Song: City Of Blinding Lights
Artist: U2
Album: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Tabbed by: Jase Warner ([email protected])
Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G) Down Half A Step
Intro (when paino begins, play softly and gradually increase loudness):
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
then listen out for this part (drums will begin to fade in):
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(drums get into full swing)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
First Verse:
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
Pre-Chorus
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus:
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Break:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Second Verse:
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
Pre-Chorus:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus:
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Break:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Interlude:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*-2--2---0--2~-----------|--2--2---0--2~-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------*|
A|--2--2---0--2~-----------|--2--2---0--2~--------5-*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus:
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5*|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Break:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|-------------------------|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|*------------------------|------------------------*|
A|*17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17*|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Outro:
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|*------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|--------*|
A|*12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|*----14------14------14----14-----|-----14------14------14----14-----|
A|*12-----12------12------12------12|-12-----12------12------12-----12-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|*----14------14------14----14-----|-----14------14------14----14-----|
A|*12-----12------12------12------12|-12-----12------12------12-----12~|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
That's it. like I said, real *** good song! Any comments welcome as usual.
City Of Blinding Lights (Bass)
Intro Prt. 1: (bass enters at 0:22)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Play that 3 times and on the fourth time when the drums come in, play this:)
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Intro Prt. 2: 0:50
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E---------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-19-19-19-19-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
(Play this whole riff twice)
Verse: 1:18
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-|
E---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------| (Play this riff 4 times)
D---------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
E---------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus: 1:45
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Play this riff twice)
Chorus: 2:00
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Play this riff 3 times and on the fourth, play this:)
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E---------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-19-19-19-19-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
E-------------------------------------------------|
(Verse X5) 2:34
(Pre-Chorus) 3:08
(Chorus) 3:22
Interlude: 3:55
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2--0--2--------2--0--2--------2--0--2--------2--0--2--------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus, play first part 5 times) 4:10
Last Verse: 4:59
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-|
E---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------| (Play this riff 2 times)
D---------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
E---------------------------------|
Outro: 5:12
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Play thsi riff 2 times)
Song Ends.
City Of Blinding Lights
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