MOFO (live) - U2
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Tabbed by Joseph Thomson a.k.a. \_-O M I C R O N-_/
I've noticed no-one has tabbed this yet, see the only tab out there is
useless, so I hope this helps some of you :) THis is one of my fave U2
songs ever, when it's live, the recorded version isn't worth tabbing as
it would sond crap live, basically, cause there's so many swishy effects
kicking about.
TUNE GUITAR DOWN A SEMITONE
Requires Wahwah pedal and "Down" tremolo pedal simulator
Ringing Intro
Trem Simul /Rise~~~~~\ /stop about halfway
Pedal Down/ \Down/~~Rise slowly....
E----15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
do this twice
Verses
Wah - just move pedal up and down, it's easy along with the tune
E----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------
B----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------
G----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------
D----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------
A----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------
E----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------
A---------------3-5----------3----3-------------3------------------
E--1///-----5-5--------0-0-3---------5-3-5---3----5-3-5------------ x2
Mother...sucking rock and roll!
Bubble poppin', sugar droppin', Rock and roll! (ahaha)
Ringing solo
Trem Simul /Rise~~~~~\ /////////////
Pedal Down/ \Down/~~Rise slowly....
E-----15--------------------------------------------------15\\\\-----
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
(Mixture of echo/sustainy effect on this part)
E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9~~~~-------------
B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10~~~~--------------
Mid verse bit
E--------12-------------12-----------------12~~~~~--------------------
B----10-------10------------------10----------------------------------
Mother..........am i
E----------10-----------------10------------10~~~~~-------------------
B----8----------------8--------------8--------------------------------
still your son....you know i've
E-------------8--------------8-----------8~~~~~-----------------------
B----6---------------6--------------6---------------------------------
waited for sooo long...to hear you say soo...
E-----------12-------------12-----------12-----------12~~~~~----------
B---10-------------10-------------10----------10----------------------
G--------------------------------(10)----------9----------------------
Mother...you left and
E--------10--------------10-----------10~~~~~~------------------------
B---8-------------8-------------8-------------------------------------
G---7-------------7-------------7-------------------------------------
made me someone......now i'm
E-------------8--------------8-----------8~~~~~-----------------------
B----6---------------6--------------6---------------------------------
G----5---------------5--------------5---------------------------------
still a chiiiild.....but no-one tells me....no....
E----5--------5------5~~~~~~/////-------12-------12-------12\\\\\\\\0p
B----5--------5------5~~~~~~/////----10-----10--------10--------------
G----2--------2------2~~~~~~------------------------------------------
NO!!!! NOO!!!! NO!!!!!
Cool solo bit
E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9--9--10----------
B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10------------
E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9~~~~-------------
B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10~~~~--------------
E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12---10-10-10-10-10---------------------
B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10----8--8--8--8--8-----------------------
Woo me sister.....soothe me brother....
E----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------
B---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------
move me father.......show me mother......
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------
B---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------
move me a mountain (i'm not sure that's the exact lyric)
E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9--9--10----------
B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10------------
move me a mountain, move me a mountain
E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9--9--9--9~~\\\\\\
B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10~~~\\\\\\
move me a mountain low.........move me a mountain!!! looowww...
There ya go! I'm not sure it's 100% exact, but it sounds fine, see?
MOFO (live) - U2 (KEYBOARD RIFF tabbed for guitar)
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This is the main riff used, tabbed for guitar.
Guitar tuned down a semitone.
A--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-4-5-6-7-7----
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
That's it basically, repeat during the whole song except the ringing
solo.
There is also a pitch bend sound after each line of the firstverse and
throughout, on guitar it's...
E-----7bendup-7bendup-7bendup-5---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
MOFO (live) - U2 (Vocals)
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MOOOOFOOOO!!!!
MOOOOFOOOO!!!!
MOOOOFOOOO!!!!
Lookin' for to save my, save my soul
Lookin' in the places where no flowers grow
Lookin' for to fill that GOD shaped hole
Mother, suckin' rock and roll!
Bubble poppin', sugar droppin', rock and roll, ahaha!
Holydunk space junk, coming in for the splash
(Been around the back, been around the front)
White dopes on punk starin' into the flash
(Been around the back, been around the front)
Lookin' for the baby jesus, under the trash
(Been around the back, been around the front)
Mother, suckin' rock and roll!
Bubble poppin', sugar droppin', rock and roll, ahaha, aha!
Mother...am I still your son
You know i've waited for so long, to hear you say so
Mother, you left and made me someone
Now i'm stull a child, but no-one tells me, no, no, no, NO! NO!!!
Woo me sister
Soothe me brother
Rule me father
Show me mother
Move me a mountain (I'm not sure that's the exact lyric)
Move me a mountain
Move me a mountain
Move me a mountain
Move me a mountain low
Move me a mountain low
Mofo
Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono and The Edge
Transcribed by Brandon Leniart
This is Bono's favorite song off the album--"My whole life's in that
song."--it's tuned down 1/2 step, and in A minor.
synthesizer riff:
1----------------------------------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------------------------------
3----------------------------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------------------------------
5---7p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-3-3-4-5-6-7-7-
6----------------------------------------------------------------------
pitches of random noises:
1---15---15\3/5--
2----------------
3----------------
4----------------
5----------------
6----------------
1------------
2---12b(13)--
3------------
4------------
5------------
6------------
1------------
2---13b(15)--
3------------
4------------
5------------
6------------
1---------------------------------
2---------------------------------
3--------------------<5>-<5>-<5>--
4---5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0---------------
5---------------------------------
6---------------------------------
basic keyboard riff over verse:
1--------------|------------|------------|------------|
2--------------|------------|------------|------------|
3---7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-|
4---7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-|
5--------------|------------|------------|------------|
6--------------|------------|------------|------------|
Lookin' for to save my, save my soul
Lookin' for the places where no flowers grow
Lookin' for to fill that GOD shaped hole
Mother mother sucking rock and roll
Holy dunc, spacejunk comin'in for the spash
(been around the back...been around the front)
White dopes on punk staring into the flash
Lookin' for baby Jesus under the trash
Mother mother sucking rock and rooll
Mother..rock and roll
Am
1---5---------5/17----12--13--15----------
2---5-----------------------------13--10--
3---5-------------------------------------
4---7-------------------------------------
5---7-------------------------------------
6---5-------------------------------------
Am G
Mother, am I still your son?
F Am
You know I've waited so long to hear you say so
Am G
Mother, you left and made me someone
F Am
Now I'm still a child, but no one tells me "no"
During chorus, guitar plays these notes with the corresponding chords:
1-------------------------------------
2---10--------8---------6---------\2--
3-------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------
Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world
Lookin' for the father of my two little girls
Got the swing, got the sway, got my straw in lemonade
Still looking for the face I had before I was made
Mother mother sucking rock and roll
Bubble poppin' sugar droppin' rock and roll
1---12-----------12----------12------------13--15--15------------
2---------10-----------10-----------10-------------------13--10--
3----------------------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------------------------
5----------------------------------------------------------------
6----------------------------------------------------------------
Woo me sister
Move me brother
Soothe me mother
Rule me father
Show me mother
--Brandon Leniart
Mofo
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