U2

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

V

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