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  An Cat Dubh
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  Transcribed by Richard Averill. 
  If you have any corrections, complements or whatever,
  e-mail me at: nigelolympus@tinet.ie
  
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  Notes
  -----
  
  Tune all the strings on your guitar down 1/2 a step.
  Use a very short delay effect and also lots of reverb.
  The tempo is about 80 beats per minute.
  
  BAR      PART
  ---      ----
  1-10     Intro.
  11-22    Verse 1.
  23-34    Chorus.
  35-40    Bridge.
  41-52    Verse 2.
  53-64    Chorus.
  65-74    Bridge.
  75-86    Verse 3.
  87-98    Chorus.
  99-120   Solo.
  121+     Segue into "Into the Heart".
  
  -----
  Intro
  -----
     _______________________________________________________________
    / x4                                                            
  1|---------------------------------|---------------0---------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----------|
  3|-----2-----------3-----------2---|-------3---------------3-------|
  4|-0-----------0-----------0-------|---0---------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|--------<7>----------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|----<7>--------------------------|-------------------------------|
  4|<7>------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  -------
  Verse 1
  -------
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-----2---------------------------|-------------------------------|
  4|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------0---|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  1. Say good -  night.                                          She
  2. When I'm    still____________,                          she
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|---0---------------------------|
  3|-5------------------------------<12>-----------------------------|
  4|-----------------------------0---|---------------------------0---|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     waits____   for_______          me___________   to______________
     waits__________ to_______       break__________ my______________
                                       _____________________________
                                      / 2nd time only               
  1|---------------------------------|---0---------------------------|
  2|-----0---13----------------------|-----------13------------------|
  3|-14----------14------------------|-------------------14----------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     put out the light________________.
     will_________________________________.          Whoa oh oh______,
  
  ------
  Chorus
  ------
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-1-----------0-------1-----------|---1-------1---0---------------|
  3|-0-------------------------------0-------------------0-----------|
  4|-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     oh____________, oh________,     whoa__________, ho_____________,
  
  1|-0-------------------0-----------|-------------------------------|
  2|-10--------------------------10--|-------------------------------|
  3|-11------------------------------|---11--------------------------|
  4|-0-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     ho___________________________________.          Whoa___ ho_____,
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-1-----------0-------1-----------|---1--------1--0---------------|
  3|-0-------------------------------0-------------------0-----------|
  4|-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     ho_________ ho____________,     oh____________, ho_____________,
  
  1|-0-------------------0-----------|-------------------------------|
  2|-10----------------------10------|-------------------------------|
  3|-11--------------------------11--|-----------11------------------|
  4|-0-------------------------------|---0---------------0-----------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     ho_______________________________________.      Yes if      I
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-1-----------0-------1-----------|---1-------0-------------------|
  3|-0-------------------------------0------------------0------------|
  4|-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
         know            the     truth                       a--bout
  
  1|-3-----------------------3---3---|-------------------------------|
  2|-0-----------------------0---0---|-------------------------------|
  3|-0-----------------------0---0---|-------------------------------|
  4|-3-----------------------3---3---|-------------------------------|
  5|-3-----------------------3---3---|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     you______________________.                          She got it.
  
  ------
  Bridge
  ------
  
  Repeat intro, only playing main riff twice.
  
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
                                                             And
  -------
  Verse 2
  -------
  
  Same guitar as Verse 1.
  
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     in  the         day  -  light,                          a
         she___  is_______   done_____,                      she
  
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     black   -   bird_________       makes__________ a_______________
     sleeps________  be       -      side___________ the_____________
  
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     fi--re  in--side_________.                          And     when
     wall_____________________________.              Yo  oh  oh______,
  
  ------
  Chorus
  ------
  
  Repeat chorus.
  
  ------
  Bridge
  ------
  
  Repeat intro.
  
  -------
  Verse 3
  -------
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
             Huh,        huh.                Huh,        huh.
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------0---0---0---|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------0---0---0---|
  3|---------------------------------|-------------------13--13--13--|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------12--12--12--|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
             Huh,    huh.                    Huh,    huh huh.
  
  1|-0-------------------0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---|
  2|-0-------------------0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---|
  3|-11------------------13--13--13--11------------------13--13--11--|
  4|-12------------------12--12--12--12------------------12--12--12--|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
             Huh,        huh.                Huh,    huh.
  
  1|-0---0---------------0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---|
  2|-0---0---------------0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---|
  3|-13--11--------------13--13--13--11------------------13--13--11--|
  4|-12--12--------------12--12--12--12------------------12--12--12--|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|-0---0---------------0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---|
  2|-0---0---------------0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---|
  3|-13--11--------------13--13--13--11------------------13--13--11--|
  4|-12--12--------------12--12--12--12------------------12--12--12--|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
            (Lyric ad-lib)??? (Please e-mail me if you know what he says!)
  
