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The Ocean  U2

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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.
 
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[+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
[A] 
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
picture in grey, Dorian Gray. Just
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
me, by the sea. And I
 
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felt like a star, I felt the world could go far, if they'd
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
listen to what I said. The sea.
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
Washes my feet.
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
Washes my feet, aaah.
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
Splash the soles of my shoes.
Begin fade out...
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
 
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[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] 
...Fade out
 
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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---|--------------
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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
[B]  
 
 E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
 B---2-------6---2--|------------------------------8----11----------------
 G-------3----------|-----------------------------------------------------
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 E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

washes my feet ahhh... splashes the soul of my shoes
fade out---
 
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 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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