A Easy U2 Song For Bass?

lozy9876 · 01-04-2007, 02:33 AM

Hey, Im helping one of my friends learn Bass and they want to learn a U2 song. Anyone have any Ideas/Tabs of an easy Song?

Ive already taught them New Years Day though.

Thanks.

trevgreg · 01-04-2007, 02:51 AM

With Or Without You?

though if they already learned New Year's Day, they could do something harder than that then.

GonzaU2-Spain · 01-04-2007, 04:29 AM

With or Without You is very easy for bass.

E --------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------

Vertigo is easy too, and it's the same all time.

A -------5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7---------------------
E -------------------------------5-5-5-5-4-3-3

lozy9876 · 01-04-2007, 06:17 AM

Thanks for the tabs and ideas.

craigp · 01-04-2007, 10:30 AM

streets is just 5th fret on the a string until the slide to the 10th then to the 14th, 12th, 3rd and back up to 15. listen to it to make more sence of what im saying lol
for the chorus its

( Where the streets have noo nammeeeeeee)

G:14-12-11--12p11h12p11-14-12-11-12p11h12h11
D:-------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------

then:

(we're still buildin then buring down love...)

on the dstring
D: 12-14-14-12-11h12-14-12-11h12p11-12h14-14-14-12-11h12-14-12-11h12-11

(and when i go there....)

D: 9 (x16times)/ 7(x16 times) then back to main part

thats how i play it, sorry if it doesnt make much sence

mandrake · 01-04-2007, 06:20 PM

The Beautiful Day verse riff I play like this:

G:---------------7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-------
D:-7-7-7-9-9-9-----------------------------7-7-7-

Something like that. Do it over and over. Sunday Bloody Sunday, Trip Through Your Wires, and Elevation are easy too. Adam Clayton's bass is easy to learn, but still interesting to hear.

europop2005 · 01-04-2007, 09:37 PM

Exit

Chizip · 01-05-2007, 02:18 AM

every u2 song?

craigp · 01-05-2007, 09:30 AM

gloria

lozy9876 · 01-05-2007, 11:37 AM

Lol, Thanks

I'll give them a try

mandrake · 01-05-2007, 12:42 PM

Yea Gloria is good, but it's tough for beginners. I've been playing for almost a year now and I still fumble on Gloria (or maybe Im doing something wrong, I dunno)

GonzaU2-Spain · 01-06-2007, 11:53 AM

''40'' is fantastic for bass

Bones58 · 01-08-2007, 01:24 PM

Seconds is quite fun to play. Zoo station is nice and easy to and has got a catchy rythem

beLIEve_ZOO121 · 01-12-2007, 04:39 PM

Well, i started off learning bass just by playing to U2 songs. Then i progressed onto other bands like Queen... world of difference. Gloria = 'an easy Queen song' imo.

GonzaU2-Spain · 01-13-2007, 03:56 AM

Radio Ga Ga, of Queen

Alisaura · 01-15-2007, 04:22 AM

I just tried out Desire... now I know why Adam's looking bored when they do that on Rattle & Hum

Never tried to type out tab before but here goes...

A:-5-------------
E:--5-0--5-0-5- etc...

then when he goes "With a red guitar"...

A:-5--5-5--5-5-5-
E:-------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-....

and back to the other bit.

Then just stroll around and smoke a cigarette or something

J_NP · 01-16-2007, 08:46 PM

Wowy it's probably the easiest

Alisaura · 02-03-2007, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alisaura

Never tried to type out tab before but here goes...

A:-5-------------
E:--5-0--5-0-5- etc...

then when he goes "With a red guitar"...

A:-5--5-5--5-5-5-
E:-------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-....

and back to the other bit.

Regarding the Desire tab above, I just realised that it only works that way if you tune down half a step... Sorry if that confused anyone!

I just wish half the songs I'm trying to learn (NYD, Velvet Dress, Desire) weren't tuned down that way... it's kinda irritating for a newbie like me. Maybe my bass is cheap and nasty, but I don't like how slack the strings get when I tune it down (or maybe I need new strings?). I can work around it on NYD, but not on Desire.

</rant>

mandrake · 02-03-2007, 02:05 PM

You dont always need to tune down, just play everything one fret to the right of what it should be. But sometimes it is easier to tune down... If you have old strings, getting new ones will really show a change and sound better.

lozy9876 · 02-03-2007, 10:40 PM

Does anyone know the bass tabs for A Man and a Woman?
Ive tryed looking on different sites and they all seem to say ist against the law or something. I found one but it didnt sound anything like it.
So if anyone could post me the correct tabs for A man and a woman that'd be great!
Thanks

01-04-2007, 02:33 AM	#1
lozy9876 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 160 Local Time: 06:27 AM	A Easy U2 Song For Bass? Hey, Im helping one of my friends learn Bass and they want to learn a U2 song. Anyone have any Ideas/Tabs of an easy Song? Ive already taught them New Years Day though. Thanks. __________________

