COLLECTIVE SOUL - "forgiveness" Tablature

From muri@po-box.mcgill.ca Sun May 4 10:44:36 1997
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:14:59 +0530
From: Marc <muri@po-box.mcgill.ca>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: "Forgiveness" by Collective Soul

"Forgiveness" by Collective Soul
as heard on the album "DISCIPLINED BREAKDOWN"

Words written by Ed Roland and music by Collective Soul


Transcribed by: Phil Muri on March 30th 1997
e-mail: muri@po-box.mcgill.ca




This is the first song I've tabbed for OLGA so please, bear with me. Any comments, questions or corrections would greatly be appreciated. So E-Mail me if you want to!



*****the tone of the instrument which comes in after the intro is so weird-and cool! I can't tell if it's a guitar or an organ.(it said in the liner notes that a guy played organ for one song) In any case I arranged it for guitar.*******


*/*/*/* NOTE */*/*/* When **** is next to a chord it means
that there are 4 muted 16th note slashes
using the G-chord Starting on the 4th beat.
Example: 1 2 3 4 e a u
/ / / /

INTRO


Em B C G


Guitar 2 (or organ) fades-in on last beat of intro


riff 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-9---11-12-8---11-8-9----------------------------------9--
D--------------------------10-12-----9-10------------------
A---------------------------------10-----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse

Em B C G
In my silence I ...

Em B C G
But restitution ...

D
And with one accord I keep ...

Em C5
I stretch my heart ...


Chorus

G Em C5
It used to be ...

G ****
Was wisdom ...

G Em C5
But now all I really ....

G
Is forgiveness ...


then guitar 2( or organ) comes in again with almost the same thing as riff 1



riff 2
( pitiful attempt at repeat sign )
play what's in 1st box once, repeat it and then play the second box

E--------------------------------------------------l-------
B----------------------------------------------.---l-------
G-----9---11-12-8-----11-8-9--------------12-------l---9---
D------------------------------10-12-----------.---l-------
A-----------------------------------------10-------l-------
E--------------------------------------------------l-------

*(Not sure about octave
before repeat)*

Verse

Em B C G
As my seasons change I've ...

Em B C G
When one's heart creates, ...

D
So I wash away stains ...

Em C5
Then tempt my heart ...



(Play Chorus again)




Guitar interlude (couldn't quite call this a solo!)
It sounds approximately right to me

(again, there's that
famous repeat sign)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------l
B---13-13----12-12----10-10-8-8-8-8----13-13----12-12----10-10------.-l
G---12-12----12-12----12-12-9-9-9-9----12-12----12-12----12-12---12---l
D----------------------------------------------------------------12-.-l
A---------------------------------------------------------------------l
E---------------------------------------------------------------------l
*listen for the muted
slashes between each chord*


DRUM BEAT (4 Bars)


...I think so?


Finger-pick all this part (Oh,come on! You must get the idea by now!)
E------7--------------------7-------------------7---------------3------l
B------8--------------------8-------------------8---------------3--.---l
G---------------------------------------------------------------4------l
D---------------------------------------------------------------5--.---l
A--------------------------------------3------------------------5------l
E---3----------------3------------------------------------------3------l

*play last chord very gently*

Chorus w/acoustic guitar (no break with muting)



Rest of band kicks-in still with chorus (break with muting)


Play chorus chords (no vocals or break w/ muting) 3 times




Well, I did as good as I could...

This truly is a great song. But I was disappointed that, like the other songs on "Disciplined Breakdown", there are no real solos. Ross Childress is an extremely talented guitarist, Why don't they let him solo? It would make the great tunes even better.

P.S - Comments, Questions, improvements; welcome and appreciated!
"Forgiveness" by Collective Soul
as heard on the album "DISCIPLINED BREAKDOWN"

Words written by Ed Roland and music by Collective Soul


Transcribed by: Phil Muri on March 30th 1997
e-mail: muri@po-box.mcgill.ca




This is the first song I've tabbed for OLGA so please, bear with me. Any comments, questions or corrections would greatly be appreciated. So E-Mail me if you want to!



*/*/*/* NOTE */*/*/* When **** is next to a chord it means
that there are 4 muted 16th note slashes
using the G-chord Starting on the 4th beat.
Example: 1 2 3 4 e a u
/ / / /

INTRO


Em B C G


Guitar 2 fades-in on last beat of intro


riff 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-9---11-12-8---11-8-9----------------------------------9--
D--------------------------10-12-----9-10------------------
A---------------------------------10-----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse

Em B C G
In my silence I would ...

Em B C G
But restitution ...

D
And with one accord I ...

Em C5
I stretch my ...


Chorus

G Em C5
It used to be all ...

G ****
Was wisdom ...

G Em C5
But now all I really ....

G
Is ....


then guitar 2 comes in again with almost the same thing as riff 1



riff 2
( pitiful attempt at repeat sign )
play what's in 1st box once, repeat it and then play the second box

E------------------------------------------------------|-------
B--------------------------------------------------.---|-------
G-----9---11-12-8-----11-8-9--------------12---9-10----|---9---
D------------------------------10-12---------------.---|-------
A-----------------------------------------10-----------|-------
E------------------------------------------------------|-------

*(Not sure about octave
before repeat)*

Verse

Em B C G
As my seasons change I've ...
Em B C G
When one's heart creates....

D
So I wash away ...

Em C5
Then tempt my heart ...



(Play Chorus again)




Guitar interlude (couldn't quite call this a solo!)
It sounds approximately right to me

(again, there's that
famous repeat sign)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---13-13----12-12----10-10-8-8-8-8----13-13----12-12----10-10------.-|
G---12-12----12-12----12-12-9-9-9-9----12-12----12-12----12-12---12---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------12-.-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
*listen for the muted
slashes between each chord*


DRUM BEAT (4 Bars)


...I think so?


Finger-pick all this part (Oh,come on! You must get the idea by now!)
E------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3------|
B------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3--.---|
G---------------------------------------------------------------4------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------5--.---|
A--------------------------------------3------------------------5------|
E---3----------------0------------------------------------------3------|

*play last chord very gently*

Chorus w/acoustic guitar (no break with muting)



Rest of band kicks-in still with chorus (break with muting)


Play chorus chords (no vocals or break w/ muting) 3 times




Well, I did as good as I could...

This truly is a great song. But I was disappointed that, like the other songs on "Disciplined Breakdown", there are no real solos. Ross Childress is an extremely talented guitarist, Why don't they let him solo? It would make the great tunes even better.

P.S - Comments, Questions, improvements; welcome and appreciated!