Song: Clocks Artist: Coldplay Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head Tabbed by Matt Eason (m.eason@virgin.net), this is all my own work. Feel free to email me any corrections, comments or questions. Most of this is piano arranged for guitar. Standard tuning (EADGbe) Use a bit of echo(reverb/delay) Main riff --------------------------|----------------------------| --------------------------|----------------------------| 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--|-----8--------8--------8---| --------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------| ---11---------11---------11--| -------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---| --------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------|---------------------------| Riff 4 --------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| -----9--8-----|-----9--8-----|-----9--8---------|-----9--8-----| --8--------8--|--6--------6--|--6--------6------|--5--------5--| --------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| --------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| --------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| Bridge ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| 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| --------------------------------|-----------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --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| --------------------------------|-----------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| 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
