I WILL FOLLOW (Bassline)

As recorded by U2
(From the 1980 Album BOY)
Words by
Music by
All Strings:Tune Down 1/2
A Intro
P = 150
gg 4 E5 A5 E5 A5
1H
4
Guitar only Drums enter
Gtr I
T
A
B

(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

gg
5H V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
Gtr I ff
T 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

9 H gg 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 k V V V V V
u
T 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
H P

B Verse I
g (E5) (A) (E5) (A)

13 H
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V
V
V
V
V
V
V V V

T 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 x 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0
sl. sl.
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

17 H gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } } V
V V
T 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0
B 0 0 0
sl.
(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)
gg V V V
21 H 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

T 2 2 (2) 7 7 7
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 x x 0
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0

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(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

g V
25 H
g 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 V V V V V

T 9 2 2
A 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
P

C Verse II
gg (E5) (A) (E5) (A)

29 H W V V V W V V W V V V
V V V
V V
V
V

T
A 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 12 12 12 7 0 (0) 0 0
sl. sl.

(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

33 H gg V V V V V W V V W V V V V
V V V V
T
A 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 12 12 12 7 0 0 0
0
sl. sl.

D Chorus
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)
gg V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV }} }} V V V V V
37 H V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 9 9 9 9 x x
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 x x 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
41 H gg VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
0 0 0 0 0 0

(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

V V V V
45 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
T 2 9 9 9 9
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 x 0
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0
0
sl.

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(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

H gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
49 fV V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
T 2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 0 0 7
0
H

E Verse III
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

gg VV VV VV
53 H W V V V W V V W V V V V
u V
V
T 9 9
A 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 12 12 12 7 0
0
sl. sl.

(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

57 H gg V V V V V V W V V W V V W V V
V
T
A 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 12 12 12 12 7
0
sl. sl. sl.

F Chorus
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

61 H gg V V V V V V V V V VV VV V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV
V V V V V
T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0

(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

gg V V V V V V V V VV VV VV V V V V
65 H V V V V V V V V V V V V } V
V V V V V } } V V V V
T 9 9 9
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 x 7 7 7 7 7 x x 0 0 0 7
0
sl.

(E5) (C) (E5) (A)

69 H gg V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k V V V V } }
V V V u
T
A 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 5 5 5 x x
0 0
H P

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(E5) (C) (E5) (A)

gg V V V V
73 H V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V
fV V V V V V V W
T 2 9 9 9
A 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 0
0
H

G Interlude
gg N.C.
77 H
U U U U
T
A
B
0 (0) (0) (0)
(Em11) (Bm11) (Em11) (Bm11)
gg
81 H
U V V V V V V U V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0
B 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0
(Em11) (Gmaj7) (Em11) (Gmaj7)
gg
85 H
U V V V V V V U V V V V V V
T
A
B 5 0 5 0
0 3 3 3 0 3 3 3
(Em11) (Bm11) (Em11) (Bm11)
gg
89 H
V V V V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V
mf
T
A 0 0 0
B 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Em11) (Bm11) (Em11) (Bm11)

93 H gg V V V V V VV V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
f
T
A 0 0 0
B 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

H gg V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V
97 fV V V V V V V V V
V
ff
T 2
A 2 2 2 2 7
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 5
0
sl.
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(E5) (C) (E5) (A)

H gg V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
101
V fV V V V V V V V V
T 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 5
0
sl.
H Out-Chorus
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

gg VV VV V VV VV V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
105 H V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

H gg VV V V VV VV VV V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V
109
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 7
0 0 0 0 0 0

gg
(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

113 H W V V W V V
W V V V W V V V
T
A
B 7 7 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0

(E5) (A) (E5) (A)

117 H
gg
W V V V V V V V V V VV VV
W V V V V V V V V
T 9 9
A 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 0
0 0 0 0

I Outro
(E5) (C) (E5) (A) (D)

H gg V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
121
V V V fV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
T 2
A 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 5 5 5 0
0 0 0 0
sl.
(E5) (C) (E5)

125 H gg V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V j
V V V V
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 5 7 7
0 0
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