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Code:
U2 -- City of Blinding Lights (Live)
Tabbed by DiscothequeLP (discothequelp@gmail.com)
March 25, 2005
Alright, this one is tabbed from the Brooklyn Bridge performance. Edge uses 2 delays, one short delay (around 200 ms probably) and one
longer delay afterwards (around 440 ms). Edge also uses a slide on his middle finger. To get it to sound right, you really need a Herdim or
Herdim-like pick to get that scratchy sound that makes the delay even louder.
Tune down 1/2 a step.
Intro/Verse
Play this part with the slide, and keep hitting the notes up and down (if you listen to the live version, you'll be able to hear it)
(palm muted)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9/12--12--9--9/10--10-10-10-10--|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro pt.2 / Post-chorus riff
Let these notes ring, maybe shake the slide a ltitle bit
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-15--14----10/12-12/15--14\10----10/12-12/15--14--12\-7----|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------| 2x
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
The verse riff is this riff again
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9/12--12--9--9/10--10-10-10-10--|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
But Edge adds this at the end
(palm muted, let the delay ring out)
e|-----12------12-------12-----
b|-10------10------10------10--
g|-----------------------------
d|-----------------------------
a|-----------------------------
For the first verse, play these two parts twice.
For the second verse, instead of playing that short little bit at the end of the second repetition, Edge plays this:
e|----------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------5------|
g|-6--7--6--4---6--7--6--4----------------------| 2x
d|---------------------------2--2---4--------4--|
a|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
e|--10--8--7---8--7------7---------------|
b|-------------------10----10---8--7--7--|
g|---------------------------------------| 2x
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
And I, miss you. . .
Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--10-10-10-10--|
b|--12-12--10---12-12--10---12-12--10--12-12--10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3x
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
Alrght, this part gets a little tricky if you're not good with a slide.
(slide this down slowly)
\/
e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------| 4x
d|--/14\---/7--/9----\---|
a|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Time. . .
Outro
e|--------------------------|
b|-12--12-10--12-10--12-10--|
g|--------------------------| repeat it a lot
d|--------------------------|
a|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Intro
Post-chorus
Verse 1
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Bridge
Chorus 2x
Post-Chorus
Outro
Those are all the parts, listen to the recordings first so that you can understand what i'm talking about. Good Luck.