U2: Where the Streets Have No Name - Bass Tab tabbed by Michael Simon - simondm@whitman.edu This is a transcription of the bass line from the Joshua Tree album. Use regular tuning (E,A,D,G) Time: 4/4 Intro and Verses: (Verses are minus first two bars) Play verses as eighth notes rather than quarters. *--------------------* D D g| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | d| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | a| 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | E| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | G D D G g| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | d| 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | -------- | -------- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | a| -------- | -------- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | -------- | -------- | E| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | B A C |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|--------|--------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-| |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------|--------|--------|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|--------|--------| |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Chorus: (Again, play as eighth notes) "Where the Streets Have No Name..." D g | --------| --------| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | d | --------| --------| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | a | 5-5-5-5-| 5-5-5---| 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | E | --------| --------| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | G D G g | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | d | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | -------- | -------- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | a | -------- | -------- | 5-5-5-5- | 5-5-5-5- | -------- | -------- | E | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | B A A D |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|--------|--------|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| |--------|--------|--------|--------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|--------|--------| |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| That's pretty much the whole song. Adam Clayton throws in a few extra note on live versions, but they are easy to pick up.