Vertigo by U2 ------------------------------- Vertigo - U2 ------------------------------- Tabbed By: Abdullah Mahran Email: amahran@hotmail.com This is a pretty simple song, but all cases where it is hard to figure out the timing of the notes, i will put the tempo beats under the tab a few rules: I expect you heard this song before (and just putting the tempo for the people who are fed up, like me , with people that put the guitar tab with notes that are hard to hear so you can't tell the timing) I expect you to listen to the rules that are stated above the tab lines I expect you know how to count the timing: 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a i expect you to play it chronologically, not bit-by bit i expect you know how to relate the tempo to the timing of the song, quarter beats/minute i know you all know what palm mute (P.M) is, but each bar has a palm mute sign above it, but u only palm mute the notes with ---| above them including the one under the | I refer to specific bars by FIG.[NUMBER] and it continues from the F in FIG to the | in -------------------------| (and if there is no |, then it means the fig is a few more bars longer until there is a |) I expect you have the perfect tuning I expect you know how to play harmonics Chorus is always with distortion The Beginning muted strums are with distortion I expect you to follow all rules, including this one tempo = 140 (also indicated by the stick beats at the beggining standard tuning guitar 1 (elec.) guitar 2 (elec.) sticks: X X X X |(THIS IS REPEATED TWICE) | 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----| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (THIS IS REPEATED TWICE)| (THIS PART IS PLAYED THE SECOND TIME)| e--X-X-----X------X-X---|---| B--X-X-----X------X-X---|---| G--X-X-----X------X-X---|7-7| D--X-X-----X------X-X---|7-7| A--X-X-----X------X-X---|5-5| E--X-X-----X------X-X---|---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a| This is the intro-chorus-ish thing at the beginning: V Fig.0 ends FIG. 0------------------------------------------------------------------| ===(This part is played 3 times)===|==(This part is played only once)==| e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|---------------77|-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|-----------------| D-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|---7-7-7-7\6\5-77|-7/9-9-7/9-9-7-9-|---7-7-7-7\6\5---| A-5/7-7-5/7-7-5-7-|---7-7-7-7\6\5-55|-5/7-7-5/7-7-5-7-|---7-7-7-7\6\5---| E-----------------|-0-5-5-5-5\4\3---|-----------------|-0-5-5-5-5\4\3-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ FIG. 1---------------------------------------------------------------------- L: go... can't... your... 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P.M-| e-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-| B-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-| G-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-| D-------X---------|-----------------|-----X-------X---|-----X-------X-X-| A-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | -------------------------------------------------------| FIG.2- P.M e-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X---------| B-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X-------99| G-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X-------99| D-------X-------X-|-------X-----X-X-|-----X-------X-X-|-------X-------99| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------77| E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| (> MEANS 'LET RING') -------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.M e-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|---5-5>>>>>------| B-9-------9-9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|---------3-3-3-3-|---5-5>>>>>------| G-9-------9-9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2>>>>>2-2-0-| D-9-------9-9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2>>>>>2-2-0-| A-7-------7-7-7-7>|>>\5-5>>>>>5-5---|-X---------------|-X-0-0>>>>>0-0-0-| E-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-3---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | -------------------------------------------------------------------------| P.M e-----------------|-----------------|-3---3>>>>>3-3-3-|---5-5---5-5-5---| B-----------9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-3---3>>>>>3-3-3-|---5-5---5-5-5---| G-----9>>>>>9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0---0>>>>>0-0-0-|-0-2-2---2-2-2-00| D-9---9>>>>>9-9-9>|>>\7-7>>>>>7-7-00|-0---0>>>>>0-0-0-|-0-2-2---2-2-2-00| A-7---7>>>>>7-7-7>|>>\5-5>>>>>5-5---|-X---X>>>>>X-X-X-|-X-0-0---0-0-0-00| E-0---------------|-----------------|-3---3>>>>>3-3-3-|-3---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &a| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | Play fig.0 (but both parts played once) Play fig.1, then (with clean tone) V this note is twelve (not one and two)the rest until the chorus is all ten and twelve (the twelves are harmonics, not tens) V This note is played with distortion V start playing FIG.2 from & but the first two strums of Fig 2 are without string two, the rest of Fig.2 is played as-is P.M e-----------------|-12------10------10---|-12------10------10---|-12------10-----------| B-----------------|------12------12----12|------12------12----12|------12------12------| G-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| D-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------9----| A-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------7----| E-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------0----| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | Play