Decmber
View chords used in this chart
Intro
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fig. 1
fig. 1 and fig. 2
verse 1
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fig 1. and fig. 2
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chorus 1
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fig. 3 >--2x
Fig.3 and fig. 4
\---2x------/
break
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fig. 1
fig. 1 and fig. 2
verse 2
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fig 1. and fig. 2
\---4x------/
chorus 2
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fig. 3 >--4x
Fig.3 and fig. 4
\---2x------/
outro
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fig. 5>---2x
fig. 1 and fig. 5
\-----2x-----/
fig. 3>-- 2x
fig. 3 and fig. 4
\----8x------/
here are the different parts:
fig. 1
G chord Guitar 1 left channel
fig. 1
-|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
-|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|
-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
-|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-
-|-----3-----------|-
-|---0---0---0----0|-
-|-----------------|- end of fig. 1
-|-1-------1---1-2-|-
-|-----------------|-
Guitar 2 right channel
fig. 2
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----0-----------|-
-|----0------------|----0------------|-------0---------|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-
-|----0----0-------|-
-|--0----0---------|-
-|-----------------|-
-|-----------------|-
fig. 3
strum these chords
G F C Bb
-|-3--1--0---------
-|-3--1--1--3------
-|-0--2--0--3------
-|-0--3--2--3------
-|-2--3--3--1------
-|-3--1------------
fig.4
-3-3-3-5-3----------------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-8-6--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-
------------7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-7-5--3-3-3-5-3-
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fig.5 w/distrotion
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0----
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------
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From: marcus@interoz.com (Marcus Featherston)
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 95 16:38:35 Central Daylight Time--100
My little brother figured this out
"December" - Collective Soul
Transcribed by Dietrich Featherston
I am 13 and have been playing the guitar for a couple of
years now.
I figured this out within 2 or 3 minutes of watching the
music video on MTV.
e-|-----------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
b-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----3-----|
g-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----------0--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
e-|-----------------3--------|--------------------------|
b-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----------------|
g-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------1-----2-----|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 2
e-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
b-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
g-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
a-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
e-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
e-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
b-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
g-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
a-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 3
e-|--3-----3-----3--5--3--x--|--1-----1-----1--3--1--x--|
b-|--3-----3-----3--3--3--x--|--1-----1-----1--1--1--x--|
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
b-|--5-----5-----5--5--5--x--|--3-----3-----3--3--3-----|
g-|--5-----5-----5--7--5--x--|--3-----3-----3--5--3--0--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 4
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
b-|--x--------x--------x-----|--x--------x--------x-----|
g-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
increasing volume
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
b-|--x--------x--------x-----|--------------------------|
g-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--1--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 5
e-|-----------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
b-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----3-----|
g-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----------0--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3-----------------------|---1----------------------|
slower
e-|-----------------3--------|--------------------------|
b-|--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----------------|
g-|-----0-----0-----------0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------1-----2-----|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3-----------------------|
b-|--3-----------------------|
g-|--0-----------------------|
d-|--0-----------------------|
a-|--x-----------------------|
e-|--3-----------------------|
1.Play riff 1 six times.
2.Play riff 2 twice.
3.Play riff 2 with riff 3 twice.
4.Play riff 1 six times.
5.Play riff 2 four times.
6.Play riff 3 twice.
7.Play riff 1 with riff 4 twice.
8.Play riff 2 twice.
9.Play riff 3 six times.
10.Play riff 5 once.
The bass line goes something like this.
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--2--1-----|
e-|--------------------------|-----------------------3--|
and
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
g-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
d-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
a-|--3-----------------------|--1-----1-----1-----2-----|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
From: bemont@austin.asc.slb.com
Subject: TAB/BTAB:"December" - Collective Soul
"December" - Collective Soul
Transcribed by Les Bemont (bemont@austin.asc.slb.com)
I'm not totally confident about some parts so any corrections are welcome.
riff 1 (clean electric):
e-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
B-|-----------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
G-|-----0-----0--------0-----|-----0-----0--------0-----|
D-|--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------3-----------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------3--------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0-----0--------0-----|-----0-----------0--0-----|
D-|--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
riff 2 (slightly distorted):
e-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
B-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x
< (volume builds) <
I can't remember on exactly which note the muting stops...
riff 3 (this may not even be a guitar on the record :) ):
e-|--3-----3-----3--5--3-----|--1-----1-----1--3--1-----|
B-|--3-----3-----3--3--3-----|--1-----1-----1--1--1-----|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--5-----5-----5--5--5-----|--3-----3-----3--3--3-----|
G-|--5-----5-----5--7--5-----|--3-----3-----3--5--3-----|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
chord prog (acoustic):
|: G | F | C | A# :|
Bass:
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--3-----------------------|--1-----------1-----2-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
The bass starts mixing it up as the song goes on, but it's
pretty much just variations on the above.
riff 1 6X
chord prog 2X
chord prog 2X w/riff 3
riff 1 6X
chord prog 2X
chord prog 2X w/riff 3
riff 3 2X
riff 1 3X
chord prog 2X
chord prog 4X w/riff 3 and lots of adlibing...
riff 1
There is also another guitar doing some dabbling. I've tried to
make the timing accurate, but this is from memory.
How to play Decmber
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.