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The “Clocks” riff from Coldplay, on Karimba and Alto
Learn to play a kalimba version of the piano ostinato in Coldplay’s “Clocks” Click the link at bottom to hear Coldplay’s “Clocks” An ostinato is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice. Almost everybody knows the piano ostinato that provides the foundation for Coldplay’s compelling song “Clocks,” written a decade ago. Evocative and haunting, this song seemingly brings to life a dream world. (Click on the link below this post to hear it.) While I’ve enjoyed this song since it came out, it never occurred to me to play it on kalimba until recently at a music therapy conference. One of the attendees started playing “Clocks” on
April 5, 2017
