Capo 3rd fret, or tune up 1 and 1/2 steps. There are two parts to this song, the 4 chord riff (such as the intro), and the 3 chord riff. Listen to the song to get the gist of which goes where, and how to strum. (I like to strum a couple of times really fast, then let it ring, then change chords).
Riff 1: A F G B (Barre'd)
Riff 2: Am G Em (Not Barre'd)
I'm 99.9% sure about riff 2, but not riff 1. It sounds about right. You could play the barred chords regularly, but for speed, I stick with them.
Chords: (As if played without capo, so translate numbers up by 3) ---+-------------+ | E A D G B e | ---+-------------+ | 5 7 7 6 5 5 | | 0 0 2 2 1 0 | | 7 9 9 8 7 7 | | 0 2 2 0 0 0 | | 1 3 3 2 1 1 | G | 3 2 0 0 0 3 | (Normal) G | 3 5 5 4 3 3 | (Barre) ---+-------------+
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Flood -by Jars Of Clay
Transcribed by: Dan Silver
intro - Cm Af Bf G7sus (2x)
verse - (palm muted) Cm Bf G7sus (4x)
chorus - (non-muted) Cm Bf G7sus (4x) Cm Af Bf Ef Cm Af Bf G7sus (3x) C2 (3&1/2 measures)
repeat verse & chorus
string interlude:sorry guys didn't do the strings but where the vocals come in try using (same old) Cm Af Bf G7sus progression arpeggiating each chord.
repeat more stuff and fade
Chords: (chords written from bottom up. . ie (EADGBE)
Cm Af Bf G7sus (x35543) (466533) (688733) (353533) or (353563)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Flood by: Jars of Clay CD: Jars of Clay written by: Jars of Clay Lyrics: Dan Haseltine Copyright:Brentwood Music _______________________________________
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..."
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.
