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U2 - Mothers of the Disappeared

Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for E
Chord diagram for D/Gb
Chord diagram for A5
Chord diagram for E5
Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for D5
      
Mothers of the Disappeared (crd)
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chords by: Sergio Lucero, slucero@cec.uchile.cl
Note: this is a very reduced version. If you want the
full tab, look at the version following this one.
A
Midnight, our sons and daughters
Were cut down and taken from us
E D/F#
Hear their heartbeat...
A
We hear their heartbeat
In the wind, we hear their laughter
In the rain we see their tears
Hear their heartbeat..., we hear their heartbeat
Night hangs like a prisoner
Stretched over black and blue
Hear their heartbeat..., we hear their heartbeat
In the trees our sons stand naked
Through the walls our daughters cry
See their tears in the rainfall
Mothers of the Disappeared (tab)
--------------------------

Marc Hirsh, marc@owlnet.rice.edu
The main guitar is acoustic, and the 2nd guitar is a distorted electric.
How to decipher my notation: top line is guitar type (if it is necessary
to point out), 2nd line is lyrics, 3rd line is chord names, 4th is treble
rhythm. Then the TAB, and under that is bass rhythm. You'll figure it out.
Notation:
s - sixteenth note e - eighth note q - quarter note
h - half note w - whole note ^ - ties two note lengths together
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it
(just like a dot in standard notation)
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up \ - slide down h - hammer-on p - pull-off

(Acoustic guitar - let ring)
A5 A A5 A
e e e q q. e e q. q. q. e e e q q. e e h Q e e
E---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------| B---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------| G---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------| D---11-12-|-12/14-14-14-12-|-11--11---11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11----11/12-| A-0-------|-0--------------|-(0)----0-------|-(0)---0----0-------|-(0)-0-------| E---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|

q. w h^e q. q q. q. h^e q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
e q q. e e e q q e e e s e^e. s s^q s s e Q e e Q e e
E----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------| B----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------| G----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------| D-11\9-9----9-11-|-11/12---12-12-11-9-|-9\7----7-7---7/9\7-|-----7-7---11-12-| A-(0)-----0------|-(0)---0------------|-0------0-0---------|-(0)-----0-------| E----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|

h^e q. q h. q. s s^h h E q.
A5 A A5 A
e q q. e e h^e q e e q q. e e q. q. e e
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| D-12/14-14---14-12-|-11---11---12-----|-12/14-14---14-12-|-11--11---11h12-| A-(0)------0-------|-0--0----0--------|-(0)------0-------|-(0)----0-------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

h^e q. q. q. q h^e q. h^e q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
e q q. e e e q q. e e s e.e q. q e q. h
E---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------| B---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------| G---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------| D-11\9-9---9-11-|-11h12---12---11-9-|-9\7-7-7---7-|-(7)-7---7--| A--------0------|-(0)---0----0------|-(0)-----0---|-(0)---0---0| E---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|

(h^e) q. q q. q. h^e q. q Q q q.
A5
Midnight, our sons and daughters were cut down taken from us hear their
E q q. q e q e e e s s e e q. q. e q q. e q
E------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------| B------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------| G---9-9---9--|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9/11\9-|-(9)-9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9------------| D------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------| A-0-----0----|--0----0------------|--0----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0------------| E------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|

h^e q. q. h^e q. q. q e q. q q
E5 (F#m) (D) A5
heartbeat, you hear their heartbeat.
E q. q q e e e e e e e e E q. q. e q q. q e
E--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| B--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| G--------------|-----------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-| D---9---9---9\-|---4---4---------|-------------|-----------------| A--------------|---------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---| E-0---0---0----|-2---2-----------|-------------|-----------------|

q. q q. q. q. q e q. q q
In the wind you hear their laughter,in the rain we see their tears,
e q. q. e q q. q e e q e q. e q q. q e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| G-(9)-9---9---9---|-(9)---9---9---9-|-(9)-9-9-9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-| D-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| A-0-----0---0-----|-(0)-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---| E-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|

q. q. q e q. q q q. q. q e q. q q
E5 (F#m) (D) A5 D
hear their heartbeat, we hear their heartbeat. Whoo
E q. q q e e q e e e e E q. q. e q h e e E q. q e e
E--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|------------| B--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|---7--7---7-| G--------------|---------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---10-9----|--------7---| D---9---9---9\-|---4-----------|-------------|-------------------|-0----------| A--------------|-------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---------|------------| E-0---0---0----|-2---2---------|-------------|-------------------|------------|

