Greatest Hits Tab - Collective Soul






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Full collective soul gr8est hits tabs
Tabbed by :Ryno de Weerdt (South Africa)
I tabbed all the song except next homecoming

Enjoy

1. Heavy
2. She Said
3. Shine
4. Energy
5. Run
6. Gel
7. Precious Declaration
8. Why Pt. 2
9. The World I Know
*10. Next Homecoming
11. Listen
12. December
13. Forgiveness


1.Heavy Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Heavy
As performed on "Dosage"
Words and music by Ed Roland

Standard Eb tuning

h            hammer on
p            pull off
PM           palm muting
b            bend
r            return
x            muffled strings
~            vibrating
/            slide up
            slide down
TR           tremelo picking
Ed           Guitar 1
Dean         Guitar 2
Ross         Guitar 3
All guitars  D'uh

Intro (Dean, w/ distortion, x5)
eb[---------------------------------------|
Bb[---------------------------------------|
Gb[---------------------------------------|
Db[---------------------------------------|
Ab[---------------------------------------|
Eb[-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-0-12-0------------|

Main riff (All guitars, w/ distortion, x3)    End with this
eb[---------------------------------]-----------------|
Bb[---------------------------------]-----------------|
Gb[---------------------------------]-----------------|
Db[---------------------------------]-----------------|
Ab[---------5p0---------------1p0---]---------5p0-----|
Eb[-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0h3h5-----3-]-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
   PM......    PM..                  PM......    PM..

Verse (Ed, w/ distortion, let ring, x2)
eb[-3----------------------|
Bb[-3----------------------|
Gb[-0----------------------|
Db[-0----------------------|
Ab[-2----------------------|
Eb[-3----------------------|

Verse (Dean and Ross, w/ distortion, let ring, x2)
eb[-----------------------|
Bb[-----------------------|
Gb[-----------------------|
Db[-5---------------------|
Ab[-5---------------------|
Eb[-3---------------------|

All guitars play main riff twice in between each verse part and before thr chorus

The chorus is kinda messed up because Ed, Dean, and Ross are all playing
different parts.  I usually play Dean's part.
Chorus (Ed, w/ distortion, x2)
eb[-2-------0-------0-------3-]----------|
Bb[-3-------2-------1-------3-]----------|
Gb[-2-------2-------0-------0-]----------|
Db[-0-------2-------2-------0-]----------|
Ab[---------0-------3-------2-]----------|
Eb[-------------------------3-]-3-----2--|

Chorus (Dean, w/ distortion, x2)
eb[---------------------------]----------|
Bb[---------------------------]----------|
Gb[-7---------------5---------]----------|
Db[-7-------7-------5-------5-]----------|
Ab[-5-------7-------3-------5-]----------|
Eb[-5-------5-------3-------3-]-3-----2--|

Chorus (Ross, w/ distortion, x2)
eb[-------------------------------------|
Bb[-------------------------------------|
Gb[-19-------18-------17-------16-------|
Db[-x--------x--------x--------x--------|
Ab[-17-------16-------15-------14-------|
Eb[-------------------------------------|

Ed and Dean play main riff (w/ ending)
Ross' new interlude is this (w/ distortion, x2)
eb[-------------------|
Bb[-53-3/5------------|
Gb[-42-2/4------------|
Db[-------------------|
Ab[-------------------|
Eb[-------------------|

All guitars play their verse parts, but during the main riff, Ross plays the new interlude

Chorus

Bridge (All guitars, w/ distortion, x4)
eb[--------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------|
Gb[----------------------------12-12-12-12-----|
Db[----------------------------12-12-12-12-----|
Ab[--------------------------------------------|
Eb[-0--0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0------------------|

GUITAR SOLO (Ross, w/ distorion and wah pedal.  I am not quite sure about the
muffled strings)
eb[------------------------x-x--------------------x-x-----|
Bb[------------------------x-x--------------------x-x-----|
Gb[-12--(bend slowly)-b14--x-x--14b16r14-14b18r14-x-x-----|
Db[------------------------x-x--------------------x-x-----|
Ab[------------------------x-x--------------------x-x-----|
Eb[------------------------x-x--------------------x-x-----|
    TR.............

eb[--------------------------------x-------x-------x--------|
Bb[-(Really, really vibrate)-17~~~-x-17~~~-x-17~~~-x-17~~~--|
Gb[--------------------------------x-------x-------x--------|
Db[--------------------------------x-------x-------x--------|
Ab[--------------------------------x-------x-------x--------|
Eb[--------------------------------x-------x-------x--------|

eb[--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[-19p17-22p21p19-----------------------------------------|
eb[-----------------(bend slowly)-14-14-14-14-14-14b16-----|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------------------|

eb[----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x-|
Bb[----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x-|
Gb[-14b18r14-x-x-14b16~~~-x-x-16b18~~~-x-x-18b20~~~-x-x-20b22~~~-x-x-|
Db[----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x-|
Ab[----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x-|
Eb[----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x----------x-x-|

eb[-22b24r-------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Play Main Riff 3 times (w/ Ross' interlude)

End on this
eb[--------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------|
eb[--------------------------------------------|
Bb[--------------------------------------------|
eb[---------5p0--------------------------------|
Bb[-0-0-0-0-----0-0----------------------------|
   PM......    PM..

