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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 ...
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