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If God Will Send His Angels by U2

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U2
         If God Will Send His Angels

Transcribed by Billy Pelegrina

As recorded in album U2 Pop

Ok here's U2's If God Will Send His Angels. There was a short
version of this song and i just kept on waiting for someone to
transcribe it, but as no one did, i had to do it! On most of
the song you must play the Rhythm Figures. If you want it to
sound exactly as in the CD, follow the Ryhtm Figures, but I
also provided the chords as playing only the riff is pretty
boring. Remember that when no rhythm figure is mentioned you
must play the chords

Rhyt. Fig. 1 With Wah Wah

  Chord diagramD#m7D#m7        Chord diagramD#mD#m
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--7-------7-------|-7-------7--------|
Chord diagramG+G|----6---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---8--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------8-------8---|-----8-------8----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|

Rhy. Fig 2
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------11-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--11--11--11--13--11-13------13--11-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------13-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 3
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------11-----|--------11-------------11-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--11--13------13-|-11--13----13--11--13------13-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|------------------------------|


Rhy. Fig 1 or just arpeggiate the chords

 Chord diagramD#m7D#m7       Chord diagramD#mD#m
Nobody ..
No ..
nobody ..
nobody ..

     Chord diagramC#C#  Chord diagramD#mD#m
Its ..
     Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramD#mD#m
It's ..

    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramD#mD#m Chord diagramC#C#
Hey ..
    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramD#mD#m Chord diagramC#C#
and ..
    Chord diagramD#mD#m    Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramD#mD#m
and ..
 Rhy Fig 1
would ...
Rhy. Fig 2

 Chord diagramF#F#     Chord diagramC#C#       Chord diagramD#mD#m    Chord diagramBB
God ..
       Chord diagramF#F#     Chord diagramC#C#  Chord diagramD#mD#m  Chord diagramBB
Would ..
   Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#      Chord diagramD#mD#m    Chord diagramBB
it's ..
    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramD#mD#m
hangin' ...

See ...
see ..
jesus ..
the ..


     Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramD#mD#m
It's ...
     Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramD#mD#m
it's ..
  Chord diagramBB                  Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramC#C#
So ..
Chord diagramD#mD#m          Chord diagramC#C#
Whats ..
   Chord diagramF#F#  Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramD#mD#m            Chord diagramC#C#
Does ..
  Chord diagramC#C#          Chord diagramD#mD#m
the ..
     Chord diagramC#C#          Chord diagramD#mD#m
and ..


Rhy. Fig 2

    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramD#mD#m  Chord diagramC#C#
Hey ..
    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramD#mD#m  Chord diagramC#C#
and ...
    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramD#mD#m
and ..
      Chord diagramD#mD#m
Where ..

On the bridge an acoustic guitar plays the chorus chords while the
Bass Guitar Plays:

Chord diagramG+G|------------|-----------4-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----3-4-6---|---3-4-6-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--4-------4-|-4-------4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------|-------------|

Rhy Fig 3.
Use the Wah-Wah on this part and just play these chords
 Chord diagramD#m7D#m7        Chord diagramD#mD#m
Jesus ..
you ..
then ..
now ..

     Chord diagramC#C#     Chord diagramD#mD#m
It's ..
    Chord diagramC#C#     Chord diagramD#mD#m
But ...


Rhy. Fig 2
    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramD#mD#m  Chord diagramC#C#
Hey ..
  Chord diagramF#F#      Chord diagramC#C#     Chord diagramD#mD#m  Chord diagramC#C#
I ..
    Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramC#C#     Chord diagramD#mD#m Chord diagramC#C#
Well ..
 Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramD#mD#m
Where ..
(scat Singing)

Now the bass does the same stuff than before, and there is some kinda
hammond on the background which you can simply play:

Chord diagramE MajorE|--13-11-9-11--|

and then:

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------11-------------11-------------11-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--13------13--11-13------13--11-13------13-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
This is similar to Rhytm Fig. 3 but it isnt's so litsen to it carefully

And fade away

If you have any suggestions email me at [email protected]

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