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Vertigo - U2
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Tabbed By: Abdullah Mahran
Email: amahran@hotmail.com
This is a pretty simple song, but all cases where it is hard to figure out the
timing of the notes, i will put the tempo beats under the tab
a few rules:
I expect you heard this song before (and just putting the tempo for the people who
are fed up, like me , with people that put the guitar tab with notes that are hard
to hear so you can't tell the timing)
I expect you to listen to the rules that are stated above the tab lines
I expect you know how to count the timing: 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
i expect you to play it chronologically, not bit-by bit
i expect you know how to relate the tempo to the timing of the song, quarter beats/minute
i know you all know what palm mute (P.M) is, but each bar has a palm mute sign
above it, but u only palm mute the notes with ---| above them including the one
under the |
I refer to specific bars by FIG.[NUMBER] and it continues from the F in FIG to the
| in -------------------------| (and if there is no |, then it means the fig is a
few more bars longer until there is a |)
I expect you have the perfect tuning
I expect you know how to play harmonics
Chorus is always with distortion
The Beginning muted strums are with distortion
I expect you to follow all rules, including this one
tempo = 140 (also indicated by the stick beats at the beggining
standard tuning
guitar 1 (elec.)
guitar 2 (elec.)
sticks:
X X X X |(THIS IS REPEATED TWICE) |
e------------------------|-----X-----X------X-X----|
B------------------------|-----X-----X------X-X----|
G------------------------|-----X-----X------X-X----|
D------------------------|-----X-----X------X-X----|
A------------------------|-----X-----X------X-X----|
E------------------------|-----X-----X------X-X----|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
(THIS IS REPEATED TWICE)| (THIS PART IS PLAYED THE SECOND TIME)|
e--X-X-----X------X-X---|---|
B--X-X-----X------X-X---|---|
G--X-X-----X------X-X---|7-7|
D--X-X-----X------X-X---|7-7|
A--X-X-----X------X-X---|5-5|
E--X-X-----X------X-X---|---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a|
This is the intro-chorus-ish thing at the beginning:
V Fig.0 ends
FIG. 0------------------------------------------------------------------|
===(This part is played 3 times)===|==(This part is played only once)==|
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|---------------77|-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|-----------------|
D-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|---7-7-7-7\6\5-77|-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|---7-7-7-7\6\5---|
A-5/7-7-5/7-7-5-7-|---7-7-7-7\6\5-55|-5/7-7-5/7-7-5-7-|---7-7-7-7\6\5---|
E-----------------|-0-5-5-5-5\4\3---|-----------------|-0-5-5-5-5\4\3-0-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
FIG. 1----------------------------------------------------------------------
L: go... can't... your... A... So...
much.
P.M-|
e-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-|
B-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-|
G-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-|
D-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-|
A-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
-------------------------------------------------------| FIG.2-
P.M
e-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X---------|
B-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X-------99|
G-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X-------99|
D-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X-------99|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------77|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a|
(> MEANS 'LET RING')
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M
e-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|---5-5>>>>>------|
B-9-------9-9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|---------3-3-3-3-|---5-5>>>>>------|
G-9-------9-9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2>>>>>2-2-0-|
D-9-------9-9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2>>>>>2-2-0-|
A-7-------7-7-7-7>|>>\5-5>>>>>5-5---|-X---------------|-X-0-0>>>>>0-0-0-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M
e-----------------|-----------------|-3---3>>>>>3-3-3-|---5-5---5-5-5---|
B-----------9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-3---3>>>>>3-3-3-|---5-5---5-5-5---|
G-----9>>>>>9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0---0>>>>>0-0-0-|-0-2-2---2-2-2-00|
D-9---9>>>>>9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0---0>>>>>0-0-0-|-0-2-2---2-2-2-00|
A-7---7>>>>>7-7-7>|>>\5-5>>>>>5-5---|-X---X>>>>>X-X-X-|-X-0-0---0-0-0-00|
E-0---------------|-----------------|-3---3>>>>>3-3-3-|-3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Play fig.0 (but both parts played once)
Play fig.1, then (with clean tone)
V this note is twelve (not one and two)the rest until the
chorus is all ten and twelve (the twelves are harmonics, not tens)
V This note is played with distortion
V start playing FIG.2 from & but the first two strums of Fig 2 are without string
two, the rest of Fig.2 is played as-is
P.M
e-----------------|-12------10------10---|-12------10------10---|-12------10-----------|
B-----------------|------12------12----12|------12------12----12|------12------12------|
G-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------9----|
A-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------7----|
