Linkin - Park - My December guitar tab
- Standard tuning: EADGBE
- Number of guitars needed: 1, although I suggest 2
- The song can really be broken down into a few simple parts:
1. Intro & Verse - Guitar 1, (Clean, no distortion)
Repeat this constantly throughout the song.
* - Piano transcribed for guitar
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-0-3-2-3-0-3-2-3---3-2-3--3-2-3|
A|-----------------3------3------|
E|-------------------------------|
2. Guitar comes in with a slight harmonics solo during the
pre-chorus and intro.
- Guitar 2, (Clean, no distortion)
E|-------------------------|
B|-------16----------------|
G|-15-15----14-14-16-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
3. Chorus - Guitar 2, (Clean, no distortion)
Guitar 2 plays this while Guitar 1 continues playing Verse.
* - Piano transcribed for guitar
E|--------------------------|
B|1-1-1---1-1-1---3-1-------|
G|-----2-0-----2-0---0------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
4. Strings Interlude - Guitar 2, (Clean, no distortion)
Near the end of the song the keyboard plays this.
* - Violin/Keyboard transcribed for guitar
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--4-5-6-5-0--------|
E|------------4-2-1-3|
Those are the only parts as you need them. Various effects
made by keyboards and turntables abound throughout the song.
Guitar 2 can replicate these, although they're not absolutely
necessary.
1. Turntables: Use Guitar 2 to scratch the pick against
either the low E or A strings, or slide on the low frets to
replicate the sound. Frets 4 through 7 capture the sound well.
Lyrics:
[Guitar 1 comes in with Verse] 0:00
[Guitar 2 plays harmonics] 0:10
Verse 1: 0:20
This is my December...
This is my time of the year...
This is my December...
This is all so clear...
This is my December, this is my snow covered home.
This is my December, this is me alone.
Pre-Chorus: [Guitar 2 plays harmonics various times] 0:58, 1:08
[Guitar 1 continues to play Verse] 0:57
And I...
(Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I'd missed.)
And I...
(Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that.)
And I...
(Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I'd missed.)
And I...
(Take back all the things that I said to you.)
Chorus: [Guitar 2 plays Chorus] 1:16
[Guitar 1 continues to play Verse] 1:16
And I'd give it all away, just to have somewhere to go to.
Give it all away, to have someone to come home to.
Verse 2: [Guitar 1 plays Verse] 1:36
This is my December...
These are my snow covered trees...
This is me pretending this is all I need...
(Pre-Chorus) 1:54
(Chorus) 2:13
[Guitar 1 plays Verse] 2:33
This is my December...
This is my time of the year...
This is my December...
This is all so clear!
Bridge: [Guitar 1 plays Verse] 2:52
[Guitar 2 plays Chorus] 2:52
Give it all away...
Just to have somewhere to go to...
Give it all away...
To have someone to come home to...
Give it all away...
Just to have somewhere to go to...
Give it all away...
To have someone to come home to...
[Guitar 1 continues to play Verse] 3:31
[Guitar 2 plays turntable effects] 3:33
[Guitar 1 continues to play Verse] 3:50
[Guitar 2 switches to Strings Interlude, play 5x] 3:51
[Fade out all instruments]
