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U2 guitar chords for Unforgettable fire album

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Album: THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE (1984)     (Chords Release 0.77 October 1993)

CHORDS/TABS CREDITS:[Scott Yanoff, yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu] (1,6)
                    [Sergio Lucero, slucero@cipres.cec.uchile.cl] (2c,5,8,9)
		    [Martijn Van Weijle] (2t)
		    [Marc Virata, newson@unlv.edu] (4)
COMPILATION and			[Sergio Lucero, slucero@cipres.cec.uchile.cl]
MODIFICATION CREDITS:
 (and therefore editing			 (send all flames here ^^^)
    responsibility)                   (also corrections and additions)

SONGS:  A chord diagramAA Sort of Homecoming		OK
        Pride				OK
        Wire				NEEDED
        The Unforgettable Fire		OK
        Promenade			OK
        Bad				OK
        Indian Summer Sky		NEEDED
        Elvis Presley and America	OK
        MLK				OK

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A chord diagramAA Sort of Homecoming
--------------------

Intro  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2

And ..
        G6 chord diagramG6G6                   D2 chord diagramD2D2
through ..
                 G6 chord diagramG6G6                D2 chord diagramD2D2
across ..
           G6 chord diagramG6G6
light's ..
D2 chord diagramD2D2             G6 chord diagramG6G6       D4 chord diagramD4D4 D2 chord diagramD2D2

And ..
time ..
and ..
your ..

G chord diagramGG      G2 chord diagramG2G2 G chord diagramGG   G2 chord diagramG2G2            D2 chord diagramD2D2 D4 chord diagramD4D4 D chord diagramDD Gii
Oh..
G chord diagramGG             G2 chord diagramG2G2   G chord diagramGG        G2 chord diagramG2G2
I'll ..
       D2 chord diagramD2D2  D4 chord diagramD4D4           D chord diagramDD                Gii
tonight..

verse

verse

G6 chord diagramG6G6                 D2 chord diagramD2D2           G6 chord diagramG6G6                 D2 chord diagramD2D2
O ..
G6 chord diagramG6G6                 D2 chord diagramD2D2           G6 chord diagramG6G6                 D2 chord diagramD2D2
O ..

G chord diagramGG      G2 chord diagramG2G2 G chord diagramGG   G2 chord diagramG2G2            D2 chord diagramD2D2       D4 chord diagramD4D4               D chord diagramDD                     G chord diagramGG
Oh, ..
G chord diagramGG             G2 chord diagramG2G2   G chord diagramGG        G2 chord diagramG2G2                D2 chord diagramD2D2  D4 chord diagramD4D4   D chord diagramDD     D4 chord diagramD4D4
I'll ..
        C7 chord diagramC7C7
I'll ..),
                         D chord diagramDD     D2 chord diagramD2D2     G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2
I'll ..

G6 chord diagramG6G6                D2 chord diagramD2D2                G6 chord diagramG6G6 			D2 chord diagramD2D2
O ...
G6 chord diagramG6G6                D2 chord diagramD2D2                G6 chord diagramG6G6 			D2 chord diagramD2D2

                   G6 chord diagramG6G6
The ..
D2 chord diagramD2D2	        G6 chord diagramG6G6
this ...
D2 chord diagramD2D2        G6 chord diagramG6G6            D2 chord diagramD2D2  G6 chord diagramG6G6        D4 chord diagramD4D4  D chord diagramDD   G chord diagramGG   G2 chord diagramG2G2     G chord diagramGG   G2 chord diagramG2G2
no ..
  D2 chord diagramD2D2          D4 chord diagramD4D4	      D chord diagramDD       		    Gii
tonight ..
G chord diagramGG              G2 chord diagramG2G2
see ..
   G chord diagramGG   	         G2 chord diagramG2G2           D2 chord diagramD2D2  D4 chord diagramD4D4 D chord diagramDD Gii  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D4 chord diagramD4D4 D chord diagramDD  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D2 chord diagramD2D2  G6 chord diagramG6G6  D4 chord diagramD4D4 D chord diagramDD
she ..