Done.

Song Structure
Intro
Main Riff
Verse
Main Riff
Verse
Main Riff
Chorus
Main Riff
Verse
Main Riff
Verse
Main Riff
Chorus
Bridge
GUITAR SOLO
Chorus
Main Riff


2. She Said Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

                     Collective Soul-She Said

-----|------------------3--|------------------------3--|---------------------|
-----|------------3-----3--|------------------------3--|---------------------|
-----|------------0-----0--|-----0-h-0----0----0----0--|---------------------|
-----|---0-h-2------0------|-----0-h-2----0----0----0--|---------------------|
-----|---0-h-3------2------|-----0-h-3----0----2----2--|---2--3--2-----------|-
-----|--------------3------|-------------------3----0--|--------------3---0--|
           Riff 1                  Riff 2                         Riff 3

 Chords
 Cadd9        032033
 G            320033
 F            133211
 C            032010

 Intro Riff 1 X 3

 Riff 1                       Riff 1
 She said that time is unfair to a woman her age
 Riff 1                       Riff 1
 And now that wisdom has come everything else fades
 F                       C                      Riff 1x2
 She said she realizes she's seen her better days
                            *Riff 2                        * Bandintro
 She said she can't look back to her days of youth
 Riff 2                      Riff 2
 What she thought were lies, she later found was truth
 F                            C                      Riff 2X2
 She said her daddy had dreams but he drank them away
 F                          C                      Riff 2X2
 And her mother's to blame for the way she is today

 G                      Cadd9
 Life's river shall rise, she said
 G                       Cadd9
 And only the strong shall survive, she said                      verse
 G                       Cadd9
 But I'm feeling quite weak, she said
 G                          Cadd9        Riff2x2
 Will you comfort and forgive me, she said

 Riff 2                         Riff 2
 She said she's still searching for salvation's light
 Riff 2                 Riff 2
 Yet she wishes all day and she prays all night
 F                                C                           Riff 2x2
 She said she won't speak of love cause love she's never known
 F                           C                    Riff 2x2
 And it's moments like these she hates to be alone

 G                     Cadd9
 Life's river shall rise, she said
 G                      Cadd9
 And only the strong shall survive, she said
 G                      Cadd9
 But I'm feeling quite weak, she said
 G                             Cadd9      Riff 2x4
 Will you comfort and forgive me, she said

 F                    C                  Riff 2x2
 F                    C                  Riff 2x2
 Riff 1            Riff 1           Riff 1       Riff 1

 Play verse two times but on the second time use this ending

 G                       Cadd9 Cadd9               Riff 2x2
 Will you comfort and forgive, forgive me, She said
 Riff 1      Riff 1
 Forgive me, she said
 Riff 1      Riff 1
 Forgive me, she said

 Remember at the end of the riff stop it before the drumb beat.

3. Shine Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SHINE - Collective Soul
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

By:Lachrymal

Tuned to Dropped Db

Verse:
    give me a word,    give me a sign...
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h11-11-11-9-9-7-7-9h11-11-11-14-14-7-9-11-|
Db|-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0-0-0--0-|
Ab|-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0-0-0--0-|
Db|-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0-0-0--0-|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5-xx-5-x-5-5-5-5555-7-xx-7-x-7-7-7-7777----|
Db|-5-xx-5-x-5-5-5-5555-7-xx-7-x-7-7-7-7777----|
Ab|-3-xx-3-x-3-3-3-3333-5-xx-5-x-5-5-5-5555----|
Db|--------------------------------------------|

PreChorus:
                       yeah...                   yeah...
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-0-00-3p0-0-3p0-0-3h5---|-0-00-3p0-0-3p0-0-3h5-6-|
Ab|-0-00-3p0-0-3p0-0-3h5---|-0-00-3p0-0-3p0-0-3h5-6-|
Db|-0-00-3p0-0-3p0-0-3h5---|-0-00-3p0-0-3p0-0-3h5-6-|

Chorus:
    whoah!!!    heaven let you're light shine down...
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5555-5-555555-000000000-|
Ab|-3333-3-555555-000000000-|
Db|--------555555-000000000-|


4. Energy Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

1|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
5|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
6|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

chorus (clean)

1|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
5|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
6|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

bridge (distorted)

1|----------------------|
2|----------------------|
3|----9----9----9---9---|
4|---8----8-8--8---8-8--|
5|--7----7----7---7---7-|
6|-5----5----5---5------|

thats it, 3 riffs enjoy :-D

5. Run Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Regular tuning EBGDAE

Enjoy.

