Bullet The Blue Sky Solo?

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wesiderider

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Does any1 have a good version of the solo, i know it is mostly the same through the tours but on vertigo he does a cool outro. Its the same on most of the recordings I have heard but i havent found a worthwhile tab for it.
 
Bullet The Blue Sky (live)
Tabbed by John Couillard
Tune down 1/2 a step

INTRO:(distrotion alot of it)

big E--0--------- let ring

then
E------------------------------------|
B----7-7\------------------- repeat--| 4x
G----7-7\----------------------------|slide down the neck
D----7-7\----------------------------|
A----7-7\----------------------------|
E--0---------------------------------|

then

big E--0--- let ring

then VERSE:echo, and some wah, little distortion

E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------7-----7----7--5h7-|
E-15\---0-------------------------|mute w/finger right away

this is for rest of the VERSE:

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------| repeat this a couple of times
G-----------------------|
D------x-x-x------------|
A----7-x-x-x--7---5h7---|
E--0---x-x-x------------|

CHORUS:

E-----------------------------| I put those xxx close
B-----------------------------| together to show he is
G--7-7-7----------------------| actually muting with finger
D--7-7-7----------------------| between notes. watch closely
A--7-7-7--5-xxx-5--5-5--------|h7p5h7 his hand is moving pretty
E-----------------------------| quickly. but listen he mutes
more in between certain notes


then VERSE

then CHORUS

then SOLO:
E-----3-3-3-3-3------------------|
B-----3-3-3-3-3------------------|
G-----0-0-0-0-0------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A-------------------------5-5h7--| repeat a couple of times
E--0----------------0/7----------|

then
E------------15---15---15---15---15-----------------------|
B-3/17-17(b)----17---17---17---17---17-17-15~~---14-15-17-|

E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-14h15p14\12--14/15(b)~~--------------------------------|

repeat that seqeuence 2x then

E------15-----------------------------------|
B-3/17-----17-15----------------------------|
G----------------16---14h16p14\12-----------|
D---------------------------------14-12-14--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

E---------------------15---15---15-15\------|
B------------12-14/17---17----17---17\------|
G------12-14--------------------------------|
D-7/14--------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

E-/---15---------17---17---17---17--------|
B-/17---17-17/19---19---19---19-----------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

E------------12-----------------------------|
B-12-12-14(B)---14(b)----12--------12-------|
G----------------------------14-14-----12---|(b)
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G----------12----------------------12----12---------------|
D-14-12-14----14-12----------12-14----14----14------------|
A-------------------14-12-14------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------10-|
B----------------------------------9-9h11p9---12-12(b)---|
G---------------------7-7h9p7/-9h11----------------------|
D-----5-5h7p5-5/7-7h9------------------------------------|
A-5h7----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

E---10---10-10-10-10--10-12\-----x----x--------|
B-12---12---12-12-12--12-12\-----15(b)15(b)----|
G----------------------x-x-------x----x--------|
D----------------------x-x-------x----x--------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

then hit open big e string

then with slide

b-7-7\ listen for timing
g-7-7\
d-7-7\
a-7-7\

then watch edge hit above the nut

then E-0-0--0-03(b)--3(b)--3(b)

then end with

B-12-12\
G-12-12\
D-12-12\
A-12-12\


I found this on www.ultimate-guitar.com - it's the whole thing, not just the solo, but if that's no good, there were some other versions that may interest you.
 
I think it's:



B --------12--15(b)----------12-----------
G --14(b)------------12--14------12------
D ----------------------------------------14--


B --------------------------------------------8-----8-----
G ---------9--12--11---------------7--9-----9-----9--
D --9--12-------------12--9--7--9--------------------


e -----------------------------------------------------------------9------
B -----------------------------------7--9--7--9--7--9--9(b)----9(b)--
G ---------------------7--9--9--12-----------------------------------
D --------5--7--7--9-------------------------------------------------
A --5--7-------------------------------------------------------------


B --15(b)--15(b)--


This is how I've tabbed it out, but you can also look at this:

YouTube - U2 - Bullet the Blue Sky - Solo
 
P.S. In the live version guitar is tuned 1/2 step down...I don't know the tuning of the youtube video. :wave:
 
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