild ride across all eras and decades, really, of Coldplay 😄 Thank you for tuning in and checking it out - all the best to you! Jo

[@batoulhelo8640]

Thank you 💕

[@JoZeeland]

@@batoulhelo8640 Any time! Thank you for tuning in :) Take care - Jo

[@corruptedndg]

Legend!

[@JoZeeland]

Thank you :D

[@tigran.ovakimyan]

Great video!

[@JoZeeland]

@@tigran.ovakimyan Thank you so much :)

[@Theguitaraddict]

Hey Jo, I absolutely love this tuning! They were all very good but I especially loved now My feet won't touch the ground. It was great, well done! Something funny happened today. Yesterday, I was trying to nail down that Jupiter. Today, during the day, I noticed a pain in my thumb. I've only figured that out now at the end of the day 😂. You warned me, but it sound's too good for a break. I do have one question for you, though. As always 😅. But I was watching a video about memorising the fretboard, and I've started to learn it. So far, I have the E strungs nailed down, but now I'm wondering if it is really that useful. If you know it's useful, well then that's good enough for me 😊. Thanks, Jo.

[@JoZeeland]

Hey Adam, thank you so much :) Glad to hear you especially liked Now My Feet... It's such a classic! Yah - sorry to hear about your thumb 🙁 Practicing Jupiter is quite the workout for one's hands 😅 I actually got a blister after two days lol. It's all good now though. Learning the fretboard definitely makes sense, in my opinion! Definitely helps you to get a better feeling for what's going on in whatever situation. Keep at it and good luck :) And thank you for your continued support 👍 Jo

[@marianodealba]

This is amazing. THANK YOU! Could you please teach us JUPiTER but simplified for beginners/intermediate players?

[@JoZeeland]

@@marianodealba Hey thank you for tuning in - really appreciate it :) I'm putting out a full tutorial for Jupiter this weekend that's gonna include different ways to approach the song, incl. a more beginner-friendly style 🙂 Stay tuned! All the best to you and thanks once again - Jo

[@1961gilligan]

Thanks for the amazing tutorial! I think someone else may have mentioned this but i noticed in the QVC version Chris does have the capo on the 5th fret, yet it sounds the same as 6th fret...which must mean he tuned the guitar up a semitione? I wonder if it's to make the bass string slide with the thumb easier? I find my hand does tend to hit the guitar when sliding up, maybe he had the same problem 😂...

[@JoZeeland]

@@1961gilligan Hey thank you so much :) Yeah, that's 100% what's happening. For Jupiter, Chris has his guitar tuned a semistep up so that sliding up to the A-minor-shaped chord is just a liiiittle less uncomfortable :D It's very understandable. At the same time, I don't outright recommend tuning up to C# Bb C# G# C C# due to the increased risk of breaking a string. Anyways, good observation ! I honestly didn't even look that closely at the exact capo positioning, since I only focused on the tuning (which is the same thing at the end of the day) but that's still my bad for not recognizing it 😅 Thank you once again and take care - Jo

[@ChristelleFEVRE-d9n]

Hi Jo! Sorry again, few questions please (right now, I don't have my guitars) : - And how do you play the full part "and the wheels just keep on turning"? In your way, does it sound Am chord? - About "fallinginlove" I can't figure out why you don't incorporate the "sus4" when Chris sings "I know that this could HURT ME bad". This is so nice to play. Is there a trick to play this? - About "birds", I remember you gave me basic chords and tuning but sorry, I've lost what you told me so I you could give me all once again... - Will you release new personal music soon? - Finally, but I guess your answer, there's a piece of an artist that I really really love which is played with lap steel guitar. If I donate you, do you think you could help me to transcribe (even a simplified version) of this instrumental song in fingerpicking? I would be really really happy. The guy plays in open A but I will play it in open G. Here's the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2jTd6x8as6lp7M&ab_channel=THEDAILYRIFF Sorry and thanks again for your kindness, your availability, and for sharing your talent. In the name of so many, I appreciate so much !!!

