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Did You Know? Sunday Bloody Sunday was the first song on U2's 1983 album War.
It's one of their most political songs and a call for peace and an end to violence.
The core of the song was begun by guitar player David Evans 'the Edge' with the main riff and part of the vocal melody.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Green Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Green Pick (Orange Pick when played with Open Chords Only, Blue Pick when played with power chords and open chords)
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Sunday Bloody Sunday Chords And Strumming, U2
Open Chords:
Open Em chord
Open D chord
Open G chord
Open Bm7 chord
Bm chord
Strumming:
Prechorus -
"Straight 8s": |D D D D D D D D D |
Chords Riff -
|D (m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|
|D (m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|
Tempo: 103 bpm
Key: E (original song is tuned down 1/2 step to Eb)
Intro -
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) I can't be(D)lieve the news to(G6)day
(Bm) Oh, I can't (D)close my eyes and (G6)make it go away
PreChorus -
||D - - - |Em - - - || x 2 |Em - - - |
(D) How long, (Em)how long must we sing this song?
(D) How long? How (Emx2)long?
Chords Riff -
||Bm7 - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x2
'Cause to(Bm7)night (D) (Gx2)we can be as one to(Bm7)night (D) (Gx2)
(Bm7) Broken (D)bottles under (Gx2)children's feet
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) Bodies (D)strewn across the (G6)dead-end street
(Bm) But I won't (D)heed the battle (G6)call
(Bm) It puts my (D)back up, puts my (G6)back up against the wall
(Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday
Harmonics Riff -
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Alright, let's go
Chords Riff -
||Bm7 - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x3
(Bm7) (D) (Gx2) (Bm7) (D) (Gx2)
(Bm7) And the (D)battle's just be(Gx2)gun
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) There's many (D)lost, but tell me (G6)who has won?
(Bm) The trenches (D)dug within our (G6)hearts
(Bm) And mothers, (D)children, brothers, (G6)sisters torn apart
(Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday
PreChorus -
||D - - - |Em - - - || x 2 |Em - - - |
(D) How long, (Em)how long must we sing this song?
(D) How long? How (Emx2)long?
Chords Riff -
||Bm7 - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x4
'Cause to(Bm7)night (D) (Gx2)we can be as one to(Bm7)night (D) (Gx2)
To(Bm7)night, tonight (Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday)
To(Bm7)night, tonight (Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday)
Alright, let's go
Middle 8/Solo -
||Bm7 - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x10
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Harmonics Riff -
Sunday, Bloody Sunday x 4
Chords Riff -
||Bm7 - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x5
(Bm7) (D) (Gx2) (Bm7) (D) (Gx2)
(Bm7) And it's (D)true we are (Gx2)immune (Bm7) when fact is (D)fiction and T(Gx2)V reality
(Bm7) And (D)today the millions (Gx2)cry (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm7) We eat and (D)drink while (Gx2)tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm7) The real (D)battle just (Gx2)begun (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm7) To claim the (D)victory Jesus (Gx2)won (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm7) On Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday, yeah, (Bm7) Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday
Final Chord Strum: Bm7
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Green Pick Level
Sunday Bloody Sunday Chords And Strumming, U2
Open Chords:
Open Em chord
Open D chord
Bm chord
Power Chords:
D5 chord
G5 chord
B5 chord
Strumming:
Prechorus -
"Straight 8s": |D D D D D D D D D |
Chords Riff -
|D (m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|
|D (m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|
Tempo: 103 bpm
Key: E (original song is tuned down 1/2 step to Eb)
Intro -
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) I can't be(D)lieve the news to(G6)day
(Bm) Oh, I can't (D)close my eyes and (G6)make it go away
PreChorus -
||D - - - |Em - - - || x 2 |Em - - - |
(D) How long, (Em)how long must we sing this song?
(D) How long? How (Emx2)long?
Chords Riff -
||B5 - - - |-D5- - - |-G5- - - |-G5- - - || x2
'Cause to(B5)night (D5) (G5x2)we can be as one to(B5)night (D5) (G5x2)
(B5) Broken (D5)bottles under (G5x2)children's feet
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) Bodies (D)strewn across the (G6)dead-end street
(Bm) But I won't (D)heed the battle (G6)call
(Bm) It puts my (D)back up, puts my (G6)back up against the wall
(Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday
Harmonics Riff -
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Alright, let's go
Chords Riff -
||B5 - - - |-D5- - - |-G5- - - |-G5- - - || x3
(B5) (D5) (G5x2) (B5) (D5) (G5x2)
(B5) And the (D5)battle's just be(G5x2)gun
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) There's many (D)lost, but tell me (G6)who has won?
(Bm) The trenches (D)dug within our (G6)hearts
(Bm) And mothers, (D)children, brothers, (G6)sisters torn apart
(Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday
PreChorus -
||D - - - |Em - - - || x 2 |Em - - - |
(D) How long, (Em)how long must we sing this song?
