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aoa GUITAR WITH U2 (1988-1991) al oe 3 ’ os hanakaaimboaan “ie mal Wes CS eee UE Cte Ll PLAY GUITAR WITH U2 (1988-1991) This publication is not authorised for sale in the United States of America and/or Canada Wise Publications Part of The Music Sales Group ESS aE Ce eee eee aaa ee Published by Wise Publications 8/9 Frith Street, London W1D 3¥B, England Exclusive Distributors: Music Sales Limited Distribution Centre, Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YB Music Sales Pty Limited 120 Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, NSW 2018, Australia Order No. AM980815 ISBN 1-84449-663-5 This book © Copyright 2004 by Wise Publications Unauthorised reproduction of any part of this publication by any means including photocopying is an infringement of copyright. Compiled by Nick Crispin Music arranged by Arthur Dick Music processed by Paul Ewers Music Design Project Editor: Tom Fleming Printed in the United Kingdom CD recorded, mixed and mastered by John Rose & Jonas Persson All guitars by Arthur Dick Bass by Paul Townsend Drums by Brett Morgan Your Guarantee of Quality As publishers, we strive to produce every book to the highest commercial standards. The music has been freshly engraved and the book has been carefully designed to minimise awkward page turns and to make playing from it a real pleasure. Particular care has been given to specifying acid-free, neutral-sized paper made from pulps which have not been elemental chlorine bleached. This pulp is from farmed sustainable forests and was produced with special regard for the environment. Throughout, the printing and binding have been planned to ensure a sturdy, attractive publication which should give years of enjoyment. if your copy fails to meet our high standards, please inform us and we will gladly replace it. www.musicsales.com All] Want Is Youé Desire 14 Even Better Than The Real Thing 23 One 30 Until The End Of The World 39 The Fly 49 Mysterious Ways 58 Guitar Tablature Explained 4 Brought to you by TinyA == PLASE DON’T SELL == Guitar Tablature Explained Guitar music can be notated in three different ways: on a musical stave, in tablature, and in rhythm slashes. RHYTHM SLASHES are written above the stave. Strum chords in the rhythm indicated. Round noteheads indicate single notes. THE MUSICAL STAVE shows pitches and rhythms and is divided by lines into bars. Pitches are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet. TABLATURE graphically reoresents the guitar fingerboard, Each horizontal line represents a string, and each number represents a fret. Notes: Hl Strings: 4th string, 2nd fret D ‘ist & 2nd strings open, played together ‘open D chord Definitions For Special Guitar Notation SEMI-TONE BEND: Strike the note and bend up a semi-tone (1/2 step). BEND & RELEASE: Strike the note and bend up as indicated, then release back to the original note, UNISON BEND: Strike the two notes simultaneously and bend the lower note up to the pitch of the higher. WHOLE-TONE BEND: Strike the note and bend up a whole-tone (whole step). COMPOUND BEND & RELEASE: Strike the note and bend up and down: in the rhythm indicated. LNT BEND & RESTRIKE: Strike the note and bend as indicated then restrike the string where the symbol occurs. VIBRATO: The string is vibrated by rapidly bending and releasing the note with the fretting hand. HAMMER-ON: Strike the first note with one finger, then sound the second note (on the same string) with another finger by fretting it without picking. — NOTE: The speed of any bend is indicated by the music notation and tempo. GRACE NOTE BEND: Strike the note and bend as indicated. Play the first nate as quickly as possible. LL PRE-BEND: Bend the note as indicated, then strike it. BEND, HOLD AND RELEASE: Same as bend and release but hold the bend for the duration of the tie. Dace 12 PULL-OFF: Place both fingers on the notes to be sounded, strike the first note and without picking, pull the finger off to sound the second note. —__ QUARTER-TONE BEND: Strike the note and bend up a 1/4 step. PRE-BEND & RELEASE: Bend the note as indicated. Strike it and release the note back to the original pitch. BEND AND TAP: Bend the note as indicated and tap the higher fret while still holding the bend. + LEGATO SLIDE (GLISS): Strike the first note and then slide the same fret- hand finger up or down to the second note. The second note is not struck. SHIFT SLIDE (GLISS & RESTRIKE): Same as legato slide, except the second note is struck. MUFFLED STRINGS: A percussive sound is produced by laying the fret hand across the string(s) without depressing, and striking them with ‘the pick hand, PALM MUTING: The note is partially ‘muted by the pick hand lightly touching ‘the string(s) just before the bridge, TRILL: Very rapidly alternate between the notes indicated by continuously hammering on and pulling off. rr NATURAL HARMONIC: Strike the note while the fret-hand lightly touches the string directly cover the fret indicated. RAKE: Drag the pick across the strings indicated with a single motion. TAPPING: Hammer ("tap") the fret indicated with the pick-hand index or middle finger and pull off to the note fretted by the fret hand. + —— PINCH HARMONIC: The note is fretted HARP HARMONI normally and a harmonic is produced by adding the edge of the thumb or the tip ofthe index finger of the pick hand to the normal pick attack TREMOLO PICKING: The note is picked as rapidly and continuously as possible. PICK SCRAPE: The edge of the piok is rubbed down (or up) the string, producing a scratchy sound. x The note is fretted normally and a harmonic is produced by gently resting the pick hand's index finger directly above the indicated fret {in brackets) while plucking the appropriate string, ARPEGGIATE: Play the notes of the chord indicated by quickly rolling them from bottom to top. SWEEP PICKING: Rhythmic downstroke and/or upstroke motion across the strings, = Vv Downstroke Upstroke VIBRATO DIVE BAR AND RETURN: The pitch of the note ‘or chord is dropped a specific number of steps (in rhythm) then returned to the original pitch. additional musical definitions (accent) ‘© Accentuate note (play it louder). (accent) * Accentuate note with great intensity. (Staccato) Shorten time value of note. NOTE: Tablature numbers in brackets mean: 1. The note is sustained, but a new articulation (such as hammer on or slide) begins. 2. Anote may be fretted but not necessarily played. VIBRATO BAR SCOOP: Depress the VIBRATO BAR DIP: Strike the note bar just before striking the note, then quickly release the bar. D.