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 11 O'clock Tick Tock

U2

 

 

Tune down 1/2 a step.

 

Intro (open string is optional)-

Palm mute........................... harmonics....

E--------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------12---12-------

G-------------------------------------------12---12---12-------

D-------------------------------------------12-----------------

A--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5--------------------------

E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------

 

This is the main riff-

 

E---------------------------------7-------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------

G-9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9----9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--9--7--9----

D--------------------------------------------------------------------7-- x2

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

I will call the next bit RIFF 1 (*=harmonics)-

 

E---------------------12--0--15--14--------------------------------------

B0--12(*)----0--10---------------------12------0--12(*)-------------12---

G----------------------------------------------------------------9-------

D-------------------------------------------------------------9----------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

E------------12-----------------

B-------10----------------------

G---9--------------------9s/7---

D-------------------------------

A-------------------------------

E-------------------------------

 

I will call the next riff (where Bono sings "hear the children crying..")

RIFF 2-

 

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------12---------10----------12-------------12--10-------------------

G----9----------9-----------9------------9-----------------9-------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

E-----------------------------------------14----------------15--14-------

B-----------17-------------15-----------------------------------------17-

G----14------------14-------------14---------------14--------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Edge varies the above riff but it will give you the basic idea. Here is a

slight variation which I actually prefer-

 

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----12-------10---------12------------------------------17--------15----

G9--------9---------9----------9--12--11--9----------14-------14-------14

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

E----14--------------15--14-----------

B------------------------------15-----

G--------------14---------------------

D-------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------

 

The last time Edge plays the riff he finishes with the high note on the 15th

fret. He then

goes back to the main riff and then plays RIFF 1 with a slight slight

variation right at the

end-

 

E--------15-----------17--14---

B-------------15---------------

G------------------------------

 

Then RIFF 2 is played and during the chorus Edge plays some harmonics-

 

E---------------12-------------------7--------------------5---

B----------12-----------------7---------------------5---------

G-----12----------------7--------------------5----------------

D------------------------------------------------------------- x 2

A-------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------

 

It then goes back to the main riff, then Riff 2, then the above chorus

harmonics, then the

main riff again and then this-

 

RIFF 3-

 

E----------------------0-----------------------------0------0------0---

B------------------------0------------------------------0-----0------0-

G----------------------------------------------------------------------

D5--7--5--4--0--2---------------5--7--5--4--0--2-----------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Now for the solo. It is quite hard to tab so ad lib and play around with it

a bit but you can

use this as a guide-

 

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

B12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10------------10--------10------10------

G14--14--14--12--12--11--12--11----9-------12--------11-------12----11

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

E-----------------------17--17--17--17----------17--17--17--17--15--15-15-

B10--10--10--10--10-----20--20--20--20--19--19--19--19--19--19--17--17-17-

G12--12--11--12--12-------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

E15---14-------12-------12-----17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17-

B17---15---12-------12---------20--20--19--20--19--19--20--19--20--19--20--19-

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

E--17--17--17--17--17s/--15--15--14--14--12--12--7--7--5--5--5s/7--7------

B--20--20--19--19--19s/--17--17--15--15--12--12--8--8--5--5--5s/8--8------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Now for the harmonics. Again use this as a guide-

 

E-------12------------------------------------------------------------

B------------12------------------------------------------7------------

G-----------------12------------------------7------------------7------

D----------------------12------------7------------7--------------------

A--------------------------------7-------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

I'm pretty sure about the next bit-

 

E---------12---------------12--------------------12-----------------7-------

B7------------------------------7-------7-----------------------------7-----

G----7------------------------------7------7------------------7----------7--

D-------------7-----7---------------------------------7--7------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Then RIFF 3 is played. For the second solo ad lib using the structures from

the first one.

The song ends on this-

 

E-----------------------------

B------------------------------

G----------------------------- and I think the final chord is Em.

D----7--7--5--4--4h5--5-------

A-----------------------------

E-----------------------------

 

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