Music by U2Lyrics by BonoTranscribed by Brandon Leniart <leniarbk@jmu.edu>"Wire" is written in E major and has 2 main guitar parts:the intro/outro, and the chorus. The intro and outro areplayed by rapidly going back and forth on the 12th and 15thfrets on the 1st and 2nd strings. The chorus is simply Eand D chords being arpegiated. I wish I had my CD here totranscribe this completely, but this is basically how itgoes:Intro (with delay set on fast with few repeats, played witha heavy 4/4 beat)(faster)1)---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12------15-15-15-15-15-15- 2)------12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---15-15-15-15-15-15- 3)---------------------------------------------------------------- 4)---------------------------------------------------------------- 5)---------------------------------------------------------------- 6)----------------------------------------------------------------When the band comes in, the intro is repeated with severaloverdubbed fills, 3 of which are below:1)---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- 2)---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- 3)---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- (strum muted strings) 4)---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- 5)---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- 6)---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- 1)---<12>--<12>--<12>- 2)---<12>--<12>--<12>- 3)---<12>--<12>--<12>- (strum natural harmonics 4)---<12>--<12>--<12>- at 12th fret) 5)---<12>--<12>--<12>- 6)---<12>--<12>--<12>- 1)---12--(12)--(12)--- 2)---12--(12)--(12)--- 3)-------------------- (Hit E & B at 12th frets and 4)-------------------- let echo repeat) 5)-------------------- 6)--------------------Another overdubbed fill is Edge sliding up and down theneck of the guitar, so try to do as many overdubs that youcan.The Verse is done with Edge strumming muted strings thenhitting E & B of the 12th fret on the 1st and 2nd strings,letting them echo.The Chorus can be done by arpegiating E and D chords:(E) (D)1)---------------------------------------- 2)---------9-----------------7------------ 3)-------9----9------------7----7--------- 4)-----9--------9--------7--------7------- 5)---7------------7---5--------------5---- 6)----------------------------------------The part before the outro (Bono sings "do, do, do") is thesame as the above overdubs. The outro (with Bono singingfast) is the same as the intro. Here's a tip:For those with a delay pedal, listen to the last 2 secondsof the song, when Edge slides down the strings, which isechoed. This will give you an idea as to the speed and therepetition of the delay used.--Brandon Leniart
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