Last Night On Earth

LAST NIGHT ON EARTH (LIVE) -------------------------- U2 Tabbed by jules. Here's a song that really kicks arse live. It's certainly one of the best songs on the Mexico vid in my opinion and the mix into Until the End of the World is perfection. Tune down your Gold Top Les Paul half a step... Here's the main riff, as I see the Edge playing it. Main Riff E-------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------0---0-0---------------- D---------------------------0---0-0---------------- A---2-----2-----2------0----9---9-9---------------- E---0--0--3bp0--3bp0------------------------------- Keep playing the main riff until "The more you take, the less you feel bit...": E------3-----3--------------5-----5---------------- B------3-----3--------------5-----5---------------- G------4-----4--------------6-----6---------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--3------3--------------5-----5------------------- G bar chord... A bar chord... Here's the chords for the chorus: G D A Bm You got to give it away.... G D Em Bm You got to give it away.... G D A Bm You got to give it away.... Finish by playing an A then play this: E-------------------------------------------------- B-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12/14------------ G--9------9------9------9------9------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- It's then back to main Riff etc. Here's the bridge i.e. "It's not the last night on earth.." To get the right sound it's important to play the notes at the right volume for this bit. E-----9----9-----9----------5---------------------- B-------9----9----9-----------5-------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--9-------------------9\5-----------0------------- At the end of the bridge play this harmonic a few times: E-------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--<12>-<12>-<12>-\-------------------------------- slide into Main Riff While the Edge is playing the Main Riff you hear Bono playing this on his guitar: E---0--------------0---------0--------------------- B-------------3---------3-------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- Here's the outro (when Bono starts walking towards the audience)... E------0-----------------------0------------------- B------0-----------------------0------------------- G--1--------4----4/6----6\4----1------------------- D--2--------5----5/7----7\5----2------------------- A--2--------5----5/7----7\5----2------------------- E--0--------3----3/5----5\3----0------------------- After playing this a few times go for the end 'solo' (the bit where Bono goes into the audience)... quick releases here slow release here E-------------------------------------------------- B--12--14b(15)r-b(15)r-------12--14b(15)r---------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- The solo then changes to this: E------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-------------- B---12-----12-----12-----12-----12----------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- This is right at the end: E------15p12-----15p12-----15---0------------------ B---12--------12--------12------0------------------ G-------------------------------1------------------ D-------------------------------2------------------ A-------------------------------2------------------ E-------------------------------0------------------ Edge then chucks a capo on the 3rd fret and starts playing the mind-blowing intro for 'until the end of the world'... E-------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-<4>-<4>--<5>-<5>--<7>-<7>---2/slide up----------- Remember this relative to the capo so it's really the 7th 8th and 10th fret harmonics that are being played (if you get my meaning.... Anyway thats about it, keep jamming y'all jules. [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- U2 'LAST NIGHT ON EARTH'Live By Jesper A [email protected] Feel free to mail comments suggestions or just interesting things about Edge and his guitarplay tune 1/2 step down Most of this is from Pop songbook.The other stuff is from a bootleg cd i got. recorded on Popmart in Sweden. Bass enters make a persucive sound by muting an Em on your guitar main riff e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| verse:1 she feels the ground is giving way e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| but she thinks we're better off that way e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| 'the more you take the less you feel e------3-----------3--|------3--------------| b------3-----------3--|------3--------------| g------4-----------4--|------4--------------| d------5-----------5--|------5--------------| a---------------------|---------------5/7---| E-3-----------3-------|-3-----------3-3/5---| the less you know the more you believe e------5-----------5--|------5----------5-5-| b------5-----------5--|------5----------5-5-| g------6-----------6--|------6----------6-6-| d------7-----------7--|------7----------7-7-| a---------------------|---------------------| E-5-------5---5-------|5--5-----5---5-------| the more you have the more it takes today' you got to give it away e------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------3-3| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------3-3| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------0-0| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0--------------------0-0| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9----------x--| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|----------------------3--| chorus: you got to give it away you got to give it away give it away