COLDPLAY - VIVA LA VIDA - Piano Tutorial

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Learn to play Viva La Vida by Coldplay on piano with this piano tutorial! Please enjoy!

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Viva La Vida is a classic song by Coldplay about kings and revolutions. According to the band, there's no particular meaning behind the song. However it has a great sound.

Lyrics:
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listened as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead long live the king
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Oh oh oh oh ohh oh [x5]

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Viva La Vida lyrics written by Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion • Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group.
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[danrog]

50 percent of the comments: Wow, this song gives me memories!
50 percent of the comments: Isn't this song called F A L L E N K I N G D O M?

[Theswfan]

I don’t know if you guys read comments on old videos but I really appreciate the medium tutorials. Being a fairly new piano player they’re the only songs I can play. I like the easy ones but they often don’t sound close enough to the real song. Medium is perfect. Really enjoying it so far. Keep it up guys.

[xkilla]

❌ lyrics from Viva La Vida going through my head
✓ lyrics from Fallen Kingdom going through my head

[duglife]

"Okay, this is the last video it's time for bed." *sees another song he likes* "Okay, maybe one more."

[thmellythumb]

What the actual has to be the best midi channel in existence

[seymourfani]

Is it just me or does the b natural sound a bit wrong at 0:57

[TeamDragofied]

I think you mean
F A L L E N K I N G D O M
M I N E C R A F T S O N G

[zys_monkey]

After I finished learning this song, there was an indoor break (a while ago, 6th grade) and the piano was still there from when I had performed on the jazz band concert. Volunteers were coming up to play and I was chosen last. I decided to play this song, and when it came to the “oh-oh oh oh” part, some people sang, and everyone crowded around me when I stopped playing since we were dismissed. I felt really good, people were saying, “[my name], you’re so good!” Someone asked me to autograph their belly button. That day, everyone kept acknowledging me, but all good things must come to an end. Thanks SMB.

[lvbb]

Lyrics:


I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning, I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own


I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never, never a honest word
And that was when I ruled the world


It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become


Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?


I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field


For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world.

[tommygun]

If anyone's wondering this song tells the Life and Death of King Louis XVI

[pasta_lobsta]

I gaze into the boundless skyline
Note block choirs playing in the sunshine
Turn around pick up my sword and wield
The blade that once forced evil mobs to yield
If this battle should leave me slain
I know herobrine will call my name
Better to take a stand
But that was when I ruled the land

[pignonMZ]

Took me long enough, but I finally found a tutorial that doesn't scare me to death, thank you, thank you so much, my wife will love it, the song has very little interest per se, but to us it's attached to a very specific memory and to be able to play it means the world to me.

[UnnamedPerson]

Viva La Vida (Parody of Fallen Kingdom My Captain Sparkles)

[TheophanyComedyGuru]

Played this with the band a few years back. Nice to hear it again. Thanks for the nostalgia :)

[vogurt]

This is cool! I even used one of your videos to help me prepare for a presentation in school!

[passert]

Omg its so cool they respond to everyone now noone feels ignored i mean i dont ask for them to answer but good job on answering

[andres-]

Sir I was in a real need of a medium version of this song, all the examples I found were for beginners or piano gods but this is perfect you gain a subscriber

[Aztlan]

Is it normal that when I hear this song I cry cause how beatiful it is?

[the_big_niz]

This is the best piano version of the song that I've heard . I want to play this at my school talent show in a couple months(I'm not that good at piano so it'll take me that long to get it down well) but a girl in my class played it last year so I was looking for a version that was semi easy but sounded better than hers. You did that ! I can finally play this in school