Jars of Clay - Flood guitar tab
Flood
by: Jars of Clay
CD: Jars of Clay
written by: Jars of Clay
Lyrics: Dan Haseltine
from: J.B. (Fyretruks@aol.com) or (guitarman.jbd@juno.com)
Copyright:Brentwood Music
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Jars plays in an open E tuning on most songs. This interpretation is arranged
for standard tuning.
CHORDS
E5th------ x 7 9 9 0 0
D5th------ x 5 7 7 0 0
C5th------ x 3 5 5 0 0
B5th------ x 2 4 4 0 0
These chords have generic names which will be ok for my purposes.
This song is played with a capo on the 3rd fret. All the chords and Violin
solo are played relative to the capo. Listen to the CD for the ryhthm.
INTRO: E5 (2 beats) C5 (2 b.) D5 (2 b.) B5 (2 b.)
Play twice. Let all Strings ring.
VERSES: E5 (2 b) D5 (2 b) C5 (4 b)
Play 4 times while muting the 1st and 2nd strings.
"Rain rain on my....."
PRE-CHORUS: Play 4 times. Same as VERSES. Let all strings ring.
"But if I can't swim...."
CHORUS: PLay 4 times. Same as INTRO. Let all strings ring.
"....When i'm falling..."
GUITAR INTERLUDE between verses: E5th ( 16 beats)
VIOLIN SOLO:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------5---8--7--5------5---7--7--5----5--5--7--8----
g----------------------4----------4--5--7--5--4------------4-------------------7----------------7-------------------
d--------------4-5-7----5--7----------------------7---5--------------------------------------------------------------
a---7-6-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"calm the storms..."
e--------------------5---7-----5---------------------------------------------------------5------------------------------
b---7---5--7--8-------------------8--7------------5--8--7----------------5--8--7------7--------------5--8------
g-------------------------------------------------4--------------7--------4---------------------7---5---4-------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--7---10------8---7---5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------8--7---------"If I cantswim...."-----------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are more parts to the violin harmony that i haven't figured out. Sounds
good anyway.This is MY attempt at this song. It sounds pretty good to me and
pretty close to the album too. Enjoy!
I hope this doesn't get garbled on your computer. i wrote this with my page
filling the screen.It might get goofed if your screen is a small window.
J.B.
Please note: I transcribed the previous Flood from memory without following
the music. When I did, i found that it was in the wrong key. But here's the
thing ::: I did some looking and found that JOC uses an open E tuning on most
of thier songs FLOOD uses this tuning (low to high)=E-B-E-G#-B-E. And they
use a Nashville tuning on this particular song. This is when the 4 bass
strings (EADG) are replaced with thinner strings one octave higher. You can
find those in any 12 string guitar string package. I know it's a big change
from standard tuning. I have not taken the time yet to actually do it BUT I
might one day. The chords that are used in the other Flood trancsriptions are
correct, it's just a mattter of finding the right fingerings and voicings for
open E tuning. I;ve been fiddling with these trying to find which ones will
work. IT will tke time i guess. ANYway, the string solo is in the wrong key
too, Here it is in the right key Cminor (standard tuning)
VIOLIN SOLO:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------5--------5--6--8--6--5----------------
a-------------5--6--8------6--8-------------------8--6---------
e---8--7--8-------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g-----5--8--7--5------5--7--7--5-----5---5--7--8--7--5-
d-5-----------------8----------------8------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b----------6---8----6---------------------------------------
g--7--8-----------------8---7-----------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
"calm the storms..."
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
b------------------------------------------------6----------------------------
-
g-----------5--8--7-----------------5--8--7------7-------------5--8--------
d------5----------------8---------5--------------------8--6--5----------------
a----------------------------8-----------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------6-------------------------------------
b---8--------9---8--6--6--------------------"If Icantswim...."
g----------------------------------8---7-----
d-------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------
I hope this clears the mud a little (Cheezer42@aol.com)
JB Dean
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Added by: Jon Shaner (jmshaner@juno.com)
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?????????? Cm??? Bb??????? Gm????? Eb???? Cm??? Gm??
e----------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------1-4-3-1---1-3
G--------------0-----0-1---3-1-0----------------3----
D--------0-1-3---1-3-------------3-1--1--------------
A--3-2-3---------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
??????? Fm???? Ab???? Gm??? Ab7??????????? Bb
e-------------------------1-3--------1---------------
B-3-1---1--1-3-4--3-1-3-4---------------4--3---------
G-----3----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
?? Cm???? Bb???????? Ab????? Bb?????? Gm????? Cm7 Gm
e----------------------------1--------------3-6----6-
B-----1-4-3--------------1-4---3--------1-4----------
G--0--------3--------0-1---------3-1--0--------------
D-------------3----3---------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
? (calm the storms....)????????????? (cast down...)
??????????? Bb
e--4--3--1--1---
B-----------3---
Yes, the chords are weird...the song is in the key of
Eb (I think)- our band moved it up to G- to do this
add 4 to each fret number and change the chords like
so:
Original- Eb? Ab? Ab7? Bb? Cm? Gm? Fm? Cm7?
In G-???? G?? C?? C7?? D?? Em? Bm? Am? Em7
I hope you find this useful (and correct)- e-mail me
at jmshaner@juno.com with comments, complaints,
questions, etc.
??????????-Jon <
