here is the song layout:
[Intro]
fig. 1
fig. 1 and fig. 2
[verse 1]
fig 1. and fig. 2
\---4x------/
[chorus 1]
fig. 3 >--2x
Fig.3 and fig. 4
\---2x------/
[break]
fig. 1
fig. 1 and fig. 2
[verse 2]
fig 1. and fig. 2
\---4x------/
[chorus 2]
fig. 3 >--4x
Fig.3 and fig. 4
\---2x------/
[outro]
fig. 5>---2x
fig. 1 and fig. 5
\-----2x-----/
fig. 3>-- 2x
fig. 3 and fig. 4
\----8x------/
here are the different parts:
fig. 1
G chord Guitar 1 left channel
fig. 1
e|-|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
B|-|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|
G|-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|
D|-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
e|-|------------------|
B|-|-----3------------|
G|-|---0---0---0----0-|
D|-|------------------| end of fig. 1
A|-|-1-------1---1-2--|
E|-|------------------|
Guitar 2 right channel
fig. 2
e|-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----0------------|
D|-|----0------------|----0------------|-------0----------|
A|-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e|-|------------------|
B|-|------------------|
G|-|----0----0--------|
D|-|--0----0----------|
A|-|------------------|
E|-|------------------|
fig. 3
strum these chords
G F C Bb
e|-|-3--1--0---------|
B|-|-3--1--1--3------|
G|-|-0--2--0--3------|
D|-|-0--3--2--3------|
A|-|-2--3--3--1------|
E|-|-3--1------------|
fig.4
e|-3-3-3-5-3----------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-8-6--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-|
G|------------7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-7-5--3-3-3-5-3-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
fig.5 w/distrotion
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
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"December" - Collective Soul
Transcribed by Dietrich Featherston
I am 13 and have been playing the guitar for a couple of
years now.
I figured this out within 2 or 3 minutes of watching the
music video on MTV.
e|-|-----------------3--------|-----------------3-------------|
B|-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----3----------|
G|-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----------0-------|
D|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-|--3-----------------------|--1----------------------------|
e|-|-----------------3--------|-------------------------------|
B|-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3----------------------|
G|-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
D|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------1-----2----------|
E|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
riff 2
e|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
B|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
G|-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D|-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
A|-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------|
E|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-------|
e|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
B|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
G|-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D|-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
A|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-------|
E|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
riff 3
e|-|--3-----3-----3--5--3--x--|--1-----1-----1--3--1--x-------|
B|-|--3-----3-----3--3--3--x--|--1-----1-----1--1--1--x-------|
G|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-|--5-----5-----5--5--5--x--|--3-----3-----3--3--3----------|
G|-|--5-----5-----5--7--5--x--|--3-----3-----3--5--3--0-------|
D|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
riff 4
e|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-|--x--------x--------x-----|--x--------x--------x----------|
G|-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------|
D|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
increasing volume
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
b-|--x--------x--------x-----|--------------------------|
g-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--1--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 5
e|-|-----------------3--------|-----------------3-------------|
B|-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----3----------|
G|-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----------0-------|
D|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-|--3-----------------------|---1---------------------------|
slower
e-|-----------------3--------|--------------------------|
b-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----------------|
g-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------1-----2-----|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-|--3----------------------------|
B|-|--3----------------------------|
G|-|--0----------------------------|
D|-|--0----------------------------|
A|-|--x----------------------------|
E|-|--3----------------------------|
1.Play riff 1 six times.
2.Play riff 2 twice.
3.Play riff 2 with riff 3 twice.
4.Play riff 1 six times.
5.Play riff 2 four times.
6.Play riff 3 twice.
7.Play riff 1 with riff 4 twice.
8.Play riff 2 twice.
9.Play riff 3 six times.
10.Play riff 5 once.
The bass line goes something like this.
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--2--1-----|
e-|--------------------------|-----------------------3--|
and
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3-----------------------|--1-----1-----1-----2-----|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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"December" - Collective Soul
Transcribed by Les Bemont ([email protected])
I'm not totally confident about some parts so any corrections are welcome.
riff 1 (clean electric):
e|-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
B|-|-----------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
G|-|-----0-----0--------0-----|-----0-----0--------0-----|
D|-|--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------|
A|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-|--------------3-----------|--------------------------|
B|-|-----------------3--------|--------------------------|
G|-|-----0-----0--------0-----|-----0-----------0--0-----|
D|-|--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------|
A|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 2 (slightly distorted):
e|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
B|-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x
< (volume builds) <
I can't remember on exactly which note the muting stops...
riff 3 (this may not even be a guitar on the record :) ):
e|-|--3-----3-----3--5--3-----|--1-----1-----1--3--1-----|
B|-|--3-----3-----3--3--3-----|--1-----1-----1--1--1-----|
G|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-|--5-----5-----5--5--5-----|--3-----3-----3--3--3-----|
G|-|--5-----5-----5--7--5-----|--3-----3-----3--5--3-----|
D|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
chord prog (acoustic):
|: G | F | C | A# :|
Bass:
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------1-----2-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
The bass starts mixing it up as the song goes on, but it's
pretty much just variations on the above.
riff 1 6X
chord prog 2X
chord prog 2X w/riff 3
riff 1 6X
chord prog 2X
chord prog 2X w/riff 3
riff 3 2X
riff 1 3X
chord prog 2X
chord prog 4X w/riff 3 and lots of adlibing...
riff 1
There is also another guitar doing some dabbling. I've tried to
make the timing accurate, but this is from memory.
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| x Dead note
| \ Slide down
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