And ..
through ..
across ..
to a ..
Oh ..
for ..
I ..
I ..

CHORD FORMATIONS     (This might make a nice acoustic version with these)
-----------------
G6 chord diagramG6G6   x x 0 0 3 0
D2 chord diagramD2D2   x x 0 2 3 0
D4 chord diagramD4D4/A chord diagramAA x 0 0 0 3 x
G chord diagramGG    3 x 0 0 0 x
G2 chord diagramG2G2   3 0 0 0 0 3
D4 chord diagramD4D4   x x 0 2 3 3
D chord diagramDD    x x 0 2 3 2
Gii  x x 0 0 3 3  (G chord diagramGG, type 2)
C7 chord diagramC7C7   x 3 2 3 1 x

But The Edge is probably playing the chorus this way
(esp. for intro of live version where it is arpeggio)
G chord diagramGG      x x x 7 8 7
G2 chord diagramG2G2     x x x 7 10 x
D2 chord diagramD2D2,D   x x x 7  7 10
D4 chord diagramD4D4,Gii x x x 7  8 10

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Transcription to "Pride" by U2 from "Rattle and Hum"

Use delay (0.40 s), some reverb, and compressor.
Tune down 1/2 step to Eb chord diagramEbEb.

Intro
    NH   NH  NH   NH   NH  NH
E chord diagramEE---12------------12------------
B chord diagramBB---12------------12-------------
G chord diagramGG------------7-------------7-----
D chord diagramDD------------7-------------7-----
A chord diagramAA--------7-------------7---------
E chord diagramEE--------------------------------

Part one (main riff)

   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
B chord diagramBB--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--X---X--|--
G chord diagramGG--11--11--11--11--11--11--9---9---11--11--9---9---11--11--X---X--|--
D chord diagramDD--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---X---X--|--
A chord diagramAA-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------|--

repeat 1 x

   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
B chord diagramBB--10--10--10--10--10--10--9---9--10--10---9---9--10--10---X---X--|--
G chord diagramGG--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---X---X--|--
D chord diagramDD--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---X---X--|--
A chord diagramAA-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------|--

   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^   v   ^
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
B chord diagramBB--10--10--10--10--10--10--9---9--10--10---9---9---10--10--X---X--|--
G chord diagramGG--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--X---X--|--
D chord diagramDD--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---X---X--|--
A chord diagramAA-----------------------------------------------------------------|--
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------|--

Part two

Let all the notes ring
E chord diagramEE--------0---------|-------0---------|
B chord diagramBB------------------|-----------0-----|
G chord diagramGG------8-----8-----|-----8-------8---|
D chord diagramDD----9---------9---|---7-------------|
A chord diagramAA------------------|-----------------|
E chord diagramEE--7---------------|-5---------------|

Guitar solo

     H chord diagramHH  H chord diagramHH     H chord diagramHH  H chord diagramHH     H chord diagramHH  H chord diagramHH  P
E chord diagramEE--11^12^14-11^12^14-11^12^14^11-----------
B chord diagramBB--------------------------------12-12-12--
G chord diagramGG------------------------------------------
D chord diagramDD------------------------------------------
A chord diagramAA------------------------------------------
E chord diagramEE------------------------------------------
	repeat 8x

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Pride (In the name of love)                     [Capo on 1st fret]

Intro chords  A chord diagramAA A chord diagramAA G chord diagramGG Em chord diagramEmEm

 A chord diagramAA                   D chord diagramDD
One ..
 G chord diagramGG               Em chord diagramEmEm
One ...
 A chord diagramAA                   D chord diagramDD
One ..
 G chord diagramGG               Em chord diagramEmEm
One ..,
 A chord diagramAA                   D chord diagramDD
In ..
 G chord diagramGG               Em chord diagramEmEm
What ...

