DISCOTHEQUE (Bassline)

As recorded by U2
(From the 1997 Album POP)
Transcribed by Michael Tee Words by
"michaelbydemand@yahoo.com" Music by
Larry Mul

A Intro (Fade In)

Moderate Rock P = 120
ggg 4 N.C.
1H
8
4
Gtr I
T
A
B

B Pre-Verse (Bass Enter)

ggg N.C.

9H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
fff
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

g
13 H gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

C Verse (Drums Enter)

ggg N.C.

17 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

g
21 H gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

g
25 H gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

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g
29 H gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

D Breakdown

H ggg N.C.
4
33

T
A
B

E Verse
ggg N.C.

37 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

H ggg
41
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

F Chorus
T
g
H gg V V V V V V V
N.C.

45
V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

ggg
To Coda

49 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

G Bridge
TT
ggg
N.C.

H c c
53 V V k V V V V V k V W V V k V V V V V k V W
u u
T
A
B 5 5 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 4 5 7 7 7 7 7

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To Dbl. Coda

H ggg c c
57 V V k V V V V V k V W V V k V V V V V k V W
u u
T
A
B 5 5 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 4 5 7 7 7 7 7

H Interlude
g N.C.
61 H gg U U U U
Gtrs I, II Use some special effects on this
T
A
B 7 7
7 7
g
65 H gg U U
T
A
B

ggg
7 7

67 H
6
U U
T
A
B
7 7

I Verse
ggg N.C.
75 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0
ggg
79 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

H ggg
83
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

ggg
D.S. al Coda

87 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

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gggS D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda

91 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

J Breakdown
SS
H ggg N.C.

95
W V V U W V V
U
Gtrs I, II
T
A
B 7 5
7 5 7 0
ggg
99 H W V V
W V V U U
T
A
B 7 5
7 5 7 0

K Out-Chorus
ggg N.C.

103 H W V V
W V V U U
Use some sepcial effects on this
T
A
B 7 5
7 5 7 0

H ggg
107
W V V U W V V
U
T
A
7 5
ggg
B
7 5 7 0

111 H
U U U U
T
A
B
7 (7) (7) (7)
ggg
115 H
V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
T
A
B
7 (7) 7 (7) 7 (7) 7 (7)
sl. sl. sl. sl.
g
H gg V V V V V V V
fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
119
V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0
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ggg
123 H
2
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0
ggg
127 H
V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 5 3 0

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