01-04-2007, 02:51 AM	#2
trevgreg Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,645 Local Time: 02:27 PM	With Or Without You? though if they already learned New Year's Day, they could do something harder than that then. __________________

02-03-2007, 10:40 PM	#20
lozy9876 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 160 Local Time: 06:27 AM	Does anyone know the bass tabs for A Man and a Woman? Ive tryed looking on different sites and they all seem to say ist against the law or something. I found one but it didnt sound anything like it. So if anyone could post me the correct tabs for A man and a woman that'd be great! Thanks __________________

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01-04-2007, 04:29 AM	#3
GonzaU2-Spain The Fly Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 39 Local Time: 07:27 PM	With or Without You is very easy for bass. E --------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------- Vertigo is easy too, and it's the same all time. A -------5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7--------------------- E -------------------------------5-5-5-5-4-3-3

01-04-2007, 06:17 AM	#4
lozy9876 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 160 Local Time: 06:27 AM	Thanks for the tabs and ideas.

01-04-2007, 10:30 AM	#5
craigp War Child Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: S. Yorks, UK (In the Shadows & Tall Trees) Posts: 735 Local Time: 07:27 PM	streets is just 5th fret on the a string until the slide to the 10th then to the 14th, 12th, 3rd and back up to 15. listen to it to make more sence of what im saying lol for the chorus its ( Where the streets have noo nammeeeeeee) G:14-12-11--12p11h12p11-14-12-11-12p11h12h11 D:------------------------------------------------------------- A:---------------------------------------------------------------- E:--------------------------------------------------------------- then: (we're still buildin then buring down love...) on the dstring D: 12-14-14-12-11h12-14-12-11h12p11-12h14-14-14-12-11h12-14-12-11h12-11 (and when i go there....) D: 9 (x16times)/ 7(x16 times) then back to main part thats how i play it, sorry if it doesnt make much sence

01-04-2007, 06:20 PM	#6
mandrake Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: faraway, so close Posts: 316 Local Time: 12:27 PM	The Beautiful Day verse riff I play like this: G:---------------7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7------- D:-7-7-7-9-9-9-----------------------------7-7-7- Something like that. Do it over and over. Sunday Bloody Sunday, Trip Through Your Wires, and Elevation are easy too. Adam Clayton's bass is easy to learn, but still interesting to hear.

01-04-2007, 09:37 PM	#7
europop2005 Refugee Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,420 Local Time: 03:27 PM	Exit

01-05-2007, 02:18 AM	#8
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 17,914 Local Time: 01:27 PM	every u2 song?

01-05-2007, 09:30 AM	#9
craigp War Child Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: S. Yorks, UK (In the Shadows & Tall Trees) Posts: 735 Local Time: 07:27 PM	gloria

01-05-2007, 11:37 AM	#10
lozy9876 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 160 Local Time: 06:27 AM	Lol, Thanks I'll give them a try

01-05-2007, 12:42 PM	#11
mandrake Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: faraway, so close Posts: 316 Local Time: 12:27 PM	Yea Gloria is good, but it's tough for beginners. I've been playing for almost a year now and I still fumble on Gloria (or maybe Im doing something wrong, I dunno)

01-06-2007, 11:53 AM	#12
GonzaU2-Spain The Fly Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 39 Local Time: 07:27 PM	''40'' is fantastic for bass

01-08-2007, 01:24 PM	#13
Bones58 The Fly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 183 Local Time: 07:27 PM	Seconds is quite fun to play. Zoo station is nice and easy to and has got a catchy rythem

01-12-2007, 04:39 PM	#14
beLIEve_ZOO121 The Fly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cape Town Posts: 108 Local Time: 07:27 PM	Well, i started off learning bass just by playing to U2 songs. Then i progressed onto other bands like Queen... world of difference. Gloria = 'an easy Queen song' imo.

01-13-2007, 03:56 AM	#15
GonzaU2-Spain The Fly Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 39 Local Time: 07:27 PM	Radio Ga Ga, of Queen

01-15-2007, 04:22 AM	#16
Alisaura Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 30,442 Local Time: 07:27 AM	I just tried out Desire... now I know why Adam's looking bored when they do that on Rattle & Hum Never tried to type out tab before but here goes... A:-5------------- E:--5-0--5-0-5- etc... then when he goes "With a red guitar"... A:-5--5-5--5-5-5- E:-------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-.... and back to the other bit. Then just stroll around and smoke a cigarette or something

01-16-2007, 08:46 PM	#17
J_NP New Yorker Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,846 Local Time: 07:27 PM	Wowy it's probably the easiest

02-03-2007, 02:05 PM	#19
mandrake Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: faraway, so close Posts: 316 Local Time: 12:27 PM	You dont always need to tune down, just play everything one fret to the right of what it should be. But sometimes it is easier to tune down... If you have old strings, getting new ones will really show a change and sound better.