(D) How long? How (Emx2)long?
Chords Riff -
||B5 - - - |-D5- - - |-G5- - - |-G5- - - || x4
'Cause to(B5)night (D5) (G5x2)we can be as one to(B5)night (D5) (G5x2)
To(B5)night, tonight (Sunday, (D5)Bloody (G5x2)Sunday)
To(B5)night, tonight (Sunday, (D5)Bloody (G5x2)Sunday)
Alright, let's go
Middle 8/Solo -
||Bm7 - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - | x10
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Harmonics Riff -
Sunday, Bloody Sunday x 4
Chords Riff -
||B5 - - - |-D5- - - |-G5- - - |-G5- - - || x5
(B5) (D5) (G5x2) (B5) (D5) (G5x2)
(B5) And it's (D5)true we are (G5x2)immune (B5) when fact is (D5)fiction and T(G5x2)V reality
(B5) And (D5)today the millions (G5x2)cry (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(B5) We eat and (D5)drink while (G5x2)tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(B5) The real (D5)battle just (G5x2)begun (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(B5) To claim the (D5)victory Jesus (G5x2)won (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(B5) On Sunday, (D5)Bloody (G5x2)Sunday, yeah, (B5) Sunday, (D5)Bloody (G5x2)Sunday
Final Chord Strum: B5
Blue Pick Level
Sunday Bloody Sunday Chords And Strumming, U2
Open Chords:
Open Em chord
Open D chord
Barre Chords:
D barre chord
G barre chord
Bm barre chord
Strumming:
Prechorus -
"Straight 8s": |D D D D D D D D D |
Chords Riff -
|D (m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|DU(m) D DU|
|D (m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|XU(m) D XX|
Tempo: 103 bpm
Key: E (original song is tuned down 1/2 step to Eb)
Intro -
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) I can't be(D)lieve the news to(G6)day
(Bm) Oh, I can't (D)close my eyes and (G6)make it go away
PreChorus -
||D - - - |Em - - - || x 2 |Em - - - |
(D) How long, (Em)how long must we sing this song?
(D) How long? How (Emx2)long?
Chords Riff -
||Bm - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x2
'Cause to(Bm)night (D) (Gx2)we can be as one to(Bm)night (D) (Gx2)
(Bm) Broken (D)bottles under (Gx2)children's feet
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) Bodies (D)strewn across the (G6)dead-end street
(Bm) But I won't (D)heed the battle (G6)call
(Bm) It puts my (D)back up, puts my (G6)back up against the wall
(Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday
Harmonics Riff -
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Alright, let's go
Chords Riff -
||Bm - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x3
(Bm) (D) (Gx2) (Bm) (D) (Gx2)
(Bm) And the (D)battle's just be(Gx2)gun
Arpeggio Riff -
(Bm) There's many (D)lost, but tell me (G6)who has won?
(Bm) The trenches (D)dug within our (G6)hearts
(Bm) And mothers, (D)children, brothers, (G6)sisters torn apart
(Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (G6)Sunday
PreChorus -
||D - - - |Em - - - || x 2 |Em - - - |
(D) How long, (Em)how long must we sing this song?
(D) How long? How (Emx2)long?
Chords Riff -
||Bm - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x4
'Cause to(Bm)night (D) (Gx2)we can be as one to(Bm)night (D) (Gx2)
To(Bm)night, tonight (Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday)
To(Bm)night, tonight (Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday)
Alright, let's go
Middle 8/Solo -
||Bm - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x10
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Harmonics Riff -
Sunday, Bloody Sunday x 4
Chords Riff -
||Bm - - - |-D- - - |-G- - - |-G- - - || x5
(Bm) (D) (Gx2) (Bm) (D) (Gx2)
(Bm) And it's (D)true we are (Gx2)immune (Bm) when fact is (D)fiction and T(Gx2)V reality
(Bm) And (D)today the millions (Gx2)cry (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm) We eat and (D)drink while (Gx2)tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm) The real (D)battle just (Gx2)begun (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm) To claim the (D)victory Jesus (Gx2)won (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
(Bm) On Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday, yeah, (Bm) Sunday, (D)Bloody (Gx2)Sunday
Final Chord Strum: Bm
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Sunday Bloody Sunday Lyrics
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away
How long, how long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
'Cause tonight
We can be as one
Tonight
Broken bottles under children's feet
Bodies strewn across the dead-end street
But I won't heed the battle call
It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Alright, let's go
And the battle's just begun
There's many lost, but tell me who has won?
The trenches dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
How long, how long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
'Cause tonight we can be as one, tonight
Tonight, tonight (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Tonight, tonight (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Alright, let's go
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
And it's true we are immune
When fact is fiction and TV reality
And today the millions cry (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
The real battle just begun (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
To claim the victory Jesus won (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
On Sunday, Bloody Sunday, yeah
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
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