Precious DeclarationPrecious Declaration
By: David Harrison (blaze@interlog.com)
Song: "Precious Declaration" by "Collective Soul"
Album: "Disciplined Breakdown"(1997)

This is a cool song off collective soul's new album and there
first release from it. If you have any questions, corrections,
comments, or additions feel free to e-mail them to me.

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* TUNE YOUR GUITAR DOWN 1/2 A STEP *
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Main Riff: 4x
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------------x-x-|
A|--------5p0-------------x-x-|
E|-0--5h7-----0-3--0-0-0--x-x-|

Here's a second version of the above riff.
- Submitted by JRuss41640@aol.com
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------5-------------|
E|--0-6h7----h6-5-3-0-0--|

Fill 1: 1x
E|-----|
B|-----|********************
G|-----|*Progressive and   *
D|--5--|*muted at beginning*
A|--5--|********************
E|--3--|

Main riff: 2x
Fill 1:    1x
Main riff: 2x

Pre-Chorus: 2x
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4~~~~~4/5-4~~~~4\2-0~4~~~4\2-0~~/9\7-/9-4\2-0~~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: 2x
E|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|
G|-----|--5--|
D|--5--|--5--|
A|--5--|--3--|
E|--3--|-----|

Background Chorus:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-p-12~~13-p-12~~----------13p12~13p12~-------|
G|-------------------14-p-12~~-------------14p12~-| 
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
***^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*****
*It's quicker than shown here and there is more to it*
*than what I have put in here but this sounds O.K.   *
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Fill 2: 1x
E|------|
B|------|
G|-8-88-|
D|-8-88-|
A|-6-66-|
E|------|

Main riff:  4x
Fill 1:     1x
Main riff:  2x
Fill 1:     1x
Main riff:  2x
Pre-Chorus: 2x
Chorus:     2x
Fill 2:     1x 

Interlude: 2x
E|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|
D|--7--|--9--|
A|--7--|--9--|
E|--5--|--7--|

Fill 3: 1x
E|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|-5-55-|
A|-5-55-|
E|-3-33-|

Main riff: 4x 
-without last open hit and also there's no mutes

Solo: 1x
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|8~~~~7~~8~~~~5~~7~~5~~~~~5\3-5---------8~~~7/8\7-8~~~~|
G|-------------------------------4\2-0~~~---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------/12\10-12------------|
B|-/10~12-12~~8~~~---------12\10~8~~~~-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Chorus:    4x
Fill 2:    1x
Main riff: 4x