Clocks - Coldplay

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Song: Clocks
Artist: Coldplay
Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)


4-string bass, standard tuning
Played with a pick and muted technique



[Intro] 0:00 -
Piano melody
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

 0:28
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

-------------|
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Band joins in 
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

@ 0:15 (Repeat
>    >     >  
----|---------
----|---------
6-6-|---------
----|6-6-6-6-6

 2x)
   >    >     
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6-6-6-|6-6-6-

>     >    >  
----------|---
----------|---
----------|8-8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

   >     >   
-------------|
-------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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[Verse 1] 0:29
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

 - 0:58 (Repea
>    >     >  
----|---------
----|---------
6-6-|---------
----|6-6-6-6-6

t 4x)
   >    >     
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6-6-6-|6-6-6-

>     >    >  
----------|---
----------|---
----------|8-8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

   >     >   
-------------|
-------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-------------|



[Pre-Chorus] 0
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

:59 - 1:12 (Re
>    >     >  
----|---------
----|---------
6-6-|---------
----|6-6-6-6-6

peat 2x)
   >    >     
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6-6-6-|6-6-6-

>     >    >  
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
6-6-6-6-6-|1-1

   >     >   
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-1-1-1-1-1-1/|



[Instrumental 
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

Chorus] 1:13 -
>    >     >  
----|---------
6-8-|8-8-8-8-8
----|---------
----|---------

 1:28 (Repeat 
   >     >    
--------|-----
-8-8-10-|8-8-8
--------|-----
--------|-----

2x)
 >     >    > 
-----------|--
-6-6-6-5-5-|--
-----------|--
-----------|4-

    >     >   
--------------
--------------
--------------
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

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[Verse 2] 1:29
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

 - 1:57 (Repea
>    >     >  
----|---------
----|---------
6-6-|---------
----|6-6-6-6-6

t 4x)
   >    >     
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6-6-6-|6-6-6-

>     >    >  
----------|---
----------|---
----------|8-8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

   >     >   
-------------|
-------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-------------|



[Pre-Chorus 2]
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

 1:58 - 2:26 (
>    >     >  
----|---------
----|---------
6-6-|---------
----|6-6-6-6-6

Repeat 4x)
   >    >     
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6-6-6-|6-6-6-

>     >    >  
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
6-6-6-6-6-|1-1

   >     >   
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-1-1-1-1-1-1/|



[Instrumental 
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

Chorus 2] 2:27
>    >     >  
----|---------
6-8-|8-8-8-8-8
----|---------
----|---------

 - 2:55 (Repea
   >     >    
--------|-----
-8-8-10-|8-8-8
--------|-----
--------|-----

t 4x)
 >     >    > 
-----------|--
-6-6-6-5-5-|--
-----------|--
-----------|4-

    >     >   
--------------
--------------
--------------
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

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[Bridge] 2:56 
  >     >     
G|------------
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-
A|------------
E|------------

- 3:25
>    >     >  
----|---------
4-4-|4-4-4-4-4
----|---------
----|---------

   >     >    
-------|------
-4-4-4-|------
-------|4-4-4-
-------|------

 >     >    > 
----------|---
----------|---
4-4-4-4-4-|---
----------|4-4

    >     >   
-------------|
-------------| 
-------------| x3
-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-

>    >     >  
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
2-2-|2-2-2-2-2

   >     >    
-------|------
-------|------
-------|9-9-9-
-2-2-2/|------

 >     >    > 
----------|---
----------|---
9-9-9-9-9-|9-9
----------|---

    >     >   
-------------|
-------------| 
-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
-------------|



[Piano Interlu
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|11----------
(let ring as p

de] 3:26 - 3:39
----|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
----|(11)------------|-----------------|----------------|
iano plays)



[Coda] 3:40 - 
  >     >     
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-
E|------------

4:38 (Repeat 8
>    >     >  
----|---------
6-8-|8-8-8-8-8
----|---------
----|---------

x)
   >     >    
--------|-----
-8-8-10-|8-8-8
--------|-----
--------|-----

 >     >    > 
-----------|--
-6-6-6-5-5-|--
-----------|--
-----------|4-

    >     >   
--------------
--------------
--------------
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

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[Outro] 4:39 -
G|------------
D|------------
A|6-----------
E|------------

 END (Repeat 4
----|---------
----|---------
----|(6)------
----|---------

x, gradually f
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|(6)--
--------|-----

ading out)
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------------|8
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