E-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------0----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Play Fig.2 Then the first part of Fig.0 twice but:
on the second time, the "&" and "a" of 4 should be:
e-----|
B-----|
G-2---|
D-2---|
A-0---|
E-----|
& a |
Then the interlude between the chorus and solo:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/vertigo_tab_ver_9.html ]
P.M
e-------2-2---0>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-----|-3--3-3--2--2----0>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--------|
B---3---3-3---2>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3--3-|-3--3-3--3--3----2>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3--3----|
G-2-0---2-2---2>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0-|-0--0-0--2--2----2>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0----|
D-2-0---0-0---2>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0-|-0--0-0--0--0----2>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0----|
A-0-X-------0-0>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-----|-X--X-X-------0--0>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--------|
E---3-------------|----------------------|-3--3-3---------------|--------------------3-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
P.M
e-3-3-3-2-2---0>>>|>>>>0----0--0-0--0----|
B-3-3-3-3-3---2>>>|>>>>2----2--2-2--2----|
G-0-0-0-2-2---2>>>|>>>>2----2--2-2--2----|
D-0-0-0-0-0---2>>>|>>>>2----2--2-2--2----|
A-X-X-X-----0-0>>>|>>>>0----0--0-0--0----|
E-3-3-3-----------|--------------------0-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Solo [guitar 1 plays Fig.0 all-in-all WITH the instructions at the top]
Guitar 2 plays this 4 times:
V once again, tens, twelves, and elevens, not ones, zeros, and twos.
P.M
e---12-12-12---12-12-12-|-----------------------|
B---10-10-12---9--9--9--|---9--9--9----10-10-10-|
G-----------------------|---9--9--9----11-11-11-|
D-----------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Bridge (Guitar 2 plays this with filter wah, guitar 2 stays tacet [stands there and looks pretty]):
P.M
e------19-----------|-------------------|------17-----------|-------------------|
B---20--------------|-------------------|---17--------------|-------------------|
G-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
P.M
e------19-----------|-------------------|------17-----------|------15-----------|
B---20--------------|-------------------|---17--------------|---17--------------|
G-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Chorus: (Guitar 1 plays this first tab line 4 times, in the third and fourth times
guitar 2 plays this entire thing ONCE)
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P.M |
e-------------------|-------------------|-3----3----3-3-3-3-|---5--5----5-5-5---| |
B-9----9----9-9-9-9>|>>\7--7----7-7-7-0-|-3----3----3-3-3-3-|---5--5----5-5-5-0-| |
G-9----9----9-9-9-9>|>>\7--7----7-7-7-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-0-|-0-2--2----2-2-2-0-| |
D-9----9----9-9-9-9>|>>\7--7----7-7-7-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-0-|-0-2--2----2-2-2-0-| |
A-7----7----7-7-7-7>|>>\5--5----5-5-5---|-X----X----X-X-X-X-|-X-0--0----0-0-0-0-| |
E-------------------|-------------------|-3----3----3-3-3-3-|-3-----------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | |
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P.M |
e---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |
B-10---------10-----7>|>>>----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |
G-------9-------9\7---|---7>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|-7-9--7--6-7-----7>|>>/9-----9---9-----| |
D---------------------|-------------------|---------------9---|-------------------| |
A---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |
E---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | |
-----
V sixteen, not one and six|
P.M |
e---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |
B-10---------10-----7-|---7--7----7-7-7-7-|-------------------|--------------------| |
G-------9-------9\7-7-|---7--7----7-7-7-7-|-7-9--7--6-7-----7>|>>/9-----9---9-9/16-| |
D---------------------|-------------------|---------------9---|--------------------| |
A---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |
E---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | |
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Outro:
Guitar 1 plays FIG.0 once
Guitar 2 plays this twice with delay repeats:
P.M
e-12-----------------|---------------12----|-12-----------------|-------------------|
B-14-12--------------|---------------13-12-|-14-12--------------|-------------------|
G--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
End Note: Both Guitars Play
P.M
e-0-----------------|
B-0-----------------|
G-1-----------------|
D-2-----------------|
A-2-----------------|
E-0-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
At an obvious point, both guitars slide the fingers holding this chord in the nut-
bridge direction. After finishing the sliding sound, both guitars MUST mute the
strings immediately by laying the fretting sound on all the strings without
pressing them into each fret.
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
> = let ring
tacet = stays quiet
email me for any difficulties or if you did not understand something with your
question, i will send you back the answer
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and sorry for any grammatical mistakes
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