Zoo station – U2

tabbed by: Scott Yanoff, yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu 

Sergio Lucero, slucero@cipres.cec.uchile.cl 

*corrections-*Zoo Station--This song is in A, and I think the 

tab shows the song like 1- 10 10- In reality it would 

2- 8 8 - 

look like this: 1- 12 12 which would keep it 

2- 10 10 

in the key of A. This isn't a huge change, but necessary. 

(from Leniart, Brandon K (leniarbk@jmu.edu)) 

Use heavy distortion and make the slides heard. 

Intro: (Repeat about 12 times) 

E--------------------------------------- 

B--------------------------------------- 

G--------------------------------------- 

D--------------------------------------- 

A-12/----------------------------------- 

E-----3-5------------------------------- 

(The / means to slide all the way down the string) 

Second Part of Intro & Also used in Chorus: 

E-----10---------10--------5--------5--- 

B---8----8-----8----8----3---3----3---3- 

G-7----------7---------2--------2------- 

D--------------------------------------- 

A--------------------------------------- 

E--------------------------------------- 

A 

I'm ready, ready for the laughing gas 

G D A 

I'm ready, ready for what's next 

Ready to duck, ready to dive 

Ready to say I'm glad to be alive 

G D A 

I'm ready, I'm ready for the push 

In the cool of the night, the warmth of the breeze 

G D A 

I'll be crawling around on my hands and knees 

Gadd9 D A 

She's just down the line ... Zoo Station 

Gadd9 D A 

Got to make it on time ... Zoo Station 

I'm ready, I'm ready for the gridlock 

I'm ready to take it to the street 

Ready for the shuffle, ready for the deal 

Ready to let go of the steering wheel 

I'm ready, ready for the crush 

She's just down the line ... Zoo Station 

Got to make it on time ... Zoo Station 

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright 

It's alright...it's alright...it's alright...it's alright 

Hey baby...hey baby...hey baby...hey baby 

it's alright, it's alright 

D/A A 

Time is a train, makes the future the past 

G D 

Leaves you standing in the station 

A 

Your face pressed up against the glass 

I'm just down the line from your love...Zoo Station 

Under the sign of your love...Zoo Station 

I'm gonna be there...Zoo Station 

Tracing the line...Zoo Station 

I'm gonna make it on time...make it on time...Zoo Station 

Just two stops down the line...Zoo Station 

Just a stops down the line...Zoo Station 

Solo at end: 

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

G-----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11--------- 

D-11---9--7---11---9--7---------------------------------------------------- 

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Zoo Station(live) 

Transcribed by Richard Zangoli. 

I transcribed this song from the Live in Sydney video but most versions 

don't differ much at all. This should be used with the transcription to this 

song already on the U2 Guitar Archive(mainly to show where the chord changes 

are made). 

Intro- 

E-------------------------- 

B------------------------- 

G------------------------ 

D---------------------------- 

A---------------------------- 

E--17s/-------3----5--------- 

Slide the note on the 17th fret all the way up the fretboard to the 3rd 

fret. However, while sliding it up the string, keep on picking it (quite 

quickly) with both up and down strokes and then play the 3rd and 5th fret 

notes. After playing this a couple of times play this- 

E------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------etc. 

D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E--17s/----3---5-----5--5---5---5---5---5--------17s/-------3--5----5---5---5-- 

Now for the nice riff that Edge plays (here and during the chorus). Form 

what I hear he 

picks 2 chords- 

(X X 12 9 10 12) and (X X 11 9 10 12). This will give you and idea of how to 

pick it- 

E-------------------12-------------------12--------------------12------------- 

B-------10-----------------10-------------------10-------------------10-----10 

G-------------9----------------------------------------------------------9---- 

D-12------------------------------12--------------------12-------------------- 

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E-------------------12------------------12-------------------12--------------- 

B--------10---------------10-------------------10-----------------10--------10 

G----------------9--------------------------------------------------------9-- 

D11------------------------------11-------------------11---------------------- 

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Play this riff a few times. I think Edge varies it a bit but that's the 

basic idea. 

For the verses there isn't much guitar (mainly bass) but it sounds good to 

play palm 

muted power chords (of A G and D, which are the verse chords). That is, A 

(577xxx), 

G(355xxx) and D(10 12 12 X X X). Alternatively, you could play just the last 

note of the 

chords instead (on the big E string). Look to the other transcription for 

the chord changes. 

Also, listen for Edge playing the intro riff(the slide from the 17th fret) 

during the verses every now and then. 

Just before Bono starts singing "It's alright, it's alright..." there is a 

pre-recorded 

synthesiser playing this- 

E---17--17--17--17--17--17--17---15--15--15--15--15--15s/-- 

B---17--17--17--17--17--17--17---15--15--15--15--15--15s/-- X2 

G--------------------------------------------------------- 

D--------------------------------------------------------- 

A----------------------------------------------------------- 

E---------------------------------------------------------- 

Then Edge plays and A power chord a few times (it sounds good if you play 

this bit with 

a wah-wah or something similar) - 

E----------------------------------------------- 

B--10--10--10--10--10--10--x--x--10--10--10--10-- 

G--9----9---9---9---9---9--x--x---9---9---9---9- etc... 

D--7----7---7---7---7---7--x--x---7---7---7---7-- 

A----------------------------------------------- 

E------------------------------------------------- 

Then the only other bit is the outro and it goes something like this- 

E------------------------------------------------------------------- 

B---------------10----10----8--7--8-----10--10--10--10-----8--7--8---etc.. 

and finish 

G----------------9-----9----9--9--9------9---9---9---9-----9--9--9--- 

on the A 

D----11--9---7---7--7--7-----------------7---7---7---7------------ 

power chord. 

A------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

That should have all the guitar parts. Expect some more tabs from me during 

December/January. Bye, 

Richard Zangoli 

U2 ZOO STATION (BASS TAB) 

------------------------- 

tabbed by: steve palmer- am560@freenet.carleton.ca 

This is the line used in the intro, outro, and whenever the chord 

is 'A' 

A A 

g|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

d|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

a|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|---5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2-----5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2--| 

(This is repeated until edge starts the chorus riff) 

At the chorus riff: 

G9 D9 A 

g|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

d|---5-3--------------------------------------------------------| 

a|--------5-3--5-3----------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------5-3---5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2------------| 

(This is repeated 2x and used at every chorus) 

A A 

g|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

d|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

a|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|---5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2-----5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2--| 

I'm ready.... 

G D A

g|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

d|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

a|-------------------5-5--3--5-5--3-----------------------------| 

E|---3-3--1--3-3--1------------------5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2-| 

I'm ready.... ready for what's next... 

This formation is repeated for every verse. 

Outro: 

A A 

g|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

d|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

a|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|---5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2-----5-5--3--5-5--3--5--3-2-3-2--| 

(repeated several times--no chord change) 

suggestions welcome