"New Year's Day" by U2 from War & best of cd's--bassline


How convenient for the New Year...I use the lower part of the strings cuz it sounds fuller, & that's what it looks like he does on the video. The order is kinda confusing at first, & it may be different depending on if you have an extended or edited version, but this is what I got from the video version, which is edited. Rhythm might have extra notes at times, but all notes should be right.

\=slide down
/=slide up
^=slur

figure 1--beginning

G-------------------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D---------9--------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A-11-11-----11--11-11\-|-----6-----------|--------9------------|---------9------------|
E-------------------------|-7-7---7--7-7/-|-11-11----11--11-11-|-11-11----11--11-11-|

end of figure 1 but continue with 1st 2 bars of figure 1

G-------------------------|---------------|
D---------9--------------|---------------|
A-11-11-----11--11-11\-|-----6--------|
E-------------------------|-7-7---7--7-7-|

figure 2--steady 8th notes

G--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|
E--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

D------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|
A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|

D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

figure 1 (verses)--repeat as necessary

G------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D---------9-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
A-11-11-----11--11-11\-|-----6-----------|--------9------------|--------9------------|
E------------------------|-7-7---7--7-7/-|-11-11-----11--11-11-|-11-11-----11--11-11-|

figure 3 (chorus)

D--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|

D-----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D--------------------|--------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E--------------------|--------------------|

back to figure 1 & play 5 times
back to figure 3 & repeat

guitar solo: back to figure 1, then play

G-------------------------|-------------------|
D---------9-------------|-------------------|
A-11-11-----11--11-11\-|-----6-----------|
E-------------------------|-7-7---7--7-7/8/-|

follow immediately with figure 2 from beginning

figure 4--like figure 1, but slightly different; play 4 times

G------------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D---------9--------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A-9^11-----11--11-11\-|-----6--------|-------9------------|-------9------------|
E-----------------------|-7-7---7--7-7-|-9^11----11--11-11-|-9^11----11--11-11-|

then back to figure 1 once or twice, depending on what version you have
back to figure 2 & repeat until end

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