U2 - "mysterious ways" Tablature
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U2 - Mysterious ways (Popmart! live version)
Graham Maskill - maskill@gem99.fsnet.co.uk
(Sorry-I made a cock-up in the last transcription with Verse 1, not with the tab but with the typing)
If you're playing along to the tape/video of popmart! don't forget to tune down 1/2 a step.
Intro/main riff
G ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] ----------5----7--7--5--------------------5----7--7--5------------------------------------------------------
E ] --7--7---------------------7--5----7--7--------------------7--5---------------------------------------------
Verse 1- bass starts just after "let her pale light in to fill up your room."
G ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------5--7-----------------------------7--9-------------------------------------------------
E ] --0----5--7------5---------------0----5--7------7-----------------------------------------------------------
Main riff plays through chorus ("she's slippy etc...)
Pre-2nd Verse break
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ] --7s\------0----5--7------5--7------7s\---------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2 as verse 1, bass starts after "talk about the things you can't explain."
Then chorus as before.
After "lift up my days, light up my nights" & during following guitar break, play this:
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ] --0--2--0--2------0--2----}This repeats 5 times------------------------------------------------------
Followed by:
"One day you'll look back, and you'll see, where you were held, high by this love"
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] --------------------------7-7-7--777--777--5-5-5--555--555-------------------------------------------
E ] --7-7-7--777--777--------------------------------------------------5-5-5--555--555-------------------
Back into main riff & into solo. Main riff plays 8 times from the solo's start, then it
changes to this (when Edge hits the high notes):
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -----------------------5--7-7-7----5-7----5-7-7----5-5-5----3-5----3-5-5-----------------------------
E ] 7-7-7--77--77--7-------------7-------7---------------------5------5----------5-5-5--0-3-5--0-3-5-5
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] --2-2-2-------2-------2-2--7-7-7----5-7----5-7-7-----5-5-5----3-5----3-5-5-------------------------
E ] -----------3-5----3-5---------------7-------7----------------------5-------5----------5-5-5--0-3-5--0-3
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ] -5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back into main riff & play out, ending on high B, sliding up an octave.
Any comments or chat, don't hesitate to contact me at the above address.
Graham Maskill - maskill@gem99.fsnet.co.uk
(Sorry-I made a cock-up in the last transcription with Verse 1, not with the tab but with the typing)
If you're playing along to the tape/video of popmart! don't forget to tune down 1/2 a step.
Intro/main riff
G ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] ----------5----7--7--5--------------------5----7--7--5------------------------------------------------------
E ] --7--7---------------------7--5----7--7--------------------7--5---------------------------------------------
Verse 1- bass starts just after "let her pale light in to fill up your room."
G ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------5--7-----------------------------7--9-------------------------------------------------
E ] --0----5--7------5---------------0----5--7------7-----------------------------------------------------------
Main riff plays through chorus ("she's slippy etc...)
Pre-2nd Verse break
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ] --7s\------0----5--7------5--7------7s\---------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2 as verse 1, bass starts after "talk about the things you can't explain."
Then chorus as before.
After "lift up my days, light up my nights" & during following guitar break, play this:
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ] --0--2--0--2------0--2----}This repeats 5 times------------------------------------------------------
Followed by:
"One day you'll look back, and you'll see, where you were held, high by this love"
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] --------------------------7-7-7--777--777--5-5-5--555--555-------------------------------------------
E ] --7-7-7--777--777--------------------------------------------------5-5-5--555--555-------------------
Back into main riff & into solo. Main riff plays 8 times from the solo's start, then it
changes to this (when Edge hits the high notes):
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -----------------------5--7-7-7----5-7----5-7-7----5-5-5----3-5----3-5-5-----------------------------
E ] 7-7-7--77--77--7-------------7-------7---------------------5------5----------5-5-5--0-3-5--0-3-5-5
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] --2-2-2-------2-------2-2--7-7-7----5-7----5-7-7-----5-5-5----3-5----3-5-5-------------------------
E ] -----------3-5----3-5---------------7-------7----------------------5-------5----------5-5-5--0-3-5--0-3
G ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ] -5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back into main riff & play out, ending on high B, sliding up an octave.
Any comments or chat, don't hesitate to contact me at the above address.
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