U2 – Ultraviolet tab

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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 95 12:07:25 GMT
From: p0423@albeniz.eui.upm.es (Javier Cayuela Cano)


Ultra Violet (Light My Way) by U2.

Transcribed by Javier Cayuela.
e-mail: p0423@albeniz.eui.upm.es


I saw Sergio's TAB at Nevada and it's okay, but it's not the way the Edge
plays it live. Here's my version:

Riff 1 is the main riff played during the first two verses:


(E*) (A9*) (D*) (A4*)E|------X-----------X----------X----X-------|B|-----12----------12---------15---14-------|G|-----13----------14---------14---14-------|D|-----14----------14---------12---12-------|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 is played during the pre-chorus. This might not be the exact timming, but it's easy to figure it out if you listen to the song. \ means to slide down and / means to slide up. Be careful when playing the A5 position, because your index finger is also on the 3rd string and this one isn't involved in the slides. Riff 2
E5E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|G|----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-16-----16-16-16-----16-16-16-16-------|D|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-------|G|----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-------|D|----14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14\13-/14-14-14\13-/14-14-14-14-14-------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 is played during the chorus. Bono sings "Oooh, oooh...", while the Edge sings "Ultra violet... Ultra violet...": E B
E|----12-----12-----12-----12-----12------------12\11----------------------|B|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p9---------------------------------|G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------11---------------------------|D|-----9------9------9------9------9-----------9---------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m A
E|-----9------9------9------9------9------------------12-------------------|B|-----9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p-9-h10p----------------10----------------|G|-----9------9------9------9------9----------------9-------9--------------|D|----11-----11-----11-----11-----11-------------11------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------0---------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Finally, Riff 4 is played during the third verse instead of Riff 1:
E|------------------------------------------------------10p9---------------|B|----12p9----9----------12p9----9-----------12p10-9h10------12-10---------|G|---------11---9-------------11---9---------------------------------------|D|--9------------------9-------------------9-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That's it!. Now let's see it all together: (Intro. This goes with keyboards and a pre-recorded guitar. At the end, Edge plays Fill 1.)
ESometimes I feel like I don't know Fill 1E G#m E|----------------------|Sometimes I feel like checking out B|----------------------| Dbm G|----------------------|I wanna get it wrong D|----------------------| F# A|-1---3--/4----/8------|Can't always be strong E|----------------------| Fill 1And love it won't be long
Riff 1 twice Verse 1 (Riff 1) ------- E* Oh sugar, don't you cry, A9* D* A4* Oh child wipe the tears from your eyes E* You know I need you to be strong, A9* D* A4* And the day is as dark as the night is long Pre-chorus (Riff 2) ---------- E5 Feel like trash, you make me feel clean A5 I'm in the black, can't see or be seen E5 Baby Baby Baby, light my way A5 Baby Baby Baby, light my way (Verse 2: Riff 1, just the like verse 1) You bury your treasure where it can't be found But your love is like a secret that's been passed around There is a silence that comes to a house where no one can sleep (Pre-chorus: Riff 2) I guess it's the price of love, I know it's not cheap Oh come on, Baby Baby Baby, light my way Oh come on, Baby Baby Baby, light my way (Chorus: Riff 3) E B C#m A Oooh, ooh Ultra violeeeet E B Ultra violeeeet C#m A E5(from Riff 2) Ultra violeeeet Ultra violeeeet Fill 2 (Bono-->) Baby Baby Baby, light my way Fill 2 ------ E A2
E|--0-------0-------0----------------------------|B|--0---------0-----0----------------------------|G|--1-----------1---2-------2p1h2-1--------------|D|--2---------------2----------------2/----------| --> slide up to riff 4A|--2---------------0----------------------------|E|--0---------------0----------------------------| let ring let ring
(Verse 3: Riff 4) I remember when we could sleep on stones Now we lie together in whispers and in moans When I was all messed up, and I heard opera in my head (Pre-chorus: Riff 2) Your love was a light bulb hanging over my bed Baby, Baby, Baby, light my way Baby, Baby, Baby, light my way Oooh, ooh Ultra violet Ultra violet Ultra violet Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby Baby, Baby, Baby, light my way In some live versions (as in Achtung Baby) there's also a pre-recorded guitar during the chorus:
E|----------------------| B|--4h5--------4h5------| G|------6----------6----| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
Enjoy it!. Any comment? (Some U2 tabs coming soon.!!!) Javier Cayuela. e-mail: p0423@albeniz.eui.upm.es Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 16:23:23 CST From: slucero@cec.uchile.cl (LUCERO SERGIO) 1&> A modest contribution from Sergio Lucero (opc1@gauss.dim.uchile.cl) down here in the polluted heart of Santiago, Chile. U2: Ultraviolet "Sometimes I feel like I don't know, sometimes I feel like checking out I wanna get it wrong, can't always be strong, and love it won't be long" Intro: E G#m A (this is structure (1)) (1) Oh sugar, don't you cry, oh child wipe the tears from your eyes You know I need you to be strong, and the day's as dark as the night is long C#m B (2) Feel like trash, you make me feel clean A I'm in the black, can't see or be seen Baby, baby, baby, light my way Baby, baby, baby, light my way (1) You bury your treasure where it can't be found But your love's like a secret that's been passed around There is a silence that comes to a house where no one can sleep (2) I guess it's the price of love, I know it's not cheap Oh, come on, baby, baby, baby, light my way Oh, come on, baby, baby, baby, light my way E B C#m A (twice) (3) Ooooh, ultraviolet... C#m B E A Baby, baby, baby, light my way (1) I remember when we could sleep on stones But now we lie together in whispers and moans When I was all messed up, and I heard opera in my head (2) Your love was a lightbulb hanging over my bed Baby, baby, baby, light my way Baby, baby, baby, light my way (3) Ooooh, ultraviolet... G#m A E B (4) Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, Baby, baby, baby, light my way P.S: My first impression was that this was the best track on the "Achtung Baby" album. A year later I keep this one as my favourite just on top of the overrated "One".A
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