Guitar tablature for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" by "U2"

Artist: U2
Piece: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: unknown
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U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Album: How to dismantle an atomic bomb
BY: U2fan


Verse x3 :In the original version bass play the notes in parenthesis but you can play them in your guitar.

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2--------2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----|
G|-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(0)---------(0)---------(0)---------------------------|
E|----------------------------(3)---------(3)------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----|
G|--------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|----------------(0)------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------(0)---------(0)------------|
E|-(3)(2)------------------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus: Play it with delay (320ms)and harmonics.(harmonics are only in first pre-chorus).
  
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5--7--5~---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5h7-5h7-5~-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Chorus x2:With reverb (spring)
                                    
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Second Verse: With delay (320ms).
                         
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
  
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-24-21~----19-17~--------17--15--14--12~-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
  
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus: play it with delay (320ms).
                       
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
                     
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x2:Play it with reverb (spring).
                                   
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
  
e|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
G|-10-p9-p7----------------------||-10-h9-h7----------------------|
D|-----------5-5/------10--------||-----------5-5/--7-------------|
A|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
                 
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5--6--8--10--12--12-----|
G|-10-p9-p7-----------------------------------|
D|-----------5-5/-12--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|








                            After the 5th time play this.
                                
e|-------------------------||------------------------------|
b|-15--14--12--12—h14------||-12\--10--10—-10/--12\--10----|
g|----------------------x5-||------------------------------|
D|-------------------------||------------------------------|
A|-------------------------||------------------------------|
E|-------------------------||------------------------------|

Pre-chorus: play it with delay (320ms).
   
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: play it with reverb (spring).
                             
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Outro: 

E|--24—-21~--|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|X4
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

This is one of the best U2 songs. Enjoy it!

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