Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 12:10:17 -0400
Subject: /c/collective_soul/december.tab
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
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 |
| |
| |
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 | | |
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
"December" - Collective Soul
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:
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.