[@JoZeeland]

@@ChristelleFEVRE-d9n Hey there, I'm sorry, but I can't get to all of your questions now :( Just gonna answer what I can off the top of my head. Pre-chorus for Kingdom with "my" chords is: 9-x-0-0-10-0 5-x-0-0-6-0 0-3-0-0-1-0 Times three. After that: 5-x-0-0-6-0 7-x-0-0-8-0 0-3-0-0-1-0 As for Feels Like..., I've answered that under another of your comments already. New music of mine comes out next year :) Take care Jo

[@ChristelleFEVRE-d9n]

Hi Genius !!! You give us too much work :) Sorry to come to you again. I have a question please : About an old Coldplay song "'till kingdom come" I don't manage to sound well with my guitar when Chris starts the pre-chorus with the minor chord : "And the wheels just..." Is there another way to play this minor chord than what you do in the cover? thanks and sorry again Vincent

[@JoZeeland]

@@ChristelleFEVRE-d9n Hey Vincent, thank you so much! Yes, there is:) Chris will typically play the Am chord in that song as 9-12-0-0-10-0. He uses similar shapes for G and F. I find them a little uncomfortable to play, so I play 9-x-0-0-10-0 instead - muting the a-string with my thumb. Prefer this chord, since it sounds more open too:)

[@kitsoonielol]

I need those Til Kingdom Come chords PRONTO

[@JoZeeland]

Coming right up :D *Chords needed* C5: 0-3-0-0-1-0 Csus2: 0-5-0-0-3-0 C-major: 0-7-0-0-5-0 C5 alt: 0-10-0-0-8-0 Csus4: 0-8-0-0-6-0 G-major/C: 0-2-0-0-0-0 Aminor7: 9*-x-0-0-10-0 (Chris plays: 9*-12-0-0-10-0) *thumb F-major: 5*-x-0-0-6-0 (Chris plays: 5*-8-0-0-6-0) G-major: 7*-x-0-0-8-0 (Chris plays: 7*-10-0-0-8-0) G7: 7-x-0-0-6-0 (Chris plays: 7*-8-0-0-6-0) *Structure* Intro: C5 Verse: (C5 --> Csus2 --> C-major --> Csus2 --> C5) x 3 (C5 alt --> C-major --> Csus4 --> Csus2 --> C-major --> G-major/C --> C5) x1 Pre-chorus: (A-minor7 --> F-major --> C5) x3 (F-major --> G-major --> C5) x1 Chorus: (F-major --> C5) x1 (F-major --> G7 --> C5) x1 (F-major --> G-major --> A-minor7) x1 (G-major --> G7 --> C5) x1 That's it :) Let me know if you have any questions, yeah? Otherwise, have fun with it! Take care - Jo

[@Santi-sw7sz]

hii, could you figure out the tuning of the short version of flifil? that one of the bathroom, you know? btw this is amazing, thanks a lot! ❤

[@JoZeeland]

@@Santi-sw7sz Hey thank you so much :) Yes! It's this exact tuning that I'm talking about in the video: EACGBC. At 09:59 there's a mini tutorial for this as well, in case you missed it 🙂 Take care and all the best - Jo

[@Coldd]

it’s such a simple tuning but it sounds so good lol. have you figured out what tuning man in the moon is in? i figured it’d be in this one considering it’s practically the same song as flifil but it doesn’t seem to be judging off of the short acoustic bit at the end

[@JoZeeland]

@@Coldd Yes - 100% agreed :) Such a cool tuning. I played Man... in EADGBD with a capo on 6 the other day! Also works really well just in standard with capo on 6. But in that one part where you can hear the acoustic really well - that tiny moment in the pre-chorus right before it moves to the chorus - it sounds lower than capo 6. So it *might* actually be EACGBC with capo on 1. And then you once again play chords similar to what I show in the video. The problem is though that for the most part, some sort of mandoline (I think?) plays over the normal acoustic guitar as well, which is what you hear playing all by itself at the end. A little hard to tell those two sounds apart in all the other parts that come before... I'll probably make a video on this sometime soon :) Thank you so much and take care! Jo

