New Years Day Tab

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Song:   New Year's Day (Live)
Artist: U2
Album:  U2 go Home - Live From Slane Castle, Ireland
Tabber: Andrew Marks
 
To be honest I cannot work out Edge's sound for this song.
I like to term the sound as 'Toxic'. I can say though that
Edge uses a hefty amount of reverb, and I think probably
a little delay effect too.
 
Tune your guitar down 1/2 step.
 
Intro
 
e------12----------------|
B--------12--------------|
G----------12------------|
D------------12----------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|
 
e--------------------------11--11--|
B-------------------11--11---------|
G------------10--10----------------|
D-----10--10-----------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
 
(Piano Solo)
 
As soon as the piano riff ends, Edge instantly
plays this:
e--------------------------|
B-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
 
Verse 1
 
"All is quiet on New Year's Day..."
 
(Let all these following notes ring)
 
e------12----------------|
B---------12-------------|
G------------12----------|
D---------------12-------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|
 
"...A world in white gets under way"
 
e--------------11------|
B------------11--------|
G----------10----------|
D--------10------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
 
"...And I want to be with you
Be with you night and day..."
 
e------12----------------|
B----------12------------|
G--------------12--------|
D------------------12----|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|
 
 
Chorus
 
"...Nothing changes on New Year's Day.
         On New Year's Day."
 
(Add some mutes maybe on some upstrokes,
works well in this fast tempo riff.)
 
e-------------------------------------|
B---8-8-8--8-8/10-10-10\0--10-10-10/8-|
G---7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9\0---9--9---9/7-|
D---5-5-5--5-5/7--7--7\0---7--7---9/5-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
 
"...I will be with you again..."
 
e---------------------------------------|
B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-|
G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-|
D----------------------------7--7--7--7-|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
 
"...I will be with you again."
 
e------------------------------|
B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--|
G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
 
e---------------------------------------------|
B-------8--8--8-----8-----------8-8/10-10/0---|
G-------9--9--9---7-----------7---7/9--9/0----|
D---------------------x--x--5-----5/7--7/0----|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 2
 
This part is played by muting the string
whilst also sliding up and down the fretboard.
"Under a blood red sky..."
 
e--x-x-x-x---------|
B--x-x-x-x---------|
G--x-x-x-x---------|
D--x-x-x-x---------|
A--x-x-x-x---------|
E--x-x-x-x---------|
 
e--x-x-x-x---------|
B--8-8-8-8---------|
G--x-x-x-x---------|
D--x-x-x-x---------|
A--x-x-x-x---------|
E--x-x-x-x---------|
 
"...A crowd has gathered in black and white..."
 
e--x-x-x-x---------|
B--x-x-x-x---------|
G--x-x-x-x---------|
D--x-x-x-x---------|
A--x-x-x-x---------|
E--x-x-x-x---------|
 
e--x-x-x-x---------|
B--8-8-8-8---------|
G--x-x-x-x---------|
D--x-x-x-x---------|
A--x-x-x-x---------|
E--x-x-x-x---------|
 
"...Arms entwined, the chosen few..."
 
e--x-x-x-x---------|
B--x-x-x-x---------|
G--x-x-x-x---------|
D--x-x-x-x---------|
A--x-x-x-x---------|
E--x-x-x-x---------|
 
e--x-x-x-x---------|
B--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--|
G--x-x-x-x--7-7-7--|
D--x-x-x-x--5-5-5--|
A--x-x-x-x---------|
E--x-x-x-x---------|
 
Chorus
 
"Newspapers say, say..."
 
e---------------------------------------|
B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-|
G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-|
D----------------------------7--7--7--7-|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
 
"...It's true, it's true, and we can break through..."
 
e------------------------------|
B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--|
G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
 
"...Though torn in two we can be one!"
 
e---------------------------------------|
B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-|
G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-|
D----------------------------7--7--7--7-|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
 
"I will begin again."
 
e------------------------------|
B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--|
G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
 
"I will begin again."
 
e-------------------------------------|
B---8-8-8--8-8/10-10-10\0--10-10-10/8-|
G---7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9\0---9--9---9/7-|
D---5-5-5--5-5/7--7--7\0---7--7---9/5-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
 
e-----------------------------------------|
B---8-8-8--8-8/10-10-10\0--10-10-10/8-8-8-|
G---7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9\0---9--9---9/7-5-5-|
D---5-5-5--5-5/7--7--7\0---7--7---9/5-----|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
 
(Piano Solo)
 
As Bono finishes talking about McAteer and Edge finishes
the piano riff, he then plays this riff on guitar:
 
Edge's Solo
 
e--19--15--17--12--15--10--12--7-----------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
 
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----0---0-2-----------0---------------------------------------|
D---0---2-----0-2-----0---2--10-10-9----10-9---10-9-9-10-12-10--|
A-0---------------0-2----------------10------7------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e------------------------------------------------|
B------x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x--x---------|
G------x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x--x---------|
D------9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9----9-x-9-x-9--x---------|
A------x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x--x---------|
E------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus and Outro
 
"I will be with you again."
 
e---------------------------------------|
B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-|
G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-|
D----------------------------7--7--7--7-|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------
 
"I will be with you again."
 
e------------------------------|
B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--|
G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
 
"I will be with you again."
 
e---------------------------------------|
B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-|
G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-|
D----------------------------7--7--7--7-|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
 
"I will be with you again."
 
e-------------------------------------------|
B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8-8-8/10--10/0--|
G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5-7-7/9----9/0--|
D-----------------------------5-5/7----7/0--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
 
I think this tab is extremely accurate, it is just
a matter of making the right sound. Anyone with any
idea how to get a replica sound please e-mail me at
skidman79@hotmail.com
 
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