xSong: I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
Album: No Line on the Horizon
Artist: U2
Composed by: U2
Tabbed by: Mikanical
Notes:
1. Tabbed off of the live performance on Letterman
2. I haven’t noted the specific delay times. I’d be nice if someone would add these.
3. I’m open to any suggestions / corrections you pick up on.
Song Order:
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Bridge
Solo
Chorus
Outro
INTRO:
Starts with bass and guitar
w/ digitech whammy set with octave above & delay
C C
e|---12--------------|--12--------------------------------|
B|-------15----------|------15-------5--6--5--------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------7--5--------|
D|-----------15--14--|----------15------------------------|
A|-15----------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
Edge arpeggiates the chords throughout the verse with delay. It’s hard to tab out the
patterns but you get the idea.
Clean w/ delay
Csus4 C Csus4
e|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6-----|
G|----5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---|
D|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
C Csus4 C
e|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--5---5---5-6-5---|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5-----|
G|----5---5-------5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---|
D|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Csus4 C E
e|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5-6-5---|-----5---5---------|
G|----5---5---5---5-|---5---5-------5-|---4---4---4-------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-2-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Am D/F# G
e|--------0---------|-------0---------|-------0-----------|
B|------1---1-------|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-----|
G|---2--------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-------|
D|------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-3-----------------|
Csus4 C Csus4
e|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|------6----6------|-----5----5------|------6----6-------|
G|----5----5----5---|---5----5----5---|----5----5----5----|
D|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5----------------|-5---------------|-5-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
C E Am
e|------------------|-----------------|---------0---------|
B|-----5----5-------|-----5---5-------|-------1---1-------|
G|---5----5----5----|---4---4---4-----|----2--------2-----|
D|------------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
A|-5----------------|-----------------|--0----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D/F# G E
e|-------0----------|-------0---------|-------------------|
B|-----3---3---3----|-----3---3---3---|-----5---5---------|
G|---2-------2------|---0-------0-----|---4---4---4-------|
D|-0----------------|-----------------|-2-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-3---------------|-------------------|
Am Em Em
e|--------0---------|-------3-------3-|-------------------|
B|------1---1-------|-----5---5---5---|-5-----------------|
G|---2--------2-----|---4-------4-----|-------------------|
D|------------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
CHORUS 1:
Clean w/delay
C G
e|---------------------15----|--------------------------|
B|---13-13-12-13----13-------|-13-13-12-13----13-12-----|
G|---------------12-------12-|-------------12-------12--|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
F F/E F
e|---------------------15----|--------------------15----|
B|---13-13-12-13----13-------|--13-13-12-13----13-------|
G|---------------12-------12-|--------------12-------12-|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
C G
e|-------------------15----|---------------------------h--|
B|-13-13-12-13----13-------|-13-13-12-13---13-12--13-12-13|
G|-------------12-------12-|-------------12-----12--------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Dm F
e|------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|------------------|-------------------------|
Dm F
e|------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|------------------|-------------------------|
REPEAT the INTRO
VERSE 2: Similar to VERSE 1
CHROUS 2: Same as CHORUS 1
REPEAT the INTRO
BRIDGE:
Edge strums open chords for the bridge with overdrive and no delay. (Chords courtesy of
tab)
G D Am
Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not
G D C
alone.
G D Am
Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not
G D C
alone.
MINI-SOLO:
Clean w/ delay
e|-----H---12----------------|
B|---13-15----13-15-13-15-13-|
G|-12------------------------| 7x
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
CHORUS 3: Same as CHORUS 1 (play Dm-F one extra time)
OUTRO: repeat INTRO
