Listen

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

Continúa después del anuncio
                                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)
E|-----------------------------------------| 

|  rhythm guitar plays "A" major chord repeatedly  |
|                                                         |
|  muting with harmonics                                  |
|                                                         |
|  and riff 1 is played x 4                               |
|E|-----------------------------------------|________| 


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
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|--------------------------------| | 



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|-------------------------------------| 



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