#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 Fast Q=132 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o|| ||------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|| Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 1. 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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/--|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------6-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-|-8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-|-----------------o|| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|-----------------|------------------|| Interlude W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-6--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------| Wx4 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------6-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-|-8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-|-----------------o|| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------6-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-|-8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-|-----------------o|| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| W W +W W 4x ||-----------|----------|------------|--------|| ||o----------|----------|------------|-------o|| ||o-6--------|----------|------------|--8----o|| ||-----------|-6--------|-(6)--------|--------|| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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 ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths