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U2 - Stateless Bass

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Stateless Bass

(ver. 1)
U2
Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G)

Key: # = mute
     ~ = sustain note
     / = slide
     p = pull-off
     h = hammer-on
     b = bend
     x = palm-muting 

I'm tabbing this song on request and hope it's ample in the quality front,
it's a pretty hard song to tab so if it's a bit iffy in places, then my
apologies. enjoy =)

Short intro on bass after main guitar/synth/vocal intro:

G|-/7--5--------------------------------|
D|*------8--7--5--3--5p8p5-x-x-x--3--5-*|
A|*------------------------------------*|
E|--------------------------------------|

First Verse:

G|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~------|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~------|
D|*-5--5----------------------5-\-|--3-------------------------3-\-|
A|*-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~------|--------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------2-\-|--1--1----0--1--0--------------*|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------3---1---0-*|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~------|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~------|
D|*-5--5----------------------5-\-|--3-------------------------3-\-|
A|*-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~------|-----------7--7p8--7--7p8-------|
D|--2-------------------------2-\-|--1----------------------------*|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bridge:
                      bend up 1/2 a note
G|--10~---------|-\12-------12b-\-|-10-8-10-8-8p10|-12-------------|
D|*-------------|-----13----------|---------------|----13-13---13/*|
A|*---------8~--|-----------------|---------------|---------------*|
E|--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|

Chorus:

G|--3~-----2-3-2----------|------------------------|
D|*---------------5--3--5-|------------------------|
A|*-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|-1~----0--1-1#--1---1~--|

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------*|
A|------------------------|-1--3-3#--3#-3~--1--3~-*|
E|/3~----1--3-3#--3---3---|------------------------|

Bridge:

G|-----------5--5p7--5--5p7~--5-7-|--------------------------|
D|*-5--5--------------------------|--1~-----0--1--0-----0--1-|
A|*-------------------------------|------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--3--------1--1p3--1--3p5~------|--1--------0--0p1--0--0p1~-----*|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Break:

G|--5----------------|
D|*-----8----7----5--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Outro:

G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------3-3p5--3--3p5~-|--------------3--3p5--3--3p5~-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-\-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-\------------------|

G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7----5---3--2--3----5--3p5--|-6-6-6-6-6----5---5p6-5--5p6~-|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------3--3p5--3--3p5~-|--------------3--3p5--3--3p5~-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-\-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-\-----------------|
                               [then fades out after this part]
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------3--3p5--3--3p5--|-6-6-6-6-6--5--6-5--6-8--8\-10|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|------------------------------|

So that's Stateless by U2, which is found on The Million Dollar Hotel
soundtrack, many thanks to Louis for letting me know that this song
exists! yet another U2 number to enjoy :) hope the tabs ok for you all,
parts i'm unsure about. as usual, any suggestions/comments are always
welcome at my e-mail address.
            
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