Tab Gitar U2 – Mothers of the disappeared (tabs) Versi 1

Notation: s - sixteenth note e - eighth note q - quarter note h - half note w - whole note . - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in standard notation) ^ - ties two note lengths together NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME! / - slide up - slide down h - hammer-on p - pull-off "Mothers of the Disappeared" as performed by U2, from The Joshua Tree Words by Bono, Music by U2 (Acoustic guitar - let ring) (Asus4) (A) A5 A e q q e e e s e^e. s s^q s s e Q e e Q e e e q q. e e h^e q e E--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------ B--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------ G--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------ D-11/12---12-12-11-9-|-97----7-7---7/97-|-----7-7---11-12-|-12/14-14---14-12-|-11---11---12----- A-(0)---0------------|-0------0-0---------|-(0)-----0-------|-(0)------0-------|-0--0----0-------- E--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------ q h. q. s s^h h E q. h^e q. q. q. q A5 A (Asus9) (Asus4) (A) e q q. e e q. q. e e e q q. e e e q q. e e s e.e q. q e q. h E------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------ B------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------ G------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------ D-12/14-14---14-12-|-11--11---11h12-|-119-9---9-11-|-11h12---12---11-9-|-97-7-7---7-|-(7)-7---7-- A-(0)------0-------|-(0)----0-------|--------0------|-(0)---0----0------|-(0)-----0---|-(0)---0---0 E------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------ h^e q. h^e q. (h^e) q. q q. q. h^e q. q Q q q. (F#m) (D) A5 you ... e e e e e e e e E q. q. e q q. q e e q. q. e q q. q e E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- G-----------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-|-(9)-9---9---9---|-(9)---9---9---9- D---4---4---------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- A---------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0-----|-(0)-0---0---0--- E-2---2-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- q. q. q e q. q q q. q. q e q. q q E5 (F#m) (D) A5 in .... e q e q. e q q. q e E q. q q e e q e e e e E q. q. e q h e e E---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|------------------- B---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|------------------- G-(9)-9-9-9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-|--------------|---------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---10-9---- D---------------|-----------------|---9---9---9-|---4-----------|-------------|------------------- A-0-----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---|--------------|-------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0--------- E---------------|-----------------|-0---0---0----|-2---2---------|-------------|------------------- q. q. q e q. q q q. q q. q. q. q e q. h | |(2nd guitar) | | h.. e q q Q. e h.. e q q Q. e E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------- B---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------- G---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------- D---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------- A---------|---------------|-------------|-12-12---12---------|---------------|-12-12----12--- E---------|---------------|----5----(5)/|----------------------|-----5-----(5)/|----------------- e q. q. e e e q e e s s e E q. q. e q q q e e E-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------- B-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------- G---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9/119-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9--------- D-7-----------|-----7---7----------|-------------|---------------11-12- A-0---0---0---|-(0)-----0----------|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0------- E-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------- | q. q. q h h q. q. q e q q q. | |(2nd guitar) | | h.. e q q Q. e h.. e q q Q. e E-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------- B-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------- G-------------|----14-------------|-------------|--------------------- D-------------|----14-------------|-------------|--------------------- A-------------|-12-12---------12-|-------------|-12-12-----12------ E-5-------(5)/|--------------------|-5-------(5)/|--------------------- (Asus9) (Asus4) (A) e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p75-|-7-7---7---11-12- A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0------- E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q. (Asus9) (Asus4) (A) heartbeats... e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p75-|-7-7---7---11-12- A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0------- E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q. (Asus9) (Asus4) (A) tears .. e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p75-|-7-7---7---11-12- A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0------- E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------- q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q. (Repeat next 4 bars 6 times) (Repeat the next two bars and fade out) E e e e e e e e e e q e e e e E-------------------|--------------------- B-------10-----10---|-10-------10--------- G-----9------9----9-|----9--------9-9----- D---7------7--------|------7----------7-- A-0-----------------|--------0------------ E-------------------|--------------------- | w q. h^e | |(2nd guitar) | | h.. e q q Q. e E-------------------|--------------------- B-------------------|--------------------- G-------------------|--------------------- D-------------------|--------------------- A-------------------|-12-12-----12------ E-5-------------(5)/|--------------------- The end. The book also gives this little fill, but for the life of me, I can't figure out where it is supposed to be played. The book never says. For completeness, however, I'm including it. q. q e s s e e q. q q E------------------|------------------------------------------- B------------------|------------------------------------------- G------------------|------------------------------------------- D-7----7-7-11h12-9-|-7-11---11---11---------------------------- A----0---0---------|-0----0----0------------------------------- E------------------|------------------------------------------- Q q. q. q. q q. There may be discrepancies in the rhythm. Not all of the note values add up in the book, and where I could, I tried to correct them to the best of my ability. In any case, this should do you fairly well in terms of thoroughness. It may look like a mess, but trust me: just about everything you could need to play this song is in there. Dynamics and tempo, maybe, but that you should be able to get from just a single listen to the song. -- Marc Hirsh ([email protected]) "Good, bad, I'm the one with the gun." --- snappy end-of-file sign-off reelin', rockin' quote from Army Of Darkness / ^ --- ugly red filthy rich source of all evil V