================ A Day Without Me ================ Transcribed by Richard Averill. E-mail me at nigelolympus@tinet.ie ----- Notes ----- Both guitars tune all strings down a semitone. Guitar 1: Use a whole-note length echo, with flanging. Guitar 2: Use a half-note length echo. There is a triplet feel to the timing.
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BOSS ME-30 Settings for Guitar 1
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DELAY: Type:Normal \ Time:370ms \ Feedback:45 \ Effect Level:100. MODULATION: Flanger \ Rate:45 \ Depth:40 \ Resonance:50. ----- Intro (14 bars) ----- Notes in brackets are echoes created by the delay effect. Riff 1...
1|-------------------------------------|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------| etc...
2|-------------------------------------|-------8-------(8)------(8)------(8)-|
1 3|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|-------------------------------------|
4|-10------(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|-------------------------------------|
5|-8-------(8)------(8)------(8)-------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------8-----------------------------|
1 3|-8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-6-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------8-----------------------------|
1 3|-7-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5--|
4|-5-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5--|
5|-5-----------------------------------|----------------------------------3--|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . ...End Riff 1
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1 3|----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------|
4|----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------|
5|----------------------------------3--|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . Switch off delay effect.
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------8-----------------|-13----------------15----------------|
1 3|-5-----------------5-----------------|-12----------------12----------------|
4|-5-----------------5-----------------|-10----------------12----------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . D
1|-17----------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|
2|-15----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|----------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|----------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . C
1|-15----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-13----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|----------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|
4|----------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Verse 1 (18 bars)
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With Guitar 2 notes in brackets are echoes created by the delay effect.
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | | | pm....................................................................... |
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
2 3|-------------------------------------|-etc...------------------------------| |
4|----------7----(7)---(7)----7----(7)-|----------7-----------------7--------| |
5|-5----(5)---(5)----5----(5)---(5)----|-5-----------------5-----------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | 1. Starting a land - slide | 2. Look from the out - side, to the | 3. I'm dream - ing, | | x3
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | pm....................................................................... |
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
2 3|-------------------------------------|-etc...------------------------------| |
4|----------5----(5)---(5)----5----(5)-|----------5-----------------5--------| |
5|-3----(3)---(3)----3----(3)---(3)----|-3-----------------3-----------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | in my e - go. | world I left be - hind. | You're a - wake. / Guitar 2 continues similarly during next four bars.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7-----------------x-----x--------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7-----------------x-----x--------x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . If I was sleeping,
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5-----x--x-----x--x-----------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-5-----x--x-----x--x-----------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . what's at stake?
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Chorus (6 bars)
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-1-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | pm
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-3----(1)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-1----(3)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . A day without me. Guitar 2 plays muted verse part during next four bars.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|
4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Verse 2 (8 bars)
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Guitar 2 plays same as Verse 1.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . Whatever the feel - ings,
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|
4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . I keep feel - ing,
1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . what of the feel - ing to
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1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . let be - hind? ---- Solo (16 bars) ---- Guitar 2 continue muted verse part.
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 3|-------------------7-----------------|-------------------7-----------------| |
4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
5|-7--7--7--5-----------------5--------|-7--7--7--5-----------------5--------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | x2
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 3|-------------------9-----------------|-12-------9--------11-------7--------| |
4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
5|-9--9--9--7-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . /
1|-15----------------14----------------|-------------------12\---------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------|
1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-7--------5--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-5--------5-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-------------------------------------|-9--------7-----------------7--------|
4|-------------------------------------|-------------------9-----------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-15----------------14----------------|-------------------12/------17-------|
2|-------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------|
1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|----------------------------17-------|-18----------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . To
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Chorus (6 bars)
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pm
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2 3|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-3----(1)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-1----(3)----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . face a day without me. Guitar 2 plays muted verse part during next four bars.
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7--------------------------------x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7--------------------------------x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5--------------------------------x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|
4|-5--------------------------------x--|----------------12-------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Bridge (4 bars)
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Guitar 2 is silent.
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + .
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Verse 3 (21 bars)
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First time guitar 2 is silent, second time play muted verse riff.
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 3|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
4|-7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | 1. I star - ted a land - slide | 2. Look from the out - side, to the | | x2
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2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 3|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
4|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . | | in my e - go. | world I left be - hind. In the /
1|-------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . world I left be - hind, wipe their
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5--------------------------x-----x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|
4|-5--------------------------x-----x--|----------------12-------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . eyes and they let go. In the
1|-------------------------------------|----------------15-------14----------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-16----14-16-------------------------|
4|-7--------------------------x-----x--|-------------------------------------|
5|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . world I left be - hind, shed a
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3|-5--------------x--x-----x--x-----x--|-14----12-14-------------------------|
4|-5--------------x--x-----x--x-----x--|----------------12-------------------|
5|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . 1 + . 2 + . 3 + . 4 + . tear and let go. Wait five bars.
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Ending
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Repeat Riff 1 until fade. A DAY WITHOUT ME U2 album version TUNE DOWN 1/2 STEP (with echo)
--------|--10--10----|--------|--10--10----|--------|--10--10----|--------|
--------|-----8---8--|--------|----8----8--|---6----|-----8---8--|--------|
--------|----------|--------|----------|---7----|----------|--------|
---10---|----------|---8----|----------|---7----|----------|---5----|
----8---|------------|---6----|------------|---5----|------------|---3----|
--------|------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|--------|
--------|-------8-10--|--17------14--|--15----------|---------------------|
--------|-----8-------|----121012----|----10-810----|--3------------------|
--------|---5---------|--------------|-----------7--|-2------------------|
---5----|-------------|--------------|--------------|-0--ooo-o-ooo-o-----|
---3----|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
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start verse A Day Without Me....
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----------------------|---------------------|--3-121012----|----10-810----|
---------------------|----3----------------|--2-----------|-----------7--|
----5----------------|----3----------------|--0-----------|--5-----------|
----3--333-3-333-3----|----1----------------|--------------|--3-----------|
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|----------------|----------------|--------------|--1514--12--|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|------15----|-1210---------|
|---------7---|-----------9----|--12-9-11-7--|------------|-----11-9-----|
|-------------|----------------|-------------|------------|---------12-912
|--7-7-7--5---5--|--9-9-9--7---7--|--------------|------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
edge's to the point solo
|--15-14--12/17-19-20--|----------
|-------15-------------|----------
|----------------------|----------
|----------------------|---3------
|----------------------|---1------
|----------------------|---------- fade out...
This isn't the entire song written out in complete order of playing -- however, it should contain all the parts of the song and the parts are fairly recognizable so you'll know when to play them. TRANSCRIPTI0N BY: STEVE FORD AND PETER SCHENK
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/u2/boy/a_day_without_me.txt