The Ocean - Boy, 1980

The Ocean - Boy, 1980

Transcribed by Richard Averill.
E-mail me at nigelolympus@tinet.ie

Tune all strings down a semitone.
Use a very short echo and some reverb.

1|-15--|---------14--12------------------|---------------------------------|
2|-----|-----12----------------------15--|---------14----------------------|
3|-----|---------------------------------|-----12--------------------------|
4|-----|---------------------------------|-------------14------------------|
5|-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|<12>-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
2|<12>-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
3|<12>-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
4|<12>-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

A

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4|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

picture in grey, Dorian Gray. Just

1|------------<12>-----------------|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|------------<12>-----------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

me, by the sea. And I

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2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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4|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

felt like a star, I felt the world could go far, if they'd

1|<12>-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
2|------------<12>-----------------|---------------------------------|
3|------------------------<12>-----|---------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

listen to what I said. The sea.

1|-15------14--12------------------|-----------------------------15--|
2|-----12----------------------15--|---------13----------------------|
3|---------------------------------|-----12--------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------14------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------14--12------------------|---------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------15--|---------13----------------------|
3|---------------------------------|-----12--------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|-------------14------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------14----------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
2|-15----------15------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
3|-----16--------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Washes my feet.

1|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|
2|-3-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
3|-----4---------------------------|---------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Washes my feet, aaah.

1|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|-12----------------------14------|
3|------------------------------13-|-------------------------14------|
4|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Splash the soles of my shoes.

Begin fade out...
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2|-12------10------9--h10------8---|---------------------10------9---|
3|-13------11------9--h11------9---|---------------------11------9---|
4|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

1|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------9-------7---|---------------------------------|
3|-------------------------9---7---|---------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
5|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
6|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

...Fade out
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2|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------||
3|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

The Ocean

HEY U2 FANS. I'VE GOT ANOTHER GOODIE FOR YOU. THE TAB TO "THE OCEAN" FROM
THE U2 BOY ALBUM. IT'S IN STANDARD TUNING AS FAR AS I KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I
GOT FROM IT LAST NIGHT. HERE GOES:

bass enters guitar enters Gb6
E--------------|---14--------13---11-|--------------------|---11---------
B--------------|--------11-----------|---14--------13-----|---11---------
G--------------|---------------------|--------11--------8-|---11---------
D--------------|---------------------|--------------------|---11---------
A--------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------
E--------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------

E-------------------------------------|--11---------------|--------------
B-------------------------------------|------11-----------|--------------
G-------------------------------------|---------11--------|--------------
D-------------------------------------|--------------11---|--------------
A-------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------
E-------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------
picture in grey, Dorian Grey just me by the sea and I felt

E-----------------------------------------------------|--11--------------
B-----------------------------------------------------|-------11---------
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------11----
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------
like a star I thought the world could go far if they listened to what

E------------------|---14--------13---11-|-------------------------------
B------------------|--------11-----------|---14--------13----------------
G------------------|---------------------|--------11--------8------------
D-11---------------|---------------------|-------------------------------
A------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------
E------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------
I said...the Sea
Ebm
E---14---13---11---|---------------------|-------------13------|---11----
B------------------|---14--------13------|---14---11--------14-|---11----
G------------------|--------11--------8--|---------------------|---11----
D------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------
A------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------
E------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------
washes......my feet
H
E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
B---2-------6---2--|------------------------------8----11----------------
G-------3----------|-----------------------------------------------------
D------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
A------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
E------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
washes my feet ahhh... splashes the soul of my shoes

fade out---
E--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------
B---13---11---9---8/9------|--------------|---------------|--------------
G-----------------------11-|---12/13---12-|---12---8---10-|---13---15-12-
D--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------
A--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------
E--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------

THE H ABOVE THE LAST STANZA OF THE SONG MEANS TO HAMMER-ON. THE SLASHES
BETWEEN THE ENDING NOTES MEANS A LEGATTO SLIDE (YOU SOUND ONLY THE FIRST
NOTE WITH THE PICK). HEY DUDES. KNOCK YOURSELVES OUT.

THE GUITAR MAN

+ACI-The Ocean+ACI- by U2 from BOY
(Played with a flanger)
e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G- - - - - - 4- - - - - - - 4- - - - - - - 4- - - - - - - 4- - - -
B- - - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 2- - - 0- -
E - -0 - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - - -

After this it's G Major played on the 3rd fret (barre chord). This is played
about 8 times, and then the other guitar enters.