How Can I Tune A 5 String Bass To U2 Songs?

[AdamsPoptart]

I play a 1987 Yamaha BB5000 bass guitar.I just don't know the settings...SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!It's a 5 stringer but i know how to make it like play ;like a 4 stringer.I want to get the setting before I take it in for repairs and get my DR strings put on.Thanks.


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The musical conscious of the band.
A man who's insturment hold great power over woman folk.
The Poshious member of U2
Adam Clayton!

 

[Chizip]

turn the knobs

 

[AdamsPoptart]

LMFAO...i know there's go to to keys to Adams bassrools:C'mon peeps HELP!!!

 

[Man in the Zoo]

Depends...

Some songs are tuned down a half step, others aren't.

So I'd suggest just playing it like a four sting with the different tunings.

 

[gragravar]

Hello Adamspoptart,

I'd like to help but I'm really not sure what question it is that you're asking... the starting point is that Adam doesn't use a five string bass so the B string is totally redundant, impressions of Adam are best done on a 4 string bass IMO. Obviously you can play the parts on a 5 sting bass if you're so inclined, you don't have to play the B-string, you could use a 6 string bass as well if you liked but what would be the point? I have no idea what you mean by "setting". Do you mean key, i.e. by how much he detunes it from standard tuning? If so U2 usually detune their guitars by a semi-tone (i.e. to E flat), however on the last tour I noticed that they played some songs in standard E tuning and also one or two songs were detuned down as far as D ( for example I think they did Sunday using guitars tuned to D. It certainly wasn't played in the key of B minor anyway, G# minor rings a bell but I could be wrong). Which songs use which tuning is something that I fear someone else will have to tell you, it's easy enough to work out yourself though... If that's not what you're after please clarify. Thanks.

Regards

Mick

 

[AdamsPoptart]

Thanks Mick..