U2 - A Day Without You guitar tab

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A Day Without Me

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Transcribed by Richard Averill.

E-mail me at nigelolympus@tinet.ie

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Notes

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Both guitars tune all strings down a semitone.

Guitar 1: Use a whole-note length echo, with flanging.

Guitar 2: Use a half-note length echo.

There is a triplet feel to the timing.

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BOSS ME-30 Settings for Guitar 1

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DELAY: Type:Normal Time:370ms Feedback:45 Effect Level:100.

MODULATION: Flanger Rate:45 Depth:40 Resonance:50.

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Intro (14 bars)

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Notes in brackets are echoes created by the delay effect.

Riff 1...

1|-------------------------------------|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------| etc...

2|-------------------------------------|-------8-------(8)------(8)------(8)-|

1 3|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|-------------------------------------|

4|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|-------------------------------------|

5|-8-------(8)------(8)------(8)-------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------8-----------------------------|

1 3|-8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-6-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------8-----------------------------|

1 3|-7-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5--|

4|-5-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5--|

5|-5-----------------------------------|----------------------------------3--|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

...End Riff 1

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------|

4|----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------|

5|----------------------------------3--|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

Switch off delay effect.

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------8-----------------|-13----------------15----------------|

1 3|-5-----------------5-----------------|-12----------------12----------------|

4|-5-----------------5-----------------|-10----------------12----------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

D

1|-17----------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|

2|-15----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|----------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|----------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

C

1|-15----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-13----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|----------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|

4|----------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

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Verse 1 (18 bars)

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With Guitar 2 notes in brackets are echoes created by the delay effect.

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

| |

| pm....................................................................... |

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2 3|-------------------------------------|-etc...------------------------------| |

4|----------7----(7)---(7)----7----(7)-|----------7-----------------7--------| |

5|-5----(5)---(5)----5----(5)---(5)----|-5-----------------5-----------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

|

1. Starting a land - slide |

2. Look from the out - side, to the |

3. I'm dream - ing, |

| x3

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

| pm....................................................................... |

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2 3|-------------------------------------|-etc...------------------------------| |

4|----------5----(5)---(5)----5----(5)-|----------5-----------------5--------| |

5|-3----(3)---(3)----3----(3)---(3)----|-3-----------------3-----------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

|

in my e - go. |

world I left be - hind. |

You're a - wake. /

Guitar 2 continues similarly during next four bars.

1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7-----------------x-----x--------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7-----------------x-----x--------x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

If I was sleeping,

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5-----x--x-----x--x-----------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-5-----x--x-----x--x-----------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

what's at stake?

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Chorus (6 bars)

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1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-1-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

| pm

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-3----(1)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-1----(3)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

A day without me.

Guitar 2 plays muted verse part during next four bars.

1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|

4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

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Verse 2 (8 bars)

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Guitar 2 plays same as Verse 1.

1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

Whatever the feel - ings,

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|

4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

I keep feel - ing,

1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

what of the feel - ing to

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

let be - hind?

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Solo (16 bars)

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Guitar 2 continue muted verse part.

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 3|-------------------7-----------------|-------------------7-----------------| |

4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

5|-7--7--7--5-----------------5--------|-7--7--7--5-----------------5--------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

| x2

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 3|-------------------9-----------------|-12-------9--------11-------7--------| |

4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

5|-9--9--9--7-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . /

1|-15----------------14----------------|-------------------12---------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------|

1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-7--------5--------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-5--------5-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-------------------------------------|-9--------7-----------------7--------|

4|-------------------------------------|-------------------9-----------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-15----------------14----------------|-------------------12/------17-------|

2|-------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------|

1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|----------------------------17-------|-18----------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

To

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Chorus (6 bars)

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pm

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-3----(1)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-1----(3)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

face a day without me.

Guitar 2 plays muted verse part during next four bars.

1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|

4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

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Bridge (4 bars)

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Guitar 2 is silent.

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

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Verse 3 (21 bars)

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First time guitar 2 is silent, second time play muted verse riff.

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

|

1. I star - ted a land - slide |

2. Look from the out - side, to the |

| x2

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |

|

in my e - go. |

world I left be - hind. In the /

1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

world I left be - hind, wipe their

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5--------------------------x-----x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|

4|-5--------------------------x-----x--|----------------12-------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

eyes and they let go. In the

1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|

4|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-------------------------------------|

5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

world I left be - hind, shed a

1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 3|-5--------------x--x-----x--x-----x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|

4|-5--------------x--x-----x--x-----x--|----------------12-------------------|

5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .

tear and let go.

Wait five bars.

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Ending

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Repeat Riff 1 until fade.

A DAY WITHOUT ME U2

album version

TUNE DOWN 1/2 STEP

(with echo)

--------|--10--10----|--------|--10--10----|--------|--10--10----|--------|

--------|-----8---8--|--------|----8----8--|---6----|-----8---8--|--------|

--------|¥----------¥|--------|¥----------¥|---7----|¥----------¥|--------|

---10---|¥----------¥|---8----|¥----------¥|---7----|¥----------¥|---5----|

----8---|------------|---6----|------------|---5----|------------|---3----|

--------|------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|--------|

--------|-------8-10--|--17------14--|--15----------|---------------------|

--------|-----8-------|----121012----|----10-810----|--3------------------|

--------|---5---------|--------------|-----------7--|¥-2------------------|

---5----|-------------|--------------|--------------|¥-0--ooo-o-ooo-o-----|

---3----|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|

--------|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|

start verse Æ

A Day Without Me....

----------------------|---------------------|----------14--|--------------|

----------------------|---------------------|--3-121012----|----10-810----|

---------------------¥|----3----------------|--2-----------|-----------7--|

----5----------------¥|----3----------------|--0-----------|--5-----------|

----3--333-3-333-3----|----1----------------|--------------|--3-----------|

----------------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|

|----------------|----------------|--------------|--1514--12--|--------------|

|----------------|----------------|--------------|------15----|-1210---------|

|¥¥---------7---¥|-----------9----|--12-9-11-7--¥|------------|-----11-9-----|

|¥¥-------------¥|----------------|-------------¥|------------|---------12-912

|--7-7-7--5---5--|--9-9-9--7---7--|--------------|------------|--------------|

|----------------|----------------|--------------|------------|--------------|

edge's to the point soloÆ

|--15-14--12/17-19-20--|----------

|-------15-------------|----------

|----------------------|----------

|----------------------|---3------

|----------------------|---1------

|----------------------|---------- fade out...

This isn't the entire song written out in complete order of playing --

however, it should contain all the parts of the song and the parts are

fairly recognizable so you'll know when to play them.

TRANSCRIPTI0N BY: STEVE FORD AND PETER SCHENK