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Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2
Even Better Than The Real Thing
A Dsus4 D/A A
Give me o ne more chance, and you'll be satisfied
D Dsus4 D A
Give me t wo more chances you won't be denied
Gadd9
Well my heart is where it's always been
Bm7
My h ead is somewhere in between
D Dsus4 D A
Give me one more chance let me be your lover tonight
(Check it out)
A G D A G D
Yo u're the r eal thin g, y eah the real thing
A G D
Yo u're the r eal thin g
A G D A
Ev en better than the r eal thing
A Dsus4 D/A A
Give me o ne last chance and I'm gonna m ake you si ng
D Dsus4 D A
Give me half a chance to r ide on the waves that you bring
Gadd9
You're honey child to a swarm of bees
Bm7
Gonna blow right through you like a breeze
D Dsus4 D A
Give me one last dance, we'll s lide down the surface of thi ngs
A G D A G D
Yo u're the r eal thin g, y eah the real thing
A G D
Yo u're the r eal thin g
A G D A
Ev en better than the r eal thing
D G
We're fr ee to fly the cr imson sky
D G
The s un won't melt our w ings tonight
A G D
O h no w, h ere she comes
A G D A G D
T ake me highe r, take me higher
A G D
C an you take me higher ?
A G D
W ill you take me higher ?
A G D A G D
Yo u're the r eal thin g, y eah the real thing
A G D
Yo u're the r eal thin g
A G D A
Ev en better than the r eal thing
A G D A
Ev en better than the r eal thing
A G D A
Ev en better than the r eal thing
Give me one more chance
And you'll be satisfied
Give me two more chances
You won't be denied
Well, my heart is where it's always been
My head is somewhere in between
Give me one more chance
Let me be your lover tonight
You're the real thing
Yeah, the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing, yeah
Give me one last chance
And I'm gonna make you sing
Give me half a chance
To ride on the waves that you bring
You're honey, child, to a swarm of bees
Gonna blow right through you like a breeze
Give me one last dance
We'll slide down the surface of things
You're the real thing
Yeah, the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing, child
We're free to fly the crimson sky
The sun won't melt our wings tonight
Oh now
Oh, yeah
Here she comes
Take me higher
Take me higher
You take me higher
You take me higher
You're the real thing
Yeah, you're the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
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version 2
Intro: (Riff below is repeated during verses)
E--------5-5-----|------------------------------------------|
B----------------|------------------------------------------|
G----------------|-----------6\7\6--------------------------|
D----------------|------------------5--4--------------------|
A----------------|------------------------------------------|
E--5-5-----------|------5-----------------------------------|
(The \ means to slide to the next fret)
For bass players and people who want to just play chords:
A D A
Part before chorus: ("You're a honey child to a swarm of bees...")
E------------------|--------------------|
B-10---------------|--10----------------|
G--9---------------|---7----------------|
D--7---------------|---7----------------|
A------------------|--------------------|
E------------------|--------------------|
(each chord above is repeated many times.)
Again, for bassists and chord players:
G Bminor D A
Chorus:"You're the real thing"(repeat) "..child..."
E-12-12-12-12------------------|-------|
B-10-10-10-10------------------|--10---|
G------------------------------|---9---|
D------------------------------|---7---|
A------------------------------|-------|
E------------------------------|-------|
(Then back to riff above from intro.)
Chords:
A C D
A G D
A C D
A G D
This tab is a live version of "Even better than the real thing"
that U2 played during their Zoo-Tv Tour.
I personally own a ZOOM " PLAYER " 2020 and the sound that I created
is very similar to Edge's sound.
I think the most important thing of the song is the delay-effect
(Zoom Player: 350ms, Feedback 2, Mix 7)
**INTRO**
D5 - x577xx
At the beginning of the song The Edge plays a D5 chord that he modifies with
his DigiTech "Whammy". So he can create this special sound.
If you haven't got a "Whammy" you can create a similar sound
with a small trick.
Play the Ab and the Db string together and repeat this 2 times,
then play the Gb string and the other 2 strings alternately.
So, that's it, not very difficult.
