Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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To: jamesb@nevada.edu, u2@last.cac.washington.edu
Subject: U2: Where the Streets Have No Name chords


U2

Where the Streets Have No Name (From the album "The Joshua Tree")
----- --- ------- ---- -- ----

These are the chords that you can use to make a nice acoustical version of
this song:

I want to run
D

I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
G

I want to reach out
Bm

And touch the flame
A

Where the streets have no name
Csus9


I want to feel, sunlight on my face
D

See that dust cloud disappear without a trace
G

I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Bm A

Where the streets have no name
Csus9

Chorus: (Tab for chords to be played, repeat below for each line of chorus)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----10----8-----7------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----7-----7-----7------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you...
It's all I can do

The city's a flood
D

And our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled in dust
G

I'll show you a place
Bm

High on the desert plain
A

Where the streets have no name
Csus9


Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Still building then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do

Our love turns to rust
D

And we're beaten and blown by the wind
G

Blown by the wind

Oh and I see love
D

See our love turn to rust

And we're beaten and blown by the wind

Blown by the wind
G

Oh when I go there
Bm

I go there with you
A

It's all I can do
D


Chord formations:
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D x x 0 2 3 2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
Bm x x 4 4 3 2
A x x 2 2 2 0
Csus9 x x x 7 8 10


By the way, for those interested in Edge's nifty intro and ending, here it is
(he uses some delay/echo of course):

E-------------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------10----11--------------------------------------------------|
G-------12-11-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat above riff many times, let ring.)

Intro tab ends with:
E--10-------10-----------10---------10-------10-------------------------------|
B-----10-------10-----------10---------10-------10----------------------------|
G--------12------12-----------12---------12-------12--------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Ending tab ends with above two riffs and then (repeat 4 times):
E-10------10-----10-----10----------------------------------------------------|
B---10------10-----10-----10--------------------------------------------------|
G-----11------11-----11-----11------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Where the street have no name
U2
Tabbed by: Mariano Arnaiz
Anything to: marianoarnaiz@hotmail.com

Note: the main technic for this song is to play the chords in the highr way posible,
the stings with palm-mute and to change the chords for time to time as the voice change.


[Pre-drums-intro]

(ELECRIC PIANO)

e|-12-----------12----12----------|
B|------7------------------7------|
G|----------7-------------------7-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


[Guitar intro]

e|-10--------------------10-----|
B|-----10-------------10---(10)-| (play a lot of times until you here the guitar
G|---------11h12-11-12----------| playing some king of chords)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-10-10----10-10----10-10-10-|
B|-10-10----10-10----10-10-10-| (play until the verse starts)
G|-12-12p11-11-11h12-12-12-12-|
D|-12-12----12-12----12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


[Verse 1 & Verse 2]

I wanna run, I want to hide, I wanna tear down the walls that hold me
I wanna feel, sunlight on my face, See that dust cloud disappear without a

e|-------10-(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
B|-------10-(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
G|-------11-(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
D|-------12-(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
A|----------(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
E|----------(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|

Incide, I wanna reach...out and touch the.......flame
Trace, I wanna take.-..shelter from the poison rain

e|-10---(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-10-(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-9--|
B|-8----(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-12-(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-10-|
G|-7----(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-11-(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-9--|
D|-7----(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-9--(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-7--|
A|------(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-x--(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)----|
E|------(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-x--(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)----|

Where the streets have no name. Ha, ha all right.
Where the streets have no name, ho

e|-(x-x-x-x-x)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12.....................-|
B|-(x-x-x-x-x)--15-15-15-15-15-15-15.....................-|
G|-(x-x-x-x-x)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14.keep on playing this-|
D|-(x-x-x-x-x)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12.....................-|
A|-(x-x-x-x-x)--------------------------------------------|
E|-(x-x-x-x-x)--------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

Where the streets have no name

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-| x2
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12---11-9--|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------|
A|-x----------------------------------------|
E|-x----------------------------------------|

We're still building then burning down love, burning down love

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8----7----7-----10-8----7----7---|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8----8----8-----8--8----8----8---|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7--7----7----7-----7--7----7----7---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

And when I go there, I go there with you, It's all I can

e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

do

e|-10-10---10----10-----play these last tow until-|
B|-10-10---10----10-----the verse 3 starts--------|
G|-11-11—--11h12-12p11----------------------------|
D|-12-12------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

this verse is play with the same patrono f the firt two but insted of playing
chords you have to pick notes and then play the palm-mute, if you preffer only play the palm-mute

The city's a flood, and our ... to rust, We're ... by the wind, trampled in

e|----------------10-(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
B|---------------10--(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
G|------------11-----(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
D|------------12-----(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
A|-------------------(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|
E|-------------------(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-|

Dust, I'll show you a ....place high on a...........desert plain

e|-----10(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-----10-(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)----9--|
B|---8---(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)---12---(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)--10---|
G|-7-----(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-11-----(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)9------|
D|-7-----(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)-9------(x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x)-7------|
A|-------(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)--------(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-------|
E|-------(x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-)--------(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)-------|

e|-(x-x-x-x-x)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12.....................-|
B|-(x-x-x-x-x)--15-15-15-15-15-15-15.....................-|
G|-(x-x-x-x-x)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14.keep on playing this-|
D|-(x-x-x-x-x)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12.....................-|
A|-(x-x-x-x-x)--------------------------------------------|
E|-(x-x-x-x-x)--------------------------------------------|


[Chorus] (repeat as the one above)


[Bridge]

