Elevation Tab

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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Edge_rules [a] 30.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 7, 2022
We have an official Elevation tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Edge uses a SG gibson for this
Performed in Boston (USA)
 
  Normal distortion - while Bono is doing the woo hoos
   E            A5                        F#     A
e|--------x-x-x--5--5--5---|             -2--2---5--5--5--5--------|
B|-9---9--x-x-x--7--7--7---|             -4--4---7--7--7--7--------|
G|-7---7--x-x-x--7--7--7---|             -4--4---7--7--7--7--------|
D|-7---7-------------------|    3 times  --------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------------|             --------------------------|
E|-0---0-------------------|             --------------------------|
 
  Main Riff
  B       A           B  E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------7--7--7--7--7-----------|
E|-7--7--7\5--5--5--5--7--------------------------|
 
In the verse it is heavy distortion and in the chorus it is just normal distortion.
 
Bridge (Love lift me out of these.....)
 
e|--------------------------0--------|
B|----------2-------------0----------|
G|--------2---2---------1-----1h2p1--|I'm not sure if it's right but give it a go
D|------2-------2-----2--------------|
A|----0-------------2----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
  Main Riff (chorus)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------7--7--7--7--7-----------|
E|-7--7--7\5--5--5--5--7--------------------------|
 
Here's the fun part
Distortion and Wah
Play quick strokes repeatedly on each chord
except when sliding from B5 to E5
 
   E5  Eb  D5  B5/E5      EB  D5 B5/E5      Eb  D5  C#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-14--13--12---9/14--14--13--12--9/14--14--13--12--11-|
A|-14--13--12---9/14--14--13--12--9/14--14--13--12--11-|
E|-12--11--10---7/12--12--11--10--7/12--12--11--10--9--|
 
 
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-10--9--5--7----|
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