'Clocks' by Coldplay - Guitar Tutorial

Gtp chords: Clocks
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            Coldplay Clocks 

Standard tunning 

Intro Guitar 1 (4x)
e |-11----11----11—--|-9----9----9---|-9----9----9---|-8---8---8---|
B |---11----11----11-|--11---11---11-|--11---11---11-|--9---9---9--|
G |-----12----12-----|----10---10----|----10---10----|---10--10----| 
D |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
A |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
E |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|

Guitar 2 (comes in on third time of intro) (all palm muted) (2x)
e |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E |-------------------------|

Guitar 3 (plays from the start of the intro) (with effects pedal)
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A |-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Guitar 3 (with effects pedal) (listen to song to get this part) 
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------8~~(8 r)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A |-11-10---10~~(10r)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E |-------11--------------------------------------------------------|

Lights go out and I can't be saved tides that I've tried to swim against you've put me
down upon my knees oh I beg I beg and plead Singing come out of things unsaid shoot an
apple off my head and a trouble that can't be named the tigers waiting to be tamed Singing

Chorus Guitar 1 (4x)
e |-11----11----11—--|-9----9----9---|-9----9----9---|-8---8---8---|
B |---11----11----11-|--11---11---11-|--11---11---11-|--9---9---9--|
G |-----12----12-----|----10---10----|----10---10----|---10--10----| 
D |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
A |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
E |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
	
Guitar 2 (comes in on third time of the chorus) (all palm muted) (2x)
e |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E |-------------------------|

Guitar 3 (plays through the hole chorus) (with effects pedal)
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A |-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Guitar 3 (play through hole riff) (with effects pedal)
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A |-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (on the word TICKING play this) (listen to song) 
e |-13rp11-----------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|

Confusion never stops closing walls and (TICKING) clocks gonna come back and take you
home I could not stop that you now know Singing come out upon my seas curse missed
opportunities am I a part of the cure or am I part of the disease Singing 

Chorus Guitar 1 (4x)
e |-11----11----11—--|-9----9----9---|-9----9----9---|-8---8---8---|
B |---11----11----11-|--11---11---11-|--11---11---11-|--9---9---9--|
G |-----12----12-----|----10---10----|----10---10----|---10--10----| 
D |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
A |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
E |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
	
Guitar 2 (comes in on third time of the chorus) (all palm muted) (2x)
e |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E |-------------------------|

Guitar 3 (plays through the hole chorus) (with effects pedal)
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A |-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1 Guitar 1 (4x)
e |-16----16----16---|-16----16----16---|
B |---20----20----20-|---20----20----20-|
G |-----20----20-----|-----18----18-----|
D |------------------|------------------|
A |------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|

e |-16----16----16---|-16----16----16---|
B |---20----20----20-|---20----20----20-|
G |-----18----18-----|-----17----17-----|
D |------------------|------------------|
A |------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|
	
Guitar 2 (comes in on third time of the riff) (all palm muted) (2x)
e |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E |-------------------------|

Guitar 3 (play through hole riff)
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A |-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 Guitar 3 
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |--8--8—-8—-8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8—-8—-8--8--8—-8-—8-|  |
A |--9--9--9--9—-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9—-9—-9-—9-—9-|  |
E |--9-—9-—9-—9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |             
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|  |
E |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3 
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |--8--8—-8—-8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8—-8—-8--8--8—-8-—8-|  |
A |--9--9--9--9—-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9—-9—-9-—9-—9-|  |
E |--9-—9-—9-—9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |             
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|  |
E |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|  |
D |-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |--8--8—-8—-8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8—-8—-8--8--8—-8-—8-|  |
A |--9--9--9--9—-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9—-9—-9-—9-—9-|  |
E |--9-—9-—9-—9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |             
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|  |
E |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
D |-8—-8—-8—-8—-8—-8—-8—-8--|-------------------------|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-8--8—-8-—8-—8-—8-—8-—8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|  |
A |-8—-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|  |
E |-9—-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| -|

Verse 3 Guitar 3
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| -|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|  |
D |-8—-8—-8—-8—-8—-8—-8—-8--|-------------------------|  |
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
                                                         |
Guitar 2 (plays over top of riff)                        |
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D |-8--8—-8-—8-—8-—8-—8-—8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|  |
A |-8—-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|  |
E |-9—-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| -|

Verse 1 Guitar 1 (2x)
e |-11----11----11—--|-9----9----9---|-9----9----9---|-8---8---8---|
B |---11----11----11-|--11---11---11-|--11---11---11-|--9---9---9--|
G |-----12----12-----|----10---10----|----10---10----|---10--10----| 
D |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
A |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
E |------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|

Verse 2 Guitar 1 (12x) (on 12th time fade guitar out)
e |-16----16----16---|-16----16----16---|
B |---20----20----20-|---20----20----20-|
G |-----20----20-----|-----18----18-----|
D |------------------|------------------|
A |------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|

e |-16----16----16---|-16----16----16---|
B |---20----20----20-|---20----20----20-|
G |-----18----18-----|-----17----17-----|
D |------------------|------------------|
A |------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|
	
Guitar 3 (comes in on 5th time of the riff) (8x)
e |---4-3---|---4-3---|---4-3---|---4-3---|
B |-4-----4-|-2-----2-|-2-----2-|-4-----4-|
G |---------|---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|---------|

Guitar 2 (starts on verse 3 and stops after u play it 8x)
e |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|-8-----8-----8-8-|
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |--8--------8--------8--8-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E |-------------------------|
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