40

U2 - 40 (Live)

Tune down 1/2 step for Under a

Blood Red Sky/War, and standard for

the Vertigo DVD

"I waited patiently for the Lord..." etc., etc.

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|-------------------|

D|----------[7]------|

A|------[7]----------|

E|-------------------|

The harmonic pattern above

is repeated for the verse.

It's pretty easy to "feel"

when you should play it.

How long? ...To sing this song?

e|-------------------|---------------------|

B|-------------------|---------------------|

G|---------9---------|---------14----------|

D|---------9---------|---------14----------|

A|---------7---------|---------12----------|

E|-------------------|---------------------|

Play each chord once, and let it ring.

chords for the E, and i think they play the A bar chord

on the E string, but this sounds just as good.

But, if you REALLY want to play it just like them,

I think they do it like this --

e|-------------------|----------5----------|

B|---------5---------|----------5----------|

G|---------x---------|----------6----------|

D|---------6---------|----------7----------|

A|---------7---------|----------7----------|

E|-------------------|----------5----------|

-- but I'm not sure.

After Bono sings "How long to sing this song?"

go back to the verse harmonics. Again, you'll

have to feel for it.

The song order is Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus, and then

the outtro, I guess. In this portion of the song

(which actually winds up being the longest), play

through the verse once or twice, then play

this little riff twice --

e|---------------------|---------------------|

B|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|

D|---------------------|---------------------|

A|---16----14----12----|----12----14----7----|

E|---------------------|---------------------|

Then go back to the harmonics and kind of fade out

of the song slowly.