A Day Without Me U2
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A Day Without Me
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Transcribed by Richard Averill.
E-mail me at nigelolympus@tinet.ie
[-----]Notes
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Both guitars tune all strings down a semitone.
Guitar 1: Use a whole-note length echo, with flanging.
Guitar 2: Use a half-note length echo.
There is a triplet feel to the timing.
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BOSS ME-30 Settings for Guitar 1
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DELAY: Type:Normal \ Time:370ms \ Feedback:45 \ Effect Level:100.
MODULATION: Flanger \ Rate:45 \ Depth:40 \ Resonance:50.
[-----]Intro (14 bars)
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Notes in brackets are echoes created by the delay effect.
Riff 1...
1|-------------------------------------|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------| etc... 2|-------------------------------------|-------8-------(8)------(8)------(8)-| 1 3|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|-------------------------------------| 4|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|-------------------------------------| 5|-8-------(8)------(8)------(8)-------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------8-----------------------------| 1 3|-8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-6-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------8-----------------------------| 1 3|-7-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5--| 4|-5-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5--| 5|-5-----------------------------------|----------------------------------3--| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
...End Riff 1
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------| 4|----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------| 5|----------------------------------3--|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
Switch off delay effect.
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------8-----------------|-13----------------15----------------| 1 3|-5-----------------5-----------------|-12----------------12----------------| 4|-5-----------------5-----------------|-10----------------12----------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
[D]
1|-17----------------------------------|----------------14-------------------| 2|-15----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|----------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|----------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
[C]
1|-15----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-13----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|----------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------| 4|----------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Verse 1 (18 bars)
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With Guitar 2 notes in brackets are echoes created by the delay effect.
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| \ 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
| |
| pm....................................................................... |
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2 3|-------------------------------------|-etc...------------------------------| | 4|----------7----(7)---(7)----7----(7)-|----------7-----------------7--------| | 5|-5----(5)---(5)----5----(5)---(5)----|-5-----------------5-----------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
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1. Starting a land - slide |
2. Look from the out - side, to the |
3. I'm dream - ing, |
| x3
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
| pm....................................................................... |
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2 3|-------------------------------------|-etc...------------------------------| | 4|----------5----(5)---(5)----5----(5)-|----------5-----------------5--------| | 5|-3----(3)---(3)----3----(3)---(3)----|-3-----------------3-----------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
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in my e - go. |
world I left be - hind. |
You're a - wake. /
Guitar 2 continues similarly during next four bars.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7-----------------x-----x--------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7-----------------x-----x--------x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
If I was sleeping,
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5-----x--x-----x--x-----------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-5-----x--x-----x--x-----------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
what's at stake?
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Chorus (6 bars)
------ 1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-1-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
| pm
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-3----(1)----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-1----(3)----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
A day without me.
Guitar 2 plays muted verse part during next four bars.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------| 4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Verse 2 (8 bars)
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Guitar 2 plays same as Verse 1.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
Whatever the feel - ings,
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------| 4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
I keep feel - ing,
1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
what of the feel - ing to
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
let be - hind?
[----]Solo (16 bars)
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Guitar 2 continue muted verse part.
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| \ 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 3|-------------------7-----------------|-------------------7-----------------| | 4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 5|-7--7--7--5-----------------5--------|-7--7--7--5-----------------5--------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
| x2
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 3|-------------------9-----------------|-12-------9--------11-------7--------| | 4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 5|-9--9--9--7-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . /
1|-15----------------14----------------|-------------------12\---------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------| 1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-7--------5--------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-5--------5-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-------------------------------------|-9--------7-----------------7--------| 4|-------------------------------------|-------------------9-----------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-15----------------14----------------|-------------------12/------17-------| 2|-------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------| 1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|----------------------------17-------|-18----------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
To
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Chorus (6 bars)
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pm
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-3----(1)----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-1----(3)----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
face a day without me.
Guitar 2 plays muted verse part during next four bars.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------| 4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Bridge (4 bars)
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Guitar 2 is silent.
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Verse 3 (21 bars)
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First time guitar 2 is silent, second time play muted verse riff.
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| \ 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
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1. I star - ted a land - slide |
2. Look from the out - side, to the |
| x2
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . |
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in my e - go. |
world I left be - hind. In the /
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
world I left be - hind, wipe their
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5--------------------------x-----x--|-14----12-14-------------------------| 4|-5--------------------------x-----x--|----------------12-------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
eyes and they let go. In the
1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-16----14-16-------------------------| 4|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-------------------------------------| 5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
world I left be - hind, shed a
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3|-5--------------x--x-----x--x-----x--|-14----12-14-------------------------| 4|-5--------------x--x-----x--x-----x--|----------------12-------------------| 5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
tear and let go.
Wait five bars.
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Ending
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Repeat Riff 1 until fade.
A DAY WITHOUT ME U2
album version
TUNE DOWN 1/2 STEP
(with echo)
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start verse Æ
A Day Without Me....
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edge's to the point soloÆ
|--15-14--12/17-19-20--|---------- |-------15-------------|---------- |----------------------|---------- |----------------------|---3------ |----------------------|---1------ |----------------------|---------- fade out...
This isn't the entire song written out in complete order of playing --
however, it should contain all the parts of the song and the parts are
fairly recognizable so you'll know when to play them.
TRANSCRIPTI0N BY: STEVE FORD AND PETER SCHENK
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