Biography:
U2 is an Irish alternative rock band from Dublin formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic sound built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's effects-based guitar textures.
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Other songs:
- Beautiful Day
- New Year’s Day
- One (feat. Mary J. Blige)
- Ordinary Love
- Pride (In the Name of Love)
- With Or Without You
- 11 Oclock Tick Tock
- 13 There Is A Light
- 40
- A Day Without Me
- A Man And A Woman
- A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
- A Sort Of Homecoming
- Acrobat
- All Along The Watchtower
- All Because Of You
- All I Want Is You
- Always
- American Soul
- An Cat Dubh
- Angel Of Harlem
- Are You Gonna Wait Forever
- Babyface
- Bad
- Blowing In The Wind
- Book Of Your Heart
- Breathe
- Bullet The Blue Sky
- California There Is No End To Love
- Cant Help Falling In Love
- Cedarwood Road
- Christmas Baby Please Come Home
- City Of Blinding Lights
- Crumbs From Your Table
- Dancing Barefoot
- Desire
- Dirty Day
- Do You Feel Loved
- Electrical Storm
- Elevation
- Even Better Than The Real Thing
- Everlasting Love
- Every Breaking Wave
- Exit
- Fast Cars
- Fez
- Flower Child
- Get Out Of Your Own Way
- Gloria
- Gone
- Grace
- Hallelujah
- Hallelujah Here She Comes
- Hawkmoon 269
- Heartland
- Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me
- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
- I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For
- I Will Follow
- If God Will Send His Angels
- Ill Go Crazy If I Dont Go Crazy Tonight
- In A Little While
- In Gods Country
- Indian Summer Sky
- Into The Heart
- Invisible
- Iris Hold Me Close
- Jesus Christ
- Kite
- Knocking On Heavens Door
- Lady With The Spinning Head
- Landlady
- Last Night On Earth
- Lights Of Home
- Like A Song
- Love Is All We Have Left
- Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way
- Love Is Blindness
- Love Rescue Me
- Lucille
- Magnificent
- Mercy
- Miracle Drug
- Miss Sarajevo
- Mlk
- Moment Of Surrender
- Mothers Of The Disappeared
- Mysterious Ways
- New Years Day
- New York
- No Line On The Horizon
- North And South Of The River
- North Star
- October
- One
- One Step Closer
- One Tree Hill
- Original Of The Species
- Party Girl
- Peace On Earth
- Please
- Pride In The Name Of Love
- Promenade
- Raised By Wolves
- Rattle And Hum
- Red Flag Day
- Red Hill Mining Town
- Running To Stand Still
- Seconds
- Shadows And Tall Trees
- Shes A Mystery To Me
- Sleep Like A Baby Tonight
- Slow Dancing
- So Cruel
- Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own
- Song For Someone
- Spanish Eyes
- Stand Up Comedy
- Staring At The Sun
- Stay Faraway So Close
- Stuck In A Moment You Cant Get Out Of
- Summer Of Love
- Summer Rain
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew
- The Best Of 1980
- The Blackout
- The Crystal Ballroom
- The First Time
- The Fly
- The Ground Beneath Her Feet
- The Hands That Built America
- The Little Things That Give You Away
- The Miracle Of Joey Ramone
- The Playboy Mansion
- The Saints Are Coming
- The Showman Little More Better
- The Sweetest Thing
- The Troubles
- The Unforgettable Fire
- The Wanderer
- The Wonderer
- This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now
- Treasure Whatever Happened To Pete The Chop
- Trip Through Your Wires
- Tryin To Throw Your Arms Around The World
- Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
- Two Hearts Beat As One
- Two Shots Of Happy One Shot Of Sad
- Ultraviolet Light My Way
- Unknown Caller
- Until The End Of The World
- Van Diemens Land
- Vertigo
- Volcano
- Wake Up Dead Man
- Walk On
- War
- When I Look At The World
- When Love Comes To Town
- When The Stars Go Blue
- Where Did It All Go Wrong
- Where The Streets Have No Name
- White As Snow
- Whos Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
- Wild Honey
- Window In The Skies
- Window In The Sky
- Winter
- Yahweh
- Youre The Best Thing About Me
- Zooropa
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U2 - Van Diemen's Land (by The Edge)
Original Key: #F major (with all string's tuned half step down).
But if you can reach the high note, why bother. Just stick to
standard tuning (G major key).
To get the authentic flavour of this simple yet great song done by
The Edge of U2, one needs to understand a few key characteristics
of the chords employed.
1) All G chords are played with D on B string (see chord shapes below)
2) C2 shape used for all G-C2-G transitions
3) Play the /G /B bass notes right, leading to Em chord
4) Appreciate the use of C chord as transition in between Em and G.
