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################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ From: Scott A. Yanoff Subject: CRD/TAB: Bad (U2) U2 Bad (from the album "The Unforgettable Fire") --- NOTE: Much of this is taken from The Best of U2 songbook. INTRO: (and also MAIN riff Edge plays, simplefied a little) Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6----9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7- D----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The second guitar plays this, with an echo device also: E-----------------12-12---------------12-12------------------------------------ B--------------------------------------------------------10-10------10-10-10-10 G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now, the chords appear below the words. I suggest you use tab riff as shown above for the main verse, but you can always try it with the chord formations at the end of this file to get a more acoustic feel. If you twist and turn away. Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If you tear yourself in two again. Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If I could, yes I would Asus4 A Asus4 A If I could, I would let it go. Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Surren - der, dislocate. Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If I could throw this lifeless ASus4 A Asus4 A Life- line to the wind. Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Leave this heart of clay, Dsus D Asus4 A See you walk, walk away, Asus4 A Dsus2 D Into the night. Dsus D Asus4 A And through the rain. Asus4 A Dsus2 D Into the half-light, Dsus D Asus4 A And through the flame. Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If I could throw myself, set your spirit free. I'd lead your heart away, See you break, break away Into the light. And to the day. (Here, suggested start jamming with regular A and D chords) Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo. A D Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo. A D To let it go, A And so to fade away. D To let it go, A And so fade away. D I'm wide awake. A I'm wide awake. wide awake, G E (Now switch back to chords from intro) I'm not sleeping. Dsus2 Asus4 A Oh, no, no. If you should ask then maybe They tell you what I would say. True colors fly in blue and black, Bruised silken skies and burning flag. Colors crash, collide in blood shot eyes. A D (Once again, regular chords now) Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo. A D If I could, you know I would. If I could, I would let it go. This desparation. Dislocation. Separation. Condemnation. Revelation. Temptation. Isolation. Desolation. Let it go, And so to fade away. To let it go, And so fade away. Oh, no I'm wide awake. I'm wide awake. I'm not sleeping. Oh, no no CHORD FORMATIONS: ----------------- Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 x A x 0 2 2 2 x Dsus2 x x 0 2 3 x D x x 0 2 3 2 From: ppalmer@ironwood.cray.com (Peter Palmer) Subject: TAB: Bad (U2) - for one guitar Bad by U2 from the album Unforgettable Fire I play this song differently from the great two guitar version in the archive (tabbed by Scott Yanoff). So, here it is for one guitar: Asus4 A Asus4 A -------------12-12-------------12-12---------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -12-12-12-11-------12-12-12-11---------------- --0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0---------------- ---------------------------------------------- Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E-------------------------------------------------- B----------10-10-----------------10-10------------- G-9-9-9-7------------9-9-9-9-7--------------------- D-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0--------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- The intro Ds to each verse have this small difference: Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E---------------------------------------------------- B----------10-10-----------------10---10------------- G-9-9-9-7------------9-9-9-9-7-----7----7------------ D-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0----------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- Live Aid and Wide Awake in America lick at the ending jam: Asus4 A Asus4 A E----9--12--9-12--9--12--9-12-------9-9--- B----------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------- > Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E----9--10--9-10--9--10--9-10------9------ B----------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------- Chords (c/o Scott Yanoff): If you twist and turn away. Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If you tear yourself in two again. Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If I could, yes I would Asus4 A Asus4 A If I could, I would let it go. Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Surren - der, dislocate. Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If I could throw this lifeless ASus4 A Asus4 A Life- line to the wind. Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Leave this heart of clay, Dsus D Asus4 A See you walk, walk away, Asus4 A Dsus2 D Into the night. Dsus D Asus4 A And through the rain. Asus4 A Dsus2 D Into the half-light, Dsus D Asus4 A And through the flame. Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D If I could throw myself, set your spirit free. I'd lead your heart away, See you break, break away Into the light. And to the day. (Here, suggested start jamming with regular A and D chords) /*Note fom Pete: I bar (barre) them on the 5th fret here*/ Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo. A D Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo. A D To let it go, A And so to fade away. D To let it go, A And so fade away. D I'm wide awake. A /*Note fom Pete: I play open chords here until the main riff starts again.*/ I'm wide awake. wide awake, G E (Now switch back to chords from intro) I'm not sleeping. Dsus2 Asus4 A Oh, no, no. If you should ask then maybe They tell you what I would say. True colors fly in blue and black, Bruised silken skies and burning flag. Colors crash, collide in blood shot eyes. A D (Once again, regular chords now) /*See notes above.*/ Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo. A D If I could, you know I would. If I could, I would let it go. This desparation. Dislocation. Separation. Condemnation. Revelation. Temptation. Isolation. Desolation. Let it go, And so to fade away. To let it go, And so fade away. Oh, no I'm wide awake. I'm wide awake. I'm not sleeping. Oh, no no BTW, the versions on Live Aid and Wide Awake In America are moved down a 1/2 step. I find that most of their live stuff is Tuned down like that. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Pete Palmer ppalmer@cray.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Go, little record go! - Pixies