Learn and Play Music: Sunday Bloody Sunday guitar tab - U2 tabs

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  Sunday Bloody Sunday
  
  tabbed by: pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov
  
  
  intro (w/ drums)
  
  Riff [A]
     Bm      D       G
  -------2-------2-------0-------0-------
  -----3---3---3---2---3---3---3---3-----
  ---4-------2-------0-------0------0----
  ---------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------
  
  
  bridge
    Bm    G     Bm    E
  --2-----0-----2-------------------------
  --3-----3-----3-----5-------------------
  --4-----0-----4-----4-------------------
  --------------------2-------------------
  ----------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------
  
  
  chorus
    Bm     D          G
  --7--7---10-10-10----------------------------
  --7--7---10-10-10---12-12--12-12-12-12-12----
  --7--7---11-11-11---12-12--12-12-12-12-12----
  --9--9---12-12-12---12-12--12-12-12-12-12----
  --9--9---12-12-12---10-10--10-10-10-10-10----
  ---------------------------------------------
  
  
    Bm     D          G               A  G
  --7--7---10-10-10----------------------------
  --7--7---10-10-10---12-12--12-12-12/1412----
  --7--7---11-11-11---12-12--12-12-12/1412----
  --9--9---12-12-12---12-12--12-12-12/1412----
  --9--9---12-12-12---10-10--10-10-10/1210----
  ---------------------------------------------
  
  
  harmonics
  
  --------------------------------------------------------
  --------------------(7)-------------------------(7)-----
  --------------(5)------(7)----------------(5)----------- o
  -----(5)---(5)-------------------(5)---(5)-------------- o
  --(5)-------------------------(5)-----------------------
  --------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  "solo"
  
  -12-12-12-10-10---12-12-12-10-10------------------------------------
  --0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0----12-12-12-10-10---12-12-12-10-10-
  -------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0- o
  -------------------------------------------------------------------- o
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  --------------------------------------------------------
  -10-10-10--8--8--8--7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--5--3--2--0--
  --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  --------------------------------------------------10-10--9--------------
  ---0-2-3-2-3-5-3-5-7-5-7-8-7-8-10-8-10-12-10-12------------10-12-12-----
  -2----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  
  
    Secondly, the Sunday Bloody Sunday one is all wrong.
  the first riff is great, that's perfect, but nothing else 
  works. try this;
  
  for the bridge, just 'D' & 'G' chords, or
  
  ----2---3-----2---3----------
  ----3---3-----3---3----------
  ----2---0-----2---0----------
  ----0---0-----0---0----------
  ----0---x-----0---x----------
  --------0---------3----------  ...
  
  for the chorus, try this...
  
  ------------------------------------------
  ---4-4-4----7-7-7-----12-12-12---12-14-12-
  ---4-4-4----7-7-7-----12-12-12---12-14-12-
  ---4-4-4----7-7-7-----12-12-12---12-12-12-
  ---2-2-2----9-9-9-----10-10-10---10-10-10-
  ------------------------------------------
  this is the way the edge plays it in concert...watch his fingers.
  
  
  
  The solo is pretty much okay, but after the 
  
  -12-10-----------
  --0--0--12--10---
  ---------0---0---
   part, at the beginning, you should play the high 'e' string for
  the entire next part.
  
  -0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---
  10--10--8--8--7--7--5--5---
  ---------------------------
  --------------------------
  ---------------------------
  ---------------------------
  
  etc......
  
   hope this helps...
  
  
  These are just a few things I changed when I play the tab for 
  "Sunday Bloody Sunday", by U2. 
   
  First, during the power chords riff, the chords should be:
  
          Bm              D               G
          7               5               x
          7               7               12
          7               7               12
          9               7               12
          9               5               10
          x               x               x
  *note:  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS THE D CHORD
  
  Also, I have a tab for the harmonics part:
  
  e--------------8------14----------
  b------8---8---------------15-----      Repeat this same formation
  g---7-----------------------------
  
  
  The rest of the tab for the song is on.  Don't forget to tune down the
  guitar a half step for the song.
  
  tabbed by mps133@psu.edu
  
  
  
  "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
  Live version from Popmart
  
  The Popmart version of Sunday Bloody Sunday is no different than any
  other version of Sunday Bloody Sunday in terms of the way you play it. 
  It is different in terms of the actual chords though.
  Anyway, here's how you play it:
  
  STICK A CAPO ON THE FIFTH FRET, AND MAKE SURE YOUR GUITAR IS TUNED DOWN 
  A HALF STEP.  (If you are not tuned down, then put the capo on the 4th). 
  
  All chords and tab are with respect to the capo.
  Use some delay, set to about 0.4 seconds.
  
  OPENING/VERSE
  
  e-----2-------2-------0-------0----
  b---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--   Repeat this throughout.
  g-4-------2-------0-------0--------  
  
  For the first bridge - "How long, how long must we..."
  Play the following chords, as in the old version, and play them 
  apperegio (picking one at a time); I am not sure of the exact tab for
  this part, but the chords are:
  
  D         Em
  How long, how long must we sing this song
  D               G
  How long, how long........
  
  When you get to the "...tonight, we can be as one..."
  return to the opening/verse tab.
  
  Now, the first time "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is sang in the chorus, Egde
  play some sort of muted harmonics, similar to the old version again, and
  the tab, with respect to the capo is:
  
  e----------8------14----
  b----8---8-----------15-  This may not be right, but it's close.
  g--7--------------------
  
  Then, again, return to the opening/verse tab.  
  
