Edge plays the song half steep down, but if you can play it in a normal tuning (Of course if you play it alone, without backing track). I play this song with a backing track but I transposed the track to one step higher because I do not want to tune my guitar one step down.
You can find a good versions of studio version at www .mysongbook.com.
Here is the tab of the Streets Live which I consider very good.
Edge don't play it always exactly the same, so I guess threre are
differnt tabs of different versions. I prefer live version.
Where The Streets Have No NameWhere The Streets Have No Name
This transcription c 2002 by Edward Lee. All rights reserved.
Transcribed from U2's performance at FleetCenter in Boston, June 8, 2001.
Tempo: moderate rock beat (120-125 bpm)
Signature: 4/4 (so one bar is 4 beats)
Structure: Intro, verse 1, verse 2, chorus, verse 3, chorus, bridge, chorus, coda.
Set your delay to 3/4 of 1 beat's time, with 2 or 3 repeats (between 360 and 375 ms). Tune down
1/2 step if you want to play along with the live recording.
My equipment settings:
Fender stratocaster: middle + bridge pickups, all knobs at 10
DoD FX10 Bifet preamp: tone 1:30, gain 1:30
EMMA transmorgrifier compressor: level 12:00 release 9:00 attack 3:00 ratio 9:00
DoD FX40B 7-band eq: -5 -5 -5 -3 0 +3 +5 +5
Korg SDD-3000 delay: 362 ms 2 repeats mod intensity 2 mod frequency 1 dry:wet 60:40
-10 or +4 db boost. There's just a touch of
modulation to go with the delay.
Laney VC30 2x10: drive 3.5 bass 3.5 mid 5 treble 5 reverb 3.5 (yeah,
so I'm a bedroom player. Suck it.)
The guitar is pretty clean for the most part (maybe a tiny bit of overdrive), but there's one
verse where you'll need a stronger overdrive.
INTRODUCTION (repeat 32 times or so):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^
e 10--------------------
B ----10--------------10
G --------12--11--12---- (riff A)
D ----------------------
A ----------------------
E ----------------------
then (repeat 3 times)
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^
e --------10----------10
B ----10----------10----
G 12----------12--------
D ----------------------
A ----------------------
E ----------------------
then
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e --------10----------10--10------10------10------10------10---
B ----10----------10------10------10------10------10------10---
G 12----------12----------12------12------12------12------12---
D ------------------------10------10------10------10------10---
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
main riff (riff B): (triplets here?)
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 10--10--10--10--10-10-1010--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-1010--10
B 10--10--10--10--10-10-1010--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-1010--10
G 12--11--12--11--12-12-1112--11--12--11--12--11--12-12-1112--11
D 12--12--12--12--12-12-1212--12--12--12--12--12--12-12-1212--12
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------
17th and 18th bars (repeat) (riff C):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^
e 10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--
B 8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---
G 7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---
D ----------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
19th and 20th bars (riff D):
e 12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--
B 10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--
G 12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--
D ----------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
1st verse ("I want to run...")
1st and 2nd bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
B x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
G x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x(muted strumming)x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
D x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
A x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
E x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
play muted strings at 16th note intervals.
3rd through 6th bars (repeat):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e ----2-------2------------------------------------------------
B ----3-------3------------------------------------------------
G ----2-------2------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
7th and 8th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e --- 3-------3-------3-------------------------------3--------
B ----0-------0-------0-------------------------------0--------
G ----0-------0-------0-------------------------------0--------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
9th and 10th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e ---2-----2-----2--------------------------------
B ---3-----3-----3-----------------------------2--
G ---4-----4-----4-----------------------------2--
D ---------------------------------------------2--
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------
11th and 12th bars (riff E):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e ------------------------------------------------
B 2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--
G 2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
D 2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
A 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E ------------------------------------------------
13th through 16th bars:
play riffs C and D
2nd verse: ("I want to feel sunlight on my face...")
1st and 2nd bars: muted strumming
3rd through 6th bars (repeat):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e ------------0---------------------------------
B ------3---------------------------------------
G ---2--------------2-----------muted-----------
D 0--------------------0--------strumming-------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
7th and 8th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e ----------------------------------------------
B ------3--------3--------------3--------3------
G ---0--------0----------------0------0---------
D 4-----------------------4---------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
9th and 10th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
B 3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---
G 2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---
D 0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
11th and 12th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
B 3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2---
G 2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---
D 0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
13th through 16th bars:
play riffs C and D
Chorus
1st through 4th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 5-----------3-----2---------------------------
B ------------------------3---------------------
G ----------------------------(muted strumming)- (repeat)
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
5th through 8th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2
B 3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3 (repeat)
G ----------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
9th and 10th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 5-----------3-----2--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2
B ------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3
G ----------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
11th and 12th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 5-----------3-----2--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0
B ------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3
G ----------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
then 4 bars of riff B
3rd verse ("The city's a flood...")
1st through 4th bars (use the tremolo bar and overdrive)
(turn off delay here) (repeat):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e --------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
B 3-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
G 2-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
D 0-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
5th and 6th bars (use the tremolo bar and overdrive):
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B 3------------------------------------------------------------
G 2------------------------------------------------------------
D 0------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
7th and 8th bars: (turn delay back on)
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 3-----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3
B 3-----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3
G 0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
9th and 10th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 2------------------------------------------------------------
B 3------------------------------------------------------------
G 4---------------6-------7-----------6-----------4------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
11th and 12th bars:
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2
G 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2
D 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2
A 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0
E -------------------------------------------------------------
13th and 16th bars:
play riffs C and D
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
4 bars of muted string strumming
then play riff B
CHORUS
CODA:
play riff A 14 times
then
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e 10----------10----------10----------10----------10----------10
B --------10----------10----------10----------10----------10----
G ----12----------12----------12----------12----------11--------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------
1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^
e --------10----------10----------10----------10----------10----
B ----10----------10----------10----------10----------10--------
G 11----------11----------11----------11----------11------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------
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