COLLECTIVE SOUL - "december" Tablature
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Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 12:10:17 -0400
Subject: /c/collective_soul/december.tab
I belive this to be the difinitve transcription
Decmber
by Collective Soul
from the c.d. Collective Soul
transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
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
-|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
-|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|
-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
-|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-
-|-----3-----------|-
-|---0---0---0----0|-
-|-----------------|- end of fig. 1
-|-1-------1---1-2-|-
-|-----------------|-
Guitar 2 right channel
fig. 2
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----0-----------|-
-|----0------------|----0------------|-------0---------|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-
-|----0----0-------|-
-|--0----0---------|-
-|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-
fig. 3
strum these chords
G F C Bb
-|-3--1--0---------
-|-3--1--1--3------
-|-0--2--0--3------
-|-0--3--2--3------
-|-2--3--3--1------
-|-3--1------------
fig.4
-3-3-3-5-3----------------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-8-6--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-
------------7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-7-5--3-3-3-5-3-
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
fig.5 w/distrotion
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0----
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------
-------------------------------------
From: marcus@interoz.com (Marcus Featherston)
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 95 16:38:35 Central Daylight Time--100
My little brother figured this out
"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-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
From: bemont@austin.asc.slb.com
Subject: TAB/BTAB:"December" - Collective Soul
"December" - Collective Soul
Transcribed by Les Bemont (bemont@austin.asc.slb.com)
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.
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
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