MOFO (live) - U2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tabbed by Joseph Thomson a.k.a. \_-O M I C R O N-_/ I've noticed no-one has tabbed this yet, see the only tab out there is useless, so I hope this helps some of you :) THis is one of my fave U2 songs ever, when it's live, the recorded version isn't worth tabbing as it would sond crap live, basically, cause there's so many swishy effects kicking about. TUNE GUITAR DOWN A SEMITONE Requires Wahwah pedal and "Down" tremolo pedal simulator Ringing Intro Trem Simul /Rise~~~~~\ /stop about halfway Pedal Down/ \Down/~~Rise slowly.... E----15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- do this twice Verses Wah - just move pedal up and down, it's easy along with the tune E----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- B----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- G----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- D----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- A----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- E----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- A---------------3-5----------3----3-------------3------------------ E--1///-----5-5--------0-0-3---------5-3-5---3----5-3-5------------ x2 Mother...sucking rock and roll! Bubble poppin', sugar droppin', Rock and roll! (ahaha) Ringing solo Trem Simul /Rise~~~~~\ ///////////// Pedal Down/ \Down/~~Rise slowly.... E-----15--------------------------------------------------15\\\\----- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- (Mixture of echo/sustainy effect on this part) E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9~~~~------------- B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10~~~~-------------- Mid verse bit E--------12-------------12-----------------12~~~~~-------------------- B----10-------10------------------10---------------------------------- Mother..........am i E----------10-----------------10------------10~~~~~------------------- B----8----------------8--------------8-------------------------------- still your son....you know i've E-------------8--------------8-----------8~~~~~----------------------- B----6---------------6--------------6--------------------------------- waited for sooo long...to hear you say soo... E-----------12-------------12-----------12-----------12~~~~~---------- B---10-------------10-------------10----------10---------------------- G--------------------------------(10)----------9---------------------- Mother...you left and E--------10--------------10-----------10~~~~~~------------------------ B---8-------------8-------------8------------------------------------- G---7-------------7-------------7------------------------------------- made me someone......now i'm E-------------8--------------8-----------8~~~~~----------------------- B----6---------------6--------------6--------------------------------- G----5---------------5--------------5--------------------------------- still a chiiiild.....but no-one tells me....no.... E----5--------5------5~~~~~~/////-------12-------12-------12\\\\\\\\0p B----5--------5------5~~~~~~/////----10-----10--------10-------------- G----2--------2------2~~~~~~------------------------------------------ NO!!!! NOO!!!! NO!!!!! Cool solo bit E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9--9--10---------- B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10------------ E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9~~~~------------- B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10~~~~-------------- E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12---10-10-10-10-10--------------------- B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10----8--8--8--8--8----------------------- Woo me sister.....soothe me brother.... E----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------ B---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------- move me father.......show me mother...... E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------- B---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------- move me a mountain (i'm not sure that's the exact lyric) E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9--9--10---------- B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10------------ move me a mountain, move me a mountain E-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--9--9--9--9--9--9~~\\\\\\ B---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10~~~\\\\\\ move me a mountain low.........move me a mountain!!! looowww... There ya go! I'm not sure it's 100% exact, but it sounds fine, see? MOFO (live) - U2 (KEYBOARD RIFF tabbed for guitar) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the main riff used, tabbed for guitar. Guitar tuned down a semitone. A--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-4-5-6-7-7---- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- That's it basically, repeat during the whole song except the ringing solo. There is also a pitch bend sound after each line of the firstverse and throughout, on guitar it's... E-----7bendup-7bendup-7bendup-5--------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOFO (live) - U2 (Vocals) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MOOOOFOOOO!!!! MOOOOFOOOO!!!! MOOOOFOOOO!!!! Lookin' for to save my, save my soul Lookin' in the places where no flowers grow Lookin' for to fill that GOD shaped hole Mother, suckin' rock and roll! Bubble poppin', sugar droppin', rock and roll, ahaha! Holydunk space junk, coming in for the splash (Been around the back, been around the front) White dopes on punk starin' into the flash (Been around the back, been around the front) Lookin' for the baby jesus, under the trash (Been around the back, been around the front) Mother, suckin' rock and roll! Bubble poppin', sugar droppin', rock and roll, ahaha, aha! Mother...am I still your son You know i've waited for so long, to hear you say so Mother, you left and made me someone Now i'm stull a child, but no-one tells me, no, no, no, NO! NO!!! Woo me sister Soothe me brother Rule me father Show me mother Move me a mountain (I'm not sure that's the exact lyric) Move me a mountain Move me a mountain Move me a mountain Move me a mountain low Move me a mountain low Mofo Music by U2 Lyrics by Bono and The Edge Transcribed by Brandon Leniart This is Bono's favorite song off the album--"My whole life's in that song."--it's tuned down 1/2 step, and in A minor. synthesizer riff: 1---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5---7p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-3-3-4-5-6-7-7- 6---------------------------------------------------------------------- pitches of random noises: 1---15---15\3/5-- 2---------------- 3---------------- 4---------------- 5---------------- 6---------------- 1------------ 2---12b(13)-- 3------------ 4------------ 5------------ 6------------ 1------------ 2---13b(15)-- 3------------ 4------------ 5------------ 6------------ 1--------------------------------- 2--------------------------------- 3--------------------<5>-<5>-<5>-- 4---5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0--------------- 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- basic keyboard riff over verse: 1--------------|------------|------------|------------| 2--------------|------------|------------|------------| 3---7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-| 4---7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-| 5--------------|------------|------------|------------| 6--------------|------------|------------|------------| Lookin' for to save my, save my soul Lookin' for the places where no flowers grow Lookin' for to fill that GOD shaped hole Mother mother sucking rock and roll Holy dunc, spacejunk comin'in for the spash (been around the back...been around the front) White dopes on punk staring into the flash Lookin' for baby Jesus under the trash Mother mother sucking rock and rooll Mother..rock and roll Am 1---5---------5/17----12--13--15---------- 2---5-----------------------------13--10-- 3---5------------------------------------- 4---7------------------------------------- 5---7------------------------------------- 6---5------------------------------------- Am G Mother, am I still your son? F Am You know I've waited so long to hear you say so Am G Mother, you left and made me someone F Am Now I'm still a child, but no one tells me "no" During chorus, guitar plays these notes with the corresponding chords: 1------------------------------------- 2---10--------8---------6---------\2-- 3------------------------------------- 4------------------------------------- 5------------------------------------- 6------------------------------------- Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world Lookin' for the father of my two little girls Got the swing, got the sway, got my straw in lemonade Still looking for the face I had before I was made Mother mother sucking rock and roll Bubble poppin' sugar droppin' rock and roll 1---12-----------12----------12------------13--15--15------------ 2---------10-----------10-----------10-------------------13--10-- 3---------------------------------------------------------------- 4---------------------------------------------------------------- 5---------------------------------------------------------------- 6---------------------------------------------------------------- Woo me sister Move me brother Soothe me mother Rule me father Show me mother --Brandon Leniart