"Viva la vida" instruments used

Montreal · 08-05-2008, 06:21 PM

What are the instruments used ..... LIVE it is gonna fucked up .... it is like an orchestra!!!

Violon, piano, drums, synthertisers

I'd like to hear a cover with only the violon...

Fixed · 08-05-2008, 06:23 PM

Some up-to-date equipment lists would be nice. Any instrument experts keep your eyes peeled. Failing that, we could get Debs to find out for us.

PianoRocker · 08-05-2008, 06:32 PM

Cello, violin, piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, drums....

Fixed · 08-05-2008, 06:33 PM

Tabla(s) ?

Vocals

Saffire · 08-05-2008, 06:44 PM

I swear I hear harpsichord in there. Right when Chris is singing about "revolutionaries wait, for my head on a silver plate".

RunForTheHills · 08-05-2008, 06:48 PM

^ I think that may just be piano, if I remember rightly, but you could be right. I'll give it another listen.

johnnymax865 · 08-05-2008, 07:29 PM

I hear flutes too!

I think they will play live a keyboard with strings sound...

UrbanBuckeye33 · 08-05-2008, 07:34 PM

I still have this crazy idea that the new tour and what is going to be different might be the addition of a full or partial orchestra to accompany the band.

PlayingCold · 08-05-2008, 08:28 PM

Now that would be cool, having a orchestra! PLEASE!

Tnspieler1012 · 08-05-2008, 08:36 PM

Lol maybe they were a little TOO influenced by arcade fire and they decided to recruit a whole strings section into their band. Coldplay=10 piece.

shunmander · 08-05-2008, 08:45 PM

no tablas on VLV.

The tablas can be heard on ASARY where they complement the drums

Pseudonym · 08-05-2008, 08:48 PM

Not to put a damper on anyone's day, but who says theyre gonna play it live? A lot of great songs they havent played much or even at all (Sparks, We Never Change, Green Eyes, X&Y, Twisted Logic), so theres no guarantee theyll even play it.

Fixed · 08-05-2008, 09:13 PM

Oh, I thought it was instruments used on the album, not the song. I take back the tabla(s)

ricardo · 08-05-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by stephanbass;2326743
Cello, violin, piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, drums....

flutes and bells

themightyspitz · 08-05-2008, 10:55 PM

Violins (1st and 2nd)
Violas
Cellos
Harpsichord
Bass Drum
Electric bass
Cymbals
Chimes (Tubular Bells)
Electric Guitar
Choir
Keyboard
Synthesizer
Percussion (Kettle Drums)

I hear no woodwinds of any kind. Just about every instrument is a string, percussion, or vocal.

08-05-2008, 06:21 PM	#1
Montreal Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 490 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"Viva la vida" instruments used What are the instruments used ..... LIVE it is gonna fucked up .... it is like an orchestra!!! Violon, piano, drums, synthertisers I'd like to hear a cover with only the violon...

08-05-2008, 06:32 PM	#3
PianoRocker a.k.a stephanbass Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9,684 My Mood: Location: Antwerp Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Cello, violin, piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, drums.... __________________ Twitter = YouTube = Facebook = Hyves = Last.fm 3 10 08 \| ~Coldplay~ \| 9 9 09 I ♥ Ellen! >> www.StephanHondeveld.com <<

08-05-2008, 06:48 PM	#6
RunForTheHills ^-^ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,333 My Mood: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	^ I think that may just be piano, if I remember rightly, but you could be right. I'll give it another listen. __________________ SLLIHEHTROFNUR.

08-05-2008, 07:34 PM	#8
UrbanBuckeye33 Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 206 Location: Ohio/ SC for school Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I still have this crazy idea that the new tour and what is going to be different might be the addition of a full or partial orchestra to accompany the band. __________________ "The love you take, is equal to the love....you make" - The Beatles

08-05-2008, 08:28 PM	#9
PlayingCold Make Tea Not War Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Location: Location. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Now that would be cool, having a orchestra! PLEASE! __________________ -Charlie- Whoever Controls The Past Controls The Future Whoever Controls The Present Controls The Past Quid nobis infeliciter fieri potest?

08-05-2008, 06:23 PM	#2
Fixed Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,147 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Some up-to-date equipment lists would be nice. Any instrument experts keep your eyes peeled. Failing that, we could get Debs to find out for us.

08-05-2008, 06:33 PM	#4
Fixed Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,147 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Tabla(s) ? Vocals

08-05-2008, 06:44 PM	#5
Saffire Classically liberal. Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,406 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I swear I hear harpsichord in there. Right when Chris is singing about "revolutionaries wait, for my head on a silver plate".

08-05-2008, 07:29 PM	#7
johnnymax865 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 408 My Mood: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hear flutes too! I think they will play live a keyboard with strings sound...

08-05-2008, 08:36 PM	#10
Tnspieler1012 Come On, Let's Go Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12,250 My Mood: Location: Prague, Czech Republic Gender: Country: Chat posts: 1 Thanks given: 61 Thanked 132 Times in 81 Posts	Lol maybe they were a little TOO influenced by arcade fire and they decided to recruit a whole strings section into their band. Coldplay=10 piece. __________________ "So I wanna live in a wooden house, where making more friends would be easy, I wanna live where the sun comes out..." Quote: Originally Posted by Karencorpse;4818717 Tnspieler1012 seams like a very interesting guy who has lots of interesting things to talk about and great things to do with her. Quote: Originally Posted by eff-exx;5237716 You're like the ultimate post-rocker in this forum. Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5509315 Ha Ha!!! I guess you suck at geography as well as Rock music!!

08-05-2008, 08:45 PM	#11
shunmander Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 166 Location: South Africa Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no tablas on VLV. The tablas can be heard on ASARY where they complement the drums

08-05-2008, 08:48 PM	#12
Pseudonym Why She Loves Me? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 23,599 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Not to put a damper on anyone's day, but who says theyre gonna play it live? A lot of great songs they havent played much or even at all (Sparks, We Never Change, Green Eyes, X&Y, Twisted Logic), so theres no guarantee theyll even play it.

08-05-2008, 09:13 PM	#13
Fixed Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,147 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Oh, I thought it was instruments used on the album, not the song. I take back the tabla(s)

08-05-2008, 10:37 PM	#14
ricardo n00b Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 10,741 Location: Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by stephanbass;2326743 Cello, violin, piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, drums.... flutes and bells __________________ :'( = Quote: Originally Posted by juanif94;4816627 Copy & Paste Quote: Originally Posted by Reilly;4824826 And practice kissing with your hand but not the one you masturbate with /thread

08-05-2008, 10:55 PM	#15
themightyspitz Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 14 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Violins (1st and 2nd) Violas Cellos Harpsichord Bass Drum Electric bass Cymbals Chimes (Tubular Bells) Electric Guitar Choir Keyboard Synthesizer Percussion (Kettle Drums) I hear no woodwinds of any kind. Just about every instrument is a string, percussion, or vocal.