From: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:29:30 -0500
Subject: «New Year’s Day» by U2
«New Years Day»
U2 (WAR, 1983)
tune down 1/2 step…
Am C Em
All is quiet on New Year’s Day
Am C Em
A world in white, gets underway
Am C Em
And I want to be with you, be with you night and day
Am C Em Am
Nothing changes on New Year’s Day
Em
On New Year’s Day
Chorus:
G Am
I will be with you again
G F Am C Em
I will be with you again
Am C Em
Under a blood red sky
Am C Em
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Am C Em
Arms entwined, the chosen few
Am C Em G
Newspaper say, says, say it’s true, it’s true
Am
And we can break through
G F
Though torn in two, we can be one
G Am
I, I will begin again
G F Am C Em Am
I, I will begin again, yeah
Repeat Chorus and fade out
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Piano part tabbed out for guitar:
e—————10—12——8—10—7———
A———-10——————————
G—————————————— Repeat about 3 times
D——————————————
B—12————————————-
E——————————————
e—8-8-7—7—7—7-8-10—12-10-8—10-8—7-8-5—8-7——————
A——————————————————————
G——————————————————————
D——————————————————————
B——————————————————————
E——————————————————————
The solo:
e—19—15—17—12—15—10—12—7————
A——————————————
G——————————————Bar the bass strings and slide up
D————————————-1/13-as a transition between
B————————————-1/13-the two repeats, sounds
E————————————-1/13-cool.
Repeat once more.
Second part:
B——5-2-5-7-0-2———5-2—10-10-9/5-10-9-9/2-10-9-9-10-12-10
E—0-5—————0-2-5———————————————
OR
B——5-2-5-7-0-2———5-2—10-10-9—10-9—10-9-9-10-12-10
E—0-5—————0-2-5—————10——7—————-
Verses: (live versions)
These are played after the line is finished; listen to Under A Blood Red Sky
and pick it up.
All is quiet on New Year’s Day…
e—————————12-12——————
A———————————12—————
D————————————12————
G—————————————12———
B—————————————————
E—————————————————
A world in white gets underway…
e———————————12————
A——————————12—————
D—————————12——————
G————————12———————
B————————————————
E————————————————
etc.
(This is in the album version)
Nothing changes on New Year’s Day…
Dsus4 Esus4
e—————————————————
A———————————8-8-10-10———
D———————————7-7—9—9———
G———————————7-7—9—9———
B—————————————————
E—————————————————
On New Year’s Day…
Dsus4
e——————————
A————xxx—-8-8———
D————xxx—-7-7———
G————xxx—-7-7———
B——————————
E——————————
Chorus:
I… will be with you again….
Dsus4 Esus4
e—————————————
A——8—8—8—8—10-10-10-10———
D——-7—7—7—7—9—9—9—9——-
G—————————————
B—————————————
E—————————————
considering the chords sound like crap, i wouldn’t recommend using them…
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[email protected] BEFORE Feb. 15, 1996
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