e-3-------2--------2-2----|---------------------3-3-|-3--------2---2--0--0--| b-3-------3--------3-3-2-2|2---------3------3-3-3-3-|-3--------3---3--0--0--| g-0---0---2--------2-2-2-2|2---------4------4-4-0-0-|-0----0---2---2--0--0--| d-0---0---0--------0-0-2-2|2-2---2---4------4-4-0---|-0----0---0---0-----2--| a-x---x-------------------|0-0---0---2------2-2-x---|-x----x-------------2--| E-3---3-------------------|---------------------3---|-3----3-------------0--| you got to give it away you got to give it away well she e---------3-------3---3--|3---------2-------------|-------------------------| b---------3-------3---3--|3---------3-------------|-------3-------3---3-----| g---------0-------0---0--|0---------2-------------|-2-----4-------4---4-----| d---------0-------0---0--|0---------0---------2---|-2---2-4-------4---4---0-| a--2--2---x-------x---x--|x-------------------0---|-0---0-2-------2---2---0-| E--0--0---3-------3---3--|3-----------------------|-------------------------| don't care what it's worth she's living like it's the e------------------------|----------5-------------|----------------------| b------------------------|----------5-------------|--------------3-------| g--2---2--2------0----0--|----------2---2--4--4---|-4---2---0----0-------| d--2---2--2------0----0--|----------2---2--4--4---|-4---2---0----0-------| a--0---0--0------x----x--|------------------------|---------x----x-------| E----------------3----3--|------------------------|---------3----3----3--| last night on earth last night on earth e------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| b------------------------|12--12-12-12--12-12-----12--12-12-12--12-12----| g--2-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------------------------------------| d--2-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------------------------------------| a------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| last night on earth e-----------------------------------------------| b12--12-12-12--12-12-----12--12-12-12--12-12/15-| g-----------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------|repeat this 2 times a-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| she´s not waiting on a saviour to come e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| she´s at the busstop with the news of the world and the sun sun here it comes e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| she´s not waiting for anyone you got to give it away e------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------3-3| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------3-3| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------0-0| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0--------------------0-0| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9----------x--| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|----------------------3--| chorus: you got to give it away you got to give it away give it away e-3-------2--------2-2----|---------------------3-3-|-3--------2---2--0--0--| b-3-------3--------3-3-2-2|2---------3------3-3-3-3-|-3--------3---3--0--0--| g-0---0---2--------2-2-2-2|2---------4------4-4-0-0-|-0----0---2---2--0--0--| d-0---0---0--------0-0-2-2|2-2---2---4------4-4-0---|-0----0---0---0-----2--| a-x---x-------------------|0-0---0---2------2-2-x---|-x----x-------------2--| E-3---3-------------------|---------------------3---|-3----3-------------0--| you got to give it away you got to give it away well she e---------3-------3---3--|3---------2-------------|-------------------------| b---------3-------3---3--|3---------3-------------|-------3-------3---3-----| g---------0-------0---0--|0---------2-------------|-2-----4-------4---4-----| d---------0-------0---0--|0---------0---------2---|-2---2-4-------4---4---0-| a--2--2---x-------x---x--|x-------------------0---|-0---0-2-------2---2---0-| E--0--0---3-------3---3--|3-----------------------|-------------------------| don't care what it's worth she's living like it's the e------------------------|----------5-------------|----------------------| b------------------------|----------5-------------|--------------3-------| g--2---2--2------0----0--|----------2---2--4--4---|-4---2---0----0-------| d--2---2--2------0----0--|----------2---2--4--4---|-4---2---0----0-------| a--0---0--0------x----x--|------------------------|---------x----x-------| E----------------3----3--|------------------------|---------3----3----3--| last night on earth last night on earth e------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| b------------------------|12--12-12-12--12-12-----12--12-12-12--12-12----| g--2-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------------------------------------|2 times d--2-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------------------------------------| a------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| last night on earth bridge: e-----------------------------------------------|------------------------| b12--12-12-12--12-12-----12--12-12-12--12-12/15-|------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------|------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------|------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------|------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|--0--------------------- slipping away slip slide...the world turns and we get dizzy slipping away F#m A E e----9-----9----|-9----9-------|--------5-----------|--------0---------| b------9-----9--|---9----9---9-|----5-----5---------|----0-----0-------| g--------9-----9|-----9----9---|------6-----6-------|------2-----2-----| x8 d---------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------| a---------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------| E-9-------------|--------------|-5------------------|-0----------------| e---------------| b---------------| g---------------| d---------------| a-2------2------| E-0------0------| verse:3 