3 versions
Tab2
Bass1
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
fig. 1
fig. 1 and fig. 2
verse 1
fig 1. and fig. 2
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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
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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 (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.
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