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Guitar Tab for Clocks
Performed by: Coldplay. Composed by: Christopher Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion.
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COLDPLAY-CLOCKS
Tabbed by TOM WOO
Standard Tuning:Piano arr. for guitar
Capo I (0 is representative to capoed fret)
This is a much easier way to play the main riff at the beginning
E--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B--3-----3-----3-----|--1-----1------1---|--1-----1-----1----|--0-----0-----0----|
G----2-----2-----2---|----2-----2------2-|----2-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2--|
D------4-----4-------|------2-----2------|------2-----2------|------2-----2------|
A--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
\\"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---------|
------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------|
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--|
--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Riff 3
------------------------|------------------------------|
9--8-----9--8-----9--8--|--9--8-----9--8-----9--8------|
------8--------8--------|--------6--------6------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--9--8-----9--8-----9--8--|--9--8-----9--8-----9------|
--------6--------6--------|--------5--------5-----8---|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
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Riff 4
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
-----9--8-----|-----9--8-----|-----9--8---------|-----9--8-----|
--8--------8--|--6--------6--|--6--------6------|--5--------5--|
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
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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--------------------------------|-----------------------|
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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
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
---9--8-----|-----9--8--6--|-----9--8--6--|-----9--8----|
8--------8--|--6-----------|--6-----------|--5--------8-|
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
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Running order
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
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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----------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--6--------6--------6-----|--5--------5--------5------|
-----8--------8--------8--|-----6--------6--------6---|
--------8--------8--------|--------8--------8---------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
"Closing walls and ticking clocks, gonna..."
---------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------18--------------p16---------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
Main riff ( 1 octave)
--11----------11----------11------|--9----------
------11----------11----------11--|-----11------
----------12----------12----------|---------10--
----------------------------------|-------------
----------------------------------|-------------
----------------------------------|-------------
9----------9------|--9----------9----------9------|
---11---------11--|-----11---------11---------11--|
-------10---------|---------10---------10---------|
------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------|
8----------8----------8------|
---9----------9----------9---|
-------10---------10---------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
Riff 2 (played very quietly)
--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
-----6--5-----|-----6--5-----|-----6--5-----|-----6--5-----|
--6--------6--|--4--------4--|--4--------4--|--3--------3--|
--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Riff 3
------------------------|------------------------------|
9--8-----9--8-----9--8--|--9--8-----9--8-----9--8------|
------8--------8--------|--------6--------6------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--9--8-----9--8-----9--8--|--9--8-----9--8-----9------|
--------6--------6--------|--------5--------5-----8---|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
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Riff 4
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
-----9--8-----|-----9--8-----|-----9--8---------|-----9--8-----|
--8--------8--|--6--------6--|--6--------6------|--5--------5--|
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
Bridge
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10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
----------------------------------|
---Play this bar 6 times----------|
----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------|
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|
--------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------|
13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5|
--------------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------|
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--------------------------|--------------------------------|
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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
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
---9--8-----|-----9--8--6--|-----9--8--6--|-----9--8----|
8--------8--|--6-----------|--6-----------|--5--------8-|
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Running order
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
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