Bullet The Blue Sky tab by U2

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

U2 - Bullet the Blue Sky (Zoo TV Adeleide version)


Pre-Solo:
Play this riff 3 times, you'll hear when and I'm not sure about the last part but it can sound good.

()= only the first time

e|-------------3-3----(3)----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------3-3----(3)----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------0-0----(0)----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------5-7------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-------------------------3/7--7-----------------------------------------|

"Strum" the last time

e|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

e|-----------------15-----15-----------15-----------15--15--15--15-----------|
BB|---15b-------15b----15b----------------15b--------15b-15b-15b-15b------15--|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---14-15-17-14-14h15----14-14h15-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------16----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The second time playing the bending part just listen to the clip.

Third time:
e|----------------15---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----15b--------------15b------15b-15---12---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------14b-12-----12------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------14------14-12-14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------15----15---------15---------------15----15----15----15--------|
BB|-------------12---12/17----------17----17---17----17-17-----17b----17----17----17----17br---|
G+G|-----12--14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--0-15-0-14-0-12-0-10---0-15-0-14-0-12-0-10---0-15-0-14-0-12-0-10---0-15-0-14-0-12-0-12---|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------17----|
BB|--0-15-0-14-0-12-0-10---0-15-14-0-12-0-14-0-15-0-14-0-12-0-10-10--17b----17b|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------15b--12--------12------------------------------------8---8----|
G+G|--12-12--14b-------------14-14-----14-------------12-11-----------7-9---9---9--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------14-12-14-------12--9-7-9--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now this part is a bit tricky, I like to hammer these notes.

e|---------------------------------------10-----10-----10-----10-----10------------------|
BB|-------------------------8h10-8h10-10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b--10--8--7--5-|
G+G|----------------7---7h9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------5h7-5h7/9---9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5h7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


This isn't exactly correct, as you may see/hear but it gives a clue of how it's played.

//Jesper


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| (n) Ghost note
| /  Slide up
| b  Bend
| h  Hammer-on
| br  Bend release

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