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Song
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Sunday Bloody Sunday - Pillar
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Tabbed by: Jordan
Email:tmacman001@yahoo.com
This song would definitely make U2 proud. Some new progressions and a few twists
give it the Pillar touch; it's a great song.
Tuning for Guitar 1: Standard
Tuning for Guitar 2: DADGBE
Riff 1 (Intro & Verse)
1st guitar clean. ¯This last part of Riff 1 is a different rhythm than the
e|--------------------| rest of Riff 1. It's faster, so listen to the CD to B|---5---5---3---3----| get it down right. It's that way on all the Riff 1's. G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 4X D|-7---5---3---3---3--| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
("How long...") 00:30
2nd guitar dist. BIG sound!
e|----------------xxxxxxxxxxx-------| B|----------------xxxxxxxxxxx-------| G|-5~---7~---5~---7777777777777777--| D|-5~---7~---5~---7777777777777777--| A|-3~---5~---3~---5555555555555555--| D|-5~---7~---5~---xxxxxxxxxxx-------|
Riff 2 ("Tonight...") 00:42
2nd guitar dist. Listen for the rhythm pattern
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------5555--1010101010101010-----| 2X D|-7777--5555--1010101010101010-----| A|-7777--3333---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| D|-7777-----------------------------|
Riff 3 ("Broken bottles...") 00:53
2nd guitar dist. Do this riff twice.
e½-xxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx-x-x-x-|
B|-xxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx-x-x-x-| G|-xxxx---555555---777777---77---77---xxxxxx---555555---777777---77---77101010-| D|-7777---555555---777777---77---77---777777---555555---777777---77---77101010-| A|-7777-7-333333-5-555555-5-55-5-55-5-777777-7-333333-5-555555-5-55-5-55-8-8-8-| D|-7777---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx---777777---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx-x-x-x-|
CHORUS ("Sunday bloody...") 01:12-01:22
1st guitar clean. Both riffs 1 and 2 are played during the chorus.
e|--------------------| B|---5---5---3---3----| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 2X D|-7---5---3---3---3--| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
Riff 2 ("Sunday bloody...") 01:12-01:22
2nd guitar dist. Listen for the rhythm pattern
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------5555--1010101010101010-----| 2X D|-7777--5555--1010101010101010-----| A|-7777--3333---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| D|-7777-----------------------------|
Riff 4 (During last two "Sunday bloody Sunday..." lines of chorus) 1:22
1st guitar clean/dirty tone
e|-----------------| B|---6--6-5--5-5---| G|--5--5---5~-5-5--| 2X D|-7--5------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------|
2nd guitar dist. also at 1:22
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-8~-7~-5~--| 2X D|-8~-7~-5~--| A|-6~-5~-3~--| D|-----------|
Riff 1 ("Let's go!") 1:32
1st guitar clean.
e|-----------------------| B|---5---5---3---3-------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| 2X D|-7---5---3---3---3-----| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Combo of strumming pattern of Riff 2, but progression of Riff 3.
2nd guitar dist. ("Let's go!") 1:32
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-------5555--77777777--| 2X D|-7777--5555--77777777--| A|-7777--3333--55555555--| D|-7777------------------|
Riff 3 ("And the battle's...") 1:42
2nd guitar dist. Do this riff twice.
e½-xxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx-x-x-x-|
B|-xxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx-x-x-x-| G|-xxxx---555555---777777---77---77---xxxxxx---555555---777777---77---77101010-| D|-7777---555555---777777---77---77---777777---555555---777777---77---77101010-| A|-7777-7-333333-5-555555-5-55-5-55-5-777777-7-333333-5-555555-5-55-5-55-8-8-8-| D|-7777---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx---777777---xxxxxx---xxxxxx---xx---xx-x-x-x-|
("How long...") 2:01
2nd guitar dist. BIG sound!
e|----------------xxxxxxxxxxx-------| B|----------------xxxxxxxxxxx-------| G|-5~---7~---5~---7777777777777777--| D|-5~---7~---5~---7777777777777777--| A|-3~---5~---3~---5555555555555555--| D|-5~---7~---5~---xxxxxxxxxxx-------|
Riff 2 ("Tonight...") 2:14
2nd guitar dist.
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------5555--1010101010101010-----| 2X D|-7777--5555--1010101010101010-----| A|-7777--3333---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| D|-7777-----------------------------|
CHORUS ("Sunday bloody...") 02:24-02:34
1st guitar clean. Both riffs 1 and 2 are played during the chorus.
e|--------------------| B|---5---5---3---3----| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 2X D|-7---5---3---3---3--| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
Riff 2 ("Sunday bloody...") 02:24-02:34
2nd guitar dist. Listen for the rhythm pattern
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------5555--1010101010101010-----| 2X D|-7777--5555--1010101010101010-----| A|-7777--3333---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| D|-7777-----------------------------|
Riff 4 (During last two "Sunday bloody Sunday..." lines of chorus) 2:34
1st guitar clean/dirty tone
e|-----------------| B|---6--6-5--5-5---| G|--5--5---5~-5-5--| 2X D|-7--5------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------|
2nd guitar dist. also at 2:34
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-8~-7~-5~--| 2X D|-8~-7~-5~--| A|-6~-5~-3~--| D|-----------|
Interlude ("Wipe your tears away...") 2:43-3:20 ("...that Jesus won!"
1st guitar clean
e|-----------| B|-4~-6~-5~--| G|-3~-5~-5~--| 8X D|-1~-3~-2~--| A|-----------| E|-----------|
2nd guitar dist. but very soft. Only from 2:43-3:03
e|------------------------------------------xxxx-| B|------------------------------------------xxxx-| G|------------------------------------------xxxx-| 4X D|-1~-3~-2~---------------------------------1111-| A|-1~-3~-3~---------------------------------1111-| D|-1~-3~-2~---------------------------------1111-|
Play this Eb only at the end of the 4th time,
then play the riff below.
("And today...") 3:03 here here
2nd guitar dist. Do this riff twice, 2nd time thru stop¯ and do this¯ at 3:20
e|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx-----xxxxxxxx--| B|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx-----xxxxxxxx--| G|-xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxx--xxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx-----55555555--| D|-11111111--33333333--22222222--11111111--3333--5555--22222222-----55555555--| A|-11111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--3333--5555--33333333-----33333333--| D|-11111111--33333333--22222222--11111111--3333--5555--22222222-----xxxxxxxx--|
CHORUS ("Sunday bloody...") 03:23-03:43
1st guitar clean. Both riffs 1 and 2 are played during the chorus.
e|--------------------| B|---5---5---3---3----| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 2X D|-7---5---3---3---3--| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
Riff 2 ("Sunday bloody...") 03:23-03:43
2nd guitar dist. Listen for the rhythm pattern
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------5555--1010101010101010-----| 2X D|-7777--5555--1010101010101010-----| A|-7777--3333---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| D|-7777-----------------------------|
Riff 4 (During last two "Sunday bloody Sunday..." lines of chorus) 3:43
1st guitar clean/dirty tone
e|-----------------| B|---6--6-5--5-5---| G|--5--5---5~-5-5--| D|-7--5------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| e|-----------------| B|---6--6-5--------| G|--5--5---5~~~----| D|-7--5------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------|
("Sunday bloody...")
2nd guitar dist. also at 3:43
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-8~-7~-5~--| D|-8~-7~-5~--| A|-6~-5~-3~--| D|-----------|
("Sundaaaaaaaaaay...")
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-8~-7~-5~~~| D|-8~-7~-5~~~| A|-6~-5~-3~~~| D|-----------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring until chord change
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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