#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Kevin Gardner 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.