Jars of Clay
Rose Colored Stain Glass Windows
"Front Yard Luge"
Written by Petra, arranged by Jars of Clay
Tabbed originally by Jonathan Hunter, additions/corrections by
David Schroder
NOTES ABOUT SONG: This is the live version of Rose Colored Stain
Glass Windows that appears on Front Yard Luge. It differs from the
album version primarily in its layering: the electric guitar is much
more prominent live, while the original version (which appeared on
"Never Say Dinosaur") is much more acoustic-natured and even has a
mandolin in the intro. The electric has some pretty heavy distortion
on it, along with some overdrive and a quick wah near the end and the
acoustic has some heavy chorus on it. Also, watch the rhythm in the
acoustic riff-it's slightly different from the original version in
timing and the F in on the d-string comes sooner than expected (listen and
you'll hear it-it's syncopated).
Intro Acoustic riff (used throughout the song):
|-----1--0-1-1-----1--0-1-1-1-1--|
|-----3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----2--2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0---------3-3----------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Dm Dm/F
*the above is considered one bar of intro riff
The intro comprises of:
2 bars intro acoustic riff
2 bars intro acoustic riff with vocal "na na"s
4 bars intro acoustic riff with vocal "na na"s and electric
strums on Dm (but not on the Dm/F)
VERSE ONE-acoustic plays chords, electric arpeggios
Bb C Dm
Another sleepy Sunday, safe within the walls
Bb C Dm
Outside a dying world in desperation calls
Gm F C Dm
But no one hears the cries, or knows what they're about
Gm Bb F C
The doors are locked within, or is it from without?
For the verses, the electric plays mostly arpeggios with a few
straight
strums. Here's a pretty close tab of what the electric plays:
*1st verse *2nd verse
|-1---|-0---||-----------|------------||-1--|-0h1-0---0---|
|-3---|-1---||-1h3-1h3-1-|-1h3-1h3-1--||-3--|-------3---3-|
|-3---|-0---||-----------|------------||-2--|-------------|
|-3---|-2---||-----------|------------||-0--|-------------|
|-1---|-3---||-----------|------------||----|-------------|
|-----|-----||-----------|------------||----|-------------|
Bb C Dm Dm Dm Dm
*1st Verse *2nd Verse
|-------1-|-------0-||-----------|---------0-0-||----|----|
|-------3-|-------1-||-1h3-1h3-1-|-1h3-1h3-----||----|----|
|-----3---|-----0---||-----------|-------------||----|----|
|---3-----|---2-----||-----------|-------------||----|----|
|-1-------|-3-------||-----------|-------------||----|----|
|---------|---------||-----------|-------------||----|----|
Bb C Dm Dm Dm Dm
|-------3-------|-------1-------|-------0-------|---3---1-|
|-------3---3---|-------1---1---|-------1---1---|---------|
|-------3-----3-|-------2-----2-|-----0-------0-|---------|
|-----5---------|-----3---------|---2-----------|-0-------|
|---5-----------|---3-----------|-3-------------|---------|
|-3-------------|-1-------------|---------------|---------|
Gm F C Dm
|-------3-------|-----1------|-1--------|-0--------|
|-------3---3---|-----3------|-1--------|-1--------|
|-------3-----3-|-----3------|-2--------|-0--------|
|-----5---------|---3--------|-3--------|-2--------|
|---5-----------|-1----------|-3--------|-3--------|
|-3-------------|------------|-1--------|----------|
Gm Bb F C
CHORUS-electric guitar drops
Dm Am F7 C
Looking through rose-colored stain glass windows
Dm Am F7 C
Never allowing the world to come in
Dm Am F7 C
Seeing no evil and feeling no pain
Dm Am F7 C Dm
Making the light as it comes from within so dim
Transition: 4 bars intro acoustic riff with electric riff
below and vocal "na na"s the last 2 bars:
1 2 3 & 4 (repeat it)
|-1-----|-1-----||---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1----|
|-3-----|-3-----||-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1------|
|-2-----|-2-----||----------------------------------------|
|-0-----|-0-----||----------------------------------------|
|-------|-------||----------------------------------------|
|-------|-------||----------------------------------------|
Dm Dm/F Dm Dm/F Dm Dm/F
VERSE TWO
Bb C Dm
Out on your doorstep lay the masses in decay
Bb C Dm
Ignore them long enough, maybe they'll go away
Gm F C Dm
When think you have so much, you have so much to lose
Gm Bb F C
You think you have no lack, when you're really destitute
CHORUS-same as above, but acoustic is much softer
Transition:
4 bars-intro acoustic riff and strings
4 bars-intro acoustic riff, strings, electric riff 2, and
vocal "Na na"s
Electric riff 2 (one bar):
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-1h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Dm/F
BRIDGE-8 bars-intro acoustic riff, strings, electric riff 2
Vocals:
Looking through rose-colored windows
Never allowing world to come in
Feel no pain, seeing no evil
Making a light as it comes from within
(x2)
(electric chords)
Dm F/A
So dim, soooo dim
Dm/F
So dim, soooo dim
Dm F/A
So dim, soooo dim
Dm/F
So dim, soooo dim
4 bars of "Yeah, yeah" vocals with acoustic intro pattern
Electric picks randomly the first two bars, plays a wah "F"
chord (an A-base on fret 8) the last two bars
OUTRO RIFF (repeat 2x)
|-8-6-6-5---8-6-6-5---8-6-6-5---------8-----8-----8-----8-|
|---------8---------8---------8-6-5-6---5-6---5-6---5-6---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ending chords:
C F CII F
C F CII *
*instead of an F-chord, play a high "d" on fret 11 of the high e-string
Organ solo to end
CHORDS:
Dm xx0231
Dm/F xx3231
Bb x13331
C x32010
CII x35553
F 133211
F/A x03210
Am x02210
F7 x33210
Gm 355333
Wow! Complicated, huh? Some of it is probably not needed unless you're a
die-hard perfectionist but it should give you some idea of live Jars. Here's
a short outline of the song from start to end:
Intro:
2 bars intro acoustic riff
2 bars intro acoustic riff with vocal "na na"s
4 bars intro acoustic riff with vocal "na na"s and
electric strums on Dm (but not on the Dm/F)
Verse One (w/ electric arpeggios, acoustic strums)
Chorus (no electric-just strings and acoustic guitar)
Transition:
4 bars intro riff with electric riff 1
Verse Two (w/ electric arpeggios, acoustic strums)
Chorus (no electric, soft acoustic, louder strings)
Transition:
4 bars intro riff
4 bars intro riff w/ electric riff 2 and vocal "nana"s
Vocal Bridge:
8 bars intro riff w/ electric riff 2
4 bars intro riff w/ electric chords and "so dim?"
4 bars intro riff w/ electric stuff and "yeah, yeah?"
Outro riff
Ending chords
B3 organ solo
Note: strings are in the song starting at the electric
guitar entrance and ending right before the organ solo
This would be an awesome song to play live for any of you who are part of a
band. Contact me with questions/comments at JCBoyz@aol.com Good luck playing!
Originally c1982 Star Song Records, appeared on Petra: More Power To Ya
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