song:heartland by U2
album: rattle and hum
tabbed by: deon freeman
email: deonfreeman@videotron.ca
Use .35sec delay with feedback for the repeat effect, reverb, some chorus.
Make sure it sounds clean. Let notes ring through to hear the delay repeats,
play with song for correct timing.
Lyrics are written timed with the music to make it easy to follow.
**(Intro)** Bass line starts song, then this guitar intro kicks in:
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b|--11-----------13-11----8---6-------------11-11-------|
g|--10--------------------7---5-------------10----------|
D|--10--------------------7---5-------------10----------|
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b|-13-11--------8-8--- 6-6----------------11------------|
g|--------10----7------5------------------10------------|
D|--------------7------5------------------10------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
**[Verse ]** Sustain notes
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b|----10-----------------10------8---------10----------10-----8----10------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-----------------12------10--------12----------12-----10----12--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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See the sun - rise over her skin/Don't change it
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b|------------10-------8--------10--------------10------8------|
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D|---------12-------10-------12--------------12------10--------|
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See the sun - rise over her skin/ Dawn chan - ges
**(riff) **
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b|------6------------------------------------8----------8------------|
g|---5--------------------5-----5------------------------------------|
D|8--------------------8----7--------------10---------10-------------|
A|-------------------------------------8-10------8-10----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e - verything, everything. And the del -
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b|--------6-------------------------------------8----------8-----|
g|------5----------------5------5--------------------------------|
D|----8----------------8----7----------------10---------10-------|
A|---------------------------------------8-10-------8-10---------|
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ta sun / Burns bright and violent.
**(Verse)** Sustain notes
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b|---10----------10------8-----------------10-----------10----8----10------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12----------12------10----------------12------------12---10----12--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Mississippi and the cotton wool heats
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b|------------10-------8------10----------10----8-------|
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D|---------12-------10-----12----------12----10---------|
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Sixty-six a highway speaks Of deserts--
**(riff)**
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b|------6-------------------------------8------------8---------|
g|---5-------------5-----5-------------------------------------|
D|8--------------8----7---------------10---------10------------|
A|-------------------------------8-10-------8-10---------------|
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dry----- of cool green valleys Gold and silver--
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b|------6-------------------------------8------------8---<8> <6>-|
g|---5-------------5-----5---------------------------------------|
D|8-------------8----7---------------10---------10---------------|
A|-------------------------------8-10-------8-10-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
veins -- of shining cities in this
**chorus**
rythme and second guitar is Fill
x=mute note, play with song to get rythm right
rythme
e|--8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
b|--X----X----X---X----X---X --X --X --X --X --X --X ------|
g|--10---10---10--10---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/heartland_tab_ver_2.html ]
**fill**,little distortion, same delay, chorus and reverb.
Fingerpick notes, play D string lightly.listen carefully to song
to hear this beatiful fill.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|13-11----------------------------13--11--------|
g|-------10---------------------------------10---|
D|------------19------17-----15------------------|
A|-------------------------------15--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
**Rythme**
heartland,--------[Fill 1]
In this heart, land, soil
In this heartland-----(fill 1)
Heaven knows this is our land
Heartland
Heartland
[2nd verse] add some distortion to the effects.
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b|3-3--1-3v-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|------—------------------------10-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------12-10h12v----------(10)--10--10h12|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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See the sun rise over her skin
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g|-------------------------5--5-----7--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
She feels like water in my hand (fill2)
**Fill2** heavy distortion
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b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------5b7v------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2nd verse]
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b|-----------------------------------------------6--6--8-------------|
g|------------------------5--5--7------7-----------------------------|
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A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Freeway like a river cuts through this land Into the side of
**riff**
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b|------6-------------------------------8---------8-------------|
g|---5-------------5-----5--------------------------------------|
D|8--------------8----7---------------10--------10--------------|
A|--------------------------------8-10------8-10----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
love like a burning spear And the pois--
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b|------6-------------------------------8---------8------------------|
g|---5-------------5-----5-------------------------------------------|
D|8--------------8----7---------------10--------10-------------------|
A|--------------------------------8-10------8-10---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--on rain brings a flood of fear Through the ghost--
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b|------6-------------------------------8---------8------------------|
g|---5-------------5-----5-------------------------------------------|
D|8--------------8----7---------------10--------10-------------------|
A|--------------------------------8-10------8-10---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--ranch hills Death Valley waters In the towers of
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b|------6-------------------------------8---------8---------8---6----|
g|---5-------------5-----5-------------------------------------------|
D|8--------------8----7---------------10--------10-------------------|
A|--------------------------------8-10------8-10---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
steel belief goes on and on in this
**chorus**
rythme and second guitar is Fill
x=mute note, play with song to get rythm right
rythme
e|--8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
b|--X----X----X---X----X---X --X --X --X --X --X --X ------|
g|--10---10---10--10---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
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**fill**,little distortion, same delay, chorus and reverb.
Fingerpick notes, play D string lightly.listen carefully to song
to hear this beatiful fill.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|13-11----------------------------13--11--------|
g|-------10---------------------------------10---|
D|------------19------17-----15------------------|
A|-------------------------------15--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
**Rythme**
heartland,--------[Fill 1]
In this heart, land, soil
In this heartland-----(fill 1)
Heaven knows this is our heartland
Heartland (fill1)
Heaven knows this is our heartland
heartland,(fill1) heartland, heartland (fill1)
Heaven's gate, here is our land
**outro**
at end, keep playing rythme
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b|------------8------888-888-8-8--8--8-------|
g|---10-10-10--10-10--------10-10-10-10------|
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A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
HOPE YOU ENJOY IT
DEON
