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Vertigo by U2

Bass tab submitted by: JaseWarner
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Performed by:U2
Composers: J. Livingston, R. Evans

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Song: Vertigo
Artist: U2
Album: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Tabbed by: Jase Warner (trip_through_your_wires@hotmail.com)

credit to bandox for the original tab. Ive done my own version as Im pretty sure
a few variations are played by Adam Clayton - mainly playing notes on different strings
to get a more fuller sound.

Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G)

Intro:

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*-5h7-7-5h7-7-5------------------|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|----------------0---5---5-5-4-3\-|---------------0---------------------|x2

First Verse:

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*-5h7-7-5h7-7-5------------------|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|----------------0---5---5-5-4-3\-|---------------0---------------------| x2

Chorus:

G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------*|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|  x2

Break:

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*-5h7-7-5h7-7-5------------------|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|----------------0---5---5-5-4-3\-|---------------0---------------------| x2

Second Verse:

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*-5h7-7-5h7-7-5------------------|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|----------------0---5---5-5-4-3\-|---------------0---------------------| x4

Chorus:

G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------*|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|  x2

Break:

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*-5h7-7-5h7-7-5------------------|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|----------------0---5---5-5-4-3\-|---------------0---------------------| x2

Bridge:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|*-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12*|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2

Guitar Solo:

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*-5h7-7-5h7-7-5------------------|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|----------------0---5---5-5-4-3\-|---------------0---------------------| x2

Bridge (played with slight distortion):

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|----------------------------------*|
A|*-5-----7-7-----5---7---5-7------|-5-----7-7-----5---7---5----------*|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-------|
                                                      <------rest----->                
G|---------------------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|*--------------------------------|-----------------*|*--------------*|
A|*-5-----7-7-----5---7---5-7------|-5-----7-7-----5#*|*--------------*|
E|---------------------------------|------------------|----------------|

Chorus:

G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------*|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x4

Outro:

G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|*------------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
A|*5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\-|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5----/12---12-12-11-10\*|
E|---------------0---------------------|---------------0---------------------| x2

Ending:

G|-----------|
D|*---------*|
A|*-7~------*|
E|-----------|

Adios.
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