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Out Of Control Tab by U2

Out Of Control tab by U2

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Song Title: Out of Control
Artist/Band: U2
Album: Boy

Symbols:

/=slide-up
P.M.=Palm Mute

Tuning: 1/2 step down.

INTRO:

A|-P.M.-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|--->This is for bass, but it sounds
                                                         good if you play it with a guitar.
                                                         These beats are palm muted.
INTRO RIFF:
eb|----5--5--|----5--5--|-5-5--------|-5-5-------12--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7--|-5-5-----5--|-5-5----12-----|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7--|-------4----|---------------|
Db|-0--------|-0--------|------------|---------------|
Ab|----------|----------|------------|---------------|
Eb|----------|----------|------------|---------------|

eb|----5--5--|----5--5--5----5---|-5-5----0----12--|-5---5----5--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7----7----7-|-5-5--0---12-----|-5---5----5--|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7-----------|-----------------|---4---4-----|
Db|-0--------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
Ab|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|
Eb|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|

CHORDS:

- DMAj=xx0230
- AMaj=x0222x
- GMaj=355433
- F#m= 244222
- Em=  022000

1st VERSE:

DMaj
"Monday morning

 Eighteen years of dawning
      AMaj
 I say how long

 You say how long

DMaj
 It was one dull morning

 Woke the world with bawling
      AMaj
 I was so sad (so sad)

 It was so bad

GMaj                       AMaj
 I was of a feeling it was out of control

           GMaj            AMaj
 I had the opinion it was out of control

   "Oh...way oh way oh way.....oh  way  oh..."
eb|-3----5---3--------------|--5----7----5--|
Bb|-3----5---3--------------|--5----7----5--|
Gb|-4----5---4--------------|--5----7----5--|
Db|-------------------------|---------------|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------|

2nd VERSE(same chords and rythm):

"Boys and Girls
 Go to the school and girls
 They make children
 Not like this one

 I was of a feeling it was out of control
 I had the opinion it was out of control

 Oh...way oh way oh way.....oh  way  oh..."

And then:
eb|----5--5--|----5--5--|-5-5--------|-5-5-------12--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7--|-5-5-----5--|-5-5----12-----|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7--|-------4----|---------------|
Db|-0--------|-0--------|------------|---------------|
Ab|----------|----------|------------|---------------|
Eb|----------|----------|------------|---------------|

eb|----5--5--|----5--5--5---|-5-5----0----12--|-5---5----5--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7----7-|-5-5--0---12-----|-5---5----5--|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7------|-----------------|---4---4-----|
Db|-0--------|-0------------|-----------------|-------------|
Ab|----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|
Eb|----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|

SOLO:
eb|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|

eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|

eb|------------------10--12--19--|---------------10---10--10-10--10-10--10--|
Bb|-10/12--10/12--10-------------|-10/12--10/12--10---10--10-10--10-10--10--|



eb|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|

eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|

eb|------------------10--12-----|
Bb|-10/12--10/12--10--------10--|

eb|-10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10--|
Bb|-10-12-12---10-12-12---10-12-12---10-12-12---10-12-12--|


"I was of a feeling it was out of control
 I had the opinion it was out of control"


THREE GUITARS DURING THIS PART:

 GUITAR 1--PALM MUTES:                                     GUITAR 2:        GUITAR 3:

 1.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---------7-7-7---5-5-------|            eb|-12--|
   Eb|----------------7-7-7---------------7-7--|            Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|

 2.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---------------------------|            eb|-19--|
   Eb|----------------5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|            Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|

 3.Ab|-9-9-9---7-7-7---5-5-5---9-9-9---7-7---5-5--|         eb|-12--|
   Eb|--------------------------------------------|         Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|

 4.Ab|-9-9-9--10-10-10--12-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-|     eb|-19--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|

 5.Ab|-14-14-14--12-12-12--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7--9-9-|      eb|-12--|
   Eb|-----------------------------------------------|      Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|

 6.Ab|-10-10-10---9-9-9---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|        eb|-19--|
   Eb|---------------------------------------------|        Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|

 7.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-----------------------------|            eb|-12--|     eb|-10-------|
   Eb|----------------7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|            Bb|-10--|     Bb|-----10---|
                                                            Gb|--9--|     Gb|--------9-|

 8.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---------------------------|            eb|-19--|     eb|--------19|
   Eb|----------------5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|            Bb|-17--|     Bb|----------|
                                                            Gb|-16--|     Gb|-----19---|
                                                                          Db|-19-------|
 9.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---9-9-9---5-5-5---7-7-7-7--|           eb|-12--|     eb|-14-------|
   Eb|------------------------------------------|           Bb|-10--|     Bb|----10----|
                                                            Gb|--9--|

10.Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|     eb|-19--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|

11.Ab|-5-5-5---7--5-5---7--5-5---7--5-5---9--5--7--5--|     eb|-12--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|

12.Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|     eb|-19--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|

eb|-3---2---0--3-2-3--0--3-2-0--|
Bb|-3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-4---2-----------------------|
Db|-5---0-----------------------|
Ab|-5---x-----------------------|
Eb|-3---x-----------------------|


3rd VERSE(The same as the other ones):
"I fought fate
 There's blood on the garden gate
 The man said childhood
 It's in his childhood

 One day I'll die
 The choice will not be mine
 Will it be too late
 You can't fight it

 I was of a feeling it was out of control
 I had the opinion it was out of control

 Oh...way oh way oh way.....oh  way  oh..."


Final riff:
eb|----5--5--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|
Gb|-2-----7--|
Db|-0--------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|  (X4)

. . . END

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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