Our love turns to rust, We're beaten and

e|------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

blown by the wind, Blown by the wind. Oh and I

e|-10----10-8---7-----10----10-8---7----7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-8-----8--8---8-----8-----8--8---8----8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-7-----7--7---7-----7-----7--7---7----7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-----7--7---7-----7-----7--7---7----7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

see love, see our love turn to rust, And we're beaten and

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|


blown by the wind, blown by the wind, Oh when I

e|-10----10-8---7-----10----10-8---7----7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-8-----8--8---8-----8-----8--8---8----8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-7-----7--7---7-----7-----7--7---7----7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-----7--7---7-----7-----7--7---7----7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

go there, I go there with you, it's all I can do

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---10-10-10-10-10-----|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10...--|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---11-11-12-11-12-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

e|-10--------------------10-----------------------------------|
B|-----10-------------10---(10--------------------------------|
G|---------11h12-11-12----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
(play a lot of times until the song ends)
But the las few times it's play like this

e|--10-------------10---------------------10----------------|
B|-------10--------------10-----------------------10--------|
G|-------------12----------------12----------------------12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--10-------------10---------------------10----------------|
B|-------10--------------10-----------------------10--------|
G|-------------11----------------11----------------------11-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|



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| x Dead note
|(n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Song: Where The Streets Have No Name (Live)
Artist: U2
Album: U2 go Home - Live From Slane Castle, Ireland
Tabber: Andrew Marks

This version of the song can be heard on Live from Slane Castle DVD. Set your
guitar on typical Edge settings, including delay and some reverb. This tab
is not written in correspondence with the exact strumming patterns. As with
most tabs, the easiest way to learn the song better is to listen to it too.

Basic chord progression:

[Verse]
D - G - Bm - A - C

[Chorus]
D - G - Bm - A - D

Harmonics (Electric piano / Strings) progression go during the intro like thus:
D - G - D - G - Bm - A

Begin this guitar intro with the change the beginning of D
E|10--------------10--------------10---------------|
B|--10----------10--10----------10-----------------|
G|----12--11--12------12--11--12-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Repeat until Bm which then has a change in riff

E|10----10----10----10-----10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10--10|
B|--10----10----10----10---10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10--10|
G|----12----12----12----12-12--12-12--12-12--11-11--11--11--11|
D|-------------------------0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

There is a lot of hammering on and off the G string, listen
to the song and get the rhythm of how Edge plays it, it is very
simple.

E|------------------------10-10--10-10------------------------|
B|10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--10--|
G|12--11--12--12--12--11--12-12--12-12--12-11--12-12--12--11--|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

To close the intro, Edge shifts it up another gear. As soon as
the chord hits D again, palm mute immediately.

E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10/12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12--12--|
B|10--10--10--10--10--10--10/15--15-15--15-15--15-15--15--15--|
G|12--12--12--12--12--12--12/14--14-14--14-14--14-14--14--14--|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0---0---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
Listen to the song to get the rhythm of this part. Edge simply
squeezes his fingers down then lightly mutes them again
repeatedly. He simply plays D - G - D - A then back to the main
riff.

E|xxx2xx2xx2xxx3xxx3xxx3xxx2xxx2xx|
B|xxx3xx3xx3xxx3xxx3xxx3xxx3xxx3xx|
G|xxx2xx2xx2xxx0xxx0xxx0xxx2xxx2xx|
D|xxxxxxxxxxxxx0xxx0xxx0xxxxxxxxxx|
A|xxxxxxxxxxxxx2xxx2xxx2xxxxxxxxxx|
E|xxxxxxxxxxxxx3xxx3xxx3xxxxxxxxxx|

E|0-0-0-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-----------|
B|2-2-2-10-10-10-10-15-15-15-15-----------|
G|2-2-2-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-----------|
D|2-2-2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------|
A|0-0-0-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------------|
E|x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------------|

[Verse 2]
More mutung and some single string picking. Works well with delay.

E|xxx--0--xxxx--0-xxx-------------|
B|xxx-2-2-xxxx-2-2xxx--3---3----3-|
G|xxx3---3xxxx3---xxx--0-0-0-0--0-|
D|xxx0----xxxx0---xxx-------------|
A|xxx-----xxxx----xxx-2--------2--|
E|xxx-----xxxx----xxx3--------3---|

E|2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
B|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-15-15-15-15-|
G|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|
D|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|--------0-0-0-0-x--x--x-----------------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-x--x--x-----------------|

[Chorus]
Simple chorus. Stretch you 5th (pinky) finger along the E string
to reach the 5th fret.

E|5-3-2-5-3-2-3-3-2-2-------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
A|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------|
E|X-X-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-3-------------|

The 2nd part of the chorus riff has Edge extend the D to an A,
which he then takes back to the main riff to close chorus.

E|5-3-2-5-3-2-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-12-11-12-12-12-11-12-----|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
A|X-X-X-X-X-X-0-X--X--X--X--X--X--X------|
E|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X--X--X--X--X--X------|

[Verse 3]
For those with the hammer thing on the guitars which loosen the
strings and give the damp effect, utilise this here. Edge plays a
clean D, I think with maybe some added distortion, then gives it
the bendy sound. The riff goes simply like this, then straight back
to main riff.

E|2-XXX-2-XXX-3-2----2----------10-|
B|3-XXX-3-XXX-3---3---2--2-2--2-10-|
G|2-XXX-2-XXX-0--4-4---2--2--2--12-|
D|0-XXX-0-XXX-0-----4---2---2---0--|
A|X-XXX-X-XXX-2-----------------X--|
E|X-XXX-X-XXX-3-----------------X--|

^^^^^^^
Bend These

REPEAT SAME CHORUS AS ABOVE THEN CONTINUE WITH MAIN RIFF
HAMMERING ON/OFF G STRING UNTIL OUTRO, WHICH IS EXACT
SAME AS INTRO.



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| x Dead note
| / Slide up

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Song info
Where The Streets Have No Name
U2
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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