Even Better Than The Real Thing tab by U2

From mal11@cwns5.INS.CWRU.Edu Sat Apr 18 16:42:40 1992

U2   "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

 Heavy distortion recommended. :)

Intro:      (Riff below is repeated during verses)
E--------5-5-----|------------------------------------------
B----------------|------------------------------------------
G----------------|-----------6\7\6--------------------------
D----------------|------------------5--4--------------------
A----------------|------------------------------------------
E--5-5-----------|------5-----------------------------------
 (The \ means to slide to the next fret)

For bass players and people who want to just play chords:
 A D A

Part before chorus: ("You're a honey child to a swarm of bees...")
E------------------|--------------------
B-10---------------|--10----------------
G--9---------------|---7----------------
D--7---------------|---7----------------
A------------------|--------------------
E------------------|--------------------
 (each chord above is repeated many times.)

Again, for bassists and chord players:
 G Bminor D A

Chorus:"You're the real thing"(repeat) "..child..."
E-12-12-12-12------------------|-------
B-10-10-10-10------------------|--10---
G------------------------------|---9---
D------------------------------|---7---
A------------------------------|-------
E------------------------------|-------
 (Then back to riff above from intro.)

Chords:
 A C D
 A G D
 A C D
 A G D



 Date:  18-07-95
 From:  habe0001@stud.uni-sb.de
 Subject: Even better than the real thing (live version) by U2
     Transcripted by Marko Becker

 This tab is a live version of "Even better than the real thing"
 that U2 played during their Zoo-Tv Tour.
 I personally own a ZOOM " PLAYER " 2020 and the sound that I created
 is very similar to Edge's sound.
 I think the most important thing of the song is the delay-effect
 (Zoom Player: 350ms, Feedback 2, Mix 7)

 Comments or other suggestions are requested.
 Now enjoy playing this song.

 **INTRO**

 D5 - x577xx

 At the beginning of the song The Edge plays a D5 chord that he modifies with
 his DigiTech "Whammy". So he can create this special sound.
 If you haven't got a "Whammy" you can create a similar sound
 with a small trick.
 Play the Ab and the Db string together and repeat this 2 times,
 then play the Gb string and the other 2 strings alternately.

 So, that's it, not very difficult.


 ** FIGURE 1 **

   a       b        c      d

 eb-------|----------------------|---------|--------------|-
 Bb----7p-|-------------------7p-|---------|----------7p--|-
 Gb-------|-------5--4-----------|-------5-|-4-----0------|-
 Db--0----|-5--7--------7--0-----|-5--7----|----7---------|-
 Ab-------|----------------------|---------|--------------|-
 Eb-------|----------------------|---------|--------------|-

       e          f
 eb-----------------------|--------------|-
 Bb--------------------7p-|--------------|-  P = pull string and bend the
 Gb--------5--4-----------|--------5--4--|-    note a half step up and
 Db--5--7--------7--0-----|--5--7--------|-    down
 Ab-----------------------|--------------|-
 Eb-----------------------|--------------|-


 ** FIGURE 2 **

    a    b     c       d

 eb--8-----|---12----|-----3------|--------------------|-
 Bb--8-----|---12----|-----3------|-----7p-------------|-
 Gb--------|---------|------------|--------------5--4--|-
 Db--------|---------|------------|--0-----5--7--------|-
 Ab--------|---------|------------|--------------------|-
 Eb--8-----|---12----|-----3------|--------------------|-

 ** FIGURE 3 **
             D5
 eb--------------------|--------
 Bb--------------------|--------
 Gb--------------------|--7-----
 Db--14--12--10--9--7--|--7-----
 Ab--12--19---8--7--5--|--5-----
 Eb--------------------|--------

 ** Solo (use bottleneck) **
                 Solo part I
 eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
 Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
 Gb-0--2--7--5--7--11--9--7--5--2--0--2--7--10--12--10--7--10--12--14-->
 Db-------------------------------------------------------------------->
 Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------->
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->

                      Solo part II
               (repeat the last two notes several times)
 eb--13--10--15--13--12--10-|-----------------------------------------------
 Bb----------------------10-|-----------------------------------------------
 Gb-------------------------|--7--12--10--9--10--12--10--9--10--9--7--5--7--
 Db-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
 Ab-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
 Eb-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------


 VERSE 1:


 <   FIGURE 1.a   ><   FIGURE 1.b    > < FIGURE 1.c >
 Give ..

 <   FIGURE 1.d    ><   FIGURE 1.e  > < FIGURE 1.f >
 Give ...

 <       FIGURE 2.a        >
 Well ..

 <     FIGURE 2.b      >
 My ..

 <         FIGURE 2.c            > < FIGURE 2.d >
 Give ...


 REFRAIN:


 <          3 X FIGURE 3                >
 You're ..

 <      FIGURE 3      >
 Even ....


 VERSE 2:

 <    1.a      ><      1.b      > < 1.c >
 Give ..

 <    1.d     ><        1.e        > < 1.f >
 Give ..

 <         2.a          >
 You're ..

 <        2.b          >
 Gonna ..

 <             2.c                   > < 2.d >
 Give ...


 REFRAIN:


 <           3 X FIGURE 3               >
 You're ..

 < FIGURE 3 with D5 at the end >
 Even ....

 ** After the second refrain Edge starts his solo. The first part is played
  without words. In the second part Bono starts to sing **


 <           Solo 2nd part
 We're free ..
              >

 Oh ..


 ** The next part of the song is played like the REFRAIN **


 Take ..
 You're ..
 Even ..
 Even ..
 Even ...