Chord/Tab song: Listen

"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: [email protected]



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)
T[A]he bullet you bite[D5]
From the pain you request[A]
You're finding it harde[E]r to digest
[A]And the answers you seek[D5]
And the ones you destroy[A]
Your anger's so well dep[D5]loyed
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]fill 1[B5][D5]
Hey why can't you listen
[A]fill 1[B5][D5]
Hey why can't you hear
[A]fill 1[B5][D5]
Hey why can't you listen
As love[F] screams every[D5]where[A]

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)
Y[A]our prophecies fail[D5]
And your thoughts become weak[A]
Silence creat[E]es necessity
Y[A]ou're clothing yourself[D5]
In the shields of despa[A]ir
Your courage now impaired[D5]

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
And all[D5] you words just twist and turn
Reviving just to crash and burn
[B5]You're fighting till the bitter end
If only your heart could open[D5] 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! ([email protected])
Date: Saturday, April 3 1997
From: David Harrison
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