* Collective Soul - Balloon * * Tab by Mike Curtis * * mbc4ny@hotmail.com * * Suggestions/corrections * * are always welcome! * I've been browsing the web for a good tab for this song, and was unable to find an adequate one. I experimented with it and found that the riff wasn't too complicated. Therefore, I decided to do all the CSoul fans a favor and submit my interpretation of this song. Hopefully I'll do this song some justice and someone will take the time to perfect my tab. Also, this is my first tab, so it ain't gonna be perfect. ENJOY! Standard Tuning ___________________________________________________________________________ Song Structure: Verse Prechorus Chorus Verse Prechorus Chorus Bridge Solo Chorus Chorus Outro ___________________________________________________________________________ Verse Structure: Verse Riff A X8 Verse Riff B X2 Verse Riff C X1 Verse Riff B X4 Verse Riff C X1 Verse Riff B X1 Verse Riff D X1 ___________________________________________________________________________ Verse Riff A: A A A -------------------------------------- --2---2---2--------------------------- --2---2---2--------------2------------ --2---2---2-----2--4--0-----4--2--0--- --0---0---0-------------------------0- -------------------------------------- Verse Riff B: A A --------------------2--0--0--2--0--0- --2--------2--------2--0--0--2--0--0- --2--------2------------------------- --2--------2------------------------- --0--------0------------------------- ------------------------------------- Verse Riff C: G G D D ------------------------------------- --------------------3--------3------- --4--------4--------2--------2------- --5--------5--------0--------0------- --5--------5--------0--------0------- --3--------3------------------------- Verse Riff D: A A ------------------------------------- --2--------2------------------------- --2--------2------------------------- --2--------2------------------------- --0--------0------------------------- --------------------3--2--0--3--2--0- Prechorus: E E D D E E D D -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------3--------3--------------------------3--------3-------- --1--------1--------2--------2--------1--------1--------2--------2-------- --2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0--------0-------- --2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0--------0-------- --0--------0--------------------------0--------0-------------------------- A A A A --------------------2--0--0--2--0--0-------------------------------------- --2--------2--------2--0--0--2--0--0--2--------2-------------------------- --2--------2--------------------------2--------2-------------------------- --2--------2--------------------------2--------2-------------------------- --0--------0--------------------------0--------0-------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------3--2--0--3--2--0-- E E D D E E D D -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------3--------3--------------------------3--------3-------- --1--------1--------2--------2--------1--------1--------2--------2-------- --2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0--------0-------- --2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0--------0-------- --0--------0--------------------------0--------0-------------------------- Chorus: A G/C D Dsus4 D A G/C D --------------------------3---2------------------------------------------- ------2-------3-------3-----2---2-----2-------3-------3------------------- ----2---2---0---0---2---2-----------2---2---0---0---2---2----------------- ------------------0-------------------------------0----------------------- --0-------------------------------0-----------------------3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2- ----------3-------------------------------3------------------------------- A G/C D Dsus4 D G/C D --------------------------3---2------------------- ------2-------3-------3-----2---2-----3-------3--- ----2---2---0---0---2---2-----------0---0---2---2- ------------------0-----------------------0------- --0----------------------------------------------- ----------3-----------------------3--------------- Bridge: A A A A A A A A D D D D D D D D ----------------------------------------------------------------- --2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---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---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- A A A A A A A A D D D D D D ----------------------------------------------------------0--^8-- --2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---------- --2---2---2---2---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---0---0---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- A A A A A A A A D D D D D D D D ----------------------------------------------------------------- --2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---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---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- G/C D --3---------------2------------- --3---------------3------------- --0---------------2------------- --0---------------0------------- --2---------------0------------- --3---------------0------------- A A A A A A ----------------------------------------------------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---------------------- --0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- A A A A A A ----------------------------------------------------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---------------------- --0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Solo: *Unsure of lead guitar on solo, but chords are identical to Prechorus: E D E D A* Outro: G/C D G/C D G/C D --------------------------------------------------- -----3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--- ---0---0---2---2----0---0---2---2----0---0---2---2- ---------0----------------0----------------0------- --------------------------------------------------- -3----------------3----------------3--------------- A A A A A A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------------2---2---2--------------------------- --2---2---2--------------2--------------2---2---2--------------2------------ --2---2---2-----2--4--0-----4--2--0-----2---2---2-----2--4--0-----4--2--0--- --0---0---0-------------------------0---0---0---0-------------------------0- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A A A A A A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --2---2---2-----------------------------2---2---2--------------------------- --2---2---2--------------2--------------2---2---2--------------------------- --2---2---2-----2--4--0-----4--2--0-----2---2---2--------------------------- --0---0---0-------------------------0---0---0---0--------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________ Lyrics: What? Are you joking? You're on your own on the lyrics! :P