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Forgiveness Guitar Tablature
Artist :Collective soul
Song: forgiveness
Tuning: standard  (E,A,D,G,B,e)
Tabbed by: Alberto Quiroz

This is great song, I think it’s correct because I watched a live version and this is the way they play it. Enjoy!

Chords used in this song.(low to high)
G  320033
E9 022033
C9 032033

INTRO

Guitar 1

|----7--7---x-x---7-7-7-x-7--7-|-7--7---x--x---7-7-7-
|----8--8---x-x---8-8-8-x-8--8-|-7--7---x--x---7-7-7-
|----9--9---x-x---9-9-9-x-9--9-|-8--8---x--x---8-8-8-
|----9--9---x-x---9-9-9-x-9--9-|-9--9---x--x---9-9-9-
|----7--7---x-x---7-7-7-x-7--7-|-9--9---x--x---9-9-9-
|----7--7---x-x---7-7-7-x-7--7-|-7--7---x--x---7-7-7- 

-x-7--7-|-8--8---x-x---8--8--8--x-8--8-|-3--3---x-x--
-x-7--7-|-8--8---x-x---8--8--8--x-8--8-|-3--3---x-x--
-x-8--8-|-9--9---x-x---9--9--9--x-9--9-|-4--4---x-x--
-x-9--9-|-10-10--x-x---10-10-10-x-10-10|-5--5---x-x--
-x-9--7-|-10-10--x-x---10-10-10-x-10-10|-5--5---x-x--
-x-7--7-|-8--8---x-x---8—-8--8--x-8--8-|-3--3---x-x--

-3-3-3-x-3--3----| 
-3-3-3-x-3--3----|
-4-4-4-x-4--4----|  x2
-5-5-5-x-5--5----| 
-5-5-5-x-5--5----|
-3-3-3-x-3--3----|


Guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----9/-11/-12-7-/11-7-/9---5--7--0---5—-7-7/9-----| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------| 

VERSE

Guitar 1


|----7--7---x-x---7-7-7-x-7--7-|-7--7---x--x---7-7-7-
|----8--8---x-x---8-8-8-x-8--8-|-7--7---x--x---7-7-7-
|----9--9---x-x---9-9-9-x-9--9-|-8--8---x--x---8-8-8-
|----9--9---x-x---9-9-9-x-9--9-|-9--9---x--x---9-9-9-
|----7--7---x-x---7-7-7-x-7--7-|-9--9---x--x---9-9-9-
|----7--7---x-x---7-7-7-x-7--7-|-7--7---x--x---7-7-7- 

-x-7--7-|-8--8---x-x---8--8--8--x-8--8-|-3--3---x-x--
-x-7--7-|-8--8---x-x---8--8--8--x-8--8-|-3--3---x-x--
-x-8--8-|-9--9---x-x---9--9--9--x-9--9-|-4--4---x-x--
-x-9--9-|-10-10--x-x---10-10-10-x-10-10|-5--5---x-x--
-x-9--7-|-10-10--x-x---10-10-10-x-10-10|-5--5---x-x--
-x-7--7-|-8--8---x-x---8—-8--8--x-8--8-|-3--3---x-x--

-3-3-3-x-3--3----| 
-3-3-3-x-3--3----|
-4-4-4-x-4--4----|  X2
-5-5-5-x-5--5----| 
-5-5-5-x-5--5----|
-3-3-3-x-3--3----|

PRE CHORUS

Guitar 1

|---2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
|---3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
|---2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
|---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| 


|---3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
|---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
|---2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
|---2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

|---2-------------2----------------3----------|
|---3-------3---3---3--------3---3---3--------|
|---2-----2---2-------2----2---2-------2------|
|---0---0---------------0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| 


|------------3-------------------------------|
|---------3----3-----------------------------|
|----0-----------0---------------------------|
|----2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
|----2------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
|----0---------------------------------------| 

CHORUS 

Guitar 1

G |E9| C9| C9    x2

Guitar 2

|----------------10--------------------10----------------
|----10p8----8------8---8----10p8---8------8---8----10p8-
|--7-------7---7------7-----------7---7------7-----------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------

|--------10--------10-------10------------|
|----8------8---8-----8---8----8----8-----|
|--7---7------7---------7--------7--------|     x2
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

SOLO

Guitar 1

G|E9|C9|C9  x2

Guitar 2

|--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-------------------------
|--8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---
|--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------

--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
--8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|
--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|   x2
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|

INTERLUDE

Guitar 2


|-------3---------3---------3-----------|
|-------3---------3---------3-----------|
|---------------------------------0-----|   x2
|---------------------------------2-----|
|------------2---------3----------3-----|
|--3------------------------------------|

QUIET PART

Guitar 2 (play interlude)

Guitar 1

|--------3-----------3--------------3--------------3-----|
|------3---3-------3---3----------3---3----------3---3---|
|------------0-----------0--------------0--------------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------| x2
|---------------2-------------3---------------3----------|
|---3----------------------------------------------------|

Outro

Guitar 1

G|E9|C9|C9
 
Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------10------10----------|
|---8-8/10-10/1210-8---10-10/1210-8-------8---8---8--------|
|-7-------------------------------------------7--------------| repeat as necessary
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar 2 ends with
|--------1010--10-------|
|--------8-8---8--------|
|--7--------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


That’s all. Here is the order.

Intro
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Intro
Verse 
Prechorus
Chorus
Solo
Interlude
Quiet part
Chorus
Outro
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