actual way to play riff from even better than the real thing???

[The_One1932]

i've seen the riff from EBTTRT played many many ways.. (u know, the one when the chorus comes in) who knows how edge actually plays it live????

 

[discothequeLP]

you've come to the right place


basically its these 5 power chords. I didn't put the strumming pattern down, but you can get that pretty easily by listening to the song. this is for the live versions, in the key of D.

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|--19--19--19--17--15--14--12-|
a|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x--|
E|--17--17--17--15--13--12--10-|

 

[The_One1932]

i always thought it was more similar to something like this:

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-15--15-15-15---13-12-13--12---10----10--10---------------------------
-14--14-14-14---12-11-10--9----7-----7---7----------------------------
-12--12-12-12---10-9--10--9----7-----7---7----------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[SWlondnr]

i play how it is transcribed in the best of 90-00 book

 

[The_Edge89]

i play how it is transcribed in the best of 90-00 book

And how is it transcribed in there?

 

[SWlondnr]

Apparently there are two guitars
This isn't exactly the rhythm i'm just giving the notes basic idea

----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-14-14-14-14-12-x-x-10--x-x-9-x-x-7-x-x--------
----------------------------------------------------------
-12-12-12-12-10-x-x--8---x-x-7-x-x-5-x-x-------

The second guitar is playing the same thing but on higher strings
Sometimes I include the middle string too cos it's sounds fuller and it's easier to play than that

but obviously in live performances Edge alters it

 

[Canadiens1131]

Geeze, muting that middle string is a pain for me, Edge was a real fan of that during Achtung Baby

 

[discothequeLP]

Geeze, muting that middle string is a pain for me, Edge was a real fan of that during Achtung Baby

if you play the E string with your index and the other string with your ring finger, then the index will 'automatically' mute the other string

 

[SWlondnr]

muting is great for rhythm
i love the muting edge does on SBS

 

[discothequeLP]

muting is great for delay too


see: Bad drool: ), Electric Co., 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, With or Without You, City of Blinding Lights




oh yeah btw i'm gonna tab out COBL Live sometime (if i find the time)