Intro
Palm mute...........................
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B-------------------------------------------12---12---12-------
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A--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5--------------------------
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------
I play the main riff like this:
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B--------------------------------------8--8--7--7--8--8--7--7--8--7--8----
G-9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9----9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9----
D-9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9--------------------------------------7-- x2
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E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Play this while Bono sings
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B0--12-------0--10---------------------12------0--12----------------12---
G----------------------------------------------------------------9-------
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E------------12-----------------
B-------10----------------------
G---9------------------s/9-7s\5-
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During the second verse end like this instead off the slides
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B-------------15---------------
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Over the I hear the children crying part (pre-chorus riff)
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B---------12---------10----------12-------------13--12-------------------
G----9----------9-----------9------------9-----------------9-------------
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B-----------17-------------15-----------------------------------------17-
G----14------------14-------------14---------------14--------------------
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Richard came up with this variation, which get's used more often during later tours. For later
tours start with this first, then play as above second.
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B----12-------10---------12------------------------------17--------15----
G9--------9---------9----------9--12--11--9----------14-------14-------14
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B------------------------------15-----
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E--------15-----------17--14---
B-------------15---------------
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During Bono's falset singing of say so, say so, play these harmonics. (chorus riff x2)
E--------------<12>-----------------<7>------------------<5>--
B---------<12>---------------<7>-------------------<5>--------
G----<12>--------------<7>------------------<5>----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
And now for the solo.
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B----------------------5-----------------------------5-----------5------
G-------------------------4-----------------------4-----4-----4-----4--
D-5h7--5--4--0--2----------------5h7--5--4--0--2-----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-7--7-\5-5--5-5-----5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-----5-5-5---------------------
B-10-10\8-8--8-7--7--8-7-5---8-7-5--8-7-5--7--8-7-5---------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can improvise from here if you're playing the Elevation version, if not, continue.
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B-20-------20----20-19-19-19-19-19--17-17-17--15-15--12----12--------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|----
B-20-20-19-19-20-20-19-19-20----20-19--19-19-20-20-19-19-20-20-19-20----20-19--|----
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-------- 11 o'clock tick tock 1st solo ending as on the Fire EP
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D--------------------------------------------------------5--7-----5-4--0--2---------
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Palm mute go to harmonics
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-------- 11 o'clock tick tock 1st solo ending as in Under a blood red sky video
E-17-17-17--15-15-15--14-14-14--12-12-12----10--10/12-------------------
B-20-20-20--17-17-17--15-15-15--12-12-12----10--10/12-------------------
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D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ad lib a few measures using harmonics on 7th and 12th fret before playing this
Harmonics
E---------<12>----------<12>---------------------<12>---------------<7>-------------
B-<7>------------------------<7>---------<7>--------------------<7>-----<7>---------
G-----<7>------------------------<7>---------<7>------------<7>-------------<7>-----
D--------------<7>--<7>-------------------------------<7>---------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------0-------------------------0---------0-----------0-----------------
B-----------------5-------------------------5-----3---5-----3-----5-----------------
G-------------------4---------------------4----4----4----4-----4--------------------
D-7--5--4--0--2---------5-7--5--4--0--2---------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play this part twice for the '81 Boston version, adlib with them as you like it
E-17--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17------------------------------
B-20--19--20-20-20-19-19-19-20-20-20-19-19-19-20-20-19------------------------------
G-//--//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-17----17----17--20----20----20--------20-------20-------20---20-20--19-19\17-17\--
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E-------------12------10------------5-----------5-----------------------------------
B-15-15---12------10----------5-----------5-----------------------------------------
G--------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------------------
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Play this part twice, ad lib the 2nd time. On the UABS record this part is only played once though, as it was during the UF tour. This part is also where the improvisation ends for Elevation versions and Bono starts singing Call out your name
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B-10-10\8-8--8-7--7--8-7-5---8-7-5--8-7-5--7--8-7-5---------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------0-----------------------------0----------------------
B--------------------5-----------------------------5----------------------
G--5h7----4----3--------4-------5h7---5---4--5---4----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------2----------------------
A--------------------------------------------------2----------------------
E--------------------------------------------------0----------------------
On some 1st leg October versions the second solo is played twice. The song was played once during the Joshua tree and twice during Lovetown, with each time the call out your name/harmonics part omited, with Edge combining both solos into one. For Elevation Edge plays the beginning and tbe end of the solo, but in between he improvises. Not one version is the same.
