U2 - "bad" Tablature

From: Scott A. Yanoff <yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>
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 ...
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

If ...
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

If ..
Asus4 A Asus4 A

If ...
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

Surren - der...
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

If ..
ASus4 A Asus4 A

Life- ...
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

Leave ..,
Dsus D Asus4 A

See ..
Asus4 A Dsus2 D

Into ...
Dsus D Asus4 A

And ...
Asus4 A Dsus2 D

Into ..
Dsus D Asus4 A

And ...
Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

verse

(Here, suggested start jamming with regular A and D chords)
Hoo...
A D

Hoo, ...
A D

To ..
A

And ...
D

To ..,
A

And ...
D

I'm ...
A

I'm ..
G E (Now switch back to chords from intro)

I'm ...
Dsus2 Asus4 A

Oh, ...

verse

A D (Once again, regular chords now)

Hoo, ...
A D

If I ...

If ...
This ...
Dis...
Sep...
Con...
Rev...
Temp...
Iso...
Des...

Let ..
And ...
To ..,
And ...
Oh, ..
I'm ...
I'm ...
I'm ...
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 ...
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

If ...
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

If ..
Asus4 A Asus4 A

If I ...
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

Surren - der, ...
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

If ..
ASus4 A Asus4 A

Life- line ...
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

Leave ..,
Dsus D Asus4 A

See ..
Asus4 A Dsus2 D

Into ...
Dsus D Asus4 A

And ...
Asus4 A Dsus2 D

Into ..
Dsus D Asus4 A

And ...
Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

verse

(Here, suggested start jamming with regular A and D chords)

/*Note fom Pete: I bar (barre) them on the 5th fret here*/

Hoo...
A D

Hoo...
A D

To ..
A

And ...
D

To ..
A

And ...
D

I'm ...
A

/*Note fom Pete: I play open chords here until the
main riff starts again.*/


I'm .
G E (Now switch back to chords from intro)

I'm ...
Dsus2 Asus4 A

Oh, ...

verse
A D (Once again, regular chords now)

/*See notes above.*/

Hoo, ...
A D

If ...

If ...
This...
Dis...
Sep...
Con...
Rev...
Temp...
Is...
Des...

Let ..
And ...
To ..
And ...
Oh..
I'm ...
I'm ...
I'm ...
Oh, ..


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.

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