The Unforgettable Fire Tabs:
- A Sort Of Homecoming
- Pride (In The Name Of Love) »
- The Unforgettable Fire
- Bad
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As heard on "The Unforgettable Fire"
First of all, you need a delay, the best delay you can use is a Electro Harmonix Deluxe
Memory Man, since it is the delay The Edge uses to play this song, though any analog or
digital delay should do, modify the delay time (0.40 s) so it fits with the song, add some
distortion.
H= Hammer on
P= Pull off
Intro:
E---12-------10---12-------10----
B---12-------10---12-------10----
G--------9-------------9---------
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
Main Riff:
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--
G--11--11--11--11--9---9---9---11--9---9---9---11--9---9---9---(Repeat 1X every time)
D--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--10--10--10--10--9---9---9---10--9---9---9---10--9---9---9---
G--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---
D--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--10--10--10--10--9---9---9---10--9---9---9---10--9---9---9---
G--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--
D--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Part 2:
E-------------0------------
B--------------------------
G----------8-------8-------
D-------9-------------9----
A--------------------------
E----7---------------------
E-------------0------------
B------------------0-------
G----------8----------8----
D-------7------------------
A--------------------------
E-----5--------------------
Guitar Solo:
H H H H H H P
E--11---12---14---11---12---14---11---12---14---11----------------
B----------------------------------------------------12-----------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
repeat 8x
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Will Average |
#1 by Will Yost at Feb 24, 2006 at 9:13 AM EST |
| I thought the "barbed wire fence" part, would be Jesus, recisting the devil(horns). Maybe he's saying MLK, is Jesus like. And what more sacrifices are needed, till humans wake up? I dunno. | |
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ian Average |
#2 by ian mckinly at May 26, 2006 at 10:23 AM EST |
| Ok, obviously it's about Martin Luther King Jr, but the "One man betrayed with a kiss" is obviously a reference to the death of Jesus, in Luke, jesus says to Judas "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?". I think Bono makes this reference because as he sees it, M.L.K and Jesus both died for their people. | |
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terry Rhythm Player |
#3 by terry terry watts at Jun 29, 2006 at 7:18 AM EST |
| All these facts youre portraying sound true. :) | |
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Aaron Average |
#4 by Aaron Doyle at Nov 15, 2006 at 3:04 AM EST |
| The words "free at last" in the MLK reference refer to Martin Luther King's famous speech which he held in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Starting with "I have a dream..." he ends this speech with the words of the well-known negro spiritual "free at last". In MLK's words: "free at last, free at last, God almighty we are free at last." | |
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Nic Rhythm Player |
#5 by Nic F at Jan 5, 2007 at 1:51 AM EST |
| The words "free at last" in the MLK reference refer to Martin Luther King's famous speech which he held in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Starting with "I have a dream..." he ends this speech with the words of the well-known negro spiritual "free at last". In MLK's words: "free at last, free at last, God almighty we are free at last." | |
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Matt Average |
#6 by Matt Waas at Mar 10, 2007 at 5:38 AM EST |
| This is a great song,I admit, I hate all the other U2 songs,but this one has just got that cool bassline. | |
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Beaver Average |
#7 by Beaver Butt at May 25, 2007 at 4:04 PM EST |
| This song is definitely about MLK and Christ. They both made the ultimate sacrifice all "in the name of love." What more will be done before the world is at peace? Who else acting for love alone will be brought down? Another powerful message from U2.... | |
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michiel Wanna Be |
#8 by michiel adams at Jul 3, 2007 at 9:51 PM EST |
| I know this song is about Jesus and King. I always wondered if it referred to others as well, but I get the impression it only covers these two wonderous people. One man come, he to justify. - Jesus (Justification... Awesome!) One man to overthrow. - King The next verse has always left me somewhat confused. Looks like it refers to differen people in each line. One man caught on a barbed wire fence. One man he resists One man washed on an empty beach. One man betrayed with a kiss. If we break it in two, though (similar to previous verse), it may apply to just Jesus and King. King obviously resisted racism. But he was never literally "caught on a barbed wire fence." But a barbed wire fence divides two worlds. And it's a terrible divide, one you don't cross lightly or easily. But King didn't just cross it, he bridged it -- racism cuts both ways, and he knew it. So this image feels appropriate. In the name of love, he threw himself onto that fence, and endured everything pain and suffering to bridge the gap. In terms of Christ, he was betrayed with a kiss. (I'm actually surprised people don't know this outright... it's a common colloquialism -- though we are entering a post-Christian era now, sadly.) But washed on an empty beach? Washed up, dead, on a beach? No. But he was "washed" by John the Baptist. Three gospels imply it's empty. The fourth says "When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too." Doesn't sound too empty to me... Hmmm... Anyway, I am still am not sure about the barbed wire fence, or the empty beach. And those are really the only lines in question in my mind. But this is the beauty and artistry of Bono's lyrics -- he doesn't hand us stuff on a silver platter, instead he challenges our ideas, our visions and our thoughts. -Pie | |
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silent Rhythm Player |
#9 by silent support at Aug 17, 2007 at 9:42 AM EST |
| We used to call this one the 'Lemonade Song' 'Lemonade of love...' Product of a noisy work environment and an overactive imagination. I hope this observation isn't taken as disrespectful or iconoclastic; all you others have picked over the bones of this song effectively. It's just that when two half-deaf, middle-aged bass players working together in a factory in the mid-'eighties heard this tune, the humour was inescapable. | |
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aleXeXeX Rhythm Player |
#10 by aleXeXeX at Aug 23, 2007 at 4:07 AM EST |
| well obviously its a tribute to MLK due to "Early morning,April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis Sky'' even through MLK was shot in the evening aand Bono acknowledged the mistake and sings sometimes early evening April 4 and ''Free at last'' that black people (dont mean it in a bad way) are free now, i also think the song is about christ "one man caught on a bared wire fence"being christs crown of thorns christ wore when he was crucified "one man washed on an empty beach" being john the baptist "one man betrayed with a kiss" being Judas betraying Jesus how he told caesar i will tell you where jesus is for thirty pieces of silver and show him who jesus was by kissing Jesus and i think the song could also be about Mahatma Gandi "one man he resist" so the song is about good people doing good stuff that they loved doing and getting killed for it and even through they were killed they still have there pride | |
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