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TheEdge10

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I know the main riff but if anyone has a tab for the rest of the song please reply. Thanks
 
"I Will Follow" (tablature)

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I Will Follow
=============


Tune all the strings on your guitar down a semitone.
Set up a sharp, bright sound with a touch of reverb.

The tempo is 154 beats per minute.

BAR PART
--- ----
1-16 Intro.
17-24 Verse 1.
25-32 Bridge.
33-40 Verse 2.
41-48 Chorus.
49-56 Bridge.
57-64 Verse 3.
65-72 Chorus.
73-112 Interlude.
113-120 Chorus.
121-128 Bridge.
129-142 Ending.

-----
Intro
-----
_______________________________________________________________
/ x4 \
1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---12--0---12--|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Riff 1:

(0:15)
________________________________________________________________
/ x2
1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---12--0---12--|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
________________________________________________________________
\
1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---12------12--0-------|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10------10--10------|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------9---9-------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

-------
Verse 1
-------

(0:28)

pm...........................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------0-----------------------0-------------------------------|
2|-----5-------5-------5-----------5-------------------------------|
3|-4---------------4---------------4-------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

pm...........................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------0---5-------------------0-------------------------------|
2|-----5---------------5-----------5-------------------------------|
3|-4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------
Bridge
------

Repeat Riff 1.

-------
Verse 2
-------

(0:52)

pm...........................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

pm.......
1|-------------5-------------------0---0---0---0-------------------|
2|---------------------5-----------3---3---3---5-------------------|
3|-4---4---4-----------------------2---2---2---4-------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

pm...........................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------0-------5---------------0---0---0---0-------------------|
2|-----5-------5-------5----5---5--3---3---3---5-------------------|
3|-4-------------------------------2---2---2---4-------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------
Chorus
------

(1:05)
________________________________________________________________
/ x2
1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
2|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
________________________________________________________________
\
1|-0---0---0---5-------0---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---3---3\--|
2|-5---5---5---5-------5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3\--|
3|-4---4---4---4-------4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2\--|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------
Bridge
------

Repeat Riff 1.

-------
Verse 3
-------

(1:30)

pm...........................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------5-------0---------------3-------------------------------|
2|-----5-------5-------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
3|-4-----------------------4-------2-------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

pm...........................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------5-------0-------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
2|-----5-------5-------5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
3|-4-----------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------
Chorus
------

Repeat Chorus.

---------
Interlude
---------

Repeat Riff 1, then:

(2:06)
________________________________________________________________
/ x4
/ harm............................................................
1|---------------------------------7-------------------------------|
2|-12------------------------------7-------------------------------|
3|-12------------------------------7-------------------------------|
4|-12------------------------------7-------------------------------|
5|-12------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

______________________________________________________________
\
.............................................................. \
1|-5-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
2|-5-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
3|-5-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
4|-5-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

(2:32)

pm............................................................
1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_______________________________________________________________
/ x3 \
1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Repeat Riff 1.

------
Chorus
------

Repeat Chorus.

------
Bridge
------

(3:08)
_____________________________________________________________
/ x4 \
/pm........................................................... \
1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
2|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
3|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------
Ending
------

1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---12--0---12--|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---12------12--0-------|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10------10--10------|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------9---9-------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---12--0---12--|
2|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
3|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|-0---0---------------------------|-------------------------------||
2|-12--12--------------------------|-------------------------------||
3|-9---9---------------------------|-------------------------------||
4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +




U 2

I W I L L F O L L O W


Transcribed by Andy Aldort for: U2, The Best Of.




>From my information, The Edge used 'Memory Man Echo' F/X's on this song.


NOTATION KEY:

L = Legato Slide
S = Shift Slide
* = Percussive Tone (Muffled) (Finger mute)
P.M. = Heavy Muting (P.M.) (Palm Mute)
ZU = Slide up past fretboard




Tempo: 154 Time: 4/4

INTRO (1st time-Solo gtr., 2nd time-Drums enter, 3rd time-Bass enters)

Rhy. Fig 1

(E5) (A)

E ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0-12-12-12--0--0--|
B --12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G ---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|


/-1.2.3.-----------------\
(E5) (A) (D)

E ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0-12-12-12--0--0--|
B --12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G ---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|


/-4.---------------------\ I was on the out
E5
(A) (D) 1st Verse
end Rhy Fig. 1 P.M.-----------:
E ---0--0--0-12--------------||--------------------------|
B --10-10-10-10--------------||-----5------5------5------|
G ---9--9--9--9--------------||--4-----4-------4-----2---|
D ---------------------------||--------------------------|
A ---------------------------||--------------------------|
E ---------------------------||--------------------------|


- side when you said_
A(sus4)

Let ring
E ----0-----------0--------------------------------------|
B ----------3-----0--------------------------------------|
G -(2)---------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


__ you said you need - ed me,
E5

P.M.----:
E -(0)-------------------0------0-----0-----2------------|
B -(0)-------3------3----3------3-----3-----3------------|
G -----------2------2----2------2-----2-----2------------|
D ------------------------------------------2------------|
A ------------------------------------------0------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


