This is a brand-new song from Collective Soul. It appears on the 7even Year
Itch album. It is very cool and very easy. On the actual recording, I think
they actually use Standard Eb tuning, but there was really no point at all in
doing so. They could have just moved everything back one fret, and that is just
what I did here.
Energy
As performed on "7even Year Itch"
Words and music by Ed Roland
Standard tuning
/ slide up
~ vibrating
Ed Guitar 1
Dean Guitar 2
Ross Guitar 3
Intro (Ed, w/ distortion)
e[------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------
D[------------------------------------
A[-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
E[-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----
Verse (Ed, w/ distortion, x2, Dean and Ross join in on 2nd time, strike each
chord about 16 times)
e[------------------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------------------
D[-----------------------------------8------------
A[-3----------------/6---------------6------------
E[-1----------------/4----------------------------
Chorus (All guitars w/ distortion, x2)
e[------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------
D[-6-----------------8----------------
A[-4--------6--------6--------8-------
E[----------4-----------------6-------
Intro
Verse (This time, Ross just adds the D string to the chords)
e[------------------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------8-----------
D[-3----------------/6----------------8-----------
A[-3----------------/6----------------6-----------
E[-1----------------/4----------------------------
Chorus (Play it 4 times for the 2nd chorus. Ross adds this riff on 2nd chorus)
e[-13~~~~~~-11~~~~~~-15~~~~~~-13~~~~~~-----
B[-----------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------------------
D[-----------------------------------------
A[-----------------------------------------
E[-----------------------------------------
Interlude (All guitars w/ distortion, x2)
e[------------------------------------
B[----------4-------------------------
G[----1-------------------8-----------
D[--------------------------8--10-----
A[-------------------6----------------
E[-1-----1---------4---4--------------
Post-Interlude (Same as 2nd verse, only without the 3rd [Eb5] chord, x2)
Chorus (Play the chorus riff 6 times for 3rd chorus, along with Ross' backing riff)
Play the Intro twice
Done.
Song Structure:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Post-Interlude
Chorus
Intro
I read on some website that Collective Soul's new album will be an independent
release and will be out next month (Feb. 2004), but that site hasn't been updated
in like four months. Anyone who has any further information, please make it known.