she´living living next week now e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| you know she´s going to pay it back some how e------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| b------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| g------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| d----------------0-|-0---------------|----------------0-|-0---------------| a-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----|-2--------------0-|-0---9--9--9-----| E-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------|-0--3p0--3p0------|-----------------| she hasn´t been to bed in a week she´ll be e------3-----------3--|------3--------------| b------3-----------3--|------3--------------| g------4-----------4--|------4--------------| d------5-----------5--|------5--------------| a---------------------|---------------5/7---| E-3-----------3-------|-3-----------3-3/5---| dead soon then she ´ll sleep e------5-----------5--|------5----------5-5-| b------5-----------5--|------5----------5-5-| g------6-----------6--|------6----------6-6-| d------7-----------7--|------7----------7-7-| a---------------------|---------------------| E-5-------5---5-------|5--5-----5---5-------| chorus: you got to give it away you got to give it away give it away e-3-------2--------2-2----|---------------------3-3-|-3--------2---2--0--0--| b-3-------3--------3-3-2-2|2---------3------3-3-3-3-|-3--------3---3--0--0--| g-0---0---2--------2-2-2-2|2---------4------4-4-0-0-|-0----0---2---2--0--0--| d-0---0---0--------0-0-2-2|2-2---2---4------4-4-0---|-0----0---0---0-----2--| a-x---x-------------------|0-0---0---2------2-2-x---|-x----x-------------2--| E-3---3-------------------|---------------------3---|-3----3-------------0--| you got to give it away you got to give it away well she e---------3-------3---3--|3---------2-------------|-------------------------| b---------3-------3---3--|3---------3-------------|-------3-------3---3-----| g---------0-------0---0--|0---------2-------------|-2-----4-------4---4-----| d---------0-------0---0--|0---------0---------2---|-2---2-4-------4---4---0-| a--2--2---x-------x---x--|x-------------------0---|-0---0-2-------2---2---0-| E--0--0---3-------3---3--|3-----------------------|-------------------------| don't care what it's worth she's living like it's the e------------------------|----------5-------------|----------------------| b------------------------|----------5-------------|--------------3-------| g--2---2--2------0----0--|----------2---2--4--4---|-4---2---0----0-------| d--2---2--2------0----0--|----------2---2--4--4---|-4---2---0----0-------| a--0---0--0------x----x--|------------------------|---------x----x-------| E----------------3----3--|------------------------|---------3----3----3--| last night on earth last night on earth e------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| b------------------------|12--12-12-12--12-12-----12--12-12-12--12-12----| g--2-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------------------------------------| d--2-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------------------------------------| a------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| last night on earth e-----------------------------------------------| b12--12-12-12--12-12-----12--12-12-12--12-12/15-| g-----------------------------------------------|repeat 4 times d-----------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| e-0---------0---------|-------------------|Here Bono continue on this b-0---------0-------5-|--3---2----3---2---|riff untill the end of the song. g-0---------0-------2-|--0---5----0---5---|If you only got one guitar. play d-2---------2-------2-|--0---5----0---5---|this 5 times and then go to a-2--------------2----|-------------------|endingjam. Edge varies that a E-0--------------0----|-------------------|little listen to the song. Remember this is from Sweden concert Maybe he does something different in other concerts hold e------------------------|--------------------------| b-12---14---14b----------|12-14--14b-14b-14b-14b-12-| g------------------------|--------------------------| d------------------------|--------------------------|repeat 8 times and then a------------------------|--------------------------| E------------------------|--------------------------| e----12----14-12-14-12---| b-12---12----------------| g------------------------|repeat 8 times and then just finnish on slashing Em d------------------------|and thats it a------------------------| E------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Night On Earth Music by U2 Lyrics by Bono And The Edge Transcribed by Brandon Leniart This song is tuned down 1/2 step and changes keys from E minor to E. Much respect to fellow U2 transcriber Steve Palmer, who I think was the first to have this song on a website. intro: 1---------------------------------- 2---------------------------------- 3---------------------------------- 4---2--2--2------------------------ 5---2--2--2------------------------ 6---0--0--0---0---0--3b4p0--3b4p0-- 1-------------------- 2---3---------------- 3---2---------------- 4---0---4--4--4------ 5------------------2- 6------------------0- verse: 1------------------------------------- 2------------------------3------------ 3------------------------2------------ 4------------------------0---4--4--4-- 5------------------------------------- 6---0--0--3b4p0--3b4p0---------------- She feels the ground is giving way But she thinks we're better off that way use these chords for the prechorus: G 1---3- 2---3- 3---4- 4---5- 5----- 6----- A 1---5- 2---5- 3---6- 4---7- 5----- 6----- G The more you take the less you feel A The less you know the more you believe The more you have the more it takes today G D A5 Bm You got