Artist: U2 Song: Elevation Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind Transcribed by: Stephanie van der Linde This is one of the best songs on U2's latest album, and it uses two guitars. This might not be a very good tab as I'm a pretty new guitarist, but I'm learning! I think it's pretty close. Any comments/questions/suggestions/insults can be sent to stephgurl2000@hotmail.com. Enjoy! Note: The Edge seems to be using a lot of different distortion effects through most of the song. I've tried to match them as best as I can: Guitar #1 requires the gain and bass buttons on your amp to be turned all the way up (10), and the treble button to be turned all the way down. Guitar #2 requires the gain, treble, and bass to all be turned up to 10. Intro Play riff 1 seven times, then (Bono singing "Ooh!") play riff 2 along with riff 1 seven times. (Guitar 1) |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |----9-----------------------| |----9--x2---------7-------| |----7--------------7-x2---| |--------------------5-------| (Guitar 2) |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |----9-------------14-------| |----9-x4---------14-x4---| |----7-------------12-------| |-----------------------------| Before verse 1 starts, add this riff in using guitar 2: (Guitar 2) |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |----4-4--4-4-4 2----2--2--------------| |----4-4--4-4-4 2----2--2--------------| |----2-2--2-2-4 0----0--0--------------| |---------------------------------------------| Verse 1 (Guitar 1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) E5|----------------------------------------| (022xxx@1)|----------------------------------------| |----4--4 2--2--2-----9---9--------| |----4--4 2--2--2-----9---9--------| x4 |----2--2 0--0--0-----7---7--------| |----------------------------------------| Chorus The chorus uses the same chords from verse 1, plus the following acoustic riff: (Guitar 2 in acoustic) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----5p3h5-----5p3h5------3---0----5p3h5----5p3h5--0--3---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 (Guitar 1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) E5|----------------------------------------| (022xxx@1)|----------------------------------------| |----4--4 2--2--2-----9---9--------| |----4--4 2--2--2-----9---9--------| x4 |----2--2 0--0--0-----7---7--------| |---------------------------------| Chorus The chorus uses the same guitar 1 chords from verse 2, plus the following acoustic riff: (Guitar 2 in acoustic) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----5p3h5-----5p3h5------3---0----5p3h5----5p3h5--0--3---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge Lead in (Play this before the bridge while Bono is singing "Oooh") Riff 1 + Riff 2 x7. On the last time, add in riff 3 with guitar 2 Bridge The bridge is an acoustic section (While Bono is singing "Love, lift me up out of these...) It uses the chords E, D, A. Just finger pick each chord Chord diagram: E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) A|----7-----| (x02220@1) |---10----| |----5----| |----9-----| |---10----| |----5----| |----9-----| |---11----| |----6----| |----9-----| |---12----| |----7----| |----7-----| |---12----| |----7----| |----7-----| |---10----| |----5----| E (022100@1) ALove, (x02220@1)lift me up out of these blues E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) AWon't (x02220@1)you tell me something true I believe in you Chorus The chorus uses the same guitar 1 chords from verse 2, plus the following acoustic riff: (Guitar 2 in acoustic) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----5p3h5-----5p3h5------3---0----5p3h5----5p3h5--0--3---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro Play these two bits together 4 times (Guitar 1) |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |------9----8----7-------| |------9----8----7-------| |------7----6----5-------| |--------------------------| (Guitar 2) |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |----9-------------14-------| |----9-x2---------14-x2---| |----7-------------12-------| |-----------------------------| After you've played this four times, fade out with riff 1 and riff 2 Lyrics: Intro Yeah, yeah Ooh! Verse 1 High, higher than the sun You shoot me from a gun I need you to elevate me here At the corner of your lips As the orbit of your hips Eclipse You elevate my soul Chorus I've got no self-control Been living like a mole now Going down, Excavation I and I, in the sky You make me feel like I can fly, So high El-e-vation Verse 2 A star, lit up like a cigar Strung out like a guitar Maybe you could educate my mind Explain all these controls I can't sing but I've got soul The goal, Is elevation Chorus A mole, diggin' in a hole Digging up my soul now Going down Excavation I and I, in the sky You make me feel like I can fly, So high El-e-vation Bridge lead in Ooh! Bridge Love, lift me up out of these blues Won't you tell me something true I believe in you Chorus A mole, diggin' in a hole Digging up my soul now Going down excavation I and I, in the sky You make me feel like I can fly So high El-e-vation Outro Elevation Elevation Elevation Elevation Ooh! Ooh! Hoo hoo! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!