Fig.2 Then the first part of Fig.0 twice but: on the second time, the "&" and "a" of 4 should be: e-----| B-----| G-2---| D-2---| A-0---| E-----| & a | Then the interlude between the chorus and solo: P.M e-------2-2---0>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-----|-3--3-3--2--2----0>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--------| B---3---3-3---2>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3--3-|-3--3-3--3--3----2>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3--3----| G-2-0---2-2---2>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0-|-0--0-0--2--2----2>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0----| D-2-0---0-0---2>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0-|-0--0-0--0--0----2>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0--0----| A-0-X-------0-0>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-----|-X--X-X-------0--0>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--------| E---3-------------|----------------------|-3--3-3---------------|--------------------3-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | P.M e-3-3-3-2-2---0>>>|>>>>0----0--0-0--0----| B-3-3-3-3-3---2>>>|>>>>2----2--2-2--2----| G-0-0-0-2-2---2>>>|>>>>2----2--2-2--2----| D-0-0-0-0-0---2>>>|>>>>2----2--2-2--2----| A-X-X-X-----0-0>>>|>>>>0----0--0-0--0----| E-3-3-3-----------|--------------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | Solo [guitar 1 plays Fig.0 all-in-all WITH the instructions at the top] Guitar 2 plays this 4 times: V once again, tens, twelves, and elevens, not ones, zeros, and twos. P.M e---12-12-12---12-12-12-|-----------------------| B---10-10-12---9--9--9--|---9--9--9----10-10-10-| G-----------------------|---9--9--9----11-11-11-| D-----------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | Bridge (Guitar 2 plays this with filter wah, guitar 2 stays tacet [stands there and looks pretty]): P.M e------19-----------|-------------------|------17-----------|-------------------| B---20--------------|-------------------|---17--------------|-------------------| G-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------| D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | P.M e------19-----------|-------------------|------17-----------|------15-----------| B---20--------------|-------------------|---17--------------|---17--------------| G-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------| D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | Chorus: (Guitar 1 plays this first tab line 4 times, in the third and fourth times guitar 2 plays this entire thing ONCE) | | P.M | e-------------------|-------------------|-3----3----3-3-3-3-|---5--5----5-5-5---| | B-9----9----9-9-9-9>|>>\7--7----7-7-7-0-|-3----3----3-3-3-3-|---5--5----5-5-5-0-| | G-9----9----9-9-9-9>|>>\7--7----7-7-7-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-0-|-0-2--2----2-2-2-0-| | D-9----9----9-9-9-9>|>>\7--7----7-7-7-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-0-|-0-2--2----2-2-2-0-| | A-7----7----7-7-7-7>|>>\5--5----5-5-5---|-X----X----X-X-X-X-|-X-0--0----0-0-0-0-| | E-------------------|-------------------|-3----3----3-3-3-3-|-3-----------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| P.M | e---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | B-10---------10-----7>|>>>----------------|-------------------|-------------------| | G-------9-------9\7---|---7>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|-7-9--7--6-7-----7>|>>/9-----9---9-----| | D---------------------|-------------------|---------------9---|-------------------| | A---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | E---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | | ----- V sixteen, not one and six| P.M | e---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| | B-10---------10-----7-|---7--7----7-7-7-7-|-------------------|--------------------| | G-------9-------9\7-7-|---7--7----7-7-7-7-|-7-9--7--6-7-----7>|>>/9-----9---9-9/16-| | D---------------------|-------------------|---------------9---|--------------------| | A---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| | E---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro: Guitar 1 plays FIG.0 once Guitar 2 plays this twice with delay repeats: P.M e-12-----------------|---------------12----|-12-----------------|-------------------| B-14-12--------------|---------------13-12-|-14-12--------------|-------------------| G--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| D--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| A--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| E--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | End Note: Both Guitars Play P.M e-0-----------------| B-0-----------------| G-1-----------------| D-2-----------------| A-2-----------------| E-0-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | At an obvious point, both guitars slide the fingers holding this chord in the nut- bridge direction. After finishing the sliding sound, both guitars MUST mute the strings immediately by laying the fretting sound on all the strings without pressing them into each fret. / = slide up \ = slide down > = let ring tacet = stays quiet email me for any difficulties or if you did not understand something with your question, i will send you back the answer don't forget to rate and comment and sorry for any grammatical mistakes =============================================== THANK YOU FOR READING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =============================================== www.TAB6.com