The hardest U2 song to play?

cobl04 · 07-20-2007, 05:02 AM

Just interested to know, and both in terms of actual technical hardness and songs that are relatively easy but all the effects makie it more difficult.

ultraviolet92 · 07-20-2007, 07:16 AM

the fly and untill the end of the world are really hard to play how the edge plays it... ive got the sheet music best of 1990-2000 and gee some of the stuff is preety hard.

one is very hard to master

and also even better then the real thing and stuck in a moment

The_Pac_Mule · 07-20-2007, 08:53 AM

Wire, I've never tried it but it sounds hard :P

phillyfan26 · 07-20-2007, 09:18 AM

I can play The Fly and UTEOTW with ease with little experience.

I've struggled a little bit with 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, especially the harmonics. Streets is hard to play because of the effects. The Bullet the Blue Sky - ZooTV solo is quite difficult, especially the end.

Galeongirl · 07-20-2007, 04:46 PM

same here on the fly and UTEOTW... but I still can't play Streets, and I figure the effects are complicated too..

ultraviolet92 · 07-20-2007, 09:57 PM

hmm i dunno

EdgeIsTooSexy · 07-20-2007, 10:06 PM

i dunno
the fly is pretty simple for me although ive completely forgotten the solo.
uteotw i used to know.
i think stuck in a moment could be hard. i never tried learning it.

In a little while is difficult. theres alot of moving around.

phillyfan26 · 07-22-2007, 11:44 PM

With or Without You, I struggle with the effects, like Streets. Mysterious Ways can be played without some of the effects, but the effects Edge has are tough to match.

I find Ultraviolet difficult to play in general, as Edge described it "unwieldy." That's probably the toughest non-effect related issue I have.

discothequeLP · 07-23-2007, 07:50 PM

Streets is the most simple song, once you get the delay time right! besides the infinite sustain parts in WoWY, those riffs are very simple too.

i'd say UTEOTW and the ZooTV Bullet solo are the toughest songs to play. Ultraviolet isn't so bad once you figure it out

phillyfan26 · 07-23-2007, 09:32 PM

I found UTEOTW pretty easy. As long as you have a capo, you are fine.

ZooTV Bullet though ... that's still impossible for me.

Mofo · 07-23-2007, 10:51 PM

a lot of different answers...I don't have a problem with In A Little While or With Or Without You, I haven't played The Fly and Ultraviolet in a long time but after some practice they are not that hard

I've always struggled with Streets for some reason and The Electric Co.

Muad'zin · 07-25-2007, 11:47 AM

I've tried my hands at playing Yngwie J. Malmsteen songs. After that playing U2 is childsplay. The bitch is in getting the sound right. Once that happens it all falls into place.

Pero · 07-26-2007, 07:21 AM

i would say:
mofo, streets and mysterious ways - effects
stuck in a moment for random notes in verses
11 o clock tick tock also

pat132 · 07-28-2007, 05:00 PM

Some songs from the 3 first albums (Two Hearts Beat As One, The Electric Co., Twilight, etc...) are the hardest technically because the tempo was faster in the earlier songs, but for the effects, generally it's a 225ms slapback echo.

One hard song is The Unforgettable Fire (album version) because I think there's differents delays on guitar through the song.

Zooropa (wah+2 delays), Mofo and Gone (whammy pedal), Numb, Please (a lot of changing in effects) are hard for the effects.

But playing U2 on guitar is relatively easy

theFly51 · 08-22-2007, 02:42 PM

Dirty Day and Electrical Storm are hard for me.

I just mastered The Fly and Please

Pero · 08-23-2007, 04:13 PM

how is dirty day hard?

my latest choice would be when i look at the world

MOU · 08-24-2007, 01:47 AM

I think that the more difficult u2 song is pride, you have to a perfect strum with the tempo. Other song so difficul in some parts are sunday bloody sunday in heavy riff and the mute part after the solo. The rhythm in this two songs is so difficult in some parts.

phillyfan26 · 08-24-2007, 11:49 AM

I find Sunday Bloody Sunday easy, and I can't see the mute part being hard at all.

I'd say, for actually playing the notes:

1. Bullet the Blue Sky - Zoo TV
2. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
3. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
4. The Electric Co.
5. The Fly

If you include effects, it's a whole different ballgame.

gman · 09-06-2007, 06:08 PM

The most difficult thing about replicating edge is his timing.