One ..
One ...
One ...
One ...
In ..,
What ...

Early ...
A chord diagramAA ...
Free ..
But ...
In ..
What ...

EXACT CHORDS                  CHORDS WITH CAPO ON 7th FRET
A chord diagramAA  x  x  7  9 10  7             D2 chord diagramD2D2  x x 0 2 3 0
G chord diagramGG  x 10  9  7  8  7              C chord diagramCC  x 3 2 0 1 0
Em chord diagramEmEm x  7  9  9  8  7             Am chord diagramAmAm  x 0 2 2 1 0

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"The Unforgettable Fire"

Dm chord diagramDmDm             Bb chord diagramBbBb
Ice, ..
           Dm chord diagramDmDm                    Bb chord diagramBbBb
These ..
             Dm chord diagramDmDm                  Bb chord diagramBbBb                Dm chord diagramDmDm       Bb chord diagramBbBb      F chord diagramFF
Dug ..
C chord diagramCC                            Eb chord diagramEbEb
Walk ..
               Bb chord diagramBbBb                Dm chord diagramDmDm         Bb chord diagramBbBb
And ..

    Dm chord diagramDmDm                           Bb chord diagramBbBb                       Dm chord diagramDmDm
Carnival..
              Bb chord diagramBbBb
Red ..
        Dm chord diagramDmDm                 Bb chord diagramBbBb                F chord diagramFF
Face ..
C chord diagramCC                               Eb chord diagramEbEb                          Bb chord diagramBbBb
Walk ..

F chord diagramFF             C chord diagramCC
Stay ..
Eb chord diagramEbEb                    Bb chord diagramBbBb             F chord diagramFF
I'm ..
                C chord diagramCC
Come ..
                Gm chord diagramGmGm
Come ..
                A chord diagramAA           Dm chord diagramDmDm
Come ..

Instrumental
Bb chord diagramBbBb  Dm chord diagramDmDm  Bb chord diagramBbBb Dm chord diagramDmDm Bb chord diagramBbBb  Gm chord diagramGmGm A chord diagramAA

(Now I'm at the part where the violins repeat the chords three times,
sounding like "da-Da chord diagramDaDa-DA")

 Dm chord diagramDmDm Dm chord diagramDmDm Dm chord diagramDmDm  (strike three times and accent each with the third the hardest)
"da-Da chord diagramDaDa-DA"

 Bb chord diagramBbBb Bb chord diagramBbBb Bb chord diagramBbBb
"da-Da chord diagramDaDa-DA"

 Dm chord diagramDmDm Dm chord diagramDmDm Dm chord diagramDmDm
"da-Da chord diagramDaDa-DA"

 Bb chord diagramBbBb Bb chord diagramBbBb Bb chord diagramBbBb      F chord diagramFF
"da-Da chord diagramDaDa-DA"

                           C chord diagramCC                Eb chord diagramEbEb
And ..
      Bb chord diagramBbBb              F chord diagramFF
Not a ..
C chord diagramCC
Stay ..
Eb chord diagramEbEb          Bb chord diagramBbBb
Ever ..
           F chord diagramFF                      C chord diagramCC
And ..

      Gm chord diagramGmGm                     A chord diagramAA                Dm chord diagramDmDm
Don't ..

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Promenade

 C chord diagramCC                       F chord diagramFF-C chord diagramCC
Earth..
                         F chord diagramFF-C chord diagramCC
Here ...
                         F chord diagramFF-C chord diagramCC
Men ..
                         F chord diagramFF-C chord diagramCC
Words ...
                F chord diagramFF    C chord diagramCC     F chord diagramFF-C chord diagramCC
Dirt ...

 C chord diagramCC                       F chord diagramFF-C chord diagramCC
Barbed ..
I'd ...
In ..
                Am chord diagramAmAm           G chord diagramGG
to ...
                Am chord diagramAmAm           G chord diagramGG
And ...
        F chord diagramFF                    C chord diagramCC
Roman ...

