Ay Ay Ay. so much ado ansd confusion over a three chord song. Just go onto you-tube. Type in "how to play clocks" and a million different videos will pop up showing you how play it.

Clocks on Piano help

 

I have a feeling that a lot of people on this board can play this song. I can play the main riff, but there are two other parts i'm confused on:

 

1) When the piano riff goes high in the middle of the song, is it the same riff an octave up or is it different notes.

 

2) When the "nothing else compares" part is played, what is being played there, because i know its not the same notes before.

 

please help, i would then be able to play the song completely.

1. No, it's a common mistake and took me awhile to figure out since all the online lessons just illustrate the main riff.

 

When the riff changes, your left hand keeps playing the same riff in the lower octave, but your right hand will play the notes:

Ab, G, Eb then Ab, G, Db and lastly down to Ab, G, C. Played with the same rythm and pattern as the first riff.

 

2. During the solo you play straight chords which are: Gbmaj7, Db(play this during the during "compares"), and Fm.

 

Play those three times and then finish by holding the Gbmaj7 (Chris plays some different notes here, but it's still the same chord).

 

Hope I was of help! ;)

want to get a tad more complicated during acoustic sessions he plays it a tad differently, look up aol clocks and notice

 

Also live he adds to the end

 

Takes a while but lovely when you get it

I've seen those sessions, but the outro is still the same chords and riffs isn't it? Although live the very end of each riff is a tad different, since he throws in a couple extra notes. Shouldn't take long to sort out.

i mean toronto 06 and basically all the 06 tour he adds the countdown at the end, the transition is a few more chords

Oh sorry, try this: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53334

yeah thats what im referring to :D i made the thread

 

Can play it well now

you guys are awesome, thanks a lot