[@Coldd]

@@JoZeeland EADGBC with capo on 1 was what I had originally came up with when listening the first time, but yeah like you mentioned, I think there is a mandolin of some sort being played as well so that's what threw me off a bit. I might have to dig my old mandolin out from whatever box it's in and mess with this song a bit and see if I can figure it out. Thanks!

[@coolmagickid]

Amazing! Thanks Joe! I don’t suppose you know the 3 chords that lead into the chorus of Jupiter? The chords behind the lyrics “right up to heaven where the billboard read”

[@JoZeeland]

Hey thanks so much - it's my pleasure :) Regarding the chords: I'll look into it when I'm back home from work and will get back to you!

[@JoZeeland]

Chord 1 = "G-major" shape 3-5-0-0(-0-0) Chord 2 = "C-major" shape 8-10-0-0(-0-0) Chord 3= "F/A" shape 5-8-0-0(-0-0) Finger positions are relative to the capo (=6), but obviously, not very useful when the chords are so drawn out across the fretboard, so here are the same chords with "universal" fret indications: Chord 1 = C#-major: 9-11-0-0(-0-0) Chord 2 = F#-major: 14-16-0-0(-0-0) Chord 3= B-major/Eb: 11-14-0-0(-0-0) I put the two high strings in brackets ( ), since you kinda wanna avoid playing them; Make sure to only play the top 4 strings, even though I guess it's fine if the two high strings can be kinda heard a little bit as well - it's the same thing in the studio version and at the QVC event too. You can kiiiinda hear them, but not too clearly. If you play them too loudly, it'll make the second and third chord sound a little dissonant... Hope that helps :)

[@extraaccount1908]

do you think Angel's Song (that they just released a full version of) also uses the same tuning? it sounds similar

[@JoZeeland]

@@extraaccount1908 Good question! I'll try to figure it out later, haven't gotten to that one yet... But just from listening to it, it kinda sounds like the tuning from the one-time Everyday Life (the song) performance at one of the MOTS concerts...will verify later though!

[@Keerationfilms]

Is it me or is IAAM guitar sounds like 'See You Soon?'

[@JoZeeland]

Yeah, I can see it! Similar harmony for sure + the open tuning gives it a similar vibe - even though "see you soon" is in DGDDBD :P But yeah. A lot of open strings tuned to the song's key / 1 chord give it that feel for sure :)

[@virginiamb]

❤❤I'm SO GRATEFUL for this video. You are amazing Jo.🪐🙏

[@JoZeeland]

@@virginiamb Hey thanks so much! Glad to hear you think this is helpful :) Thank you for tuning in and supporting the channel, all the best to you - Jo

[@H60GX]

R u gonna do a whole band cover for good feelings?

[@JoZeeland]

@@H60GX most definitely yes 😄 It's my favorite off of this album!

[@hectorchavarrygarcia5254]

Hi jonny 😁

[@JoZeeland]

@@hectorchavarrygarcia5254 😁 Yup, back at it again ;)

[@moritzkersting7563]

I find it so interesting how he comes up with new tunings. He cant even tune his guitar himself (no knowledge) he just tries out how it sounds and finds those special tunings😂

[@JoZeeland]

Well, yes :D I genuinely think Chris Martin is super underrated as a rhythm/acoustic guitarist. I feel like most people just see him as vocalist, pianist if anything, but I've always been so impressed by his guitar skills, incl. the unique tunings... - which may or may not be accidents 😁 No but seriously, love his guitar style! Thank you for dropping by and tuning in :) Have a good one - Jo

[@moritzkersting7563]

@@JoZeeland also thanks to you for showing us those originals tunings. 👍