Ultra Violet tab by U2
Guitar Tab
Ultra Violet (Light My Way) by U2. Transcribed by Javier Cayuela. e-mail: p0423@albeniz.eui.upm.es 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|------X-----------X----------X----X-------|
B|-----12----------12---------15---14-------|
G|-----13----------14---------14---14-------|
D|-----14----------14---------12---12-------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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 A5 position, because your index finger is also on
the 3rd string and this one isn't involved in the slides.
Riff 2
E5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|
G|----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-------|
D|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|
G|----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-------|
D|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 is played during the chorus. Bono sings "Oooh, oooh...", while the Edge
sings "Ultra violet... Ultra violet...":
E B
E|----12-----12-----12-----12-----12------------12\11----------------------|
B|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p9---------------------------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------11---------------------------|
D|-----9------9------9------9------9-----------9---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m A
E|-----9------9------9------9------9------------------12-------------------|
B|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p----------------10----------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------------9-------9--------------|
D|----11-----11-----11-----11-----11-------------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Finally, Riff 4 is played during the third verse instead of Riff 1:
E|------------------------------------------------------10p9---------------|
B|----12p9----9----------12p9----9-----------12p10-9h10------12-10---------|
G|---------11---9-------------11---9---------------------------------------|
D|--9------------------9-------------------9-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
Sometimes ... Fill 1
E G#m E|----------------------|
Sometimes ... B|----------------------|
Dbm G|----------------------|
I wanna ... D|----------------------|
F# A|-1---3--/4----/8------|
Can't ... E|----------------------|
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)
----------
E5
Feel ..
A5
I'm ..
E5
Baby ..
A5
Baby ..
(Verse 2: Riff 1, just the like verse 1)
You ..
But ..
There ..
(Pre-chorus: Riff 2)
I ..
Oh ..
Oh ..
(Chorus: Riff 3)
E B C#m A
Oooh, ..
E B
Ultra ..
C#m A E5(from Riff 2)
Ultra ..Fill 2
(Bono-->) Baby,...
Fill 2
------
E A2
E|--0-------0-------0----------------------------|
B|--0---------0-----0----------------------------|
G|--1-----------1---2-------2p1h2-1--------------|
D|--2---------------2----------------2/----------| --> slide up to riff 4
A|--2---------------0----------------------------|
E|--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|----------------------|
B|--4h5--------4h5------|
G|------6----------6----|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Enjoy it!.
Any comment? (Some U2 tabs coming soon.!!!)
Javier Cayuela. e-mail: p0423@albeniz.eui.upm.es
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A modest contribution from Sergio Lucero
(opc1@gauss.dim.uchile.cl)
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 G#m A (this is structure (1))
(1) Oh ..
oh ..
You ..
and ...
C#m B
(2) Feel ..
A
I'm ..
Baby, ...
Baby..
(1) You ..
But ..
There ..
(2) I ..
Oh, ..
Oh, ..
E B C#m A (twice)
(3) Ooooh..
C#m B E A
Baby...
(1) I ..
But ..
When ..
(2) Your ..
Baby..
Baby..
(3) Ooooh..
G#m A E B
(4) Baby, ..,
Baby..
P.S: My first impression was that this was the best track on the "Achtung Baby" album.
A year later I keep this one as my favourite just on top of the overrated "One".A Last updated:
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