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Staring at the Sun

U2
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

U2 - Staring at the Sun

Standard Tuning

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Opening

G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----77-7------|7----77-7-----7|-77----77-7------|7-------7-7---7|
A|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|

1st and 2nd Verses

Play 3 times

G|---------------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|----------------|
A|00000-00-------------|----------------|
E|-------------33333-33|1111111-00000000|

Then Play Lead Into Chorus

G|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|00000000-----------|----------------|----------------|---------------|

E|------------3333-33|11111-111-111-11|33333-3333333333|11111-1-1111111|

I'm not the only.....

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---------------0|

E|33333-333333333-|

Chorus 1 and 3 Play Twice

G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------|
D|---------------|----------------|---------------|33333----3--------3-35|

A|3333-3333333333|00000-000-000000|55555-035-03530|-------35----35---3---|

E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------|

After Chorus 1 only

G|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|--7--7----7-5555----5--|-3--3----3--2222222-|
A|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|

Play Second Verse

2nd Chorus

G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|------------------|33333-----3----3-----|
A|33333-3333333333|00000-00-0-0-000---|55555--035---03530|--------35---35---35-|
E|----------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|33333-333-333333|000000000--000000|55555---035--03530|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

Interlude

G|----------------|---------------|:--14-0-1214-----14-12----------------:|
D|----------------|---------------|:-------------------------14-12-----12:|
A|----------------|---------------|:12---------------12------------14----:|
E|----------------|---------------|:-------------------------------------:|

3rd Verse Play this 7 times

Intransigence is all.............

G|--14-0-12-14-----------14-12----------------|
D|---------------------------------14-12------|
A|-------------------12-12---------------15-14|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Then play 3rd Chorus

Outro Repeat this and fade

G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|

A|00000-0-0--0000--|0000--0000--000-|

E|-----------------|----------------|

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