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"Listen" by Collective Soul As heard on Disciplined Breakdown
Words By Ed Roland Music
by Collective Soul
Title: Listen
Album: Disciplined Breakdown
Transcribed By: Phil Muri
Date: April 18th 1997
E-mail address: muri@po-box.mcgill.ca
Intro using Riff 1
w/ effect Riff 1 (guitar1)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------0-------2---------------3h2----------------.-----|
G---------------------2-------2-------------------2-------------------| times 6
D------------------------------------------------------------------.----|
A-----0-----0-0----------0------0------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar1 repeats riff 1 throughout section ( twice per line)
fill 1 (guitar2) fill 1
E-----s7---5---------| Hey you're ...
B-----s5---5---------|
G---------------------| Walking in ...
D---------------------| fill 1
A---------------------| Hey you're ...
E---------------------|
Lost in ....
Verse 1
(guitar 1)
A D5
The bullet ...
A
From the ...
E
You're finding it harder ...
A D5
And the ...
A
And the ones you ....
D5
Your anger's so well ...
Verse 1
(Guitar 2)
A half-step D5 A
E-----3h5----5------7b----5-------3-5-3-5-3-5-3--------------
B------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
E
E----------3----------------------------------------------------------
B----5----------5h8p5-----------------------------------------------
G------------------------s7-6-4--------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
A D5 A D5______16 times____
half-step half-step | |
E-----7b----5------7b----5-----3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5555555555555555--|
B---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-555555555555555555--|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
A B5 D5
fill 1
Hey why can't ....
A B5 D5
fill 1
Hey why can't ...
A B5 D5
fill 1
Hey why can't ....
F D5 A
As love ...
riff 1 is played x 4 while guitar 2 plays natural harmonics with muting
(riff 1 is played twice per line)
fill 1
Hey you ...
Feeding your ...
fill 1
Hey you ...
Aimlessly around your co....s
Verse 2
(guitar 1)
A D5
Your ...
A
And your ...
E
Silence ...
A D5
You're ...
A
In the shields ...
D5
Your courage now ...
***verse 2 for guitar 2 same as verse 1***
Chorus
Hey ...
Hey why ...
Hey why ...
As love ....
Guitar1 plays Riff 1 x 4
Guitar2 plays natural harmonics w/ muting
B5
You crucify ...
No signs you see ...
D5
And all you words ...
Reviving just to ...
B5
You're fighting ....
D5
If only your ...
And listen
Guitar1 plays Riff1 x 4
Guitar Solo (guitar 2) Guitar1 plays same chords as verse
play 3 times
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------14------------15p14-----------------.----------|
G-----14--14-14----16-14-14-----14-14-14-----------14---------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------.----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----15p14--------17p14------------17----15-----------14h15p14-----------|
G--------------14---------------14-----------------------------------------16-----|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------14------------15p14-----------------.----------|
G-----14--14-14----16-14-14-----14-14-14-----------14---------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------.----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------- ----------------17----17----17---17---|
G----14s16--18-18-18-18--19--18h19p18--16-14----14---14-----14---14|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
(guitar1 - riff 1 x 4)
(guitar2 - muting and harmonics)
Hey why ...
Hey why can't you ...
Hey why can't ...
As love screams....
Hey why can't ...
Hey why ...
Hey why ...
As love ....
Outro
(is made up of)
_________________________________________
| rhythm guitar plays "A" major chord repeatedly |
| |
| muting with harmonics |
| |
| and riff 1 is played x 4 |
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P.S. I'm aware that this isn't a error-free tabbing but I did my best. I would appreciate if anyone had any suggestions, improvements or comments! (muri@po.-box.mcgill.ca)
Date: Saturday, April 3 1997
From: David Harrison<blaze@interlog.com>
Subject: TAB: "Listen" by "Collective Soul"
Album: "Disciplined Breakdown"(1997)
This song is pretty cool and it's not bad for guitar either.
I'm pretty sure it's right but if you have any beef with it
or something positive to say about it than e-mail me.
Intro/Verse:
E|--------------------||
B|--------------3p2---||
G|-----4p2-6~~22---2~-||
D|--------------------||
A|-0~00---0-----------||
E|--------------------||
Pre-Chorus:
E|-5~~~~~8~7~5~~~~~5x750x00000-------------/8~7~5~~~~~8~7~5~~~~|
B|-------------^--------------5~~3~~2~~------------------------|
G|------------PM-----------------------4~~~--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x5x5x5x5x5x555555555555555555\-||
B|--------------------------------||
G|--------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------||
Chorus:
E|---------------2~--------------------|
B|---------------3~--------------------|
G|-2-2-/11~\-4-4-2~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-|
D|-2-2-/11~\-4-4----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-|
A|-0-0-------2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-xx-|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------2~-------------|
B|---------------3~-------------|
G|-2-2-/11~\-4-4-2~-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-2-2-/11~\-4-4----7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-------2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------|
E|---------------2~----------------------------------||
B|---------------3~----------------------------------||
G|-2-2-/11~\-4-4-2~-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-------------------||
D|-2-2-/11~\-4-4----7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-xx-||
A|-0-0-------2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5-xx-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-xx-||
E|---------------------------------1-1-1-xx-3-3-3-xx-||
Interlude:
E|-----| |-----||
B|-----| |-----||
G|-4-4-| 4x |--7--||
D|-4-4-|Then|--7--||
A|-2-2-| |--5--||
E|-----| |-----||
Solo: It's A Lot Faster Than It's Shown Here
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15p14-------------------------15p14-----|
G|-14~141416p141418~14~-----141414~141416p141418~1414-----1414-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15p14--17p15p1414---17p15p14~17~15~-|
G|-14~141416p141418~1414-----14----------14~----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14h15p14----------------------15p14-------------------------|
G|---------16~14~141416p1418~1414-----141414~141416p141418~1414|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p14----------141415p141415~14h15p14-----17~------17~------|
G|------1414141616----------------------1614~---14~14~---14~14~|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------||
B|-17~--------||
G|----14~14~~~||
D|------------||
A|------------||
E|------------||
Outro:
E|--------------------| |-----|
B|-------------3p2----| |-----|
G|-2-2-4p2-6~22---2~~-| 4X |--2~-|
D|-2-2----------------|Then|--2~-|
A|-0-0----0-----------| |--0~-|
E|--------------------| |-----|
Here's The Order:
Intro/Verse: (00:00)14x
Pre-Chorus: (00:34) 1x
Chorus: (00:53) 1x
Intro/Verse: (01:10)12x
Pre-Chorus: (01:40) 1x
Chorus: (01:59) 1x
Intro/Verse: (02:16) 4x
Interlude: (02:25) 2x
Intro/Verse: (02:45) 4x
Solo: (02:55) 1x
Chorus: (03:14) 2x
Outro: (03:48) 1x
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