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Forgiveness Chords by Collective Soul

Forgiveness chords by Collective Soul

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From muri@po-box.mcgill.ca Sun May  4 10:44:36 1997

"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



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*****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







*/*/*/*  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!

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