"Until the End of the World" (Live, by U2)
PLAY THIS SONG WITH A CAPO ON THE 3RD FRET, TUNE DOWN THE GUITAR 1/2 STEP
Use delay, set to about 400 ms, and use some chorus, a compressor, and some
overdrive.
***NOTE: All chords are with respect to the CAPO on the 3RD FRET.
OPENING
For the opening, we hear that little distorted guitar over the loud speaker,
and the Edge rips in with his heavily muted riff. My suggestion for playing
it is muting the power E chord while letting the low E on your guitar ring,
and then sliding up to get Edge's riff:
*strum while muting*
e------------------------------------------------
b-(9)-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------
g-(9)-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------------- repeat this until
d-(9)-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------------- the main riff
a-(7)-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2/-12--------------
e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------
*NOTE: the '2/-12-' part is a slide from the 2nd fret to the 12th
MAIN RIFF: (same as album version)
e-----------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9--
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- Repeat this 4 times, then play
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- next part to lead into verse:
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--
e------------
b------------
g-7-7-5-5-4--
d-x-x-x-x-x-- (mute the "D" string)
a-5-5-3-3-2--
e------------
VERSE 1: Pick Bm, D, and Em chords apperegio
Bm D
Haven't seen you in quite a while
Em
I was down the hole just passing by (...and so on...)
TAP FOR FIRST VERSE ONLY: (repeat twice)
Bm D Em
e--------------------2-------------------3-----------5--3-5-3-
b---3-----------3-------3----------5--------5-----------------
g-4---4-----------2--------2----------4--------4--------------
d--------4----------------------------------------------------
PRE-CHORUS: (again, play twice, apperegio; tab is after words below)
D A
We ate the food, we drank the wine
Em G
Everybody havin' a good time
D A
Except you, you were talking about the end of the world
D A Em G
e-------0---------------0---------------3------3------2--------
b---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----5-----5------3------3---3--
g-----2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4------0------0----
d-0------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------0---------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------0-----------------------------
D A
e-------0---------------0---------
b---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2---
g-----2-----2---------2-----2-----
d-0-------------------------------
a----------------0----------------
e---------------------------------
NOW RETURN TO THE MAIN RIFF:
e-----------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9--
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- Repeat this 4 times, then play
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- next part to lead into verse:
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--
e------------
b------------
g-7-7-5-5-4--
d-x-x-x-x-x-- (mute the "D" string)
a-5-5-3-3-2--
e------------
VERSE 2: (new riff, repeat twice; NOTE '...' means continue w/ same tab)
Bm D Em
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------
g-4-4-...4-4-4-6-6/7-7-...7-9-9/11-11-11-9-9-9-7-9-9/11-11-11-9-9-7-9-
d-x-x-...x-x-x-x-x-x-x-...x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-
a-2-2-...2-2-2-4-4/5-5-...5-7-7/-9--9--9-7-7-7-5-7-7/-9--9--9-7-7-5-7-
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now return back to PRE-CHORUS riff:
D A Em G
e-------0---------------0---------------3------3------2--------
b---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----5-----5------3------3---3--
g-----2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4------0------0----
d-0------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------0---------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------0-----------------------------
D A
e-------0---------------0---------
b---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2---
g-----2-----2---------2-----2-----
d-0-------------------------------
a----------------0----------------
e---------------------------------
NOW RETURN TO THE MAIN RIFF:
e-----------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9--
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- Repeat this 4 times, then play
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- next part to lead into verse:
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--
e------------
b------------
g-7-7-5-5-4--
d-x-x-x-x-x-- (mute the "D" string)
a-5-5-3-3-2--
e------------
SOLO: as I said earlier, you are own your own with this one. I will tell
you that it is played all on the 'B' string.
POST-SOLO:
After the solo, play the MAIN RIFF and the riff from Verse 2 again:
e-----------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9--
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- Repeat this 4 times, then play
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- next part to lead into verse:
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--
e------------
b------------
g-7-7-5-5-4--
d-x-x-x-x-x-- (mute the "D" string)
a-5-5-3-3-2--
e------------
Play the next part twice:
Bm D Em
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------
g-4-4-...4-4-4-6-6/7-7-...7-9-9/11-11-11-9-9-9-7-9-9/11-11-11-9-9-7-9-
d-x-x-...x-x-x-x-x-x-x-...x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-
a-2-2-...2-2-2-4-4/5-5-...5-7-7/-9--9--9-7-7-7-5-7-7/-9--9--9-7-7-5-7-
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST VERSE:
After the Verse 2 riff above, play this little riff for the final verse:
e-------14-----------14---14-14---------------
b----15-----------15------------15----15------
g-14--------14-14------------------14--------- Repeat Twice
d---------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------
Now return to the PRE-CHORUS RIFF:
D A Em G
e-------0---------------0---------------3------3------2--------
b---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----5-----5------3------3---3--
g-----2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4------0------0----
d-0------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------0---------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------0-----------------------------
D A
e-------0---------------0---------
b---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2---
g-----2-----2---------2-----2-----
d-0-------------------------------
a----------------0----------------
e---------------------------------
NOW RETURN TO THE MAIN RIFF:
e-----------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9--
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- Repeat this 4 times, then play
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-- next part to lead into verse:
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--
e------------
b------------
g-7-7-5-5-4--
d-x-x-x-x-x-- (mute the "D" string)
a-5-5-3-3-2--
e------------
END SOLO (This I do have, it's not too hard).
For the ending solo, you need to keep the low, open E going (or sustained)
while playing the solo. It makes for a fuller sound. The solo is simply a
variation of the power Em chord. Here it is:
Em Em Em
e-------------------------------------------------------
b----------------8----------------8----------------8---- continue to
g------------7-9---9----------7-9---9----------7-9---9-- below ->
d--------7-9--------------7-9--------------7-9----------
a--7--7--------------7--7-------------7--7--------------
e--0--0--------------0--0-------------0--0--------------
e---------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10...
b-8-8-7-8-10-8-7-8-10-8-8-7-8-10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8...
g----------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9...
d----------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7...
a--------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
When Bono sings "La la la la...." and so on... play the following power chords:
E A D
e---------------------------------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9...-14-14-14-14-14-14-...7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9...-14-14-14-14-14-14-...7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9...-14-14-14-14-14-14-...7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7...-12-12-12-12-12-12-...5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0...--------------------------------------
Repeat the above riff sereral times, then return to the MAIN RIFF, repeat it
a few times, and end the song:
e-----------------------------------
b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9--
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9--
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9--
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--
Well, that's "Until the End of the World." Hope this helps any of you who
are confused out there. If you have questions or comments, please email me
at [email protected] or [email protected]
-matt
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