🎹 Clocks Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Gloomy and introspective, closing in on itself — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone.
📥 Downloads
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
3
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
18htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
52
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
398
Total Notes
66%
Interleaved
2.31
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand)
Lower dot = LH (Left Hand)
White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | F2 |
| Highest | D#4 |
| Span | 22 st (1Oct+m7) |
| Notes | 92 |
| Widest leap | 22 st F2→D#4 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C#4 |
| Highest | G#5 |
| Span | 19 st (1Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 306 |
| Widest leap | 12 st G#4→G#5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 9 semitones (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes · 24 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
71%
Repeated
34 of 48 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 14 unique bars.
Repeated bar
Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages
?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures (ô nhịp). The algorithm scores every passage by note density and interval leaps, then picks the 3 hardest for focused practice.
The hardest passages in this piece — spend extra time here before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 35–36
Hardest
📍 Measures 41–42
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 45–46
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Clocks Piano on piano?
Clocks Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 52/100.
It was composed by Coldplay. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 1m 38s. It contains 398 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Clocks Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Clocks Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
3 weeks
(~18 total practice hours) for a intermediate level student.
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Clocks Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Clocks Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 1 page long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Clocks Piano?
Clocks Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 52/100).
You'll need to be comfortable with both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm before tackling this piece.
What is the mood or feel of Clocks Piano?
Gloomy and introspective, closing in on itself — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 80 BPM.
