New Years Day Based on the Live at Slane Castle version .

Tune: Eb (half step down) .

Pickup: Bridge Note that the tempo varies a bit during this live performance. I have compensated for that variation in the tab. .
Tempo: 136 BPM .
Delay: Quarter note @ 441 ms .
.
Intro Harmonics
1
e <12>
B <12>
G <12>
D <12>
A
E

2
e
B <7>
G <7> <7>
D <7>
A <7>
E <7>

Piano
3 G# B D# D# D#
LH G# B D# D# D#
RH G# C# D# B C# A# ^A# A# ^G# A#

4 G# B D# D# D#
LH G# B D# D# D#
RH G# C# D# B C# A# ^A# A# ^G# A#

5 G# B F# F# F#
LH G# B F# F# F#
RH G# C# D# B C# A# C# B

6 E G# G#
LH E G# G#
RH A# A# B C# D# C# B A# A# B vG# C#

Harmonics (post piano)

7 F# F# F#
LH F# F# F#
RH A# A# B C# C# C# C# C# <12> <12> <12> <12> <12> <12>
C# C# C# C# <12> <12> <12> <12> <12> <12>
G <12> <12> <12> <12> <12> <12>
D <12> <12> <12> <12> <12> <12>
A
E
Verse
 8 All is quiet on New Years Day
e <12>
B <12>
G <12>
D <12>
A
E

9 A world in white gets under way

e G# B D#
B <7>
G <7>
D <7>
A <7>
E

10 I want to be with you be withyou night and day

e G# B D# <12>
B <12>
G <12>
D <12>
A
E

11 Nothing changes on New Years Day

e G# B D#
B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A
E
^ lift
Bridge
12 On New Years Day
e
B 8/(10) 10 10 10 10 x x 10 x x 10 10 10 \(8) 8 8 8 8 8 8 5
G 8/(10) 9 p7 9 9 9 x x 9 x x 9 9 9 \(7) 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 5/(7) 7 7 7 7 x x 7 x x 7 7 7 \(5) 5 5 5 5 5 5
A
E
d u d d d d u d d u d d ^ let ring
^ lift ^ lift

Chorus
13 I will be with you again
e
B 8 8 8 8 / 10 10 10 10 x x 10 x x 10 10
G 7 7 7 7 / 9 9 9 9 x x 9 x x 9 9
D 7 7 7 7 x x 7 x x 7 7
A
E

14 I will be with you again

e
B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 x x 8 x x 8 8
G 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 x x 5 x x 5 5
D 5 5 x x 5 x x 5 5
A
E
Transition to Harmonic Slide
15
E
B 8 8 8
G x7 x7 x7 7 7 7
D 5 5
A
E
^ press
16
Under a blood red sky
E
B /(10) 10 10 10
G /(9) 9 9 9 (3) (3) (3) (4) (5) (5) (5) (6) (7) (7) (7) (7) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10)
D /(7) 7 7 7
A
E

Harmonic Slide
Twist the pick at about a 45d angle and pick back n fourth to play a constant series of 8th notes on G3 Slightly palm muted
Never lift your finger off the G string, just slide it to the next position. The baseline tells you when to land on the 12th.

17 A crowd has gathered in black and white

B
G (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (3) (4) (5) (5) (7) (7) (7) (7)

18 Arms entwined like the chosen few

B
G (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (5) (5) (5) (5) (7) (7) (7) (7)

19 The newspaper says it's true It's

B (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12)
G (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12)

Chorus 2
20 true it's true we could break through
22 I will begin again
e
B 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 x x 10 x x 10 10
G 7 7 7 7 9 5 5 x x 5 x x 5 5
D 5 5 x x 5 x x 5 5
A
E

21 Torn in two we can be one

23 I I will begin again
e
B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 x x 8 x x 8 8
G 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 x x 5 x x 5 5
D 5 5 x x 5 x x 5 5
A
E
^ lift off G7. It makes B8 sound a little different.

Bridge 2
24
25

Piano 2
26
27
28 Solo is right after piano ends and starts just before the drum fill and crash.
Solo delay is now a faster .8th with fewer repeats
29
C# C# C# C# Smooth side of pick
e A# A# B C# C# C# C# C# 15 19
B
G
D
A
E

30
e 15 17 12 15 10 12 \ 7 7 7 19
B
G
D
A
E

31 Rough side of pick

e 15 17 12 15 10 12 \ 7 7
B
G 0
D 0
A 0
E
^ vibrato
32
e
B
G 0 2 0
D 2 0 2 0 2 / 10 10 9 /5
A 0 2
E
^ vibrato
33
e
B 12 12 12
G 9 9 9 9 9
D 10 10 9 2 / 10 10 9 9 10 12 9 9 9
A
E
^ Keep index on 9 until the end of this measure.
 34
Here he switches to a loud and long delay setting for one measure I think this is on the Neck pickup. Delay 40%, 40%. 150% level on the TS9
e
B 8 e e e e e8 x 8 x x 8 8 8 8 8 x x 8 8 e x 8 8
G 7 e e e e e7 x 7 x x 7 7 7 7 7 x x 7 7 e x 7 7
D 5 e e e e e5 x 5 x x 5 5 5 5 5 x x 5 5 e x 5 5
A
E
^ Lift ^ Lift

Chorus 3 (with the Edge singing)

35 I will be with you again
36 I will be with you again
37 I will be with you again

END
38 I will be with you a- gain
e
B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5
D 7 7 7 7 7
A
E
Tempo slows

e
B 8 8 8 8
G 7 7 7 7
D 5 5 5 5
A
E
New Years Day (BASS)
1
2
3
4
G
D 10 2 5 5
A 12 12 12 12 12 \ 3 3 3 3 3 / 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 7 7 7 7
E

5
G
D 10 2
A 12 12 12 12 12 \ 3 3 3 3 3 / 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E

13 I will be with you again

G
D
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10
E

14 I will be with you again

G
D
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
E

20 true it's true we could break through

G
D
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10
E

21 Torn in two we can be one

G
D
A 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6
E

22 I will begin again

G
D
A 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10
E

23 I I will begin again

G
D
A 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6
E

G
D
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
E
New Years Day - U2
Compressor Boss CS-3
Level 10:30
Tone 12:00
Attack 7:00
Sustain 9:00
Distortion Ibanez Tube Screamer
Drive 11:00
Tone 1:00
Level 11:00
PreAmp Morningstar SDD
Input Att. 3:00
Output Att. 3:00
Level 12:00
Delay TC Electronic Nova
Delay 441
Subdivision 4tr Quarter
Feedback 18%
Mix Level 36%
Color 12:00
Mod. Style #2
Mod. Level 1:00
Reverb Line 6 Verbzilla
Type off
preDel off
Decay off
Tone off
Level off