December

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 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.