Counting The Days Collective Soul backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Counting The Days
Collective Soul
tabbed by: Bob Krisik
bkrisik@yahoo.com

Tuned Down Half Step

Intro and Verse Riff:
e-------------------------------|
b-------------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
D--22---2--2-------2---------2--|
A--22---2--2-------2---------2--|
E--00-3-0--0-3--5--0-3-55-3--0--|

Chorus:
C G
Counting the Days (yeah)
D A
'Til Some Freedom can Scream My name
C G
Counting the Days (yeah)
D A
'Til the gods, Break these chains.

Bridge:
E5
Dig it, get it, Dig it what your looking for?
G5
Dig it, get it, Dig it what your searching for?
A5
Dig it, get it, Dig it Yeah Dig............Yeah Dig!

Intro Riff 2 times

Solo (Over Riff)

e|-12----10--------------------------------|
B|----12----10-12----10-------10-----------|
G|----------------12----9--12----12-11-9---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-12----10--------------------------------|
B|----12----10-12----10----------10----10--|
G|----------------12----9--11-12----12-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------15-17~~--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/12-14-12-14-----/12-14-12-14-----/12-14-12-14-12-14-14----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------12\---------------12\--------------------------------|

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

Hey Baby are you listening
I've battened all the hatches down
I've taken all of your prescriptions
But no remedy I've found

Verse 2:

Hey Baby are you watching
I'm sattled in for your side show
Well, I'm never one to be compressous
Cause life is so touch and go

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Counting The Days
Collective Soul

This is actually will be Joel and Deans parts.

Main Riff

Deans
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-2-2---2---2-------2---2--5-5-4-3------------|
-2-2---2---2---3---2---2--5-5-4-3------------|
-0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0--5-5-4-3------------|

Joel just before Ed starts vocals after chorus and end every 3rd riff. Twice before the
chorus and end of the song.
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-2-2---2---2------- 2---2--9-9-8-7-----------|
-2-2---2---2--------2---2--9-9-8-7-----------|
-0-0-3-0---0-3-3----0-3-0--9-9-8-7-----------|

After the chorus before main riff a slide from 12 to main riff by Dean

Deans Chorus

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-5------------------7------------------|
-3--------3---------7--------9---------|
-3--------3---------5--------9---------|
----------5------------------7---------|
-Ring- -Ring- -Ring- -Ring---|

Bridge
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2-2---2-0---2-2--22-222-2----5-5---5-0---5-5--55-555-5----7-7---7-0---7-7-|
-2-2---2-0---2-2--00-000-0----5-5---5-0---5-5--55-555-5----7-7---7-0---7-7-|
-0-0---0-0---0-0--00-000-0----3-3---3-0---3-3--33-333-3----5-5---5-0---5-5-|
Dig in... Dig it... Dig in...

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--7-7-777-7----------|
--7-7-777-7----------|
--5-5-555-5---12/----|
Yeah Dig...

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-2-2---2---2-------2---2--5-5-4-3------------|
-2-2---2---2---3---2---2--5-5-4-3------------|
-0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0--5-5-4-3------------|

Solo During Riff

e -12----10--------------------------------|
B ----12----10-12----10-------10-----------|
G ----------------12----9--12----12-11-9---|
D -----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|

e -12----10--------------------------------|
B ----12----10-12----10----------10----10--|
G ----------------12----9--11-12----12-----|
D -----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|

e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------15-17~--|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---12-14-12-14-----12-14-12-14-----12-14-12-14-12-14-14-----------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------12\---------------12\-------------------------------|

End
Dean
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-2-2---2---2-------2---2--5-5-4-3------------|
-2-2---2---2---3---2---2--5-5-4-3------------|
-0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0--5-5-4-3------------|
Joel
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---------------------------------------------|
-2-2---2---2------- 2---2--9-9-8-7-----------|
-2-2---2---2--------2---2--9-9-8-7-----------|
-0-0-3-0---0-3-3----0-3-0--9-9-8-7-----------|

Also Joel has little Fills in the chorus that have alot of notes I havent got yet. I
know the last 2 chorus fills are different as well as the first.

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Title: Counting the Days (Acoustic)
Artist: Collective Soul

Tuning: Down one half step – EbAbDbGbBbEb

Key
p = pull off
h = hammer on
\ = slide down
/ = slide up

Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-------------------------------2---------8-8-7-5--|
A|--2-2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-8-8-7-5--|
A|--2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|

Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5--|
A|--2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5--|
E|--0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-8-8-7-5--|
A|--2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|

Chorus x2
e|--0--0--0-0-0-0-1--1--1-1-1-1-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
D|--2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------3--3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|

Pre-Verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-8-8-7-5--|
A|--2-2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|

Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5--|
A|--2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5--|
E|--0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-8-8-7-5--|
A|--2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|

Chorus x2
e|--0--0--0-0-0-0-1--1--1-1-1-1-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
D|--2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------3--3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|

Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2--2---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--5--5--|
A|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2--2---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--5--5--|
E|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0--0---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3--3--|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--|
A|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--|
E|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--5--5--|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-------------------------------2---------8-8-7-5--|
A|--2-2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|

Solo
e|-0-3-0-2-------------------------0-3-0-2-----------------------|
B|---------3-0-----------------------------3-0-----------0--0-0--|
G|-------------2-2/4\2-0-----------------------2-2/4\2-0---------|
D|-----------------------2—2p0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------2---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------0--0-0--|
B|-------------------------------------------------0---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-0-2-----2---0-2-0-2-2p0-----0-2-0-2--0-2-2-----------|
A|----------0h2-----------------2----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x4
e|--0--0--0-0-0-0-1--1--1-1-1-1-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
D|--2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------3--3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|

Outro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5--|
A|--2-2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5--|
E|--0-0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2---2---2---2-8-8-7-5--|
A|--2---2---2-------2---2-7-7-6-5---2---2---2-------2---2-8-8-7-5--|
E|--0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-5-5-4-3---0-3-0---0-3-----0-3-0-6-6-5-3--|