q. q q. q. q. q e q. h w
A5 D D5
whoo whoo whoo
e e q. q e E q.q e e e e h e e q. q. q e q q. e e
E-----------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------------| B-(7)---7---10---7|-------------|--------------|-7---7---7-|-(7)-10---10---10-7| G-(7)-7-----------|---9-9--9/11\|\9-9-9---10-9-|-----------|-------------------| D-0-------0----0--|-------------|--------------|---0-0-0---|-(0)----0----0-----| A-----------------|-0-----0-----|---0---0------|-----------|-------------------| E-----------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------------|

h q q h^e q. E h q. E q q q. q q. q.
A5
E h q. q. e q q E q q. q e q q. s s e e q e q e e
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| B---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| G---9-9---|-(9)---9-9---9-|---9---9---9-|-(9)-9---9-----9/11\9-|-(9)-9-9-9---9-| D---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------7---| A-0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0---|-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0-0--------|-0-----0-------| E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|

| h. q q q. q. q q. q. q q e q. q. h^e
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
| h.. e q q Q. e h.. e
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| B---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| G---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| D---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| A---------|---------------|-------------|-12-12\---12\---------|---------------| E---------|---------------|----5----(5)/|----------------------|-----5-----(5)/|

e e q e e s s e e q. q. e e e q e e s s e E q. q. e q q q e e
E-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------| B-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------| G-(9)---9---9-9/11\9|---9--9---9|(9)--9---9-9/11\9|---9---9--9-|(9)--9-9-------| D-----7---7---------|-7---------|---7---7---------|------------|----------11-12| A-0-------0---------|-0---0--0--|(0)----0---------|-0---0---0--|(0)0--0-0------| E-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|

| h h q. q. q h h q. q. q e q q q.
|
| (2nd guitar)
|
| q q Q. e h.. e q q Q. e h.. e q q Q. e
E-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------| B-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------| G-------------------|-----------|----14\----------|------------|---------------| D-------------------|-----------|----14\----------|------------|---------------| A-12-12\----12\-----|-----------|-12-12\-------12\|------------|12-12\--12\----| E-------------------|-5-----(5)/|-----------------|-5------(5)/|---------------|

A A5 A
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-| A-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------| E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|

q q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-| A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------| E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|

q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q.
A5 A A5 A
Night hangs like a prisoner, stretched over black and blue,
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-| A-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------| E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|

q q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
hear their heartbeats, we hear their heartbeats.
e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-| A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------| E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|

q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q.
A5 A A5 A
In the trees, our sons stand naked, through the walls, our daughters cry,
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------| D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-| A-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------| E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|

q q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
see their tears in the rain fall.
e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-| A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------| E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|

q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q.
(Repeat next 4 bars 6 times)
D D5 A5
Whoo Whoo
e q q. q e q q. e e E q q e e e e e e e q e e
E---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| B-7-7-7-----7---|--7--10---10---10-7-|----------------|---------------10-9-| G---------------|--------------------|---9---9-9-9/11\|\9---9-9-9-9--------| D-0-----0-0---0-|-(0)----0----0------|----------------|--------------------| A---------------|--------------------|-0---0---0------|-(0)-0-------0------| E---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|

h e q e q q. q. q q. q. e h q.
(Repeat the next two bars and fade out)
E e e e e e e e e e q e e e e
E-------------------|---------------------| B-------10-----10---|-10-------10---------| G-----9------9----9-|----9--------9-9-----| D---7------7--------|------7----------7\--| A-0-----------------|--------0------------| E-------------------|---------------------|

| w q. h^e
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
| h.. e q q Q. e
E-------------------|---------------------| B-------------------|---------------------| G-------------------|---------------------| D-------------------|---------------------| A-------------------|-12-12\-----12\------| E-5-------------(5)/|---------------------|

The end. The book also gives this little fill, but for the life of me,
I can't figure out where it is supposed to be played. The book never says.
For completeness, however, I'm including it.
q. q e s s e e q. q q
E------------------|-------------------------------------------| B------------------|-------------------------------------------| G------------------|-------------------------------------------| D-7----7-7-11h12-9-|-7-11---11---11----------------------------| A----0---0---------|-0----0----0-------------------------------| E------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Q q. q. q. q q.

Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/u2/the_joshua_tree/mothers_of_the_disappeared.txt

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