Compare with playing without it, and you will see the magic touch
of the true Master - The Edge rules!
See how The Edge plays it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7oKnbPdfY
Chord shapes used in this song
E A D G B E
G : 3 2 0 0 3 3
C2 : x 3 2 0 3 3
C : x 3 2 0 1 0
Em : x x 2 0 0 0
Dsus4: x x 0 2 3 3
D : x x 0 2 3 2
Bm : x 2 4 4 3 2
Intro:
G - - - | C2 - - - | G - - - | D - - - | G - - C2 | G - Hold me
Verse 1
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
now, oh hold me now. Till this
Em C Dsus4 D
hour has gone around. And I'm
Bm Em C
gone on the rising tide. For to
G D |G - - C2 | G
fa - ce Van Diemen's land It's a bitter
Verse 2
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
pill I swallow here. To be
Em C Dsus4 D
rent from one so dear We fought for
Bm Em C
justice and not for gain. But the magis-
G D |G - - C2 | G
tra - te sent me away. Now kings will
Verse 3
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
rule, and the poor will toil. And tear their
Em C Dsus4 D
hands as they tear the soil. But a day will
Bm Em C
come in the dawning age. When an honest
G D |G - - C2 | G
man sees an honest wage. Hold me
(Repeat Verse 1 with outtro)
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
now, oh hold me now. Till this
Em C Dsus4 D
hour has gone around. And I'm
Bm Em C
gone on the rising tide. For to
G D Em C
fa - ce Van Diemen's land. For to
G D |G - - C2 | G
fa - ce Van Diemen's land
*****
Hi. My name is Jeff Hao. I arrange songs for easy piano solo and chords
and put them on Hao Staff (a kind of piano tab that anyone can read and
play). Check out www.haostaff.com (All free downloads).
In my work, I need to figure out the chords first (accurately). I will
start to share all my work here for the guitar players. You will notice
the unique format I came up for myself in matching the chord change with
the right word (or part of the word). Being a guitar player, I find this
format much easier to read and sing along. It also shows the chord
progression structure more clearly for easier memorizing. Enjoy!
[email protected]
Original Key: #F major (with all string's tuned half step down).
But if you can reach the high note, why bother. Just stick to
standard tuning (G major key).
To get the authentic flavour of this simple yet great song done by
The Edge of U2, one needs to understand a few key characteristics
of the chords employed.
1) All G chords are played with D on B string (see chord shapes below)
2) C2 shape used for all G-C2-G transitions
3) Play the /G /B bass notes right, leading to Em chord
4) Appreciate the use of C chord as transition in between Em and G.
Compare with playing without it, and you will see the magic touch
of the true Master - The Edge rules!
See how The Edge plays it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7oKnbPdfY
Chord shapes used in this song
E A D G B E
G : 3 2 0 0 3 3
C2 : x 3 2 0 3 3
C : x 3 2 0 1 0
Em : x x 2 0 0 0
Dsus4: x x 0 2 3 3
D : x x 0 2 3 2
Bm : x 2 4 4 3 2
Intro:
G - - - | C2 - - - | G - - - | D - - - | G - - C2 | G - Hold me
Verse 1
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
now, oh hold me now. Till this
Em C Dsus4 D
hour has gone around. And I'm
Bm Em C
gone on the rising tide. For to
G D |G - - C2 | G
fa - ce Van Diemen's land It's a bitter
Verse 2
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
pill I swallow here. To be
Em C Dsus4 D
rent from one so dear We fought for
Bm Em C
justice and not for gain. But the magis-
G D |G - - C2 | G
tra - te sent me away. Now kings will
Verse 3
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
rule, and the poor will toil. And tear their
Em C Dsus4 D
hands as they tear the soil. But a day will
Bm Em C
come in the dawning age. When an honest
G D |G - - C2 | G
man sees an honest wage. Hold me
(Repeat Verse 1 with outtro)
G C2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B
now, oh hold me now. Till this
Em C Dsus4 D
hour has gone around. And I'm
Bm Em C
gone on the rising tide. For to
G D Em C
fa - ce Van Diemen's land. For to
G D |G - - C2 | G
fa - ce Van Diemen's land
*****
Hi. My name is Jeff Hao. I arrange songs for easy piano solo and chords
and put them on Hao Staff (a kind of piano tab that anyone can read and
play). Check out www.haostaff.com (All free downloads).
In my work, I need to figure out the chords first (accurately). I will
start to share all my work here for the guitar players. You will notice
the unique format I came up for myself in matching the chord change with
the right word (or part of the word). Being a guitar player, I find this
format much easier to read and sing along. It also shows the chord
progression structure more clearly for easier memorizing. Enjoy!
[email protected]
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