Acrobat - U2
Song: Acrobat
Band: U2
Album: Achtung Baby
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
h = hammer-on
Intro:
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D-------------
A---10-h12---1
E-------------
(just mess aro
quietly as the
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0h12-10h12-10h
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und with those
song fades in
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12- etc...
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two notes
)
Verse:
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D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--7h10
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-10-10-- x 4
--------
G-|-----------
D-|*----------
A-|*--0-0-0--0
E-|-----------
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-0-0--10-10-10
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--10-10-10--8-
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8-8--8-8-8--
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1._______
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--7-7-7--7-
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_____ 2.___
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-----*|-------
7-7--*|--7-7-7
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________
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--7/12\7-| x 2
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Chorus 1:
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A--3-3-3--3-3-
E-------------
"Now it look
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s like this...
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-15\--
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"
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A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--0-0-
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---1-1-1--1-1-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
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---
---
3--
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A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--3-0-
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3--1-1-1--1-1-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
---
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---
3--
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A--0-0-0--0-0-
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0--0-0-0--3-0-
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3--1-1-1--1-1-
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----------12\-
1--3-r-r------
----
----
0-0-
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Verse 2: (same as the first Verse)
Chorus 2:
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D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--0-0-
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0-------------
---1-1-1--1-1-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
---
---
3--
G-------------
D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--3-0-
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3--1-1-1--1-1-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
---
---
---
3--
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D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
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0--0-0-0--3-0-
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3--1-1-1--1-1-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
---
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---
3--
G-------------
D-------------
A-------------
E--1----------
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1--1-1-1--1-1-
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---0-0-0--0-0-
1-------------
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0--0-0-0--0-0-
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---
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0--
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G-------------
D-------------
A-------------
E--1-1-1--1-1-
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1--1-1-1--1-1-
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---5-5-5--5-5-
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5--5-5-5--5-5-
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---
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5--
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Solo:
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A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--0-0-
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0--0-0-0--0-0-
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0--0-0-0--7h10
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-10-10--
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G-------------
D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
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0--0-0-0--7-10
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-10--5-5-5--5-
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5-5--10-10-10-
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-10-10-10--
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G-------------
D-------------
A--3-3-3--3-3-
E-------------
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3--3-3-3--3-3-
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-----
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3----
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G-------------
D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
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0--0-0-0--0-0-
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---1-1-1--1-1-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
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--- x 2
3--
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A--0-0-0--0-0-
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0--0-0-0--3-0-
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1--3-3-3--3-3-
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---
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3--
Chorus 3:
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D-------------
A--0-0-0--0-0-
E-------------
"now I must
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be an acrobat.
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3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--
.."
(repeat chorus until the end of the song)
Comments:
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.
Tabbed by Jeff Feasel
blackfly_@hotmail.com
02/08/99