WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | U2 - Acrobat Bass | Ver. 1
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
h = hammer-on
Intro:
G------------------------------
D------------------------------
A---10-h12---10h12-10h12-10h12- etc...
E------------------------------
(just mess around with those two notes
quietly as the song fades in)
Verse:
G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7h10-10-10-- x 4
E-----------------------------------
G-|---------------------------------------------------
D-|*--------------------------------------------------
A-|*--0-0-0--0-0-0--10-10-10--10-10-10--8-8-8--8-8-8--
E-|---------------------------------------------------
1.____________ 2.___________
-----------------|----------------|
----------------*|----------------|
--7-7-7--7-7-7--*|--7-7-7--7/12\7-| x 2
-----------------|----------------|
Chorus 1:
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/15-15\--
E---------------------------------
"Now it looks like this..."
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------
E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0--------------------------------
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------12\-0-0-
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-r-r----------
Verse 2: (same as the first Verse)
Chorus 2:
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------
E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0--------------------------------
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0--------------------------------
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--
E--1----------1--1-1-1--1-1-1------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--
E--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1------------------------------
Solo:
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7h10-10-10--
E---------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7-10-10--5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--10-10-10--
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3----
E--------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ x 2
E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0--------------------------------
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
Chorus 3:
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0--------------------------------
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
"now I must be an acrobat..."
(repeat chorus until the end of the song)
This bassline is pretty simple, but it goes by fast. I wrote the measures
as sets of 3 quarter notes (counted: ONE, two, three, ONE, two, three...)
but often, especially during the verse and solo, it's jazzed up a bit.
So the bassline: --0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--
is sometimes played: --00--0-00-0-0--00--0-00-0-0--
But it's up to you to decide when and where to switch it up.
Generally, the simpler version is played while Bono is singing.
That's all. Enjoy.
02/08/99