U2
"Bad"
OPENING RIFF
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The opening riff is played throughout most of the song - during the
verse mostly. The key to playing it is muting the strings while letting
the high notes ring. In the tab below, the parentheses - ( ) -
surrounding the notes indicates that you mute those strings (i.e., keep
your fingers on the frets indicated but do not push strings down onto
fret board). Also note that when you play the "ringing notes" (i.e., as
indicated below, the 12th fret on the high E and the 10th fret on the B
string, only play them once, and let the delay pedal play the second
note that you hear.... I say that because I had a bad habit of striking
those strings twice).
e-----------------------------12-------------------------------12---
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------
d--(12)--(12)-(12)-(11)-(11)-------(12)--(12)-(12)-(11)-(11)--------
a--(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)--------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------10------------------------10-----10---------
g-(9)--(9)-(9)-(7)-(7)------(9)--(9)-(9)-(7)--7-------7------7------
d-(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)------(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
That's opening riff, repeat it over and over.
BRIDGE RIFF
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The bridge riff is pretty basic; it is like playing A and Asus4 chords
apperegio. Anyway, this part of the tab enters the song usually when
Bono begins to sing "Woo hoo, woo hoo, woooo hoooo.... Let it go..."
It also is played when Bono sings "Colors clash, collide in bloodshot
eyes...If I could you know I would..."
e---0---0---0---0---0----------------------0-------------------
b-2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3-------3---3------------
g-----------------------2---2---2---2---2-------2--------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
SOLO
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The solo is pretty basic as well. Edge many times will improvise on
this part, so I am not too technical with the tab, but the main riff is
here:
e----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----
b-14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-
g----------------------------------------------------------------
e----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----
b-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-
g----------------------------------------------------------------
Well, that's the tab to the song. Only 3 riffs. I highly suggest
listenting to the song and play along with it to get your timing down.
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