Coldplay - Clocks Chords
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How to play Clocks on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Coldplay - Clocks on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Clocks uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (22), D → Am (22), and Em → D (20). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - Am chord transition.
1. D → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from D to Am:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.
2. Am → Em chord transition
Switching from Am to Em:
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.
3. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
4. Em → F chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to F:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
5. F → C chord transition
Here's how to move from F to C:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.
6. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.
7. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.
8. F → D chord transition
To move from F to D:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
Clocks chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Clocks.
- Clocks includes 75 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Clocks contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Clocks connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → Em: 10%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → Am: 4%