%. al Coda D.C. al Fine tacet and then immediately drop a specific number of steps, then release back to the original pitch, * Go back to the sign (%), then play until the bar marked To Coda ® then skip to the section marked Coda, # Go back to the beginning of the song and play until the bar marked Fine ‘* Instrument is silent (drops out). © Repeat bars between signs. * When a repeated section has different endings, play the first ending only the first time and the second ending only ‘the second time. All I Want Is You Words & Music by U2 © Copyright 1988 Blue Mountain Music Linited/Mothor Music/Talyo Music Incororatod/ PolyGram International Music Publishing Limited, All Rights Feserved. International Copyright Secured. A D/A Asus? Dsus D Fem oe x98 ° SH a + EEEEH t tf Tune all guitars down a semitone J=92 Intro A D/A A D/A ate ——— —— 9 = *Gtr. I (acous.) + Gtr. 2 (elec.) oan mann So z soslSScs sescssrs Imof Gir. 2 (clec.) wimellow clean tone pp naan [F 2 2 5 5 3 3 tA 2. 2 2. 2 2 2 2—2—2—2—2--2 22+ 0—0—-0-—0-—0—0 0—0—0—0—054 1B: -0—0—6- O—0 0—--0—0—0- 0—0- 0—0- 0+} [*Play Gee. 2 pari] Verse A D/A A D/A you want. dia-monds on aring of gold. — A Asus? A Asus? D/A _ Dsus?D Dsus?D Dsus? A Asus? D/A Dsus? D/A your sto-ry__ to re-main un - EE But all the Chorus F#m D Fim D Dsus? pro-mi - ses. a a When all_ A Asus?A Asus?A. D Dsus? ort JIT DI IT? See A Asus” D Dsus* D === cont in slashes J* w/slight crunch & echo A Asus?A, Asus? A D Dsus? D A PPP? FPO FFD FFRSTF) FFD FP you'll give_ *(Gtr. 2) *Gtr, 2 cont. sim, wiGtr, 1 - optional D Dsus? A D Dsus? A a highway with no-one eS ae trea- sure, just to look up-on D A D Dsus? D Dsus? D Dsus? A s, all the rich-es______ inthe night._ You. say you'll give Gtr. 2 (elec) inslashes _f w/delay (489ms) 5: 53 5 5: 0: 3 2. 0- Dsus? A D A D FPPPD FIT? FBI) FFF FP? 2 F)7TP? eyes inthe moon of lind - ness, ri- ver_ in atime of dry- —, — Chorus Dsus? Dsus? Fim cont. sim. D I) OM Am? ad in__. the tem - pest. But all the pro- mi- ses D Fem D A from the cra-dle to the grave,_ D A __Asus?A Asus?A Asus? D Dsus? A_Asus?A Asus?A Asus” DAT eA PAS reduce delay fx 75 —0. 2—2—0—2— 2: you want_. (D) (A) (D) your love to work out right, _ (a) (D) A D with. me__through the night. — dia - monds on ating of gold, your sto = ry__ to re - main = & inerease delay fx (489ms) REESE EEE 5: 5- ‘5- a 7 Chorus A D Fim D ce PDIP PPP cont sim love. not to__._ grow__cold. All the pro-mi- ses Fim D A D A__Asus*A Asus? Asus?D Dsus? A_ Asus?A Asus?A Asus?D Dsus” PP PDIP) FE RFRST RIF) PTDVST? FDP STGP 10 A Asus?A Asus?A Asus*D Dsus” A Asus*A Asus?A Asus*D Dsus? PPPRST) FP RFIVST ISTP PIP STP) FDTD STGP A Asus? A Asus? A Asus? D Dsus? A Asus? A Asus* A Asus? PF PIPP FFD FRSFVST DSTI FF IDS TTD all T want —, reduce delay fx 5-—5 5 5 5 5 Dsus* A Asus? A Asus? A Asus? Dsus” TR 27FR PF FDS TS? ? 2IFD—FF GE FP all I want is Asus? A Asus? A Asus? D Dsus? Asus? A Asus? A Asus? eae aes PSPS? ITT 7? 17—17 17171717. 14- 14— 1414 —14 ai Dsus? Asus? A Asus? A Asus? IPL ITO ma 7 2 17-——17—17—17-17~17. 17—17—— 17; BPS 15-15 — 1515-15-15 1414. 14— 14 14-14 17 14-15-15, 15: D Dsus? PL PIFVSTO IP? ARS 15: 1 A Asus? A Asus? A Asus? D Dsus? TP? 9-7 7D FSI 7? 17; 17— 17—17-——17-17 17——— Asus? A Asus? A Asus? =D 17—17—17- 7117 7 7 y bye - 2 ae pay 7 Done? ? ? 4 ? ? 1717-17-17 — 17 —17 — 171717 vy queue ‘20-20-20-20-20-20- 47 —17-17— A Asus? A Asus? A Asus? D Dsus? FIPILS IPD PF OSFFIVS TGIF A Asus? A yey ey Asus? A Asus? 12 A Asus? Asus? A Asus? Dsus Pian ep eee eee 7 Asus? Asus? A A Asus” Dsus? eee ae a ae te ee 2 ie f fess a s ss s : ofan | z eo ==ee= a= ts $ geeccocctceoe ia: Asus? A Gtr. 1+ Gtr. 2 (mp) A Dsus” a“ pay) ? 2? 