Tabs
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*)
E MajorE|------X-----------X----------X----X-------|
BB|-----12----------12---------15---14-------|
G+G|-----13----------14---------14---14-------|
D MajorD|-----14----------14---------12---12-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E 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 A5A5 position, because your index finger is also on
the 3rd string and this one isn't involved in the slides.
Riff 2
E5E5
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|
G+G|----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-------|
D MajorD|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5A5
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|
G+G|----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-------|
D MajorD|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 is played during the chorus. Bono sings "Oooh, oooh...", while the Edge
sings "Ultra violet... Ultra violet...":
E MajorE BB
E MajorE|----12-----12-----12-----12-----12------------12\11----------------------|
BB|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p9---------------------------------|
G+G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------11---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9------9------9------9------9-----------9---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
E MajorE|-----9------9------9------9------9------------------12-------------------|
BB|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p----------------10----------------|
G+G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------------9-------9--------------|
D MajorD|----11-----11-----11-----11-----11-------------11------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Finally, Riff 4 is played during the third verse instead of Riff 1:
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------10p9---------------|
BB|----12p9----9----------12p9----9-----------12p10-9h10------12-10---------|
G+G|---------11---9-------------11---9---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9------------------9-------------------9-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E 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.)
E MajorE
Sometimes ... Fill 1
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE|----------------------|
Sometimes ... BB|----------------------|
DbmDbm G+G|----------------------|
I wanna ... D MajorD|----------------------|
F#F# A augmentedA|-1---3--/4----/8------|
Can't ... E 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)
----------
E5E5
Feel ..
A5A5
I'm ..
E5E5
Baby ..
A5A5
Baby ..
(Verse 2: Riff 1, just the like verse 1)
You ..
But ..
There ..
(Pre-chorus: Riff 2)
I ..
Oh ..
Oh ..
(Chorus: Riff 3)
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Oooh, ..
E MajorE BB
Ultra ..
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E5(from Riff 2)
Ultra ..Fill 2
(Bono-->) Baby,...
Fill 2
------
E MajorE A2
E MajorE|--0-------0-------0----------------------------|
BB|--0---------0-----0----------------------------|
G+G|--1-----------1---2-------2p1h2-1--------------|
D MajorD|--2---------------2----------------2/----------| --> slide up to riff 4
A augmentedA|--2---------------0----------------------------|
E 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:
E MajorE|----------------------|
BB|--4h5--------4h5------|
G+G|------6----------6----|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|
Enjoy it!.
Any comment? (Some U2 tabs coming soon.!!!)
Javier Cayuela. e-mail: [email protected]
1&>
A 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: E MajorE G# minorG#m A augmentedA (this is structure (1))
(1) Oh ..
oh ..
You ..
and ...
C# minorC#m BB
(2) Feel ..
A augmentedA
I'm ..
Baby, ...
Baby..
(1) You ..
But ..
There ..
(2) I ..
Oh, ..
Oh, ..
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA (twice)
(3) Ooooh..
C# minorC#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA
Baby...
(1) I ..
But ..
When ..
(2) Your ..
Baby..
Baby..
(3) Ooooh..
G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB
(4) Baby, ..,
Baby..
P.S: My first impression was that this was the best track on the "Achtung Baby" album.
A augmentedA year later I keep this one as my favourite just on top of the overrated "One".A