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U2 - A Man and a Woman

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Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for Gbm
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Chord diagram for Gb7
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As recorded by U2
(From the 2004 Album HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB)
Transcribed by oranno@yahoo.fr
Words by Bono Music by U2
Arranged by oranno@yahoo.fr
Bm
7 9 9 7 7 7
A
5 7 7 6 5 5
G
3 2 0 0 0 3
F#m
2 4 4 2 2 2
Em
0 2 2 0 0 0
BmII
x 2 4 4 3 2
Aopen
x 0 2 2 2 0
F#7
2 4 2 3 2 2
Em7
0 2 2 0 3 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=127
Bm A
4/4
Gtr II
W Q E E +Q Q +E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
H Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------||-------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-2------------| |---------5--||-0---------------|-----------5------| |---------2--||-4---------------|---------------2--| |------------||-----------------|------------------| |------------||-----------------|------------------| |------------||-----------------|------------------|

Bm A G
Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2----------------| |-0----------------|------------5---------| |-4----------------|----------------2-----| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------|

Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------| |-0----------------|------------5------| |-4----------------|----------------2--| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

F#m A Bm
Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2----------------|| |-0----------------|------------5---------|| |-4----------------|----------------2-----|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------||

Verse
$
Bm A
4/4
Q E E +Q Q +E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
||--------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-2------------| ||o-0---------------|-----------5------| ||--4---------------|---------------2--| ||------------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|------------------|

Bm A G
Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2----------------| |-0----------------|------------5---------| |-4----------------|----------------2-----| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------|

Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------| |-0----------------|------------5------| |-4----------------|----------------2--| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

F#m A Bm
Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2----------------| |-0----------------|------------5---------| |-4----------------|----------------2-----| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------|

A
4/4
Q E E +Q Q +E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-2------------| |-0---------------|-----------5------| |-4---------------|---------------2--| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|

Bm A G
Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2-----------------| |-0----------------|------------5----------| |-4----------------|----------------2------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|

Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------| |-0----------------|------------5------| |-4----------------|----------------2--| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

F#m
Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2----------------|| |-0----------------|------------5---------|| |-4----------------|----------------2-----|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------||

Pre-Chorus
Em G
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2--------------| |-0----------------|-----------5-------|-0----------------|-----------5--------| |-4----------------|---------------2---|-4----------------|---------------2----| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|

BmII
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------| |-0----------------|-----------5-------| |-4----------------|---------------2---| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

Aopen
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2--------------|| |-0----------------|-----------5--------|| |-4----------------|---------------2----|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------||

Chorus
G Aopen BmII G
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q Q +E Q E Q Q +E Q E E E E E +E Q E
|------10---(10)---------|------10---(10)-----------|------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|---------12-(12)-----12-| |-11-------------11---12-|-11-------------11---12---|-11\-9-9---------9------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/a_man_and_a_woman_tab.html )
BmIIAopeG Aopen BmII G
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E q E H Q Q +E Q E Q Q +E Q E
|----------------------|------10---(10)---------|------10---(10)-----------| |-(12)-----------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |------9---------------|-11-------------11---12-|-11-------------11---12---| |----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|

F#7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E +E Q E +W
|------------------------|--------------------| |---------12-(12)-----12-|-(12)---------------| |-11\-9-9---------9------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------|

G Aopen BmII G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q +E Q E Q Q +E Q E
|------10---(10)---------|------10---(10)-----------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-11-------------11---12-|-11-------------11---12---| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|

BmIIAopeG
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E +E Q E +W Q Q +E Q E
|------------------------|----------------------|------10---(10)---------| |---------12-(12)-----12-|-(12)-----------------|------------------------| |-11\-9-9---------9------|----------------------|-11-------------11---12-| |------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|

To Coda
Aopen BmII G
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q +E Q E E E E E +E Q E
|------10---(10)-----------|------------------------| |--------------------------|---------12-(12)-----12-| |-11-------------11---12---|-11\-9-9---------9------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------|

1. 2.
F#7 F#7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +E E E E W
|------------------------||------------------|| |--------12-(12)---12---o||-12---------------|| |-9--------------9----9--||------------------|| |------------------------||------------------|| |-----------------------o||------------------|| |------------------------||------------------||

Bridge
Em Em7
Q. E Q Q +E E Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12--12--|-12---12--12--12---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|

Aopen
Q. E Q Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12--12--|-12---12--12---12----| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|

Em Em7 Aopen
Q. E Q Q +E E Q Q E E Q. E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12--12--|-12---12--12--12---|-12---12---12--12--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

D.S. al Coda
G F#m
+E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12---12---|-12---12---12---12---|-12--12---12---12----|| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||

Outro
&
F#7 Bm
Gtr II Gtr II
E E E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E +E Q. E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III Gtr I
W Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------------||-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2------------| |-12---------------||-0----------------|----------5-------| |------------------||------------------|--------------2---| |------------------||------------------|------------------| |------------------||------------------|------------------| |------------------||------------------|------------------|

A
Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E S S Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2----------------|-------2-(2)---5--| |-0----------------|------------5---------|-0----------------| |------------------|----------------2-----|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------|

G F#7 BmII
+E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E +E E Q Q E S S W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W
|-(5)-2-------------|-------2-(2)-------|-----2--------------|------*| |-----------5-------|-0-------------5---|-(5)-------5--------|------*| |---------------2---|-------------------|--------------2-----|-4----*| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*|

Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------

h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------

| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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