New Year's Day
U2
Like just about all of "War", this song is tuned down half a step to Eb.
Am C Em
All is quiet on New Year's Day
Am C Em
A world in white, gets underway
Am C Em
And I want to be with you, be with you night and day
Am C Em Am
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
Em
On New Year's Day
Chorus:
G Am
I will be with you again
G F Am C Em
I will be with you again
Am C Em
Under a blood red sky
Am C Em
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Am C Em
Arms entwined, the chosen few
Am C Em G
Newspaper say, says, say it's true, it's true
Am
And we can break through
G F
Though torn in two, we can be one
G Am
I, I will begin again
G F Am C Em Am
I, I will begin again, yeah
Repeat Chorus and fade out
...
Piano part tabbed out for guitar (makes a nice addition to the piano part)
e--------------10--12-----8--10--7--------
A----------10-----------------------------
G----------------------------------------- Repeat about 3 times
D-----------------------------------------
B--12-------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
e--8-8-7--7--7--7-8-10--12-10-8--10-8--7-8-5--8-7-----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
That's an easy way to do it, Edge throws some high (~15 on a guitar)
notes during live performances, which sound to me to be chaotic, but we
all know Edge...
The solo:
e--19--15--17--12--15--10--12--7-----------
A------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------Bar the bass strings and slide up
D-------------------------------------1/13-as a transition between
B-------------------------------------1/13-the two repeats, sounds
E-------------------------------------1/13-cool.
Repeat once more.
Second part:
B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9/5-10-9-9/2-10-9-9-10-12-10
E--0-5--------------0-2-5--------------------------------------------
or
B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9---10-9---10-9-9-10-12-10
E--0-5--------------0-2-5---------------10-----7----------------
I like the first method because it looks cooler when you play it.
Verses: (This is the way Edge does it live, it's not on the album/single
versions)
These are played <usually> after the line is finished; listen to UABRS
and pick it up.
All is quiet on New Year's Day...
e---------------------------12-12------------------
A---------------------------------12---------------
D------------------------------------12------------
G---------------------------------------12---------
B--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
A world in white gets underway...
e---------------------------------12------------
A------------------------------12---------------
D---------------------------12------------------
G------------------------12---------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
Blah... blah... blah...
(This is in the album)
Nothing changes on New Year's Day...
Dsus4 Esus4
e--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------8-8-10-10--------
D--------------------------------7-7--9--9--------
G--------------------------------7-7--9--9--------
B--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
On New Year's Day...
Dsus4
e-----------------------------
A-----------xxx----8-8--------
D-----------xxx----7-7--------
G-----------xxx----7-7--------
B-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
Chorus:
I... will be with you again....
Dsus4 Esus4
e---------------------------------------
A-----8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10--------
D-------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9-------
G---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------