The Fly (live) Transcribed by Richard Zangoli.(ahowden@magna.com.au) Well, I got a request to tab the live version of this song a while back so this is it or at least what I can make of it. I transcribed it from the Sydney concert video. It is also useful to use this transcription in conjunction with the previous one on the archive. Tune down 1/2 a step. For the intro Edge plays something like this (quite a few times)- E------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------7---7-----7-------7-----7--5------------------- E--15s/----0---------0-----0--------------------------------- When Bono sings "no secret that our world is in darkness tonight" play this with a wah-wah and tremolo bar if you have got them- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B----12--12--12--12------------14--14--12--12-----x--x--x---12--12--12--12- G----12--12--12--12------------14--14--12--12-----x--x--x---12--12--12--12- D----12--12--12--12------------14--14--12--12-----x--x--x---12--12--12--12- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then it goes back to the main riff. Then sythesiser then plays the C#m, E and A chords a couple of times (see the previous transcription to this song). After Bono sings "it's no secret" Edge plays something like this again with the wah-wah and tremolo bar- RIFF 1- E------------------------------------------------ B--x--x--x--x-----8--8-----x--x---x--x----8--8--- G--x--x--x--x-----7--7-----x--x---x--x----7--7---- D--x--x--x--x--------------x--x---x--x----------- A------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- For the next bit Edge plays around with the first few notes of an E chord and then slides up from the 15th fret on the big E string. This is similar to what I play for this part but feel free to ad lib as I don't exactly know what he plays- RIFF 2- E-------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- etc.. D---------------------------------------------------------- A-----------2--0------------------------------------------- E---0--0----------0--0--0--------------15s/--------------- It then goes back to C#m E and A synthesiser chords then to RIFF 1. From watching Edge play the next bit I think he hits a B bar chord(799877), presses and then releases the tremolo bar. However, because I don't have a tremolo bar I play this which sounds quite similar- E--------------------------------------- B---12--12s/11s/12-------x--x--x--x--x--- G---11--11s/10s/11-------x--x--x--x--x--- D----9---9s/-8s/9--------x--x--x--x--x--- x3 A------------------------x--x--x--x--x--- E------------------------0--0--0--0--0--- Now for the solo (I wont tab all the strings here)- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- B--20--20--19--15--17(hold)s/---------------20--20--19--15--12(hold)s/-- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ B---20--19--15--17--20--20--19--15--------15--15--14--14--12--12--10--10- G------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--8--8--7--7--5--5--3--3s/5----------s/10--9--7--5------s/10--9--7--9--- G------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ B-13b(14)-13b(14)--13b(14)--13b(14)--s/14--14-12-12-12s/10--10s/9--9h10--9-7- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--5---5h7---s/9--7--5--7--7s/9--7--5--5h7--7s/9--7--5h7-----5--5--7--7--9--9 G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------- B--10--10--12--12--14--14--15--15--17--17------- G----------------------------------------------- Then for the next bit Edge ad libs a lot but this will give you an idea of what he plays- E----------12-----------12------------------12----------12---------12--------12 B-s/9----------9--10----------10----s/9-----------10----------s/9--------10---- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------16--------16--------16----------------------------12------- B10--------s/12----------12--------12--------12--------------s/9----------10-9 G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------12----------------------------------12------------------- B------------s/9----------10--9------------------s/9---------10--9------------ G11--9------------------------------11--9--------------------------------11--- E------------16----------16-----------16----------- B----s/12----------12-----------12-----------12---- G--------------------------------------------------- After this just ad lib using the same structures as above. Then it goes back to RIFF 2 and then to the main riff. Then Edge plays this- (where the is an "x" in brackets you can either play a mute string or the note before it as either sound OK)- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---20--20--20--20b---17(x)----20b------17--17--17---17b--15(x)--17b------ x 2 G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- and then- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-20--20--20--20b--20b---20--17--15--17s/--------s/12---------12---------------- G------------------------------------------------------14----------14--12--11-9- For the little jam right at the end this is my best approximation- E----0--------0-----0-------0------0------0---------0------0---------------- Bs/5----3h5------5-----3h5------5-----5--------3h5------5-----3----2----0--- x 2 G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- and end on- E------------------------------ B---5(hold)-------------5s/---- G-----------------------4s/---- And that's it. If there are any comments e-mail me. Richard Zangoli (ahowden@magna.com.au) "The Fly" ------- tabbed by: Sergio Lucero, slucero@cipres.cec.uchile.cl -corrections- *The Fly--This one is in Em. The chords seemed to be putting the song in E major. Actually, Edge probably used power chords, which would hide the key's tonality. The main riff seems right, just don't put it in E major. (from Leniart, Brandon K (leniarbk@jmu.edu)) Intro goes like this: E-------------------|-------------------| B-------------------|-------------------| G-------------------|-------------------| D-------------------|-------------------| A---7-7-5-7-5-7-7-5-|---7-7-5-7-5-7-7-5-| E-0------h---h------|-0------h---h------| E It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky It's no secret that our world is in darkness tonight A D They say the sun is sometimes eclipsed by a moon E You know I don't see you when she walks in the room It's no secret that a friend is someone who lets you help It's no secret that a liar won't believe anyone else They say a secret is something you tell one other person So I'm telling you, child C#m E (Love, we shine like a A man will beg A Burning star A man will crawl We're fallin' from On the sheer face of love C#m E A Like a fly from the wall The sky... tonight) It's no secret at all It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest It's no secret that ambition bites the nails of success Every artist is a cannibal Every poet is a thief All kill their inspiration and sing about their grief Solo: B E-A-D-E-B-C#m-E-A E-15--14--10-12|(HOLD)---|-15--14--10-12--10-- 7----|---|--15--14--10--12-| E-15-14-10--9-10-9-|-7-9-7-5-7-5-3-5|-3-1-3-1-0-1---0-|-5--4--1--0-| B-----------------------|--------------------|---------------3----|----| E -5--4-1-3-7-|--9----|---9---|--9-7-7-5-7-5-4-5|-4-2-4-2-0-0-0|-2--4--2--0--2| E -4-2-0-2-4-2-2-0-2-2-4-4-5-4-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-11-12-16--| Solo tabbed by: Daniel Maher DJMAH1@PFS01.cc.monash.edu.au (Love, we shine like a A man will rise Burning star A man will fall We're falling from From the sheer face of love The sky... tonight) Like a fly from the wall It's no secret at all E It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky The universe exploding 'cosa one man's lie Look I gotta go, yeah I'm running out of change There's a lot of things if I could I'd rearrange E |-------15-15-|-15--17--14--15--17---12--12-|-12--14--10--12--14--10-- E -15--15-|--15-17-14-15-17---12-12-|--12--14-10--12--14--10--15-15-| E |--15--17--15--17--15--14--10--12--|-(12)-----12------------------------| B|------------------------------------------|-------12-----12--10--12-----12--| G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------12------| E|---------------|---------------| B|--12----------|---------------| G|--------9-----|--(9)---------- TABBED BY:Daniel Maher The Fly jewatson@tardis.svsu.edu 1.Turn your amp's frequency's all as low as possible except for the first knob closest to the distortion knob, just so you have to turn up your volume knob a couple notches more. 2."the song" (create echo sound by picking right on the fretboard throughout the song) The Fly 33333 3 3 3 (Slight palm mute) 33333 3 3 3 (let ring) Drums come in here 11111 1 1 1 x x x (No palm mute here) x x 777777777 5 0 (Repeat this 12 times) 15____7 777777777 5 0 "It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky = x x (palm mute) 0 2 2 0 It's no secret that our world is in darkness tonight= x x 2 0 0 2 Palm mute this also Nathan, It's just these two chords through the whole song except for the chorus which is very simple. THE CHOURS= F c G Love... ya shine like a falling star falling from the sky...oooohh (Repeat) (palm mute while picking on the fretboard) and that's it. I hope these directions of mine are easy to understand. If you get confused just listen to the song and you'll figure it out. Hope to hear from ya soon. Jeff