Transcribed by Richard Zangoli.([email protected]) 
        This is a transcription of the live version of this song from the 
Under a Blood Red Sky CD. It may not be 100% but I think it's there or there 
abouts. Tune down 1/2 a step. 
 
Intro (open string is optional)- 
  Palm mute...........................     harmonics.... 
E-------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------12---12------- 
G-------------------------------------------12---12---12------- 
D-------------------------------------------12----------------- 
A--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5-------------------------- 
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------- 
 
This is the main riff- 
 
E---------------------------------7------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G-9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9----9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9---- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------7-- x2 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
I will call the next bit RIFF 1 (*=harmonics)- 
 
E---------------------12--0--15--14-------------------------------------- 
B0--12(*)----0--10---------------------12------0--12(*)-------------12--- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------9------- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------9---------- 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
E------------12----------------- 
B-------10---------------------- 
G---9--------------------9s/7--- 
D------------------------------- 
A------------------------------- 
E------------------------------- 
 
I will call the next riff (where Bono sings "hear the children crying..") 
RIFF 2- 
 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B---------12---------10----------12-------------12--10------------------- 
G----9----------9-----------9------------9-----------------9------------- 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
E-----------------------------------------14----------------15--14------- 
B-----------17-------------15-----------------------------------------17- 
G----14------------14-------------14---------------14-------------------- 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Edge varies the above riff but it will give you the basic idea. Here is a 
slight variation which I actually prefer- 
 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B----12-------10---------12------------------------------17--------15---- 
G9--------9---------9----------9--12--11--9----------14-------14-------14 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
E----14--------------15--14----------- 
B------------------------------15----- 
G--------------14--------------------- 
D------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------------- 
E------------------------------------- 
 
The last time Edge plays the riff he finishes with the high note on the 15th 
fret. He then  
goes back to the main riff and then plays RIFF 1 with a slight slight 
variation right at the  
end- 
 
E--------15-----------17--14--- 
B-------------15--------------- 
G------------------------------ 
 
Then RIFF 2 is played and during the Chorus Edge plays some harmonics- 
 
E---------------12-------------------7--------------------5--- 
B----------12-----------------7---------------------5--------- 
G-----12----------------7--------------------5---------------- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------  x 2 
A------------------------------------------------------------- 
E------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
It then goes back to the main riff, then Riff 2, then the above Chorus 
harmonics, then the  
main riff again and then this- 
 
RIFF 3- 
 
E----------------------0-----------------------------0------0------0--- 
B------------------------0------------------------------0-----0------0- 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D5--7--5--4--0--2---------------5--7--5--4--0--2----------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Now for the solo. It is quite hard to tab so ad lib and play around with it 
a bit but you can  
use this as a guide- 
 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10------------10--------10------10------ 
G14--14--14--12--12--11--12--11----9-------12--------11-------12----11 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
E-----------------------17--17--17--17----------17--17--17--17--15--15-15- 
B10--10--10--10--10-----20--20--20--20--19--19--19--19--19--19--17--17-17- 
G12--12--11--12--12------------------------------------------------------- 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
E15---14-------12-------12-----17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17- 
B17---15---12-------12---------20--20--19--20--19--19--20--19--20--19--20--19- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
E--17--17--17--17--17s/--15--15--14--14--12--12--7--7--5--5--5s/7--7------ 
B--20--20--19--19--19s/--17--17--15--15--12--12--8--8--5--5--5s/8--8------ 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Now for the harmonics. Again use this as a guide- 
 
E-------12------------------------------------------------------------ 
B------------12------------------------------------------7------------ 
G-----------------12------------------------7------------------7------ 
D----------------------12------------7------------7-------------------- 
A--------------------------------7------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
I'm pretty sure about the next bit- 
 
E---------12---------------12--------------------12-----------------7------- 
B7------------------------------7-------7-----------------------------7----- 
G----7------------------------------7------7------------------7----------7-- 
D-------------7-----7---------------------------------7--7------------------ 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Then RIFF 3 is played. For the second solo ad lib using the structures from 
the first one.  
The song ends on this- 
 
E----------------------------- 
B------------------------------ 
G-----------------------------   and I think the final chord is Em. 
D----7--7--5--4--4h5--5------- 
A----------------------------- 
E----------------------------- 
 
 
Richard Zangoli.