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U2 - "An Cat Dubh" BASS TAB
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steve palmer am560@freenet.carleton.ca
Tune down 1/2 step to: Eb Ab Db Gb
Main bass riff:
D D
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|:------------7--|-------------7---|
|:-5-5-5-5-5-----|--5-5-5-5-5------|
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Chorus:
C G D
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|:-------------------------------------|
|:-3-3-3-3-----------5-5---3/5-3/5-5---|
|-----------3-3-3-3--------------------|
(3X)
C G F
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|:-------------------------------------|
|:-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|-----------3-3-3-3--1------1/13-------|
D
Say goodnight, she waits for me to put out the light.
D
Lay there still,
D
She waits to break my will.
C G D
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
C G D
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
C G D
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
C G
Yes, if I know the truth,
F
How bout you?
(She got it)
And in the daylight,
A blackbird makes a fire inside.
And when she is done,
She sleeps beside the night.
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
Yes, I know the truth,
How bout you?
(She got it)
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
Yo oh oh, oh oh, yoh oh, oh
Yes, I know the truth,
How bout you?
(She got it)
2nd solo bass riff:
D D
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|:-------------------|-------------------|
|:--5-5-5-5-5-5/8-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5/8-7--|
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Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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George Average |
#1 by George Player at Jul 9, 1970 at 3:50 PM EST |
| This is one of my favorite U2 songs if not my favorite. I spent a great deal of my teenage years relating to "An Cat Dubh" in a strange way. The lyrics can easily take on many meanings but this is what I gather from what I've read and what I assume. I've heard that Bono had had a brief fling with a woman during a short-lived split from Ali in high school. This song is supposedly about that woman. From what Bono has said, she was mysterious and clearly from the dark undertones of the song, it was her arcane mystery that fascinated him. From the lyric, I imagine this woman being some kind of Priestess. Bono is insanely attracted to her but he doesn't understand her, nor does he fully understand why he feels so drawn to her and helpless against her. I always imagine this woman being older than Bono or at least quite a bit more mature; like a Patricia Kennealy to his Jim Morrison. She uses him as her pet, yes, but she also teaches him a great deal in the process. By the end of the song, you feel as if the singer/lyricist has learned a great lesson and has achieved a sense of real manhood. You can almost feel the transition from boyhood to manhood throughout this song. As if this dark and mysterious woman has turned the boy into a man. | |
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Jeff Average |
#2 by Jeff Mensch at Jul 10, 1975 at 8:13 PM EST |
| great song, and why is no one commenting on it? | |
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Simon Average |
#3 by Simon Donovan at Sep 12, 1977 at 3:21 PM EST |
| Yeah this song is great example of the musical stlye of their early albums with a dark and moody begining and verse which subsequently resolves into a great major key chorus. This song has great atmosphere. | |
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Vincent Average |
#4 by Vincent Côté at Apr 21, 2000 at 4:03 PM EST |
| I forgot to metion where I did read it: "U2 Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every Song", Niall Stokes | |
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Sojo Rhythm Player |
#5 by Sojo The Great! at Apr 19, 2001 at 6:41 AM EST |
| Bono wrote this song after he had a falling out with his then-girlfriend(now-wife),Ali. The title of this song(which is Gaelic)translates into "The Black Cat".The joke about it is that all students in Ireland are required to take Gaelic and Bono failed this in school. Great song too,probably my favorite. | |
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Phil Wanna Be |
#6 by Phil Cifone at May 2, 2004 at 8:49 PM EST |
| maybe its just an experience he had with an older or more mature women..like everyone else has said,she used as a pet a play thing. | |
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