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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[A]
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picture in grey, Dorian Gray. Just
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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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listen to what I said. The sea.
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Washes my feet.
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Washes my feet, aaah.
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Splash the soles of my shoes.
Begin fade out...
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...Fade out
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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
[B]
E------------------|----------------------------------------------------- B---2-------6---2--|------------------------------8----11---------------- G-------3----------|----------------------------------------------------- D------------------|----------------------------------------------------- A------------------|----------------------------------------------------- E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
washes my feet ahhh... splashes the soul of my shoes
fade out---
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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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