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Ultra Violet (Light My Way) by U2.

Transcribed by Javier Cayuela.
e-mail: [email protected]


I saw Sergio's TAB at Nevada and it's okay, but it's not the way the Edge
plays it live. Here's my version:


Riff 1 is the main riff played during the first two verses:


      (E*)        (A9*)      (D*) (A4*)
Chord diagramE MajorE|------X-----------X----------X----X-------|
Chord diagramBB|-----12----------12---------15---14-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----13----------14---------14---14-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----14----------14---------12---12-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------|


Riff 2 is played during the pre-chorus. This might not be the exact timming,
but it's easy to figure it out if you listen to the song.

\ means to slide down and / means to slide up.

Be careful when playing the Chord diagramA5A5 position, because your index finger is also on
the 3rd string and this one isn't involved in the slides.


Riff 2

      Chord diagramE5E5
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|
Chord diagramG+G|----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


      Chord diagramA5A5
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|
Chord diagramG+G|----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3 is played during the chorus. Bono sings "Oooh, oooh...", while the Edge
sings "Ultra violet... Ultra violet...":

       Chord diagramE MajorE                                      Chord diagramBB

Chord diagramE MajorE|----12-----12-----12-----12-----12------------12\11----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p9---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------11---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9------9------9------9------9-----------9---------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       Chord diagramC# minorC#m                                     Chord diagramA augmentedA

Chord diagramE MajorE|-----9------9------9------9------9------------------12-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p----------------10----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------------9-------9--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----11-----11-----11-----11-----11-------------11------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Finally, Riff 4 is played during the third verse instead of Riff 1:

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------10p9---------------|
Chord diagramBB|----12p9----9----------12p9----9-----------12p10-9h10------12-10---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------11---9-------------11---9---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--9------------------9-------------------9-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


That's it!. Now let's see it all together:


(Intro. This goes with keyboards and a pre-recorded guitar. At the end, Edge
plays Fill 1.)


Chord diagramE MajorE
Sometimes ...                                  Fill 1
Chord diagramE MajorE                              Chord diagramG# minorG#m              Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|
Sometimes ...                                   Chord diagramBB|----------------------|
               Chord diagramDbmDbm                              Chord diagramG+G|----------------------|
I wanna ...                                     Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------|
                 Chord diagramF#F#                             Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1---3--/4----/8------|
Can't ...                                       Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|
                     Fill 1
And ..





Riff 1 twice


Verse 1 (Riff 1)
-------

  E*
        Oh ..
  A9*                     D*              A4*
        Oh ..
  E*
        You ..
  A9*                                 D*         A4*
        And ..


Pre-chorus (Riff 2)
----------

  Chord diagramE5E5
        Feel ..
  Chord diagramA5A5
        I'm ..
  Chord diagramE5E5
        Baby ..
  Chord diagramA5A5
        Baby ..


(Verse 2: Riff 1, just the like verse 1)

        You ..
        But ..
        There ..

(Pre-chorus: Riff 2)

        I ..
        Oh ..
        Oh ..


(Chorus: Riff 3)

        Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramBB             Chord diagramC# minorC#m      Chord diagramA augmentedA
        Oooh, ..
                 Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB
        Ultra ..
                 Chord diagramC# minorC#m      Chord diagramA augmentedA          E5(from Riff 2)
        Ultra ..Fill 2
                           (Bono-->) Baby,...


Fill 2
------

    Chord diagramE MajorE              A2

Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-------0-------0----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---------0-----0----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--1-----------1---2-------2p1h2-1--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---------------2----------------2/----------| --> slide up to riff 4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---------------0----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---------------0----------------------------|
    let ring        let ring


(Verse 3: Riff 4)


(Pre-chorus: Riff 2)

        Oooh, ooh
        Ultra ..
        Ultra ..
        Ultra ..

        Baby, ..
        Baby, ..
        Baby, ..



In some live versions (as in Achtung Baby) there's also a pre-recorded guitar
during the chorus:

         Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|
         Chord diagramBB|--4h5--------4h5------|
         Chord diagramG+G|------6----------6----|
         Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------|
         Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------|
         Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|


Enjoy it!.

Any comment? (Some U2 tabs coming soon.!!!)

Javier Cayuela.  e-mail: [email protected]


1&>
Chord diagramA augmentedA modest contribution from Sergio Lucero
      ([email protected])
down here in the polluted heart of Santiago, Chile.

	U2: Ultraviolet

"Sometimes I feel like I don't know, sometimes I feel like checking out
I wanna get it wrong, can't always be strong, and love it won't be long"

Intro: Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramG# minorG#m Chord diagramA augmentedA (this is structure (1))

(1)     Oh ..
	oh ..
	You ..
	and ...

	 Chord diagramC# minorC#m                        Chord diagramBB
(2)     Feel ..
	 Chord diagramA augmentedA
	I'm ..
	Baby, ...
        Baby..

(1)     You ..
	But ..
	There ..
(2)     I ..
	Oh, ..
	Oh, ..
	Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramC# minorC#m   Chord diagramA augmentedA   (twice)
(3)     Ooooh..
	Chord diagramC# minorC#m              Chord diagramBB                    Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA augmentedA
	Baby...

(1)     I ..
	But ..
	When ..
(2)     Your ..
	Baby..
	Baby..
(3)     Ooooh..
	Chord diagramG# minorG#m               Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramBB
(4)     Baby, ..,
	Baby..

P.S: My first impression was that this was the best track on the "Achtung Baby" album.
	Chord diagramA augmentedA year later I keep this one as my favourite just on top of the overrated "One".A

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