U2 - City of blinding lights
ALbum: how to dismantle an atomic bomb
tab by: lennert moens ( hallo_kroket14@hotmail.com )
Tune Your Guitar down
This is the second time I post this tab but now I have managed to tab it as accurate as
enjoy it!!!
The most important thing is that you use Delay, otherwise you cant play the song as it was meant to be!
In the verses when you have to play palm muted its important that you use the dimpled
of your plectrum, is you dont have dimpled plectrums than you cant play the song as it
meant to be! Also you your palm mute gently!
Intro Guitar 3X (00:12s)
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
b|-10-x--x--10-x-x-10-x-x-10--x--x-10--x10-x-|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Gently mute the b-string and let the e-string ring
The delay will do the rest
REST OF INTRO 4X
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------|
b|-10-x--x--10x-x--101010--9--9--9--9-12-12-99-1010-|
g|--------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
b|-10-x--x--10-x-x-10-x-x-10--x--x-10-x-x-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Gently mute the b-string and let the e-string ring
The delay will do the rest (its important to keep up the rithem of the delay ) listen
the song how much the edge plays this because Im not sure!
MELODY 2X
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VERSE
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010-10-10--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Play this palm muted
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-10----1010-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010-10-10--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
NOT palm / from here palm muted again
muted
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010-10-10--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Play this palm muted
e|----------------------------------12---12---12----|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-10--10---10-10-----|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Play this palm muted / FROM HERE NOT PALM MUTED
e|------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10--9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10-|
g|------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
First note not palm muted, rest is palm muted
e|------------------------------------12------------|
b|-10-10-1010--------10-/-12-(12)-10----1010-10---|
g|-------------11-(11)------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Play this palm muted / NOT Palm Muted from here
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10-|
g|--------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
First note not palm muted, rest is palm muted
e|-------------------------------------------12-----|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010----10--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Play this palm muted / NOT Palm Muted from here
PRE-CHORUS 2X
e|-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------13------12---13---12---10--12-----10----------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------12-11--9--------|
d|----0------0-------0---------0--------0------0--------------0-----|
a|------0------0----------0---------------0------0--------------0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
LET THE d and a string RING, the edge plays it like this because otherwise it sounds
tender, and that is not the intention.
CHORUS 3X
e|-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b|-12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9-12-12-12-9--|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
b|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
MELODY 1X
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VERSE2
e|---12---12---12----12------------------------------------------------|
b|-10---10-10--10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
/ from here palm muted but gently and sometimes let
A not ring , it will create and nice tone with the delay
e|-------------------------------------------------------12----|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---12---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10--10101010-10-1010-10-10-10-10--9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10--|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOT PM / Play this palm mute / FROM HERE NOT PALM MUTED
e|-------------------12-12----12----12------------------------------|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-------10----10---10-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
/ PALM MUTED
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|1010-10-1010-10-10-10-10--9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10-|
g|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
/ NOT PALM MUTED
e|-------------------------------------------------------12----|
b|-10-10-1010-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
/ AGAIN PALM MUTED/NOT P.M.
THIS NEXT TWO BARS 2X (make sure that the strings ring like hell)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-11--/--12-11----9------11--/--12-11----9-------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------7----/--9---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
g|-----------------|
d|----2---2--------|
a|---0---0---------|
E|--0---0----------|
PRE-CHORUS 2X
e|-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------13------12---13---12---10--12-----10----------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------12-11--9--------|
d|----0------0-------0---------0--------0------0--------------0-----|
a|------0------0----------0---------------0------0--------------0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
LET THE d and a string RING, the edge plays it like this because otherwise it sounds
tender, and that is not the intention.
CHORUS 3X
e|-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b|-12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9-12-12-12-9--|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
b|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
MELODY 1X
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BRIDGE 4X
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-1/14--1/9---1/14\|
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If possible use 2 distortions at the same time,
CHORUS 5X
e|-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b|-12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9-12-12-12-9--|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
b|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
MELODY 2X
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OUTRO
e|---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10--10121012-10-1210-12-10-12-10--9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-10101010-10-1010-10-10-10-10-101010--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10121012-10-1210-12-10-12-10--9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10-|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-10101010-10-1010-10-10-10-10-101010--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10121012-10-1210-12-10-12-10--9-9-9--9-12-129--9-10-10-|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-10101010-10-1010-10-10-10-10-101010--|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
FADE OUT OR END WITH :
e|---12---12---12----|
b|-10--10--10----10-|
g|-------------------|
d|-------------------|
a|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
