Clocks By Coldplay
Tabbed by: MWMMak
first wait for piano to start then come in after 8 Measures
Intro:
e[---------------------]
B[---------------------]
G[--8------6-----------]
D[--10-X8--8-X16-------]
A[--10-----8-----------]
E[--8------6-----------]
The guitar cuts for the verse
Chorus:
e[---------------------]
B[---------------------]
G[--8------6-----------]
D[--10-X8--8-X16-------]
A[--10-----8-----------]
E[--8------6-----------]
this is the little fill in after the first chorus
e[---13\11-------]
B[---------------]
G[---------------]
D[---------------]
A[---------------]
E[---------------]
the verse and chorus happen one more time before the bridge.
Bridge:
e[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------10x4-----10x4--]
D[--15x48--16/18x8------------15x16--16/18x8-10x8\8x8-8x4--8x8-8x4---]
A[-----------------15x8\13x8-----------------7-x8\7x8-7x4--7x8-7x4---]
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
After the bridge the guitar cuts out and it goes into a piano instrumental.
then it goes into the chorus. and 15 measures before the chorus ends the guitar
starts playing this, and just continues too play it for the rest of the song.
Ending:
e[-----------------------------]
B[--9-----9-----9------9-------]
G[---10\8--10\8--12\10--12\10--]
D[-----------------------------]
A[-----------------------------]
E[-----------------------------]
Clocks ver 2
Most of this is piano arranged for guitar.
Standard tuning (EADGbe)
Use a bit of echo(reverb/delay)
Main riff
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8---------8---------8-----|--6--------6--------6-------|
---8---------8---------8--|-----8--------8--------8----|
------10--------10--------|--------8--------8----------|
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--6--------6--------6-----|--5--------5--------5------|
-----8--------8--------8--|-----6--------6--------6---|
--------8--------8--------|--------8--------8---------|
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"Closing walls and ticking clocks, gonna..."
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-----------------------18--------------p16---------|
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Main riff (+1 octave)
--11----------11----------11------|--9----------
------11----------11----------11--|-----11------
----------12----------12----------|---------10--
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9----------9------|--9----------9----------9------|
---11---------11--|-----11---------11---------11--|
-------10---------|---------10---------10---------|
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8----------8----------8------|
---9----------9----------9---|
-------10---------10---------|
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Riff 2 (played very quietly)
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-----6--5-----|-----6--5-----|-----6--5-----|-----6--5-----|
--6--------6--|--4--------4--|--4--------4--|--3--------3--|
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Riff 3
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9--8-----9--8-----9--8--|--9--8-----9--8-----9--8------|
------8--------8--------|--------6--------6------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
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--9--8-----9--8-----9--8--|--9--8-----9--8-----9------|
--------6--------6--------|--------5--------5-----8---|
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Riff 4
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-----9--8-----|-----9--8-----|-----9--8---------|-----9--8-----|
--8--------8--|--6--------6--|--6--------6------|--5--------5--|
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Bridge
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10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
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---Play this bar 6 times----------|
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13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5|
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--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10|
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13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5|
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--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10|
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--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10|
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Guitar riff
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---9--8-----|-----9--8--6--|-----9--8--6--|-----9--8----|
8--------8--|--6-----------|--6-----------|--5--------8-|
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Running order
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Main riff with Riff 2 x4 (drums + bass after 2)
Vocals
Main riff with Riff 2 x4
Vocals and "ticking clocks"
Main riff with Riff 2 x4
Riff 3 with Riff 4 x4
Bridge
Main riff (+1 octave) with Riff 4 x2
Riff 3 with Riff 4 x4
Riff 3 with guitar riff until fade
Clocks intro
Main riff
|12------12--------12-----|-10--------10--------10---------|
|---12------12--------12--|----12--------12--------12------|
|------13------13---------|-------11--------11-------------|
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|10-------10-------10-----|-9-------9-------9--------------|
|---12-------12-------12--|---10------10------10-----------|
|------11-------11--------|------11------11----------------|
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