  When the verse hits the bridge again, "How Long,..."
  Strum the D, Em, D, G chords, and then play the following chords
  for the "Tonight..." part:
  
  CHORDS:  (I watched Edge play it this way)
  Bm x24432
  D  x5777x
  G  355433
  
       Bm  D  G
  Tonight...we can be as one
       Bm  D  G    Bm   D    G       Bm   D   G
  Tonight.......tonight, tonight, tonight tonight
  
  Then, for the rest of the song, return to the opening/verse tab and
  bridge tab.  I highly suggest listening to a copy of the song.  The most
  available source is the Sarajevo Concert.  
  Anyway, good luck playing it, and email if you have any questions or
  comments.
  tabbed by matt (mps133@psu.edu)
  
  U2
  Sunday Bloody Sunday
  Mexico City
  This song is played with the guitar tuned down ½ step, and a capo on the
  fifth fret. If you don't tune down, put the capo on the fourth. It is
  played using a clean tone. This is the COMPLETE song. If there are any
  mistakes for these versions, I didn't hear them. The lyrics appear BELOW
  the part that is played along with them.

  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  I can't believe the news today
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |---------------------------------------------------------|
  
                  I can't close my eyes and make it go away
  
  Riff 2
  e       |------------2--------2---------------0-----------------|
  B       |---------3-----3--------3---------0----0--------------|
  G       |------2-----------2------------0-----------0----------|
  D       |---0------------------------2------------------2------|
  A       |---------------------------------------------------2---|
  E       |--------------------------------------------------------|
                  How long, how long must we sing this song?
  
  e      
  |------------2--------2---------------3------------------------3---------3-------|
  B      
  |---------3-----3--------3--------3-----3------------------3-----3---------3---|
  G      
  |------2-----------2-----------0------------0-----------0------------0----------|
  D      
  |---0-------------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
  A      
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E      
  |----------------------------3---------------------3--3---------------------------|
                  How long, how long?
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Tonight, we can be as one, 
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Tonight
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Broken bottles under children's feet
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Bodies strewn across the dead end street.
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  But I won't heed the battle call
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall.
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody Sunday
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody Sunday
  
  Riff 3  Harmonics
  e       |---------------------------------------------------|
  B       |----------------7--------------------7------------|
  G       |-------------5-----7-------------5-----7---------|
  D       |------5--5----------------5--5-------------------|
  A       |---5-------------------5--------------------------|
  E       |---------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody Sunday
  
  e       |---------------------------------------------------|
  B       |----------------7--------------------7------------|
  G       |-------------5-----7-------------5-----7---------|
  D       |------5--5----------------5--5-------------------|
  A       |---5-------------------5--------------------------|
  E       |---------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  And the battles just begun
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  There's many lost but tell me, who has won?
  
  
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Trenches dug within our hearts
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Mother's children, brothers, sisters torn apart.
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody, Sunday           
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0---------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |------------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody, Sunday
  
  e       |---2---2---------------0---0----------------------------|
  B       |---3---3---------------0---0----------------------------|
  G       |---2---2---------------0---0----------------------------|
  D       |---0---0---------------2---2----------------------------|
  A       |------------------------2---2-------------------------|
  E       |------------------------x---x-------------------------|
                  How long, how long must we sing this song?
  
  e       |---2---2---------------3---3----------------------------|
  B       |---3---3---------------3---3----------------------------|
  G       |---2---2---------------0---0----------------------------|
  D       |---0---0---------------0---0----------------------------|
  A       |------------------------2---2-------------------------|
  E       |------------------------3---3-------------------------|
                  How long, how long?
  
  Riff 4
  e      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  B      
  |---3------x------7------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  G      
  |---4------x------7------x------4------x--------------------------------------|
  D      
  |---4------x------7------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  A      
  |---2------x------5------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  E      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
                  Tonight, we can be as one
  e      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  B      
  |---3------x------7------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  G      
  |---4------x------7------x------4------x--------------------------------------|
  D      
  |---4------x------7------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  A      
  |---2------x------5------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  E      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
                  tonight
  
  e      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  B      
  |---3------x------7------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  G      
  |---4------x------7------x------4------x--------------------------------------|
  D      
  |---4------x------7------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  A      
  |---2------x------5------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  E      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
                  tonight
  
  e      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  B      
  |---3------x------7------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
  G      
  |---4------x------7------x------4------x--------------------------------------|
  D      
  |---4------x------7------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  A      
  |---2------x------5------x------5------x--------------------------------------|
  E      
  |---2------x------x------x------3------x--------------------------------------|
                  tonight
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0----------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------3--------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0------------------|
  D       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0----------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0----------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0------------------|
  D       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody, Sunday           
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0----------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody, Sunday
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0----------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
  G       |---4-----------2------------0-----------0------------------|
  D       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody, Sunday           
  
  e       |----------2------------2-----------0------------0----------|
  B       |-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
  G       |---4------------2------------0-----------0-----------------|
  D       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E       |-----------------------------------------------------------|
                  Sunday bloody, Sunday
  
  e       |----------2----|
  B       |-------3-------|
  G       |---4-----------|
  D       |---------------|
  A       |---------------|
  E       |---------------|
  That's it! I hope you enjoyed!

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