U2

U2 - The Ocean guitar tab

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The Ocean

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Transcribed by Richard Averill.

E-mail me at nigelolympus@tinet.ie

Tune all strings down a semitone.

Use a very short echo and some reverb.

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

2|-----|-----12----------------------15--|---------14----------------------|

3|-----|---------------------------------|-----12--------------------------|

4|-----|---------------------------------|-------------14------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A

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

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

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

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

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

picture in grey, Dorian Gray. Just

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

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

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

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

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

me, by the sea. And I

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

felt like a star, I felt the world could go far, if they'd

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

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

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

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

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

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

listen to what I said. The sea.

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

2|-----12----------------------15--|---------13----------------------|

3|---------------------------------|-----12--------------------------|

4|---------------------------------|-------------14------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

3|---------------------------------|-----12--------------------------|

4|---------------------------------|-------------14------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

3|-----16--------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

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

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

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

Washes my feet.

1|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

Washes my feet, aaah.

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2|---------------------------------|-12----------------------14------|

3|------------------------------13-|-------------------------14------|

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

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

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

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

Splash the soles of my shoes.

Begin fade out...

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2|-12------10------9--h10------8---|---------------------10------9---|

3|-13------11------9--h11------9---|---------------------11------9---|

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

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

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

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

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

2|---------------------9-------7---|---------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

...Fade out

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2|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------||

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

The Ocean

HEY U2 FANS. I'VE GOT ANOTHER GOODIE FOR YOU. THE TAB TO "THE OCEAN" FROM

THE U2 BOY ALBUM. IT'S IN STANDARD TUNING AS FAR AS I KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I

GOT FROM IT LAST NIGHT. HERE GOES:

bass enters guitar enters Gb6

E--------------|---14--------13---11-|--------------------|---11---------

B--------------|--------11-----------|---14--------13-----|---11---------

G--------------|---------------------|--------11--------8-|---11---------

D--------------|---------------------|--------------------|---11---------

A--------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------

E--------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------

E-------------------------------------|--11---------------|--------------

B-------------------------------------|------11-----------|--------------

G-------------------------------------|---------11--------|--------------

D-------------------------------------|--------------11---|--------------

A-------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------

E-------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------

picture in grey, Dorian Grey just me by the sea and I felt

E-----------------------------------------------------|--11--------------

B-----------------------------------------------------|-------11---------

G-----------------------------------------------------|------------11----

D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------

like a star I thought the world could go far if they listened to what

E------------------|---14--------13---11-|-------------------------------

B------------------|--------11-----------|---14--------13----------------

G------------------|---------------------|--------11--------8------------

D-11---------------|---------------------|-------------------------------

A------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------

E------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------

I said...the Sea

Ebm

E---14---13---11---|---------------------|-------------13------|---11----

B------------------|---14--------13------|---14---11--------14-|---11----

G------------------|--------11--------8--|---------------------|---11----

D------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------

A------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------

E------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------

washes......my feet

H

E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

B---2-------6---2--|------------------------------8----11----------------

G-------3----------|-----------------------------------------------------

D------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

A------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

washes my feet ahhh... splashes the soul of my shoes

fade out---

E--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------

B---13---11---9---8/9------|--------------|---------------|--------------

G-----------------------11-|---12/13---12-|---12---8---10-|---13---15-12-

D--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------

A--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------

E--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------

THE H ABOVE THE LAST STANZA OF THE SONG MEANS TO HAMMER-ON. THE SLASHES

BETWEEN THE ENDING NOTES MEANS A LEGATTO SLIDE (YOU SOUND ONLY THE FIRST

NOTE WITH THE PICK). HEY DUDES. KNOCK YOURSELVES OUT.

THE GUITAR MAN

+ACI-The Ocean+ACI- by U2 from BOY

(Played with a flanger)

e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G- - - - - - 4- - - - - - - 4- - - - - - - 4- - - - - - - 4- - - -

B- - - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 0- -

E - -0 - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - - -

After this it's G Major played on the 3rd fret (barre chord). This is played

about 8 times, and then the other guitar enters.

Hope this helps

Thanks again for the great website

Steven Carton

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