Closer Tab by Jars Of Clay

Closer tab by Jars Of Clay

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

There are a total of 4 guitars in this song. For guitar 3, I would recommend using a fair amount of
reverb and possibly some 8th note delay.

Guitar #1: Highly Overdriven Electric Guitar with E-Bow
Guitar #2: Moderately Distorted Electric Guitar
Guitar #3: Clean Electric Guitar
Guitar #4: Lightly Overdriven Electric Guitar with E-Bow

Intro:
Guitar 1:
e|-12------|-10----8-|--------|--------|-12------|-10----12\-|-8------|--------|
B|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
G|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
D|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
A|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
E|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|

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Guitar 2: (These are all 16th notes)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10\---|-10-10-10-10-10\---|-3--3--3--3--3---|-3--3--3--3--3---| x2
A|-x--x--x--x--x-----|-x--x--x--x--x-----|-x--x--x--x--x---|-x--x--x--x--x---|
E|-8--8--8--8--8\----|-8--8--8--8--8\----|-1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1---|

Guitar 3:
e|----------------------------|
B|----8----8----10----8----8--|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10---10---10----10---10----| x8
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

No Guitar in Verse 1 or Pre-Chorus 1

Verse 2:-Starts at 1:08

Guitar 2: (Comes in at 1:16)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10\---|-------------------|-10-10-10-10-10\---|-------------------|
A|-x--x--x--x--x-----|-------------------|-x--x--x--x--x-----|-------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8\----|-------------------|-8--8--8--8--8\----|-------------------|

Guitar 3: (plays through whole verse)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----9----9----12----9----9--|
D|-10---10---10----10---10----| x8
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Pre-Chorus 2:-Starts at 1:24
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-10-10-10-10-10\---|-------------------| x2
A|-------------------|-------------------|-x--x--x--x--x-----|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-8--8--8--8--8\----|-------------------|

Guitar 3:
e|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8------|-6------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7------|-5------|----9----9----12----9----9-|----9----9----12----9----9------|
D|--------|-7------|-10---10---10----10---10---|-10---10---10----10---10--------|
A|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8------|-6------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7------|-5------|----9----9----12----9----9-|----9----9----12----9----9------|
D|-9------|-7------|-10---10---10----10---10---|-10---10---10----10---10--------|
A|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|
G|-7------|-5------|
D|-9------|-7------|
A|-10-----|-8------|
E|--------|--------|

Chorus 1:
Guitar 1:
e|-12------|-10---12/-|-8-------|--------|-12------|-10------8-|--------|--------|
B|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
G|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
D|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------| x2
A|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
E|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|

Guitar 2:
e|---------|--------|--------|--------|
B|---------|--------|--------|--------|
G|-9-------|--------|-2------|--------|
D|-10------|--------|-3------|--------| x4
A|-10------|--------|-3------|--------|
E|-8-------|--------|-1------|--------|

Guitar 3:
e|----------------------------|
B|----8----8----10----8----8--|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10---10---10----10---10----| x16
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Turnaround:
Guitar 2:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|--------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|--------|
G|-9-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|--------|
D|-10------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-10-10-10-10-10\---|--------|
A|-10------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-x--x--x--x--x-----|--------|
E|-8-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-8--8--8--8--8\----|--------|

Guitar 4: (comes in at 2:26, halfway through 4th measure of turnaround)
e|----|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|
B|----|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|
G|-9/-|-14----12\-|-5/-----9/10\-|-9------|--------|
D|----|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|
A|----|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|
E|----|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|

Verse 3:-Starts at 2:35
Guitar 3: (plays through whole verse)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----9----9----12----9----9--|
D|-10---10---10----10---10----| x8
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Pre-Chorus 3:-Starts at 2:51
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-10-10-10-10-10\---|-10-10-10-10-10\---|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-x--x--x--x--x-----|-x--x--x--x--x-----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-8--8--8--8--8\----|-8--8--8--8--8\----|

Guitar 3:
e|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8------|-6------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7------|-5------|----9----9----12----9----9-|----9----9----12----9----9------|
D|-9------|-7------|-10---10---10----10---10---|-10---10---10----10---10--------|
A|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|
G|-7------|-5------|
D|-9------|-7------|
A|-10-----|-8------|
E|--------|--------|

Chorus 2:
Guitar 1:
e|-12------|-10---12/-|-8-------|--------|-12------|-10------8-|--------|--------|
B|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
G|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
D|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------| x2
A|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|
E|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|

Guitar 2:
e|---------|--------|--------|--------|
B|---------|--------|--------|--------|
G|-9-------|--------|-2------|--------|
D|-10------|--------|-3------|--------| x4
A|-10------|--------|-3------|--------|
E|-8-------|--------|-1------|--------|

Guitar 3:
e|----------------------------|
B|----8----8----10----8----8--|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10---10---10----10---10----| x16
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Chorus 3:
Guitar 1:
e|-12------|-10---12/-|-8-------|--------|-12------|
B|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
G|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
D|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
A|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
E|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|

Guitar 2:
e|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G|-9-------|--------|-2------|--------|-9-------|
D|-10------|--------|-3------|--------|-10------|
A|-10------|--------|-3------|--------|-10------|
E|-8-------|--------|-1------|--------|-8-------|

Guitar 3:
e|----------------------------|
B|----8----8----10----8----8--|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10---10---10----10---10----| x4
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

************************************

| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

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Last updated: December 16, 2018

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