Chords:
  B     A    E   F#sus4   F#
--2-- --0-- --0-- --2--  --2--|
--4-- --2-- --0-- --2--  --2--|
--4-- --2-- --1-- --4--  --3--|
--4-- --2-- --2-- --4--  --4--|
--2-- --0-- --2-- --2--  --4--|
--2-- --0-- --0-- --2--  --2--|

v= vibrato
h= hammer on


Acoustic Part Verse 1, 2 and chorus:
Verse 1:
B
Are these..

A              E
I've never...before
          B     F#
....I've waited for

B
Now as...

A                    E
There's nothing.. Insure

    B       E
....messenger.

Chorus:
E         B       F#  F#sus4,  F#
Have I...long...run.

E         B       F#  F#sus4,  F#
Have I...long...run.

 E        B       F#  F#sus4
Run.....

Electric Guitar Chorus:

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------9-----------11------11---------------11---------------------|
D-----9-----------9-------8h9---9-8--------8h9---9-8-----------------|
A--9-----------9--------------------9----------------9---------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:
Same as verse 1


Solo: Played with Wah
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---13v-----13v------13-12--10-12----13v-----13v------13-12--10-12-----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------10------10-----------------------10------10--------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

The rest of the song is easy to follow.

Play the chorus 2X
Add Electric guitar chorus and Play 4X
Add Electric Solo And Play 2X

6. Gel Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Intro: Clean

       |------------------------------------------|
       |------------------------------------------|
       |------------------------------------------|
       |------------------------------------------|
       |--6-7------6--6---6-7---------------------|
       |--6-7--6-7---7----6-7-6-7-----------------|

       Distortion
       |------------------------------------------|Color Me Any Color...
       |------------------------------------------|
       |----------------9-10-9-7------------------|
       |--9-9-9-9-9-9---9-10-9-7------------------|
       |--9-9-9-9-9-9-0-7-8--7-5------------------|
       |--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|

       |------------------------------------------|Well I Just Want...
       |------------------------------------------|
       |------------------------------------------|
       |--7/5/9-----------------------------------|
       |--7/5/9-----------------------------------|
       |--5/3/7--0-3-0-4--------------------------|

       |------------------------------------------|
       |------------------------------------------|
       |----------------9-10-9-7------------------|
       |--9-9-9-9-9-9---9-10-9-7------------------|
       |--9-9-9-9-9-9-0-7-8--7-5------------------|
       |--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|

       |------------------------------------------|Well I Just Want...
       |------------------------------------------|
       |------------------------------------------|
       |--7/5/9/5/9/5/9---------------------------|
       |--7/5/9/5/9/5/9---------------------------|
       |--5/3/7/3/7/3/7--0-3-0-4-0-5--------------|


       |------------------------------------------|Let's Mingle..
       |------------------------------------------|
       |-------8/9---------------8/9--------------|
       |--8/9--8/9-8/9-999--8/9--8/9-8/9-999------|
       |--8/9--6/7-8/9-999--8/9--6/7-8/9-999------|
       |--6/7------6/7-777--6/7------6/7-777------|

       |------------------------------------------|Repeat
       |------------------------------------------|
       |----------------9-10-9-7------------------|
       |--9-9-9-9-9-9---9-10-9-7------------------|
       |--9-9-9-9-9-9-0-7-8--7-5------------------|
       |--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|


7. Precious Declaration Tab by Collective Soul, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Artist: Collective Soul
Song: Precious Declaration
Tabbed by: Zuka (zuka4077@hotmail.com)

Well, it is kind of sad that everyone seems to
tab this wrong. A few have come very close, however.
-->Tune your guitars down half a step, boys and girls.

Legend: / = slide up to         + = Let ring
         = slide down to       b = bend string
        r = release bend        * = palm mute
        h = hammer on           p = pull off
        X = scratch             ~ = vibrato

Intro:

Guitar 1:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| X4
D|---------------------|
A|-------5p0-----------|
E|-0-5/7-----0-3-0-0-0-|

(Guitar 2 comes in 3rd time)

Verse:

Both Guitars:
(Mute the strings totally, until last few chords)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(Hitched a ride to the...)

(Main riff)

-The whole verse is played twice-

Pre-Chorus:

Both Guitars:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-/4~-2-0-/5-4~-2-0-/5-4~-2-0--/9-7-7-9-4-2-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
(I cant crash now...)

Chorus:

Guitar 1:
(The strumming pattern isnt included, but
 its so easy to understand anyways)
e|--------|-----|
B|--------|-----|
G|-----5--|--8--|