The Fly (Album Version) tab

The Fly (Album Version)

• Em

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 
  
 
 

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