74 4 ay a~ Ps cJeteete ia atacocoeeeetiuaatseoceeeeetsaooeoeeeereaaae| Gtr. 2 Asus? A Play 4 times Outro Repeat ad lib. to fade (D) (A) 13 Desire Words by Bono Music by U2 © Copyright 1988 Blue Mountain Music Liited/Mother Musio/Talyo Music Incorporated/ ram International Music Publishing Limited. All Rights Resorved, International Copyright Secured. A Dsus* Asus? Tune all guitars down a semitone E Dsus? A E ARG Intro J = 108 crag 7 I DI2 ID) 2 7 ah! Gtrs. 142 (elee.) bel m mY Vo Vnonm mv Gtr.1 | o ff = = — E i ho 0—x—0-——0—-0. 0—9—0—0-0— 3—X—-2—_2-0 o—2—0—0—-0-] 2— X21 1—2—1—1-1] 0—x—2 2 2-22 2-2-| 0: 2 2-0-2 3 0 o Play Gir. part (left channel) Dsus? A E A E Dsus? A E A E Dsus? A E A E D A E AE 1. Lov - er, Gtrs, 14243 (optional) 14 D ci - ty and the big lights bright a gon-na go where the a streets, i a Rr Sornno eorn Sanne B. z >e>e>e¢ Aaas he Dsus? A Asus? A Asus? D Asus? Verse my_— burn - ing in dle. the can 2. She’s Sora orn SoraNe onane eorn eae dererere Gano 15 Dsus? Dsus? A Dsus? A Dsus? A Dsus? eve - ry- bo- dy’s conn orn Dsus* A Dsus? when I’m. oun enNe ome ooNG 16 Chorus A Asus? A Asus? D Asus? A — her, ~ side Gtrs. 142 345: 0—0——0- 345: witreble tonetslight dist. Gtr. 3 tacet let ring & Dsus? ctr.3 2. 7? Yee Ae Ee 17 2? / 7 2 Fe Gtrs, 14243 aa an ac 12-——0. Dsus? A Asus? A Asus” 18 —$—. EE>S or oor a ™ £e7 S COOH Flick selector switch! ONN=00 ONN=00 Verse pro- tec - tion, Yeah she’s in the year of e¢-lec - tion. sis = ter, preach - er steal - ing hearts___ a tra-vel - ling mo - ney, mo - neymo - ney,mo - ney,mo-ney, mo-ney, mo-ney, mo - ney,mo-ney, mo - ney, mo-neyand the Dsus? A Asus* A Asus? A Asus? get - tin’ high - Gers. 14243 21 ‘Chorus A Dsus? A Dsus? cue: Harmonica solo Dsus? Dsus 22 Even Beiter Than The Real Thing Words & Music by U2 © Copyright 1981 Blue Mountain Music Limited/Mother Music Limited/ PolyGram International Music Publishing Bx. Al Rights Reserved. Intorational Copyright Secured. Gtr. 3 chords G B Db AS at Eon Fete oe Sir Gtr. 1 chords Doct Coct Goet Bot Acct Eoet Bo gy ag En Rn Intro J = 128 Gtr. 1 (elec. 12 str.) NC. gia gn pee — S ree, wiwhammy pedal 8* ge cont, sim. 0: 0° 0: key sig. denotes A dorian * 12 string includes octave above Play guitar part in stave throughout| Gtr. 1 cont. sim. Gtr. 2 (elee.) anf wislight dist. 2— 12— 12— 12—12— 12. a~ 1 1 4 12-12-12 1212. 7 12— 12—12— 121212 1. Give me one Acet Doct Coct Acct Doct Coct Acct perp air Ginnie NEE oi ee ety =e se een eH Ee Diet) Verse ™P Give me two — more chance and you'll be = sa —stis give me half (2.)last_ chance, and“ P'm gon - na make you ae Rs Gtr. 3 wFig. 1 sim: Doct Doct Coct Acct — Acct Doct Coet Aoct = = Vie ie: ete etre tet eet 2 FTP | Well my — heart —— more chan - ces, you won't be de - nied. You're ho - a chance. to ride on the waves that you bring. __ ay *(G5)Goct Doct Cot Aoct (B5)Boet orm a ee ee a se ee, ae a a ei woe woe — gg = e v v v v EeWe v — — is where it's al - ways been, some - where in - - ney child to a swarm____ of ~—_bees, gon - through ya like 4 d — # — : - $ = es cs 3 ee 3 3 3 3 7: LE 3 3 3. 3. 7 5 5 9—9. (B—5 5 5 5: 5: 9. 9—9. 3. 3 -3: 7 1—1 *Gtr. 3 plays d's with chords in ( ) Doct Coct (D5) Dot Coot Acct PPRIFRI PIS FR FFD TPR ED? PIP RSF FD give me one. let me be your lov - er give me one___ we'll slide down the sur - face S& Chorus (A5)A oct Doct Coct (Eoct) Boot Doct Cot (+d. delays) --delays Paap ae el ee ee a) tn ae tee) de) (A) (B)(A) Pigs 2 seers rere er ee reas eae ) Far SS night. E (check it out) You're the real things. Gtr. 3 tacet 1717-17-17 17-17-1715 — X-X-13. 14—14-14-14—14-14-14—12— X-X-10-

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