Okay so I think now I've got this all figured out. But please note: 1) I do not play any instrument, I “played” the bass twice. 2) I am more interested in the drums. 3) I am playing this with an app! Haha, and it is called “iShred”. Otherwise I have simply observed. No music lessons of any kind, I wasn't even interested before I really started listening to U2. And I have never posted any kind of tab before, only written a bunch of drum tabs in a notebook. But I hope you guys like this.
The Mercy 360 Tutorial from kepex62 on YouTube, and the mentioned above tab helped a lot.
Here's the whole tab, with lyrics above their corresponding bars. Based off of the San Sebastian 360 show, 2010-09-26:
(You could probably let the echo fill in some notes)
Intro: Main riff x10 (with slight variation every few bars)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +......
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|--------10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|---------------10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10--------12----|----------10-------12----|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Verse: 0:18 (continue main riff x32)
“I was drinking some wine And it turned to blood”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|--------10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“What's the use of religion If you're only good”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“I know I'm weed killer honey You're sugar”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“If you're the prosecution I'd get away with murder”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“You're gravity Searching for the ground”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|------------10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“You're silence Searching for a sound”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|------------10--------12---|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“Your heart is aching Your heart is my home”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----12--------10----|------------10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“It's fascinating I know I'll never be alone”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12------------------|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|------------12/--------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chorus: 1:20, (I play the chorus riff like this... Just slightly different from the first version.)
“You wanna kill me and I wanna die|We're perfect for each other, you and I|Souls who like to push|And there's no one else to trust|
e|-----------5---------------7--5--|----------5---------------7--5--|-----------5-------------7--5--|-----------5--------------7--5--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
“I'm not sorry you're not gonna cry|You put the blue back in my eye, It's just us ”
e|-----------5---------------7--5--|----------5---------------7--5--|-----------5-------------7--5--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(Now for the end of the chorus, I looked at that other tab and played with some of the chords from “guitar 2”.)
“Because, because, Because we can, We must”
G'' Em'''|D''
e|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--7-|-5-|
B|-8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8--8-|-7-|
G|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--9-|-7-|
D|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5--9-|-7-|
A|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x--7-|-5-|
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--x--x-|
(Right away back to main riff x20)
Verse: 1:50
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“If you hunger Baby let me feed it”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“If your heart is full Baby let me bleed it”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“And happiness is for Those who don't really need it”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|-----10----10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
“You love me Too much”
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12-----------------|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|------------12/--------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chorus: 2:28
“You wanna kill me and I wanna die|We're perfect for each other, you and I|Souls who like to push|And there's no one else to trust|
e|-----------5---------------7--5--|----------5---------------7--5--|-----------5-------------7--5--|-----------5--------------7--5--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
“I'm not sorry you're not gonna cry|You put the blue back in my eye, It's just us ”
e|-----------5---------------7--5--|----------5---------------7--5--|-----------5-------------7--5--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
“Because, because, Because we can, We must”
G'' Em'''|D''
e|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--7--|5-|
B|-8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8--8-|-7-|
G|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--9-|-7-|
D|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5--9-|-7-|
A|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x--7-|-5-|
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--x-|-x-|
Bridge: 2:58 (Main riff x8)
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|------------10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12----12----12-10----10-|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10-------12----|-----10----10--------12----|------10----10--------12----|------------10--------12----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Solo: 3:14 (This is the pre-chorus riff tabbed exactly from the original version, up one octave. You'll have to figure out the timing and bends.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------19---17---15-------12--15/17--19---17---15------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--15p12--15--19---17---15------12--15/17--17/19--19--17--15---15-15-15-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: 3:29
“You wanna kill me and I wanna die|We're a perfect match, you and I|Souls ? in the tide|When it's so hard ? and lust(???)”
e|-----------5---------------7--5--|----------5---------------7--5--|-----------5-------------7--5--|-----------5--------------7--5--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
“I'm not sorry your not gonna cry|You put the blue back in my eye|It's just us”
e|-----------5---------------7--5--|----------5---------------7--5--|-----------5-------------7--5--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|-7-6-7-------7-7-6-7----------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
“Because, because, Because we can, We must”
G'' Em'''|D''
e|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--7-|-5-|
B|-8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8--8-|-7-|
G|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--9-|-7-|
D|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5--9-|-7-|
A|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x--7-|-5-|
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--x-|-x-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
“Because, because, Because we can, We must”
G'' Em'''|D''
e|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--7-|-5-|
B|-8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8--8-|-7-|
G|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--9-|-7-|
D|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5--9-|-7-|
A|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x--7-|-5-|
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--x-|-x-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
“Because, because, Because we can, We must”
G'' Em'''|D''
e|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--7-|-5-|
B|-8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8--8-|-7-|
G|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--9-|-7-|
D|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5--9-|-7-|
A|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x--7-|-5-|
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7--x-|-x-|
Here is the chorus as played in the original version, it may still be used for this too:
e|----------5------------7--5------------5------------7--5-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6h7-------6-6h7------------7p6--------7-7p6------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
The part the piano plays is this:
e|--------5-----------------------|
B|--7----------5---7-------------|
G|----------------------6---7----|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
And since this didn't copy/paste well from my document....
Here's the main riff:
e|-12----12----12-10----10-|
B|----10----10---------12-----|
The variation is usually like this:
e|-12-10-12----12-10----10-|
B|--------------10-------12-----|
Chorus riff:
e|-----------5----------------7--5-|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7--------7-7-6-7-------|
If anyone has any suggestions or confirmations for the end of the chorus, or any part, feel free to speak up.