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Where the Streets Have No Name

U2
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse

D - G - Bm - A - C

Chorus

D - G - Bm - A - D

Harmonics (Electric piano / Strings) progression go during the intro like thus:

D - G - D - G - Bm - A

Begin this guitar intro with the change the beginning of D

E|10--------------10--------------10---------------|
B|--10----------10--10----------10-----------------|
G|----12--11--12------12--11--12-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Repeat until Bm which then has a change in riff

E|10----10----10----10-----10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10--10|
B|--10----10----10----10---10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10--10|
G|----12----12----12----12-12--12-12--12-12--11-11--11--11--11|
D|-------------------------0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

There is a lot of hammering on and off the G string, listen

to the song and get the rhythm of how Edge plays it, it is very

simple.

E|------------------------10-10--10-10------------------------|
B|10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10--|
G|12--11--12--12--12--11--12-12--12-12--12-11--12-12--12--11--|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

To close the intro, Edge shifts it up another gear. As soon as

the chord hits D again, palm mute immediately.

E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10/12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12--12--|
B|10--10--10--10--10--10--10/15--15-15--15-15--15-15--15--15--|
G|12--12--12--12--12--12--12/14--14-14--14-14--14-14--14--14--|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

Listen to the song to get the rhythm of this part. Edge simply

squeezes his fingers down then lightly mutes them again

repeatedly. He simply plays D - G - D - A then back to the main

riff.

E|xxx2xx2xx2xxx3xxx3xxx3xxx2xxx2xx|

B|xxx3xx3xx3xxx3xxx3xxx3xxx3xxx3xx|

G|xxx2xx2xx2xxx0xxx0xxx0xxx2xxx2xx|

D|xxxxxxxxxxxxx0xxx0xxx0xxxxxxxxxx|

A|xxxxxxxxxxxxx2xxx2xxx2xxxxxxxxxx|

E|xxxxxxxxxxxxx3xxx3xxx3xxxxxxxxxx|

E|0-0-0-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-----------|
B|2-2-2-10-10-10-10-15-15-15-15-----------|
G|2-2-2-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-----------|
D|2-2-2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------|
A|0-0-0-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------------|
E|x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------------|

Verse 2

More mutung and some single string picking. Works well with delay.

E|xxx--0--xxxx--0-xxx-------------|
B|xxx-2-2-xxxx-2-2xxx--3---3----3-|
G|xxx3---3xxxx3---xxx--0-0-0-0--0-|
D|xxx0----xxxx0---xxx-------------|
A|xxx-----xxxx----xxx-2--------2--|
E|xxx-----xxxx----xxx3--------3---|
E|2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
B|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-15-15-15-15-|
G|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|
D|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|--------0-0-0-0-x--x--x-----------------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-x--x--x-----------------|

Chorus

Simple chorus. Stretch you 5th (pinky) finger along the E string

to reach the 5th fret.

E|5-3-2-5-3-2-3-3-2-2-------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
A|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------|
E|X-X-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-3-------------|

The 2nd part of the chorus riff has Edge extend the D to an A,

which he then takes back to the main riff to close chorus.

E|5-3-2-5-3-2-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-12-11-12-12-12-11-12-----|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
A|X-X-X-X-X-X-0-X--X--X--X--X--X--X------|
E|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X--X--X--X--X--X------|

Verse 3

For those with the hammer thing on the guitars which loosen the

strings and give the damp effect, utilise this here. Edge plays a

clean D, I think with maybe some added distortion, then gives it

the bendy sound. The riff goes simply like this, then straight back

to main riff.

E|2-XXX-2-XXX-3-2----2----------10-|
B|3-XXX-3-XXX-3---3---2--2-2--2-10-|
G|2-XXX-2-XXX-0--4-4---2--2--2--12-|
D|0-XXX-0-XXX-0-----4---2---2---0--|
A|X-XXX-X-XXX-2-----------------X--|
E|X-XXX-X-XXX-3-----------------X--|

^^^^^^^

Bend These

REPEAT SAME CHORUS AS ABOVE THEN CONTINUE WITH MAIN RIFF

HAMMERING ON/OFF G STRING UNTIL OUTRO, WHICH IS EXACT

SAME AS INTRO.

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| x Dead note

| / Slide up

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