Clocks - Coldplay
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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CLOCKS (Bassline)
As recorded by Coldplay
(From the 2002 Album A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD)
Transcribed by Aidan Hampson
Words and Music by Coldplay
Arranged by Aidan Hampson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately F
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
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ast Q=132
E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-6-|-6-
E E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
E E E E E E
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E E
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Verse
E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-6-|-6-
E E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
E E E E E E
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E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-|-6-6-
E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
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E
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8--||
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Chorus
E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-|-6-6-
E E E E E E
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6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
E E E E E E E
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1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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6-8-|-8-8-8-8-
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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E
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2.
E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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8-8-8-8-10-|-8
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E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E 4x
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Bridge
E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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Interlude
W +
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Wx4
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Chorus
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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8-8-8-8-10-|-8
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E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E 4x
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Outro
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E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E
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E E 4x
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W
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W +W
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W
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4x
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths