U2 DRUM TABS- 1st post-11o'clock tick tock

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11 O Clock Tick Tock (Drums)
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Transcribed by Richard Averill.
Send any corrections or comments to nigelolympus@tinet.ie

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Notes
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HH = Hi-Hat (x = closed, o = open).
CC = Crash Cymbal.
BD = Bass Drum.
SN = Snare.
LT = Low Tom.

The tempo is about 150 bpm.

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Structure
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PART NO. OF BARS
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Intro 12
Verse 1 16
Bridge 4
Verse 2 16
Chorus 16
Verse 3 16
Chorus 16
1st Solo 32
Interlude 16
2nd Solo 32
Ending 4

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Intro (12 bars)
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After two bars of guitar:

HH|-o-------o-------o-------o-------|-o-------o-------o---------------|
CC|---------------------------------|-------------------------o-------|
BD|-o-------o-------o-------o-------|-o-------o-------o-------o-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________
/ x7 \
CC|-------------------------o-------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---o-----------o-------|---------o---o-----------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Verse 1 (16 bars)
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_______________________________
/ x3 \
HH|-----x-------x---x---o-------x---|-x---x-------x---x---o-------x---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o-----------o-------o-----------|-o-----------o-------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________
/ x2 \
HH|-----x-------x---x---o-------x---|-x---x-------x---x---o-------x---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o-----------o-------o-----------|-o-----------o-------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Open HH.
HH|-x---x-------o-------o-----------|-----o-------o---o---o-------o---|
CC|---------------------------------|-o-------------------------------|
SN|---------o-------o-------o-o-o-o-|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o-------------------------------|-o-----------o-------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________
/ x3 \
HH|-o---o-------o---o---o-------o---|-----o-------o---o---o-------o---|
CC|---------------------------------|-o-------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o-----------o-------o-----------|-o-----------o-------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________
/ x2 \
HH|-o---o-------o---o---o-------o---|-o---o-------o---o---o-----------|
CC|---------------------------------|-------------------------o-------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o-----------o-------o-----------|-o-----------o-------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Bridge (4 bars)
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_______________________________
/ x3 \
CC|-------------------------o-------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---o-----------o-------|---------o---o-----------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Verse 2 (16 bars)
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Repeat Verse 1.

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Chorus (16 bars)
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_______________________________
/ x7 \
CC|---------------------------------|-------------------------o-------|
SN|---------o---o-------------------|---------o---o-----------o-------|
LT|-------------------------o-o-o---|---------------------------------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________
/ x7 \
CC|-------------------------o-------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---o-----------o-------|---------o---o-----------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

-------
Verse 3 (16 bars)
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_________________________________________________________________
/ x8 \
HH|-----o-------o---o---o-------o---|-o---o-------o---o---o-------o---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o-----------o-------o-----------|-o-----------o-------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------
Chorus (16 bars)
------

Repeat Chorus.

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Solo (32 bars)
----
_________________________________________________________________
/ x3 \
HH|-----o-------o---o---o-------o---|-o---o-------o---o---o-------o---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________
/ x2 \
HH|-o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o---|
CC|---------------------------------|
SN|-o-------o-------o-------o-------|
BD|-----o-------o-------o-------o---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_________________________________________________________________
/ x8 \
HH|-----o-------o---o---o-------o---|-o---o-------o---o---o-------o---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Interlude (16 bars)
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Close HH. _______________________________
/ x15 \
HH|-----x-------x---x---x-------x---|-x---x-------x---x---x-------x---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

--------
2nd Solo (32 bars)
--------

Open HH.

HH|-----o-------o---o---o-------o---|-o---o-------o---o---o-------o---|
CC|-o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________ _______________________________
/ x2 \ / x24 \
HH|---------------------------------|-o---o-----------o---o-------o---|
CC|-o-------o-------o-------o-------|-------------------------o-------|
SN|---------------------------------|---------o---o-----------o-------|
BD|-----o-------o-------o-------o---|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Close HH. Ending (4 bars)
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_______________________________ _______________________________
/ x4 \ / x2, slowing down \
HH|-x---x-------x---x---x-------x---|---------------------------------|
CC|---------------------------------|-o-------------------------------|
SN|---------o---------------o-------|---------o---------------o-------|
BD|-o---o-----------o---o-----------|-o---o---------------o-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

CC|-o-------o-------o---------------|---------------------------------||
BD|-o-------o-------o---------------|---------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
alright man! it's cool to finallly see a drummer come around these parts! (gutiarists can get a little annoying, if you know what i mean)
 
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