U2 - Mothers Of The Disappeared (tabs) guitar tab
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)
A5 A A5 A (Asus9)
e e e q q. e e q. q. q. e e e q q. e e h Q e e e q q. e e
E---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------
B---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------
G---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------
D---11-12-|-12/14-14-14-12-|-11--11---11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11----11/12-|-119-9----9-11---
A-0-------|-0--------------|-(0)----0-------|-(0)---0----0-------|-(0)-0-------|-(0)-----0--------
E---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------
q. w h^e q. q q. q. h^e q. h^e q.
(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.
A5 E5
Midnight...
E q q. q e q e e e s s e e q. q. e q q. e q E q. q q
E------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------
B------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------
G---9-9---9--|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9/119-|-(9)-9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9------------|--------------
D------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|---9---9---9-
A-0-----0----|--0----0------------|--0----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0------------|--------------
E------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|-0---0---0----
h^e q. q. h^e q. q. q e q. 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
D A5 D D5
..whoo whoo
E q. q e e e e q. q e E q. q e e e e h e e q. q. q e q q. e e
E------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|--------------------
B---7--7---7-|-(7)---7---10---7-|---------------|--------------|-7---7---7-|-(7)-10---10---10-7-
G--------7---|-(7)-7------------|---9--9---9/11|9-9-9---10-9-|-----------|--------------------
D-0----------|-0-------0----0---|---------------|--------------|---0-0-0---|-(0)----0----0------
A------------|------------------|-0------0------|---0---0------|-----------|--------------------
E------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|--------------------
w h q q h^e q. E h q. E q q q. q q. q.
A5
E h q. q. e q q E q q. q e q q. s s e e q e q e e e e q e e s s e
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------------
B---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------------
G---9-9---|-(9)---9-9---9-|---9---9---9-|-(9)-9---9-----9/119-|-(9)-9-9-9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9/119
D---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------7---|-----7---7---------
A-0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0---|-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0-0--------|-0-----0-------|-0-------0---------
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------------
| h. q q q. q. q q. q. q q e q. q. h^e h 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)/|---------------------
A A5 A
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------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 q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(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.
A5 A A5 A
Night ...
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------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 q. q. q q. q. q q. q. 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.
A5 A A5 A
In ..
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------
D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------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 q. q. q q. q. q q. q. 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)
D D5 A5
Whoo Whoo
e q q. q e q q. e e E q q e e e e e e e q e e
E---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------
B-7-7-7-----7---|--7--10---10---10-7-|----------------|---------------10-9-
G---------------|--------------------|---9---9-9-9/11|9---9-9-9-9--------
D-0-----0-0---0-|-(0)----0----0------|----------------|--------------------
A---------------|--------------------|-0---0---0------|-(0)-0-------0------
E---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------
h e q e q q. q. q q. q. e h q.
(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 (marc@owlnet.rice.edu)
"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
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