Collective Soul
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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 now thirsty
B-----s5---5---------|
G---------------------| Walking in the desert all alone
D---------------------| fill 1
A---------------------| Hey you're now searching
E---------------------|
Lost in isolation from your soul
Verse 1
(guitar 1)
A D5
The bullet you bite
A
From the pain you request
E
You're finding it harder to digest
A D5
And the answers you seek
A
And the ones you destroy
D5
Your anger's so well deployed
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 you listen
A B5 D5
fill 1
Hey why can't you hear
A B5 D5
fill 1
Hey why can't you listen
F D5 A
As love screams everywhere
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 now hunger
Feeding your mind with selfishness
fill 1
Hey you now wonder
Aimlessly around your consciousness
Verse 2
(guitar 1)
A D5
Your prophecies fail
A
And your thoughts become weak
E
Silence creates necessity
A D5
You're clothing yourself
A
In the shields of despair
D5
Your courage now impaired
***verse 2 for guitar 2 same as verse 1***
Chorus
Hey why can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
Guitar1 plays Riff 1 x 4
Guitar2 plays natural harmonics w/ muting
B5
You crucify all honesty
No signs you see do you believe
D5
And all you words just twist and turn
Reviving just to crash and burn
B5
You're fighting till the bitter end
D5
If only your heart could open up
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 can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
Hey why can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
Outro
(is made up of)
_________________________________________
| rhythm guitar plays "A" major chord repeatedly |
| |
| muting with harmonics |
| |
| and riff 1 is played x 4 |
|_________________________________________________|
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
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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Copyrights:
Author: Ed Roland
Composer: Ed Roland
Publisher: Atlantic Recording Corporation, WEA International Inc.
Details:
Released in: 2015
Language: English
More info:
- Country: United States
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