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/ U2 / Boy (1980) / Out Of Control bass tab

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
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Song: Out of Control
Artist: U2
Album: Boy
Tabbed by: Jase Warner (trip_through_your_wires@hotmail.com)

Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G) Down Half A Step

Intro:

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

(enter drums)

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|

First Verse:

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 let notes ring when playing part below
G|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|
D|*7-----7-----7---|-----------------|-7-----7-----7---|----------------*|
A|*--0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 let notes ring when playing part below
G|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|
D|*7-----7-----7---|-----------------|-7-----7-----7---|----------------*|
A|*--0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-3~-----5-----3~-|-----------------|-5~-----7-----5~-|-----------------|

Second Verse:

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 let notes ring when playing part below
G|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|
D|*7-----7-----7---|-----------------|-7-----7-----7---|----------------*|
A|*--0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-3~-----5-----3~-|-----------------|-5~-----7-----5~-|-----------------|

Break:

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|-5-5-5p3-5-5-5p3-|

Guitar Solo:

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 let notes ring when playing part below
G|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|
D|*7-----7-----7---|-----------------|-7-----7-----7---|----------------*|
A|*--0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 let notes ring when playing part below
G|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|-----------------|-7---6---4---6---|
D|*7-----7-----7---|-----------------|-7-----7-----7---|----------------*|
A|*--0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0---0---0---0*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-3~-----5-----3~-|-----------------|-5~-----7-----5~-|-----------------|

Interlude:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-4*|
A|*----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5--------------*|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-4*|
A|*----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5--------------*|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5--------------*|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

Third Verse:

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0-|-5---4---2-2-0-0*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-3~-----5-----3~-|-----------------|-5~-----7-----5~-|-----------------|

Outro:
 bass cuts out temporarily
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                       a     a      a
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Where I've put the letter A's just above, that's where you make use of
accents, as I think Adam Clayton does this in synch to the snare hits.


U2 albums
2004 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
2000 All That You Can't Leave Behind
1997 Pop
1993 Zooropa
1991 Achtung Baby
1988 Rattle And Hum
1987 The Joshua Tree
1984 The Unforgettable Fire
1983 Under A Blood Red Sky
1983 War
1981 October
1980 Boy
Boy tabs
01I Will Follow tabbass tab
02Twilight tabbass tab
03An Cat Dubh tabbass tab
04Into The Heart tabbass tab
05Out Of Control tabbass tab
06Stories For Boys tabbass tab
07The Ocean tabbass tab
08A Day Without Me tabbass tab
09Another Time, Another Place tabbass tab
10The Electric Co. tabbass tab
11Shadows And Tall Trees tabbass tab

 

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