  1|-0---0---------------0---0---0---0---------------0-------0-------|
  2|-0---0---------------0---0---0---0---------------0-------0-------|
  3|-13--11--------------13--13--13--11--------------11------11------|
  4|-12--12--------------12--12--12--12--------------12------12------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
                                                     Yo  oh  oh______,
  ------
  Chorus
  ------
  
  Repeat chorus.
  
  ----
  Solo
  ----
  
  Repeat main intro riff four times, then play:
     _______________________________________________________________
    / x2                                                            
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-2-----------3-----------2-------|---5-----------2-------3-------|
  4|-0-----------0-----------0-------|---0-----------0-------0-------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
     _______________________________________________________________
    / x2                                                            
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|/11----------12----------11------|---14----------11------12------|
  4|-0-----------0-----------0-------|---0-----------0-------0-------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-14--14--15--14--14--17------14--15------14--15------14--15--15--|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-14--14--17--14--14--15--14--14--17------14--15------17----------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-17--19--17--21------17--19--19--17--21--17--21--17--19------17--|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-19--19--17--21------17--19--19--17------15------14------12------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  4|-0-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|--------<7>----------------------|------<5>----------------------|
  3|----<7>--------------------------|--<5>--------------------------|
  4|<7>-----------------------------<5>------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  2|<5>------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  3|------------<5>------------------|-------------------------------|| Segue into
  4|------------------------<5>------|-------------------------------|| "Intothe Heart".
  5|---------------------------------|--<5>--------------------------||
  6|---------------------------------|--------------<5>--------------||
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
  
  
  
  
  
  U2 "An Cat Dubh"
  ----------------
  steve palmer - am560@freenet.carleton.ca
  
  Tune down 1/2 step to: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
  
  
  Intro riff:
      D				   D
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |:----------------------9-7----|------------------------9-7----|
  |:----7----8----7----8------8--|-----7----8----7-----8------8--|
  |---5----5----5----5-----------|---5----5----5----5------------|
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  
  
  
  While the bass plays D during verse, edge plays riff similar to this:
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |:-----------------------------------------7-------------------|
  |:---7----------------7----9---------12----7-------------------|
  |--5----------------5------7---------10------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
        Say goodnight,   she waits for me to put out the light.
  
  
  
  D
  Say goodnight, she waits for me to put out the light.
  D
  Lay there still,
  D
  She waits to break my will.
  
            C      G       D
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
            C      G       D
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
            C      G       D
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
      C              G 
  Yes, if I know the truth,
           F
  How bout you?
  (She got it)
  
  
  
  And in the daylight,
  A blackbird makes a fire inside.
  And when she is done,
  She sleeps beside the night.
  
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
  Yes, I know the truth,
  How bout you?
  (She got it)
  
  
  
  <1st solo>:
     D                              D
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |:-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |:-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |--14--14/12----14--14/12------|--14--14/12----14--14/12-------|
  |--12--12/10----12--12/10------|--12--12/10----12--12/10-------|
  
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
  Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
  Yes, I know the truth,
  How bout you?
  (She got it)
  
  
  
  <2nd solo>:
  
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |:-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |:---3---4-3-2------3---4-3-2--|----7---8-7-6-------7---8-7-6--|
  |--5---5----------5---5--------|--9---9-----------9---9--------|
  |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  
  |-------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------|
  |:---5---7---5---7---5---7---5---7---5------------------------|
  |:-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |:----9----11---9----11---9----11---9----11--------------------|
  |:-12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------12--------|
  |---------------------------------------------13-12--12--------|
  |----------------------------------------------------10--------|
  						      (let ring)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  An Cat Dubh
  tabbed by: jonathan.lozoya@rgfn.epcc.Edu
  
  
  E -------------------------------------------------
  B ---------------------------4---------------------
  G ----------------------------------6--------------
  D -----6-----7-----6-----7-------7-----------------
  A --4-----4-----4-----4---------------------------- 
  E -------------------------------------------------
  
  
  E -------------------------------------------------
  B ---------------------------4---------------------
  G ----------------------------------6--------------
  D -----6-----7-----6-----7-------7-----------------
  A --4-----4-----4-----4---------------------------- 
  E -------------------------------------------------
  
  
  E -------------------------------------------------
  B ---------------------------4---------------------
  G ----------------------------------6--------------
  D -----6-----7-----6-----7-------7-----------------
  A --4-----4-----4-----4---------------------------- 
  E -------------------------------------------------
  
  
  E -------------------------------------------------
  B ---------------------------4---------------------
  G ----------------------------------6--------------
  D -----6-----7-----6-----7-------7-----------------
  A --4-----4-----4-----4---------------------------- 
  E -------------------------------------------------

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