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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<blaze@interlog.com>
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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