Clocks – Piano Notes – Coldplay

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Piano Notes for Clocks – Coldplay – CDE FGAB

Key Information for the Song Clocks by Coldplay

Scale: Ab Major Scale (four black keys)
Key Signature: Four flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
Ab Major Scale Notes: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G
Tempo: 131 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner

This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Clocks by Coldplay. The song is in Ab Major key with a tempo of 131 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.

The piano in Clocks sets the foundation and is prominent throughout the song. Piano melody features a gentle, arpeggiated figure throughout the verses, creating a sense of flowing time.

Chorus builds with a fuller, more driving chord progression with strong emphasis on the C major key.
Background piano adds subtle embellishments and textures.

Tips to Play the Piano Notes for Clocks

Fast Notes – Brackets

Some letter notes for the song Clocks are given in brackets like (notes); they are meant to be played quickly or fast, similar to 16th, 32nd, or sometimes 8th notes in sheet music.

Play these notes continuously and connectedly, following the “Clocks” song’s rhythm and lyrics.

The next regular note is written immediately after the closing bracket.

Sustained Notes – Wavy Lines

The wavy line symbol ~ (tilde) following a note indicates sustained notes.

  • One tilde signifies a quarter-note duration on the piano sheet.
  • Two tildes denote a half-note duration.
  • Three tildes signify a whole note duration.

Therefore, press and hold the note for the appropriate duration based on the number of tildes while playing the piano notes for the Clocks song.

Part 1 (Intro Music)

(Eb* Bb  G) (Eb* Bb  G)  (Eb* Bb)

(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)
(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)

(C* Ab F) (C* Ab F) (C* Ab)

(Eb* Bb  G) (Eb* Bb  G)  (Eb* Bb)
(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)
(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)
(C* Ab F) (C* Ab F) (C* Ab)

Part 2 (Verse 1)

The lights go out, and I can’t be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh, I beg, I beg and plead, singin’

Eb*    Eb* Eb*  (Eb* C* Db*)   C*  Bb~~~
lights go   out,  and I can’t      be  saved

Db*    (Db* Db*) Db*~~  Db*  C*    Bb~ Ab~~
Tides that I        tried     to    swim against

Eb*       Eb*  Eb*~   (C* Db*)   C*
brought me  down   upon my   knees

Db*~  Db* Db*~
Oh,    I beg,

Bb  C*    Bb~  Ab~~   F Eb~~
I     beg  and  plead,  singin’

Part 3 (Verse 1)

Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head, and a
Trouble that can’t be named
A tiger’s waitin’ to be tamed, singin’

Eb*     Eb*~  (C* Db*)   C* Bb~~
Come out     of things   unsaid

Db*~  (Db*)  Db*~ (Bb)  (C*) Bb   Ab~~
Shoot an     apple          off   my  head,

F    Eb~~
and a

Eb* Eb*~  (C* Db*)     C*  Bb~~
Trouble      that can’t  be  named

Bb    Db* Db*  Db*~ (Bb)
A     tiger’s      waitin’

(C*) Bb Ab~~   F Eb~~
to    be tamed, singin’

Part 4 (Chorus)

You are
You are

G*~ Ab*~~ F* Eb*~~~  G*~~~
You~~~                       are

G*~ Ab*~~ F* Eb*~~~ G*~~~
You~~~                      are

Music

(Eb* Bb  G) (Eb* Bb  G)  (Eb* Bb)

(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)
(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)

(C* Ab F) (C* Ab F) (C* Ab)

(Eb* Bb  G) (Eb* Bb  G)  (Eb* Bb)
(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)
(Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb F) (Db* Bb)
(C* Ab F) (C* Ab F) (C* Ab)

Part 5 (Verse 2)

Confusion never stops
Closin’ walls and tickin’ clocks, gonna
Come back and take you home
I could not stop, that you now know, singin’

Eb* Eb* Eb*~~  Db* C*  Bb~~
Confusion         never   stops

Db* Db*  Db*~  Db*
Closin’    walls  and

(C*) Bb   Ab~ F Eb~
tickin’     clocks, gonna

Eb*     Eb*~  (C* Db*)  C*   Bb~
Come  back  and take you home

Bb Db* Db* Db*~ (Bb)  (C*) Bb Ab~~    F Eb~~
I could not stop,   that you  now know, singin’

Part 6 (Verse 2)

Come out upon my seas
Cursed missed opportunities, am I
a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease? Singin’

Eb*     Eb*~  (C* Db*) C*  Bb~~
Come out      upon     my seas

Db*       Db*      Db*~ Bb C* Bb~  Ab~~
Cursed missed opportunities,

F Eb~~
am I

Eb* Eb*~  (C* Db*)  C*  Bb~~
a     part     of the    cure

Db* Db*  Db*~ (Bb) (C*) Bb Ab~~   F Eb~~
Or am I part of the disease?          Singin’

Part 7 (Chorus)

You are, You are
You are, You are

G*~ Ab*~~ F* Eb*~~~  G*~~~
You~~~                       are

G*~ Ab*~~ F* Eb*~~~ G*~~~
You~~~                      are

G*~ Ab*~~ F* Eb*~~~ G*~~~
You~~~                      are

G*~ Ab*~~ F* Eb*~~~ G*~~~
You~~~                      are

Part 8 (Bridge)

And nothin’ else compares
Oh, nothin’ else compares
And nothin’ else compares

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