** FIGURE 1 **
a b c d
eb-------|----------------------|---------|---------------|
Bb----7p-|-------------------7p-|---------|----------7p---|
Gb-------|-------5--4-----------|-------5-|-4-----0-------|
Db--0----|-5--7--------7--0-----|-5--7----|----7----------|
Ab-------|----------------------|---------|---------------|
Eb-------|----------------------|---------|---------------|
e f
eb-----------------------|---------------|
Bb--------------------7p-|---------------| P = pull string and bend the
Gb--------5--4-----------|--------5--4---| note a half step up and
Db--5--7--------7--0-----|--5--7---------| down
Ab-----------------------|---------------|
Eb-----------------------|---------------|
** FIGURE 2 **
a b c d
eb--8-----|---12----|-----3------|---------------------|
Bb--8-----|---12----|-----3------|-----7p--------------|
Gb--------|---------|------------|--------------5--4---|
Db--------|---------|------------|--0-----5--7---------|
Ab--------|---------|------------|---------------------|
Eb--8-----|---12----|-----3------|---------------------|
** FIGURE 3 **
D5
eb--------------------|--------|
Bb--------------------|--------|
Gb--------------------|--7-----|
Db--14--12--10--9--7--|--7-----|
Ab--12--19---8--7--5--|--5-----|
Eb--------------------|--------|
** Solo (use bottleneck) **
Solo part I
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Gb-0--2--7--5--7--11--9--7--5--2--0--2--7--10--12--10--7--10--12--14-->
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Solo part II
(repeat the last two notes several times)
eb--13--10--15--13--12--10-|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------10-|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|--7--12--10--9--10--12--10--9--10--9--7--5--7--|
Db-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
< FIGURE 1.a >< FIGURE 1.b > < FIGURE 1.c >
Give me one more chance, and you'll be satisfield
< FIGURE 1.d >< FIGURE 1.e > < FIGURE 1.f >
Give me two more chances you won't be denied
< FIGURE 2.a >
Well my heart is where it's always been
< FIGURE 2.b >
My head is somewhere in between
< FIGURE 2.c > < FIGURE 2.d >
Give me one more chance let me be your lover tonight.
REFRAIN:
< 3 X FIGURE 3 >
You're the real thing, yeah the real thing, you're the real thing
< FIGURE 3 >
Even better than the real thing...
VERSE 2:
< 1.a >< 1.b > < 1.c >
Give me one last chance and I'm gonna make you sing
< 1.d >< 1.e > < 1.f >
Give me half a chance to ride on the waves that you bring
< 2.a >
You're the honey child to a swarm of bees
< 2.b >
Gonna blow right through like a breeze
< 2.c > < 2.d >
Give me one last dance, we'll slide it down on the surface of things
REFRAIN:
< 3 X FIGURE 3 >
You're the real thing, yeah the real thing, you're the real thing
< FIGURE 3 with D5 at the end >
Even better than the real thing...
** After the second refrain Edge starts his solo. The first part is played
without words. In the second part Bono starts to sing **
< Solo 2nd part
We're free to fly the crimson sky the sun won't melt our wings tonight
>
Oh no, oh no here she comes
** The next part of the song is played like the REFRAIN **
Take me higher, take me higher, can you take me higher?, will you take me
higher?
You're the real thing, yeah the real thing, you're the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing...
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version 3
[Tune down your guitar 1/2 step - Use a Whammy pedal]
x10
1--------------|
2--------------|
3--------------|
4--0-0--12-12--|
5--------------|
6--------------|
1------------------------|
2--------7br-------------|
3----------------5-4-----|
4----0-------5-7-----7-0-|
5--0---------------------|
6------------------------|
Give me one more chance
And you'll be satisfied
1-------------------------------------------------------|
2--------7br--------------7br-------------7br-----------|
3----------------5-4--------------5-4-------------5-4---|
4------------5-7-----7-5------5-7-----7-0-----5-7-----7-|
5-------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------|
Give me two more chances You won't be denied
1----8---8---8-----------12----12----12----------3---3---3----------------------|
2------8---8---8------------12----12----12---------3---3---3-------7br----------|
3-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4---|
4----------------------------------------------------------------0----5-7-----7-|
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6--8---------------8\12----------------------12/3-------------3-----------------|
Well my heart is where it's always been
My head is somewhere in between
Give me one more chance
Let me be your lover tonight
x4
1----------------------------------------|
2-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---8---6---5---3-|
3----------------------------------------|
4----------------------------------------|
5----------------------------------------|
6----------------------------------------|
You're the real thing
Yeah the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing
1------------------------|
2--0-3-----7br-----------|
3----------------5-4-----|
4------------5-7-----7-0-|
5------------------------|
6------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------|
2--------7br--------------7br-------------7br-----------|
3----------------5-4--------------5-4-------------5-4---|
4------------5-7-----7-5------5-7-----7-0-----5-7-----7-|
5-------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------|
Give me one last chance
And I'm gonna make you sing
Give me half a chance
To ride on the waves that you bring
1----8---8---8-----------12----12----12----------3---3---3----------------------|
2------8---8---8------------12----12----12---------3---3---3-------7br----------|
3-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4---|
4----------------------------------------------------------------0----5-7-----7-|
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6--8---------------8\12----------------------12/3-------------3-----------------|
You're honey child to a swarm of bees
Gonna blow right throught you like a breeze
Give me one last chance
We'll slide down the surface of things
x4
1----------------------------------------|
2-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---8---6---5---3-|
3----------------------------------------|
4----------------------------------------|
5----------------------------------------|
6----------------------------------------|
You're the real thing
Yeah the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing
SOLO (with slide):
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------15-15-15-13-12-|
2------------------------------------------------------------------18/15-----------------|
3------7--5/7--10-10/9/7--5-------7--10-10/12/10/7--10/12-12-12/14-----------------------|
4--5/7----------------------7/5/7--------------------------------------------------------|
5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1--10----10----10----10-----13-10----13-10----13-10----13-10----13/0-|
2-----10----10----10----10----15--10-------10-------10-------10------|
3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------|
2-------------------------------------------------------|
3-12/10-10-9-10/12-10-10-9-10-9-9/7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-|
4-------------------------------------------------------|
5-------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------|
We're free to fly the crimson sky
The sun won't melt our wings tonight
Oh now
Here she comes
x10
1----------------------------------------|
2-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---8---6---5---3-|
3----------------------------------------|
4----------------------------------------|
5----------------------------------------|
6----------------------------------------|
Take me higher
Take me higher
Can you take me higher?
