U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by Andrew_Cpretty spot on, if u did that by ear then ur a pro
may i request SUC?

Originally posted by LikeASongBy request, this is the small Stand Up Comedy anotations I've made so far. I'm not that keen on this song so I haven't paid much efforts nor time on this one, but any way this is a good start point


Stand Up Comedy


Key: F#m
Chords throughout the song: F#m, B, A, E, C#m (someday I'll make a full chord diagram with the lyrics and the exact places for the chords - not today )

Main riff
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------4--------4--------------2h4------------4---4---2-----------2h4------
A------------------------------2h4---------------------------------2h4--------------
E----2-2---------2-------(2)-----------------2-2------------------------------------


Solo
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---/12...---/10--8---7h8h7...------/12...12---/10--8---7h8h7..------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(the "..." dots mean you have to sustain the note)

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---/12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------11----(9h)11--9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------(12)--11h12h11...----11/13--11----9/11/9----(9/)12---12/14--14/16...-------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Originally posted by Andrew_C:[..][..]thanks once again!!!!

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]You're very welcome. I think that's a pretty decent base to start from, it's not a complete tab of course but it shows the way

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Pics from the BBC and gear stuff...

Pics from BBC. Is that Indiana Jones playing bass! =O) Adam in a hat. That is different.

Looks like Edge has a new (to him, or newly seen by us) Tweed Fender Blues Jr. amp, or perhaps he had the black Blues Junior from the Vertigo tour recovered?

Looks like the Gretsch Country Gentleman is the guitar for "Magnificent". A Tele may have been on some of the song on the album but the solo (on the album) does sound very "Kite-like"; which was done with a Gretsch Country Gent. Also, he's seems to be using the custom made ring slide, instead of a regular tube slide for the solo on Magnificent.

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Originally posted by yuri31:Is there any chance for a person like me who doesn't understand music (completely) to learn to play a guitar? I might get one soon...

Originally posted by AAV711:[..]

Yeah, definitely. Guitar is probably the easiest instrument to learn. Word of advice though: you will most likely not be able to play a number of Edge's guitar parts without the correct equipment and the U2 rhythm section behind you. What I mean is, even if you figure out the basic part you won't get it to sound exactly right without the right guitar, effects, amp, &c.

If you decide to pick up guitar, the best way to improve I found was to get some music with simple enough guitar parts--Beatles, Oasis, any will do--and play along to the recordings. At the very least you'll have lots of fun

Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

thanks for the encouragement

A little question here. My dad's friend showed me yesterday a PC programme called Guitar Pro 5. A lot of useful things, plenty of songs in the songbook. How should I understand the numbers on tabs?