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

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