Bullet The Blue Sky tab by U2

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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)----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-3----(3)----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-0----(0)----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5-7------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------3/7--7-----------------------------------------|

"Strum" the last time

e|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|-----------------15-----15-----------15-----------15--15--15--15-----------|
B|---15b-------15b----15b----------------15b--------15b-15b-15b-15b------15--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---14-15-17-14-14h15----14-14h15-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------16----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Third time:
e|----------------15---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15b--------------15b------15b-15---12---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------14b-12-----12------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------14------14-12-14-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------15----15---------15---------------15----15----15----15--------|
B|-------------12---12/17----------17----17---17----17-17-----17b----17----17----17----17br---|
G|-----12--14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------17----|
B|--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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15b--12--------12------------------------------------8---8----|
G|--12-12--14b-------------14-14-----14-------------12-11-----------7-9---9---9--|
D|-----------------------------------------14-12-14-------12--9-7-9--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------10-----10-----10-----10-----10------------------|
B|-------------------------8h10-8h10-10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b--10--8--7--5-|
G|----------------7---7h9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5h7-5h7/9---9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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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