Ultra Violet tab by U2

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


1&>
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