Will you take me higher?
You're the real thing
Yeah the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
---------------
version 4
Intro (with "wah" effects)
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| Repeat several times
D|--------7-7-----------7--7--|
A|--0--0---------0--0---------|
E|----------------------------|
In the studio version you can hear that there are two guitars played in the song.
At the beginning the second guitar plays palm muted A and before bass and drums enters,A chord.
It looks like this:
E|------------|-----------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|------------|-----------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|------------|-----------|------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|------------|-----------|------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------|-----------|------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5--|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Main Riff
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----6/7\6----------|
D|----------5-4------|
A|--------------5----|
E|--5-------------5--|
Verse
A
E|---5------5------5---------5---------5-----|
B|-----5------5-------5-----------5--------5-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-5------5------5---------5---------5-------|
B
E|---7------7------7---------7---------7-----|
B|-----7------7-------7-----------7--------7-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-7------7------7---------7---------7-------|
D
E|---10------10------10---------10-----------10------|
B|-----10------10-------10-----------10-----------10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-10------10------10---------10---------10----------|
Play main riff for the bridge.
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----6/7\6----------| 1x
D|----------5-4------|
A|--------------5----|
E|--5-------------5--|
Chorus
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| Aprox. 5X
A|----------------------------------------|
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8--7--5-5-5-|
Main riff
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----6/7\6----------|
D|----------5-4------|
A|--------------5----|
E|--5-------------5--|
Verse
A
E|---5------5------5---------5---------5-----|
B|-----5------5-------5-----------5--------5-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-5------5------5---------5---------5-------|
B
E|---7------7------7---------7---------7-----|
B|-----7------7-------7-----------7--------7-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-7------7------7---------7---------7-------|
D
E|---10------10------10---------10-----------10------|
B|-----10------10-------10-----------10-----------10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-10------10------10---------10---------10----------|
For the second bridge play main riff again, but this time you can hear that there is the
2 in the background playing only muted strings:
E|-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-|
B|-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-|
G|-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-| 1x
A|-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-|
Chorus
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| Aprox. 5X
A|----------------------------------------|
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8--7--5-5-5-|
Solo (It should be played with a slide but this is my "no slide version")
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-/-14~~~-12--14~~~---14-17-17-17-16-14-12-14-----12-9-7-9-14~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------17--------------|
G|-14-17-17-17-17-19-\14~~~--14-17-19-19-19-19-17-19----17-\-14~~~---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------17-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------17----|
G|-17-19-17-16-12-14~~~--12-9-7-9-14---14-17-19-19-19-19-17-19-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------17-----17------17------20-17----20-17-----20-17----20-17----20~~~-|
B|--17-----17------17------17--------17--------17-------17-------17-------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|14~~~-12-11-12-14~~~-12-12-12-12-11-12-11-9~~~12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14~~~~~~|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
For the grand finally play the chorus part louder and harder.
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8--7--5-5-5-|
Give me one more chance
And you'll be satisfied
Give me two more chances
You won't be denied
Well, my heart is where it's always been
My head is somewhere in between
Give me one more chance
Let me be your lover tonight
You're the real thing
Yeah, the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing, yeah
Give me one last chance
And I'm gonna make you sing
Give me half a chance
To ride on the waves that you bring
You're honey, child, to a swarm of bees
Gonna blow right through you like a breeze
Give me one last dance
We'll slide down the surface of things
You're the real thing
Yeah, the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing, child
We're free to fly the crimson sky
The sun won't melt our wings tonight
Oh now
Oh, yeah
Here she comes
Take me higher
Take me higher
You take me higher
You take me higher
You're the real thing
Yeah, you're the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Even better than the real thing
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