Song: Acrobat Band: U2 Album: Achtung Baby / = slide up \ = slide down r = rest h = hammer-on Intro: G------------------------------ D------------------------------ A---10-h12---10h12-10h12-10h12- etc... E------------------------------ (just mess around with those two notes quietly as the song fades in) Verse: G----------------------------------- D----------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7h10-10-10-- x 4 E----------------------------------- G-|--------------------------------------------------- D-|*-------------------------------------------------- A-|*--0-0-0--0-0-0--10-10-10--10-10-10--8-8-8--8-8-8-- E-|--------------------------------------------------- 1.____________ 2.___________ -----------------|----------------| ----------------*|----------------| --7-7-7--7-7-7--*|--7-7-7--7/12\7-| x 2 -----------------|----------------| Chorus 1: G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/15-15\-- E--------------------------------- "Now it looks like this..." G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- G----------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------12\-0-0- E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-r-r---------- Verse 2: (same as the first Verse) Chorus 2: G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- E--1----------1--1-1-1--1-1-1------------------------------ G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-- E--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1------------------------------ Solo: G--------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7h10-10-10-- E--------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------ A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7-10-10--5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E------------------------------------------------------------------ G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---- E-------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ x 2 E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- Chorus 3: G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- "now I must be an acrobat..." (repeat chorus until the end of the song) Comments: This bassline is pretty simple, but it goes by fast. I wrote the measures as sets of 3 quarter notes (counted: ONE, two, three, ONE, two, three...) but often, especially during the verse and solo, it's jazzed up a bit. So the bassline: --0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- is sometimes played: --00--0-00-0-0--00--0-00-0-0-- But it's up to you to decide when and where to switch it up. Generally, the simpler version is played while Bono is singing. That's all. Enjoy. 02/08/99