Clocks - Coldplay

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Artist: Coldplay
Song: Clocks (bass tab)

From "A Rush of Blood to the Head" album 2002
4-string bass, standard tuning

Intro:  Rest for 2 piano verses

Verse 1 (Repea
  Eb          
G:------------
D:------------
A:6-6-6-6-6-6-
E:------------

t 8x):
    Bb        
---|----------
---|8-8-8-8-8-
6-6|----------
---|----------

      Bb      
-----|--------
8-8-8|8-8-8-8-
-----|--------
-----|--------

        F
-------|------
8-8-8-8|------
-------|8-8-8-
-------|------

---------|
---------|
8-8-8-8-8|
---------|

Verse 2 (Repea
  Eb          
G:------------
D:------------
A:6-6-6-6-6-6-
E:------------

t 2x):
    Bb        
---|----------
--6|8-8-8-8-8-
8--|----------
---|----------

    C Bb    G#
----5|--------
8-8--|8-8-8-6-
-----|--------
-----|--------

    G     G#
-------|------
6-6-5-5|5-6-6-
-------|------
-------|------

---------|
6-6-6-6-6|
---------|
---------|

Verse 1 (Repeat 8x)
Verse 2 (Repeat 4x)

Bridge Part 1 
  F#          
G:------------
D:4-4-4-4-4-4-
A:------------
E:------------

(Repeat 3x):
    F#        
---|----------
4-4|4-4-4-4-4-
---|----------
---|----------

      C#      
-----|--------
4-4-4|--------
-----|4-4-4-4-
-----|--------

        G#
-------|------
-------|6-6-6-
4-4-4-4|------
-------|------

---------|
6-6-6-6-6|
---------|
---------|

Bridge Part 2:
  F#          
G:------------
D:4-4-4-4-4-4-
A:------------
E:------------

    F#        
---|----------
4-4|4-4-4-4-4-
---|----------
---|----------

      F#      
-----|--------
4-4-4|4-4-4-4-
-----|--------
-----|--------

        F#
-------|------
4-4-4-4|4-4-4-
-------|------
-------|------

---------|
4-4-4-4-4|
---------|
---------|

  Eb
G:------------
D:------------
A:6-----------
E:------------

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

[Rest for 2 piano verses]

Verse 2 (Repeat 8x)

Outro (Repeat 
  Eb          
G:------------
D:------------
A:6-----------
E:------------

2x):
    Bb        
---|----------
---|8---------
---|----------
---|----------

      Bb      
-----|--------
-----|8-------
-----|--------
-----|--------

        F
-------|------
-------|------
-------|8-----
-------|------

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

END

Notes:
Using a pick with up and down strokes is most efficient, but the attack on the CD sounds 
like all down strokes.

I hit the C-note in Verse 2 with my index finger, which is an easy stretch once you 
it.

Tabbed 8/25/2007 by Scott Herzog at aerosurfer21@yahoo.com.  Email with corrections or comments.

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