WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | U2 - City Of Blinding Lights Tabs | Ver. 1
Intro Guitar 3X (00:12s)
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Gently mute the b-string and let the e-string ring
The delay will do the rest
REST OF INTRO 4X
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Gently mute the b-string and let the e-string ring
The delay will do the rest (it’s important to keep up the rithem of the delay ) listen
the song how much the edge plays this because I’m not sure!
MELODY 2X
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VERSE
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Play this palm muted
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NOT palm / from here palm muted again
muted
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Play this palm muted
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Play this palm muted / FROM HERE NOT PALM MUTED
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First note not palm muted, rest is palm muted
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Play this palm muted / NOT Palm Muted from here
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First note not palm muted, rest is palm muted
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Play this palm muted / NOT Palm Muted from here
PRE-CHORUS 2X
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LET THE d and a string RING, the edge plays it like this because otherwise it sounds
tender, and that is not the intention.
CHORUS 3X
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MELODY 1X
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VERSE2
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/ from here palm muted but gently and sometimes let
A not ring , it will create and nice tone with the delay
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NOT PM / Play this palm mute / FROM HERE NOT PALM MUTED
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/ PALM MUTED
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/ NOT PALM MUTED
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/ AGAIN PALM MUTED /NOT P.M.
THIS NEXT TWO BARS 2X (make sure that the strings ring like hell)
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PRE-CHORUS 2X
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LET THE d and a string RING, the edge plays it like this because otherwise it sounds
tender, and that is not the intention.
CHORUS 3X
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MELODY 1X
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BRIDGE 4X
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If possible use 2 distortions at the same time,
CHORUS 5X
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MELODY 2X
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OUTRO
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FADE OUT OR END WITH :
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