In ..
Sidestep...
I ...
Have ..,
behind ...
Tell ..,
and ...
Up ...

See ..
coca-cola... . .

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Bad
---

  INTRO   (and also MAIN riff Edge plays, simplefied a little)
     Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4   A chord diagramAA           Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4   A chord diagramAA          Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   D chord diagramDD         Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   D chord diagramDD
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B chord diagramBB-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G chord diagramGG----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6----9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-
D chord diagramDD----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A chord diagramAA-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E chord diagramEE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

   The second guitar plays this, with an echo device also
E chord diagramEE-----------------12-12---------------12-12------------------------------------
B chord diagramBB--------------------------------------------------------10-10------10-10-10-10
G chord diagramGG------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D chord diagramDD------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A chord diagramAA------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E chord diagramEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now, the chords appear below the words.  I suggest you use tab riff as shown
above for the main verse, but you can always try it with the chord
formations at the end of this file to get a more acoustic feel.

If   ...
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA   Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA   Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD    Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  D chord diagramDD

If    ...
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA   Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4   A chord diagramAA        Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD     Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  D chord diagramDD

If ..
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA      Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA

If ...
   Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD       Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD

	         Surren   - der,         dislocate.
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA  Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA    Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   D chord diagramDD   Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  D chord diagramDD

Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA  Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA  Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD  Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  D chord diagramDD

If     ..
ASus4  A chord diagramAA       Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4     A chord diagramAA

Life- line ...
Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD		       Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD

       Leave ..,
Dsus chord diagramDsusDsus D chord diagramDD	          Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4    A chord diagramAA

See ..
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4   A chord diagramAA         Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  D chord diagramDD

      Into ...
Dsus chord diagramDsusDsus D chord diagramDD        Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4  A chord diagramAA

        And ...
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA     	       Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   D chord diagramDD

      Into ..,
Dsus chord diagramDsusDsus D chord diagramDD        Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4  A chord diagramAA

        And ...
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA     	       Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   D chord diagramDD   Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 D chord diagramDD

If ..
set ...
I'd ..,
See ..
Into ...
And ...

(Here, suggested start jamming with regular A chord diagramAA and D chord diagramDD chords)
Hoo, hoo    Hoo, hoo   Hoo, hoo.
A chord diagramAA          	       D chord diagramDD

Hoo, hoo    Hoo, hoo   Hoo, hoo.
A chord diagramAA          	       D chord diagramDD

To ..,
  	      A chord diagramAA

And ...
          D chord diagramDD

To ..
  	      A chord diagramAA

And ...
          D chord diagramDD

I'm ...
               A chord diagramAA

I'm ..
	       G chord diagramGG             E chord diagramEE	    (Now switch back to chords from intro)

I'm ...
Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A chord diagramAA

Oh, ..

If ..
They ...
True ..,
Bruised ...
Colors ...
A chord diagramAA                                   D chord diagramDD	  (Once again, regular chords now)

Hoo, ...
A chord diagramAA          	       D chord diagramDD

If ...

If ...
This ...
Dis...
Sep...
Con...
Rev...
Tem...
Iso...
Des...

Let ..
And ....
To ..
And ...
Oh, no
I'm ...
I'm ...
I'm ...
Oh, no no

CHORD FORMATIONS
-----------------
Asus4 chord diagramAsus4Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 x
A chord diagramAA     x 0 2 2 2 x
Dsus2 chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 x x 0 2 3 x
D chord diagramDD     x x 0 2 3 2
******************************************************************

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--
        Sergio Lucero Vera	    Las opiniones expresadas involucran a mi
  Alumno de Ingenieria Matematica  universidad en la medida en que la presion
 Facultad de Cs.Fis. y Matematicas   que recibe el estudiante promedio de
     Universidad de Chile 	    Beaucheff afecta su manera de expresarse.

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