__
A(sus4)

Let ring
E -(2)--------------0-----------0-----0-----0------------|
B -(3)-------3-----------0------3-----3-----3------------|
G -(2)--------------------------2-----2-----2------------|
D -(2)---------------------------------------------------|
A -(0)---------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|

I was look - ing at__
E5

P.M.-----:
E --0--------0----0----0----0------0---------------------|
B --0--------5----5----5----5------5-----3---------------|
G -----------4----4----4----4------4-----2---------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|

__ my - self,__ I was blind,__
A(sus4) E5


E ------------0---------------0------0----0----0---------|
B -(3)--3--3--0-------3---3---0------5----5----5---------|
G -(2)----------------2---2----------4----4----4---------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


could not see.__ Yeah!
A(7sus4)

E --5------5------------3----3----3----3-----0----0------|
B --5------5----3-------3----3----3----3-----0----0------|
G --4------4----2-------2----2----2----2-----------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


Repeat Rhy Fig 1, 2 times (2nd time use 4th ending)
(See Rhy Fig 1, above)
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D),
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D), Well a boy__


E5 A(sus4)
__ tries hard_ to be a man,_
2nd Verse
P.M.----------:
E ------------------------------------------0------------|
B ----5----5----5------5----5S3---(3)---3---0------------|
G ----4----4----4------4----4S2---(2)---2----------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|

E5 A(sus4)
his moth - er takes_ him by his hand_
P.M.-------:
E ------0------0---0---5----5---0----0-----0--0--0---0---|
B -5----5------5---5---5----5---5----5--3--3--3--3---0---|
G -4----4------4---4---4----4---4----4--2--2--2--2-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


E5
______ (if) he stops to think,_ he
P.M.--------:
E -0----0----0-----0----*---5--5---5----0----0----0------|
B -3----3----3-----3----*---4--4---4----5----5----5----3-|
G -2----2----2--------------------------4----4----4----2-|
D -2----2----2-------------------------------------------|
A -0----0----0-------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4) E5
starts to cry,_ oh why?_
Let ring
E ----------0----0---0-------0----0---0-----0---5---5--0-|
B -(3)------3----3---0-------0----0---5-----5---5---5--5-|
G -(2)--------------------------------4-----4---4---4--4-|
D --0----------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4)
___________ If you

E -0----0--------0----0----0----0-----0----0----0--------|
B -5----5----2---3----3----3----3-----3----3----0--------|
G -4----4----2---2----2----2----2-----2----2-------------|
D -------------------------2----2-----2----2-------------|
A -------------------------0----0-----0----0-------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,

E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,___

E -0------0---0----0------0---0-----0--------------------|
B -3------3---2----2------2---2-----0--------------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2--------------------------|
D ------------2----2------2---2--------------------------|
A ------------0----0------0---0--------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|

E5
I____ will fol

E -0----0----0----5----5----0----0-----------------------|
B -5----5----5----5----5----5----5L3---------------------|
G -4----4----4----4----4----4----4L2---------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4)
- low. If you

E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -3----3----3----0----0----0----3----3------------------|
G -2----2----2-------------------2----2------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,

E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,_____

E -0------0---0-----------0---0---0----0-----------------|
B -3------3---3-----------3---3---3----0-----------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2---2----------------------|
D -2------2---2----2-------------------------------------|
A -0------0---0----0-------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|



E5
I will

E -0----0----0------0----0----0--------------------------|
B -5----5----5S5----5----5----5----3---------------------|
G -4----4----4S4----4----4----4----2---------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4)


E -3----3----3----3-----------0-----0-----0--------------|
B -3----3----3----3-----------0-----0-----0--------------|
G -2----2----2----2--------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|

w/Rhy. Fig 1, 2 times
fol - low!
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D),
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D), (To Coda)


E5 A(sus4)
I was on the in - side
3rd Verse
P.M.---------------------: Let ring
E ----------------------------0------------------0-------|
B -*---*--5----5---*---*---*--3-------------3----3-------|
G -*---*--4----4---*---*---*--2---2---------2----2-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


E5
when they pulled_ the_ four_ walls_


E ----------0-----------0--0-----0-----0----0---0------*-|
B -----3----3-----------3--0-----5-----5----5----------*-|
G -----2----2--------------------4-----4----4------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


E5
down.______ I was look - ing

P.M-:
E -0--(0)----0----0----0---*--*--0----0-----0----0---0---|
B -----------3----3----2---*--*--5----5-----5----5---5---|
G -----------2----2--------------4----4-----4----4---4---|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4) E5
through_ the win - dow, I was lost,

Let ring
E -------------------0-----0----0---0---0----0----0----5-|
B --------------3----------3----3---0---5----5----5----5-|
G -2------2-----------------------------4----4----4----4-|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|




A(sus4)
I am found._ If you


E -5----0----0-----3---------3----3----3----3----3----0--|
B -5----5----5L3---3---------3----3----3----3----3----0--|
G -4----4----4L2---2---------2----2----2----2----2-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,

E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|


A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,___ E -0------0---0----0------0---0-----0--------------------|
 
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