U2
The Fly
Checked out and corrected by The Specialist
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The tempo is ♩= 108 4/4
This song is in Em, but changes key for the Chorus.
For the intro Edge plays(with echo effects):
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-------5----------------------------------------------------
A----7-----7--5-----7-----7----------------------------------
E----------------0-----0-------------------------------------
Followed by Riff 1(only play the slide for the first one) (play fast)
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A----7s/-----0--0---7--7---0--7---0--7--7--5------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E----0--0---12---12---0--12--0--12--12---10----------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A------------0--0---7--7---0--7---0--7--7--5------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
(play twice)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E----0--0---12---12---0--12--0--12--12---10----------------
(play 8 times)
This will go until Bono sings it's no secret for the first time
After that, it's just chords for a little while.
These are Em A Asus4
0 5 5
0 5 5
0 6 7
2 7 7
2 0 0
0 x z
Em
It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky
It's no secret that our world is in darkness tonight
A Asus4
They say the sun is sometimes eclipsed by a moon
Em
You know I don't see you when she walks in the room
Riff 1
It's no secret that a friend is someone who lets you help
It's no secret that a liar won't believe anyone else
They say a secret is something you tell one other person
So I'm telling you, child
It changes key here which is why it becomes an E not an Em.
The Chords are C#m E and A.
4 4
5 5
6 4
6 6
4 x
x 0
C#m E
(Love, we shine like a A man will beg
A
Burning star A man will crawl
We're fallin' from On the sheer face of love
C#m E A Like a fly from the wall
The sky... tonight) Em
It's no secret at all
Then it goes back to either Chords or Riff 1 whatever you want to play.
Em
It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest
It's no secret that ambition bites the nails of success
A Asus4
Every artist is a cannibal Every poet is a thief
Em
All kill their inspiration and sing about their grief
Then Back to the Chorus
C#m E
(Love, we shine like a A man will beg
A
Burning star A man will crawl
We're fallin' from On the sheer face of love
C#m E A Like a fly from the wall
The sky... tonight) Em
It's no secret at all
Then at the start of the solo he plays chords fist
Em Em Em Em B B B B
7
7
8
9
9
7
Then he goes into the fast bit. I can't play this very well (I don't have an electric
just yet so hammers are hard). It's easiest not to pick many of these notes,
E-----15---14---10---12---15---14---10---12---10---7--------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----15---14---10---12---15---14---10---10---10--9--10--9--7--9--7--5--7--5
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--5--3--2--3--2--0--2--0-----0-----0------------
B-------------------------------3-----3---------------
E----5---4---2---0---5---4---2---4---7---9---9-----------
B--------------------------------------------------------
E----9---7---7---5--7--5--4--5--4--2--4--2--0--0---0--2------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---4--2--0--2---4--2--0--2--4--2--2-0--2--2--4--4--5--4--5--7--7--9--9--11--11
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----12--11--12--11---------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The edge continues to solo through the next two Chorus' and verse but I don't know it yet,
maybe I'll come back to it later.
For now it's just
C#m E
(Love, we shine like a
A
Burning star
We're fallin' from
C#m E A
The sky... tonight)
C#m E
(Love, we shine like a A man will beg
A
Burning star A man will crawl
We're fallin' from On the sheer face of love
C#m E A Like a fly from the wall
The sky... tonight) Em
It's no secret at all
Then
Em
It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky
The universe exploding 'cosa one man's lie
Look I gotta go, yeah I'm running out of change
There's a lot of things if I could I'd rearrange
Then there is another bit of solo at the end that goes like this.
This may sound wrong if you play it, it needs to be played FAST. Many notes can be cut however.
E-----15---15--15--17--14--15--17--12---12---12--14--10--12--14--10--15---15
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----15--17--14--15--17--12---12---12--14--10--12--14--10-15---15
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----15--17--15--17--15--14--10--12-----12------------------------
B------------------------------------12----12---10--12--8--12--12-5hold/
HAVE FUN!
The Specialist