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Unforgettable Fire
U2
"Elvis Presley and America" , by U2
From "The Unforgettable Fire"
I finally tabbed this after fooling around with it for so long.
My version is nowhere near to perfection, so you'll have to play around
with it to get a good feel for the song. The song is basically a jam,
and I strongly suggest you listen to the song as you try to play it.
***STICK A CAPO ON THE 3RD FRET***
The song has two guitars (both with capos) in it, and that ambiant
tremolo organ. One of the guitars is an acoustic, and the other is an
electric.
Use a delay with the electric, and set it to about .4 seconds delay
time.
These are the chords for the acoustic (in reference to the capo):
G 32000x
C x32010 - You could also play this as a G: 32001x
G* 32003x
F 133211
The whole song basically cycles thru the same chords on the acoustic.
Here's the general pattern:
C G*
White flash in my own life
C G
Tell me of my own ... (repeat same pattern from here on)
(note: strum these chords cnotinually)
At about 1:22 into the song, when Bono sings "Don't talk to me...,"
the electric guitar enters with this little fill (only play it once):
e------------------------
b-0-3---3-3-0-3----------
g-----0---------0--------
At about 1:55 into the song, the chords change to F, right after
Bono sings "...And the king that howls has howled..."
The chords then switch back to the C, G*, C, G progression at 2:05.
At 2:45, the electric guitar enters again with a similar fill:
e-----------------------------------------------
b---8---8---8---8---8---8---10---8---8---8---8--
g-7---7---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7----
At 3:17, the electric plays the following tab:
e---------------------10--------10--------10---------10--10-----
b-----8----------8---------8---------8---------8-------------8--
g---7---7---7-------7---------7---------7---------7-------------
d-5-------5---5--------5----------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------
b-----5--------------5------5-------5-------5-------5--
g---5---5--7--5----5----5-7----5--7----5--7----5--7----
d-5--------------5-------------------------------------
e-----------------------------10--------10--10-----10--10----10--
b---8--10----8---10--8---8--------8-------------8----------8-----
g-7--------7---7-------7-------------7---------------------------
At 3:50 into the song, the acoustic chords again switch to an F
For the electric at this part, play the following:
*use tremolo bar over next part
e---5-------5--
b---6-------6-- Let these chords ring while using tremolo bar
g---5-------5--
d---7-------7--
The rest of the song basically goes back to the usual strumming on the
acoustic. The electric guitar will add the little fills from above
every now and then until the end of the song. There is one last chord
that the electric guitar plays towards the end of the song, at 5:23:
e--12--
b--13--
g--12--
d--14--
The electric will then continue back into the little fills again.
That's the song, or my version at least. Corrections or suggestions are
welcome.
Good Luck!
tabbed by mps133@psu.edu
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The Unforgettable Fire
Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono
Transcribed by Andy Aledort, sent in by Brandon Leniart
intro:
A.H. N.H.
1---<8>--(20)--------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------
3-------------------------<7>----------------------------
4----------------------------------<7>------<12>---------
5---------------------------------------------------<12>-
6--------------------------------------------------------
verse: (for 5 bars)
1---10------------------------10---------------------------10------|
2------------13--------------------------13----------------------13|
3----------------------14-----------------------------14-----------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
(for 3 bars)
1---13-----------------13------------------------------13----------|
2---------17-----------------------17-------------------------17---|
3----------------17-----------------------------17-----------------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ice--your only rivers run cold
These city lights
They shine as silver and gold dug from the night
Your eyes as black as coal
(fill)
1-------------------------
2---8-------10------------
3--------------------10---
4---5-------7-------------
5--------------------8----
6-------------------------
chorus:
1-------------------------
2---10----8-----10-----8--
3---10----9-----10-----9--
4---10----10----10-----10-
5-------------------------
6---8-----8-----8------8--
Walk on by, walk on through
1---6---6---6---6-
2---8---6---8---6-
3---8---8---8---8-
4---8---8---8---8-
5---6---6---6---6-
6-----------------
Walk till you run
1-----------------
2---6---6---6---6-
3---8---7---8---7-
4---8---8---8---8-
5-----------------
6---6---6---6---6-
And don't look back for here I am
Carnival
The wheels fly and the colours spin through alcohol
Red wine that punctures the skin
(fill, vibrate notes slightly)
1---18--18-----18--18-----18--18-
2--------------------------------
3--------------------------------
4--------------------------------
5--------------------------------
6--------------------------------
Face to face in a dry and waterless place
(repeat chorus)
Walk on by, walk on through
So sad to beseige your love so head on
Stay in this time
(fill)
1---13h15p13----------13--------------13----------------113h15p13-|
2--------------15--------------15--------------15-----------------|
3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Stay tonight in a lie
I'm only asking, but I think you know
1-------------6--
2---10---8----3--
3---10---9----3--
4---10---10---3--
5-------------5--
6---8----8----3--
Come on take me away
Come on take me away
Come on take me home, home again
(string interlude)
1---------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------
5---5-----3------------------1--------------3-
6---------------5------1----------------------
2 bars 2 bars
1---15-------------|-17---------------
2--------15--------|--------20--------
3-------------15---|---------------21-
4------------------|------------------
5------------------|------------------
6------------------|------------------
(loud string part)
1-----------------------------
2-----------------------------
3---5--7----------------2--3--
4---5--7----------------2--3--
5---3--5----------------0--1--
6-----------------------------
And if the mountains should crumble
Or disappear into the sea
Not a tear, no not I
Standing this time
Stay tonight in a lie
Forever after this love in time
And if you save your love
Save it all
1---6-------9--
2---3-------8--
3---3-------6--
4---3-------7--
5---5-------0--
6---3----------
Don't push me too far
Don't push me too far
Tonight
Tonight
(string finale)
1---8-------------5--7--8---7----5--7--8---7--5--
2---6-------------6--8--10--8----6--8--10--8--6--
3---7-------------5--7--9---7----5--7--9---7--5--
4---0-------------0------------------------------
5------------------------------------------------
6------------------------------------------------
"The Unforgettable Fire"
tabbed by: Marc Virata, newson@unlv.edu
Dm Bb
Ice, your only rivers run cold
Dm Bb
These city lights, they shine in silver and gold
Dm Bb Dm Bb F
Dug from the night, your eyes as black as coal
C Eb
Walk on by, walk on through, walk till you run
Bb Dm Bb
And don't look back, for here, I am
Dm Bb Dm
Carnival, the wheels fly and the colors spin, through alcohol
Bb
Red wine that punctures the skin
Dm Bb F
Face to face, in a dry and waterless place
C Eb Bb
Walk on by, walk on thorugh, so sad to besiege your love so head on
F C
Stay tonight, stay tonight in a lie
Eb Bb F
I'm only asking but I think you know
C
Come on take me away
Gm
Come on take me away
A Dm
Come on take me home, home again
Instrumental
Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb Gm A
(Now I'm at the part where the violins repeat the chords three times,
sounding like "da-Da-DA")
Dm Dm Dm (strike three times and accent each with the third the hardest)
"da-Da-DA"
Bb Bb Bb
"da-Da-DA"
Dm Dm Dm
"da-Da-DA"
Bb Bb Bb F
"da-Da-DA"
C Eb
And if the mountain should crumble, or disappear into the sea
Bb F
Not a tear nor not I, stay in this time
C
Stay tonight, in a lie
Eb Bb
Ever after, there's love in time
F C
And if you save it all, save your love
Gm A Dm
Don't push me too far, don't push me too far, tonight, tonight
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