Licks & Riffs : Coldplay - Clocks


One of the most memorable piano riffs of recent times, Coldplay's 'Clocks' looks to Minimalist composers like Michael Nyman, with its use of chords filled with additive rhythm patterns.

Try starting off with a 3+3+2 pattern of semiquavers:

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Now try doing a similar pattern on these chords:



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Lyrics

Lights go out and I can’t be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and...

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Chords Used in Coldplay - Clocks







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