to give it away G D E Bm You got to give it away G D A5 Bm You got to give it away A5 She doesn't care what it's worth Em She's living like it's the last night on earth riff during 2nd & 3rd verses: 1---0------------0------5-----0-------- 2---------3-------------------------3-- 3-------------------------------------- 4-------------------------------------- 5-------------------------------------- 6-------------------------------------- She's not wating on a saviour to come She's at a bus-stop with the news of the world And the sun, here it comes She's not waiting for anyone last bar before chorus: 1---3----3----3-----2-- 2---3----3------------- 3---------------------- 4---------------------- 5---------------------- 6---------------------- G D A5 Bm You got to give it away G D E Bm You got to give it away G D A5 Bm You got to give it away A5 She knows just what it's worth Em She's living like it's the last night on earth 1---7--9--10-- 2------------- 3------------- 4------------- 5------------- 6------------- palm mute: 1----------------------------- 2----------------------------- 3----------------------------- 4----------------------------- 5----------------------------- 6---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--<12>- bridge chords: C#m A E bridge notes: 1--------------------------- 2--------------------------- 3--------------------------- 4--------------------------- 5--------------------------- 6---12---12\9---9\5---5/12-- Slipping away, slip slide The world turns and we get dizzy Slipping away She's living next week now You know she's going t opay it back somehow G She hasn't been to bed in a week A She'll be dead soon, then she'll sleep G D A5 Bm You got to give it away G D E Bm You got to give it away G D A5 Bm You got to give it away A5 She already knows it hurts Em She's living like it's the last night on earth Last night on earth Last night on earth 1---7--9--10-- 2------------- 3------------- 4------------- 5------------- 6------------- palm mute: 1--------------------------- 2--------------------------- 3--------------------------- 4--------------------------- 5--------------------------- 6---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- Em A Em --Brandon Leniart LAST NIGHT ON EARTH U2 This song sounds a lot better with a Fuzz effect. I use a Boss FZ-3 which also sounds great on Discoteque. Tune down a semitone: Intro: ------------*---*----------------------------------------------- ------------*---*----------------------------------------------- ------------*---*-----------------------0----------------------- ----------------------------------------0----------------------- -----*---*------------2-----------------0---9-9-9-9------2------ -----*---*------------0--0--5p0--5p0-*----------------0--0------ After all the keyboard stuff: --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Repeat a lot of times: -----------------------0--------------------- -------2---------------0---9--9-9-----2------ -------0---3p0--3p0-0--------------0--0------ Before chorus where Bono sings "The more you take, the less......" -------3--------3-------3--------------5------5------5-------- -------3--------3-------3--------------5------5------5-------- -------4--------4-------4--------------6------6------6-------- Repeat -------5--------5-------5------------------------------------- main ------------------------------5--7---------7------7-----7----- riff ----3--------3-------3--------3--5---------5------5-----5----- Chorus: This was extrmely hard to work out so experiment with these chords by adding or subtracting a few but I know the chords are correct. G D A Bm --3-----3---2---2---0--0--------------------3---3-----3-----2---2---0--- --3-----3---3---3---2--2---2--2---3-----3---3---3-----3-----3---3---0--- --0-----0---2---2---2--2---2--2---4-----4---0---0-----0-----2---2---0--- --0-----0---0---0---2--2---2--2---4-----4---0---0-----0-----0---0---2--- --*-----*-----------0--0----------2-----2---*---------*-------------2--- --3-----3-----------------------------------3---------3--3----------0--- --------3------- --------3------- --------0------- --2--2--0------- --0--0--*------- --------3------- Enjoy! U2 'LAST NIGHT ON EARTH' ------------------------ steve palmer [email protected] tune 1/2 step down intro/main riff: E D e-------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------------- g-------------------------------------------------- d-------------------0----7--7-7-------------------- a-2----2-----2------0--2/5--5-5-------------------- E-0--0-3bp0--3bp0---------------------------------- *i hope this doesn't look to complicated. the 3bp0 means: -pick 3rd fret, bend and pull off to 0 verse: E D E D she feels the ground is giving way E D E D but she thinks we're better off that way 'the more you take the less you feel the less you know the more you believe the more you have the more it takes today' chorus: G D A Bm you got to give it away G D E A you got to give it away G D A Bm you got to give it away A she doesn't care what it's worth A Em A Em A she's living like it's the last night on earth 2nd verse 2nd chorus bridge: E C#m C#m A slipping away...slip slide... the world turns and we get dizzy slipping away end on Em back to main riff outro: Em A Em A Em A e-0---------0---------------- b-0--0------2---------------- g-0----0----2---------------- d-2------0--2---------------- a-2---------0---------------- Last Night on Earth I think the main riff goes like this: from: "Douglas S. Wood" intro/main riff: E D e-------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------------- g-------------------------------------------------- d-------------------0----4--4-4-------------------- a-2----2-----2------0----0--0-0-------------------- E-0--0-3bp0--3bp0----------------------------------