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U2 "New Year's Day" - BASS TAB
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Tune down 1/2 step to: Eb Ab Db Gb


This is the main bass riff:
    Am           C              Em              Em  
|---2-2-5-2--22-----------------------0--------------0-----|
|:---------------------2--------0-2-2---2--22--0-2-2---2-22|
|:---------------0-3-3---3--33-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


During the chorus, eighth notes are played:
   G                Am               G               F
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
|:---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Tabbed by Mark Linwood


Hints, Suggestions  (rlinwood@powerup.com.au)


U2 "New Year's Day" - BASS TAB
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steve palmer am560@freenet.carleton.ca

Tune down 1/2 step to: Eb Ab Db Gb


This is the main bass riff:
    Am         C          Em         Em  
|------------------------------------------------|
|:-----------------2-----------------------------|
|:--0-0-3-0----3-3---3---------------------------|
|-------------------------0-0-3-0----0-0-3-0-----|


During the chorus, eighth notes are played:
   G                Am               G                F
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|

(*during the piano part, eighth notes are played in the end as 
  follows: G F Am G F)


Also, during the solo, variations on the main riff are played, such as:
    Am         C          Em         Em  
|------------------------------------------------|
|:-----------------2----------5----------5-------|
|:--0-0-3-0----3-3---3----7-7---7----7-7---7-----|
|------------------------------------------------|


There are other slight variations I haven't figured out yet.                       





New Years Day bass
Tabbed by Max "Maki" Portnoj
max@netti.fi

Verse
   Am   C      Em    Em
G|---7--------------------|
D|-55-5----------7-----7--|
A|---------7---55-5--55-5-|
E|-------88-8-------------|
Repeat this trough the verses and solo

Chorus
   G   F   G   A
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-10--12--10--8-|
E|---------------|
Adam plays the 10:th fret on the A string about 16 times the he changes to
to the 12:th and plays it about 10-15 times the again to 10:th fret  
which he plays 16 times and then to the 8:th fret which he plays 10-15 times

Enjoy 


I had a look at the version of new year's day that you have posted.  I 
tried playing while the song was playing, and it doesn't seem right.  
I'll post some corrections to you with this message.  Tell me what you 
think.

regards

Tim Wrathall


These are my crappy corrections to New year's day tab that were originally posted
tell me what you really think.

Verse
   Am   C      Em    Em
G|---5--------------------|
D|-77-7----------7-----7--|
A|---------7---77-7--77-7-|
E|-------88-8-------------|
Repeat this trough the verses and solo

Chorus
   G   F   G   A
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-9--11---9---7-|
E|---------------|
Adam plays the 10:th fret on the A string about 16 times the he changes to
to the 12:th and plays it about 10-15 times the again to 10:th fret  
which he plays 16 times and then to the 8:th fret which he plays 10-15 times

Enjoy 

Tim 
(091684@bud.cc.swin.edu.au)


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