Colours Chords

by Airbag (Norway)
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author ayreon77 21,863.
1 contributor total, last edit on May 1, 2025

Chords

Am
C/G
F
Csus
G
C
D

Strumming

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Artist - Airbag
                                      *****************
                                       Song - Colours
                                      ****************
                                      Album - Identity
                                     ******************
 b = bend
 s = slide
br = bend release
 x = rake strings
 p = pull off
 h = hammer on
ub = unison bend
 
 
Acoustic Guitar 1
******************
 
Am  C/G  F  Csus
 
1st Verse
*********
 Am                            C/G
It’s time for you to fix me
       F                  Csus
‘Cause I can’t breathe
   Am                    G
It wasn’t my intention
              F            C
To let things go this far
 
Am             G
All the big ideas
      F          C
I’ve kept inside
  Am                          G       F
I guess it doesn’t mean that much to you
 
 
Acoustic Guitar 1
******************
  Am       G       F       F
 
Clean Guitar 2
**************
Chorus    Play these notes through the chourus
*******   1st picking bit
[------0--------0--------0-------0-------------]
[----------------------------------1--------1--]
[----5--------4--------2-------2----------2----] X5
[-7--------5--------3-------3-----------3------]
[----------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------]
 
2nd picking bit, play this with the above on the 3rd time around
[--------5--------------3--------------------------------]
[------5---5----------3---3----------1-----1-----1-----1-]
[----5-------5------4-------4------2-----2-----2-----2---] X3
[--7--------------5--------------3-----3-----3-----3-----]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
 
(Play Acoustic and picking guitars above through the chourus.)
 
Chorus
*******
 F                  Am  G
Don’t you wanna hear
            F
 Don’t you wanna see
                    Am  G  F
 The colours in my head
                    Am  G  F
 The colours in my head
 
 Am  G  F
 
 
Small Solo
***********
(Chords for solo are)
 
Am  G  F  G  X2
 
Solo
[------------------------s--------------------------------------]
[-----s----------15----13\12--------s--s------------------------]
[--12-\14-------x------------12---12\14\12----s--------p--------]
[---------14---x----------------------------14\12-10-12-10------]
[--------------rake----------------------------------------12---]
[---------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
[--------------------]
[--------13------12--]
[----s---------------]
[--12\14-----12------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
 
2nd Verse
*********
   Am                        G
No need to lose you hope now
           F             G
I owe you all you need
         Am                             G       F     G
I’m just out of function cold and scared     inside
 
[--------------------]
[--------13------12--]
[----s---------------]
[--12\14-----12------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
 
      Am                        G
This fairytale is almost complete
       F
Like a million lies
       Am                        G        F
But I guess it doesn’t mean that much to you
 
 
Change - keyboard comes in.
****************************
D  F X2
D  F  G - (play heavy guitar with other guitar with these last chords)
 
 
Chorus - Same as above
*******
F                  Am  G
Don’t you wanna hear
           F
Don’t you wanna see
                   Am  G  F
The colours in my head
                   Am  G  F
The colours in my head
 
 Am  G  F
 
 
Organ comes in
***************
Guitar Solo
************
chords are
Am  G  F  G  (Continue theses chords through solo till the end)
 
Guitar Solo
************
 
Section 1
*********
[------------12--------------------10-----------]
[----10--10----10--10-------10--10----10--10----]
[--12--12--12----12--12---12--12--12----12--12--] X2
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
 
Section 2
*********
[----15--13--12--10--]
[--------------------]
[--12--12--12--12----] X2
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
 
Section 1 x1   Section 2 x2
 
Section 1 x1   Section 2 x2
 
Section 1 x1   Section 2 x2
 
Section 1 x1
 
 
[---b--br--------brbr---br--------12----12---12----]
[--13-13--13---12-----12---10---10--10----10---10--]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
 
 
[---b-rb-----------12---------b------------12------------12--------12----]
[--13----13--13-15----12--10-12----10--10----10--10----10---10---10--12--]
[--------------------------------12--12--12----12----12--------12--------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
                s b r
[---------------\15------------12--------------------b--b--------brbr--]
[--13---13-12----------10--10----10--10----10--10---13-13-13---12------]
[--------------------12--12--12----12----12--12------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
                              ub  ub  ub
[----------------------1--1----------------]
[-------h------s-------1--1---10--10--10s--]
[--12--9-12--12\14-14--2--2---12--12--12\--]
[----------------------3--3----------------]
[----------------------3--3----------------]
[----------------------1--1----------------]
 
    hold                    hold
[---b-------------br----|---b-----------------12---------|-----15----------]
[--13--13--13---12------|--13--13--13---13-15----12------|--12----13-12----]
[-------------------14--|----------------------------14--|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]
 
 
[-----15--------|-----12--------------|------------------]
[--12----13-----|--------13-12-13-15--|-----12-13-12-----]
[-----------14--|--14-----------------|--14----------14--]
[---------------|---------------------|------------------]
[---------------|---------------------|------------------]
[---------------|---------------------|------------------]
 
 
[---b--b-------br-----------------]
[--13-13--13--12----p-------------]
[-----------------14-12-14----14--]
[---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------]
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phaiton
what a beautiful song... thanks for bringing it up here!
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