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Help please - Cold Play "Clocks" (OT?)
Help please - Cold Play "Clocks" (OT?)
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TheATL
46 posts
Aug 22, 2012
12:55 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I have been playing for a little while with a group. We mostly play blues, and I am the lone harp player. The rest of the guys are on guitar, drums or vocals. One of the guys suggested that it would be good to have a "surprise" on our song list - something that would be a real change from the rest of the set. They suggested Cold Play "Clocks".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV8FfWYJTEw
We like the tune, the guitar guys can really groove to it, and they like the few "high lonesome" notes I contribute to the overall mix. But except for playing the melody in first position, and doubling it up high, and also playing the opening cyclic melody, I really do not know what else I might contribute. Also, as far as I can figure, to actually play the opening notes correctly, I need to master the 6 OB, which I have not done yet, so I am currently faking the 6.
So... I just wonder if anyone here has any ideas of what I might do to contribute more, or whether this is one of those songs where I just put in a few notes at the right time. I really appreciate your thoughts.
Brad
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shadoe42
215 posts
Aug 22, 2012
5:35 PM
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Sometimes less is more. This may very well be a case of its sounds good don;t change it.
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surrealIdeal
42 posts
Aug 24, 2012
5:47 AM
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I would suggest 3rd position, so you play the dorian mode.
You could always just play the singing melody as a solo part, if you don't know what to do.
I also like to point out that the video you sent us, is high-pitched. The original recording is in Bbminor, but of course your band could change that key.
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TheATL
47 posts
Aug 24, 2012
12:55 PM
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Thank you very much for the feedback. @surealldeal, you are correct. The original is indeed in Bb minor. I just quickly looked for a U-Tub reference I could put on the posting. (Interesting that they chose a different key on the live recording)
@shadoe42, Thanks for verifying what I was feeling. I expect it would be very easy to be out front too much on this tune.
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Frank
1050 posts
Aug 25, 2012
7:17 AM
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I've seen Coldplay Live in concert and they actually did an acoustic version of a handful of their songs,CLOCKS was'nt one of them, but - it may work doing it acoustically for a small room?
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