Song: New Year's Day (Live) Artist: U2 Album: U2 go Home - Live From Slane Castle, Ireland Tabber: Andrew Marks To be honest I cannot work out Edge's sound for this song. I like to term the sound as 'Toxic'. I can say though that Edge uses a hefty amount of reverb, and I think probably a little delay effect too. Tune your guitar down 1/2 step. Intro e------12----------------| B--------12--------------| G----------12------------| D------------12----------| A------------------------| E------------------------| e--------------------------11--11--| B-------------------11--11---------| G------------10--10----------------| D-----10--10-----------------------| A----------------------------------| E----------------------------------| (Piano Solo) As soon as the piano riff ends, Edge instantly plays this: e--------------------------| B-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| G-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A--------------------------| E--------------------------| Verse 1 "All is quiet on New Year's Day..." (Let all these following notes ring) e------12----------------| B---------12-------------| G------------12----------| D---------------12-------| A------------------------| E------------------------| "...A world in white gets under way" e--------------11------| B------------11--------| G----------10----------| D--------10------------| A----------------------| E----------------------| "...And I want to be with you Be with you night and day..." e------12----------------| B----------12------------| G--------------12--------| D------------------12----| A------------------------| E------------------------| Chorus "...Nothing changes on New Year's Day. On New Year's Day." (Add some mutes maybe on some upstrokes, works well in this fast tempo riff.) e-------------------------------------| B---8-8-8--8-8/10-10-10--10-10-10/8-| G---7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9---9--9---9/7-| D---5-5-5--5-5/7--7--7---7--7---9/5-| A-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------| "...I will be with you again..." e---------------------------------------| B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-| G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-| D----------------------------7--7--7--7-| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| "...I will be with you again." e------------------------------| B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--| G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------| B-------8--8--8-----8-----------8-8/10-10/0---| G-------9--9--9---7-----------7---7/9--9/0----| D---------------------x--x--5-----5/7--7/0----| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| Verse 2 This part is played by muting the string whilst also sliding up and down the fretboard. "Under a blood red sky..." e--x-x-x-x---------| B--x-x-x-x---------| G--x-x-x-x---------| D--x-x-x-x---------| A--x-x-x-x---------| E--x-x-x-x---------| e--x-x-x-x---------| B--8-8-8-8---------| G--x-x-x-x---------| D--x-x-x-x---------| A--x-x-x-x---------| E--x-x-x-x---------| "...A crowd has gathered in black and white..." e--x-x-x-x---------| B--x-x-x-x---------| G--x-x-x-x---------| D--x-x-x-x---------| A--x-x-x-x---------| E--x-x-x-x---------| e--x-x-x-x---------| B--8-8-8-8---------| G--x-x-x-x---------| D--x-x-x-x---------| A--x-x-x-x---------| E--x-x-x-x---------| "...Arms entwined, the chosen few..." e--x-x-x-x---------| B--x-x-x-x---------| G--x-x-x-x---------| D--x-x-x-x---------| A--x-x-x-x---------| E--x-x-x-x---------| e--x-x-x-x---------| B--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--| G--x-x-x-x--7-7-7--| D--x-x-x-x--5-5-5--| A--x-x-x-x---------| E--x-x-x-x---------| Chorus "Newspapers say, say..." e---------------------------------------| B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-| G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-| D----------------------------7--7--7--7-| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| "...It's true, it's true, and we can break through..." e------------------------------| B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--| G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| "...Though torn in two we can be one!" e---------------------------------------| B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-| G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-| D----------------------------7--7--7--7-| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| "I will begin again." e------------------------------| B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--| G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| "I will begin again." e-------------------------------------| B---8-8-8--8-8/10-10-10--10-10-10/8-| G---7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9---9--9---9/7-| D---5-5-5--5-5/7--7--7---7--7---9/5-| A-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------| B---8-8-8--8-8/10-10-10--10-10-10/8-8-8-| G---7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9---9--9---9/7-5-5-| D---5-5-5--5-5/7--7--7---7--7---9/5-----| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| (Piano Solo) As Bono finishes talking about McAteer and Edge finishes the piano riff, he then plays this riff on guitar: Edge's Solo e--19--15--17--12--15--10--12--7-----------| B------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G-----0---0-2-----------0---------------------------------------| D---0---2-----0-2-----0---2--10-10-9----10-9---10-9-9-10-12-10--| A-0---------------0-2----------------10------7------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B------x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x--x---------| G------x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x--x---------| D------9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9----9-x-9-x-9--x---------| A------x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x--x---------| E------------------------------------------------| Chorus and Outro "I will be with you again." e---------------------------------------| B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-| G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-| D----------------------------7--7--7--7-| A---------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------- "I will be with you again." e------------------------------| B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8--| G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5--| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| "I will be with you again." e---------------------------------------| B--5---8--8--8--8---10-10---10-10-10-10-| G--------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-| D----------------------------7--7--7--7-| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| "I will be with you again." e-------------------------------------------| B-----8--8--8--8---8--8---8-8-8-8/10--10/0--| G-------7--7--7--7---5--5-5-5-7-7/9----9/0--| D-----------------------------5-5/7----7/0--| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| I think this tab is extremely accurate, it is just a matter of making the right sound. Anyone with any idea how to get a replica sound please e-mail me at skidman79@hotmail.com The End