ACTIVITY
A Man And A Woman
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A MAN AND A WOMAN
As recorded by U2
(From the 2004 Album HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB)
Transcribed by [email protected]
Words by Bono Music by U2
Arranged by [email protected]
Bm
7 9 9 7 7 7
A
5 7 7 6 5 5
G
3 2 0 0 0 3
F#m
2 4 4 2 2 2
Em
0 2 2 0 0 0
BmII
x 2 4 4 3 2
Aopen
x 0 2 2 2 0
F#7
2 4 2 3 2 2
Em7
0 2 2 0 3 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=127
Bm A
4/4
Gtr II
W Q E E +Q Q +E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
H Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------||-------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-2------------|
|---------5--||-0---------------|-----------5------|
|---------2--||-4---------------|---------------2--|
|------------||-----------------|------------------|
|------------||-----------------|------------------|
|------------||-----------------|------------------|
Bm A G
Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2----------------|
|-0----------------|------------5---------|
|-4----------------|----------------2-----|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------|
|-0----------------|------------5------|
|-4----------------|----------------2--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
F#m A Bm
Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2----------------||
|-0----------------|------------5---------||
|-4----------------|----------------2-----||
|------------------|----------------------||
|------------------|----------------------||
|------------------|----------------------||
Verse
$
Bm A
4/4
Q E E +Q Q +E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
||--------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-2------------|
||o-0---------------|-----------5------|
||--4---------------|---------------2--|
||------------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|------------------|
Bm A G
Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2----------------|
|-0----------------|------------5---------|
|-4----------------|----------------2-----|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------|
|-0----------------|------------5------|
|-4----------------|----------------2--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
F#m A Bm
Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2----------------|
|-0----------------|------------5---------|
|-4----------------|----------------2-----|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
A
4/4
Q E E +Q Q +E Q E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5--|-(5)-2------------|
|-0---------------|-----------5------|
|-4---------------|---------------2--|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
Bm A G
Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2-----------------|
|-0----------------|------------5----------|
|-4----------------|----------------2------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------|
|-0----------------|------------5------|
|-4----------------|----------------2--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
F#m
Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2----------------||
|-0----------------|------------5---------||
|-4----------------|----------------2-----||
|------------------|----------------------||
|------------------|----------------------||
|------------------|----------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Em G
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2--------------|
|-0----------------|-----------5-------|-0----------------|-----------5--------|
|-4----------------|---------------2---|-4----------------|---------------2----|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
BmII
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2-------------|
|-0----------------|-----------5-------|
|-4----------------|---------------2---|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
Aopen
Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------2-(2)---5--|-(5)-2--------------||
|-0----------------|-----------5--------||
|-4----------------|---------------2----||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
G Aopen BmII G
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q Q +E Q E Q Q +E Q E E E E E +E Q E
|------10---(10)---------|------10---(10)-----------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|---------12-(12)-----12-|
|-11-------------11---12-|-11-------------11---12---|-11-9-9---------9------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
BmIIAopeG Aopen BmII G
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E q E H Q Q +E Q E Q Q +E Q E
|----------------------|------10---(10)---------|------10---(10)-----------|
|-(12)-----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------9---------------|-11-------------11---12-|-11-------------11---12---|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
F#7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E +E Q E +W
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---------12-(12)-----12-|-(12)---------------|
|-11-9-9---------9------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
G Aopen BmII G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q +E Q E Q Q +E Q E
|------10---(10)---------|------10---(10)-----------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-11-------------11---12-|-11-------------11---12---|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
BmIIAopeG
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E +E Q E +W Q Q +E Q E
|------------------------|----------------------|------10---(10)---------|
|---------12-(12)-----12-|-(12)-----------------|------------------------|
|-11-9-9---------9------|----------------------|-11-------------11---12-|
|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
To Coda
Aopen BmII G
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q +E Q E E E E E +E Q E
|------10---(10)-----------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------12-(12)-----12-|
|-11-------------11---12---|-11-9-9---------9------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
1. 2.
F#7 F#7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +E E E E W
|------------------------||------------------||
|--------12-(12)---12---o||-12---------------||
|-9--------------9----9--||------------------||
|------------------------||------------------||
|-----------------------o||------------------||
|------------------------||------------------||
Bridge
Em Em7
Q. E Q Q +E E Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12--12--|-12---12--12--12---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Aopen
Q. E Q Q +E E Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12--12--|-12---12--12---12----|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
Em Em7 Aopen
Q. E Q Q +E E Q Q E E Q. E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12--12--|-12---12--12--12---|-12---12---12--12--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
G F#m
+E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-12---12---12---12---|-12---12---12---12---|-12--12---12---12----||
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
Outro
&
F#7 Bm
Gtr II Gtr II
E E E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E +E Q. E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III Gtr I
W Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------------||-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2------------|
|-12---------------||-0----------------|----------5-------|
|------------------||------------------|--------------2---|
|------------------||------------------|------------------|
|------------------||------------------|------------------|
|------------------||------------------|------------------|
A
Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E S S Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------2-(2)--5---|-(5)-2----------------|-------2-(2)---5--|
|-0----------------|------------5---------|-0----------------|
|------------------|----------------2-----|------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G F#7 BmII
+E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E +E E Q Q E S S W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W
|-(5)-2-------------|-------2-(2)-------|-----2--------------|------*|
|-----------5-------|-0-------------5---|-(5)-------5--------|------*|
|---------------2---|-------------------|--------------2-----|-4----*|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n]
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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