The_Pac_Mule · 09-06-2007, 06:51 PM

@Pero, Dirty Day is fairly easy i found

07-20-2007, 05:02 AM	#1
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,412 Local Time: 06:59 AM	The hardest U2 song to play? Just interested to know, and both in terms of actual technical hardness and songs that are relatively easy but all the effects makie it more difficult. __________________

07-20-2007, 07:16 AM	#2
ultraviolet92 War Child Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 672 Local Time: 06:59 AM	the fly and untill the end of the world are really hard to play how the edge plays it... ive got the sheet music best of 1990-2000 and gee some of the stuff is preety hard. one is very hard to master and also even better then the real thing and stuck in a moment __________________

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The_Pac_Mule Refugee Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,346 Local Time: 04:59 PM	@Pero, Dirty Day is fairly easy i found __________________

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07-20-2007, 08:53 AM	#3
The_Pac_Mule Refugee Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,346 Local Time: 04:59 PM	Wire, I've never tried it but it sounds hard :P

07-20-2007, 09:18 AM	#4
phillyfan26 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30,343 Local Time: 03:59 PM	I can play The Fly and UTEOTW with ease with little experience. I've struggled a little bit with 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, especially the harmonics. Streets is hard to play because of the effects. The Bullet the Blue Sky - ZooTV solo is quite difficult, especially the end.

07-20-2007, 09:57 PM	#6
ultraviolet92 War Child Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 672 Local Time: 06:59 AM	hmm i dunno

07-20-2007, 10:06 PM	#7
EdgeIsTooSexy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 10,828 Local Time: 03:59 PM	i dunno the fly is pretty simple for me although ive completely forgotten the solo. uteotw i used to know. i think stuck in a moment could be hard. i never tried learning it. In a little while is difficult. theres alot of moving around.

07-22-2007, 11:44 PM	#8
phillyfan26 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30,343 Local Time: 03:59 PM	With or Without You, I struggle with the effects, like Streets. Mysterious Ways can be played without some of the effects, but the effects Edge has are tough to match. I find Ultraviolet difficult to play in general, as Edge described it "unwieldy." That's probably the toughest non-effect related issue I have.

07-23-2007, 07:50 PM	#9
discothequeLP Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 8,095 Local Time: 01:59 PM	Streets is the most simple song, once you get the delay time right! besides the infinite sustain parts in WoWY, those riffs are very simple too. i'd say UTEOTW and the ZooTV Bullet solo are the toughest songs to play. Ultraviolet isn't so bad once you figure it out

07-23-2007, 09:32 PM	#10
phillyfan26 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30,343 Local Time: 03:59 PM	I found UTEOTW pretty easy. As long as you have a capo, you are fine. ZooTV Bullet though ... that's still impossible for me.

07-23-2007, 10:51 PM	#11
Mofo Refugee Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: MTY, Mexico Posts: 1,072 Local Time: 03:59 PM	a lot of different answers...I don't have a problem with In A Little While or With Or Without You, I haven't played The Fly and Ultraviolet in a long time but after some practice they are not that hard I've always struggled with Streets for some reason and The Electric Co.

07-25-2007, 11:47 AM	#12
Muad'zin Refugee Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands Posts: 1,381 Local Time: 08:59 PM	I've tried my hands at playing Yngwie J. Malmsteen songs. After that playing U2 is childsplay. The bitch is in getting the sound right. Once that happens it all falls into place.

07-26-2007, 07:21 AM	#13
Pero Refugee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 2,089 Local Time: 10:59 PM	i would say: mofo, streets and mysterious ways - effects stuck in a moment for random notes in verses 11 o clock tick tock also

07-28-2007, 05:00 PM	#14
pat132 Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 349 Local Time: 04:59 PM	Some songs from the 3 first albums (Two Hearts Beat As One, The Electric Co., Twilight, etc...) are the hardest technically because the tempo was faster in the earlier songs, but for the effects, generally it's a 225ms slapback echo. One hard song is The Unforgettable Fire (album version) because I think there's differents delays on guitar through the song. Zooropa (wah+2 delays), Mofo and Gone (whammy pedal), Numb, Please (a lot of changing in effects) are hard for the effects. But playing U2 on guitar is relatively easy

08-22-2007, 02:42 PM	#15
theFly51 New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Harlingen, Texas Posts: 2,824 Local Time: 03:59 PM	Dirty Day and Electrical Storm are hard for me. I just mastered The Fly and Please

08-23-2007, 04:13 PM	#16
Pero Refugee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 2,089 Local Time: 10:59 PM	how is dirty day hard? my latest choice would be when i look at the world

08-24-2007, 01:47 AM	#17
MOU The Fly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: spain Posts: 101 Local Time: 08:59 PM	I think that the more difficult u2 song is pride, you have to a perfect strum with the tempo. Other song so difficul in some parts are sunday bloody sunday in heavy riff and the mute part after the solo. The rhythm in this two songs is so difficult in some parts.

08-24-2007, 11:49 AM	#18
phillyfan26 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30,343 Local Time: 03:59 PM	I find Sunday Bloody Sunday easy, and I can't see the mute part being hard at all. I'd say, for actually playing the notes: 1. Bullet the Blue Sky - Zoo TV 2. Ultraviolet (Light My Way) 3. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 4. The Electric Co. 5. The Fly If you include effects, it's a whole different ballgame.

09-06-2007, 06:08 PM	#19
gman New Yorker Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Highlands of Scotland Posts: 2,570 Local Time: 09:59 PM	The most difficult thing about replicating edge is his timing.