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 will provide 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.
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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