Clocks Bass

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 (Repeat 8x):
  Eb              Bb              Bb              F
G:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D:---------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|---------------|
A:6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|---------------|---------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
Verse 2 (Repeat 2x):
  Eb              Bb            C Bb    G#    G     G#
G:---------------|--------------5|---------------|---------------|
D:--------------6|8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5|5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
A:6-6-6-6-6-6-8--|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
Verse 1 (Repeat 8x)
Verse 2 (Repeat 4x)
 
Bridge Part 1 (Repeat 3x):
  F#              F#              C#              G#
G:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|---------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
A:---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|---------------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
Bridge Part 2:
  F#              F#              F#              F#
G:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D:4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
  Eb
G:---------------|
D:---------------|
A:6--------------|
E:---------------|
 
[Rest for 2 piano verses]
 
Verse 2 (Repeat 8x)
 
Outro (Repeat 2x):
  Eb              Bb              Bb              F
G:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D:---------------|8--------------|8--------------|---------------|
A:6--------------|---------------|---------------|8--------------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
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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