U2
All Along The Watchtower
 
Checked out by The Specialist
e-mail me at: thespecialist@u2star.com
 
 s/ slide up
 s\slide down
 h hammer on 
 ^ 
 p pull off
 ^
 * bend up 1 step
 
 Here we go with the Edge, remember to tune down half a step!
 
Segue in from desire, tremolo with feedback
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--1--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--2--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--2--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--0------------s/12s\0-------------------------------------------------
 
Then Edge starts to play, 2 times
E------------------------ 
B-5-5---5--5-6-6---5--5-- This works best for me but feel free to improvise 
G-6-6---5--5-7-7---5--5--
D-7-7---5--5-8-8---5--5--
A------------------------
E------------------------
 
Now Bono and Adam enter in, Edge plays riff 1 4 times
 h p
B-5----5-----5^6^5----
G---7----7-7-------7--
 
Bono sings the 1st verse, Dm, C and A# during the 1st verse after which
comes riff 1 again, 4 times
 
Bono sings verse 2, Edge toys around D power chord for the first 2 lines
Then he plays riff 2 over the latter 2 lines, 4 times
G-7-|-10-9-7---7--7-7--7--------
D-0-|------0---0----0--0--------
 
Here comes Edge's killer solo
E-----------------------------h-----h--------p------
B--s/17bend to 18 & back-15-13^15-13^15-13-15^13----
G------------------------------------------------14-
 
E-----------------------------------------------15-13-
B-13*-13*-13-10-13-10---p--------13----------13-------
G---------------------12^10---14----14-12-14----------
 
tremelo picking for each note
E-10--12--13--13--15--13-12-8-10--10--12--13--15--17--17--
 tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr 
 
E-22-22-22-22-22\s--------22-22-22-22-22\s
 
 p p All along the watchtower, 
D------2/s^0--2/s3\s2^0---------------------------
A-3^5---------------------------------------------
 
the princes kept the views
D--------------------------h-p-h-p-----
A-------------------------3^5^3^5^3---5
 
Outside.... 4 times
E-----5-----3-----1-----3---
B---6-----5-----3-----5-----
G-7-----5-----3-----5-------
 
Howl....... 4 times
E-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--1-1--3-3-3-3-3-
B-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-
G-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-
 
E-5-5--7-7--8-8--10-10--12-12-12--13-13-13--15-15-15-15-15-
B-6-6--8-8-1010--12-12--13-13-13--15-15-15--17-17-17-17-17-
G-7-7--9-9-1010--12-12--14-14-14--15-15-15--17-17-17-17-17-
 
E-17----17-17-------17----17-17-------
B----18-------18-------18-------18----
G----------------19----------------19-
 
Shred your axe with the main chord progression, Dm, C, A#, for 5 times on 
my bootleg, I favour the higher strings but anything goes. End with a
D powerchord. That's the song basicaly. 
Collin Burgemeestre 
 
HAVE FUN!
The Specialist