Song: Acrobat 
Band: U2 
Album: Achtung Baby 
 
 
/ = slide up 
\ = slide down 
r = rest 
h = hammer-on 
 
Intro: 
G------------------------------ 
D------------------------------ 
A---10-h12---10h12-10h12-10h12- etc... 
E------------------------------ 
(just mess around with those two notes 
quietly as the song fades in) 
 
 
Verse: 
G----------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7h10-10-10-- x 4 
E----------------------------------- 
 
 
G-|--------------------------------------------------- 
D-|*-------------------------------------------------- 
A-|*--0-0-0--0-0-0--10-10-10--10-10-10--8-8-8--8-8-8-- 
E-|--------------------------------------------------- 
 
1.____________ 2.___________ 
-----------------|----------------| 
----------------*|----------------| 
--7-7-7--7-7-7--*|--7-7-7--7/12\7-| x 2 
-----------------|----------------| 
 
 
Chorus 1: 
G--------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------- 
A--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/15-15\-- 
E--------------------------------- 
"Now it looks like this..." 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ 
E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- 
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
G----------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------12\-0-0- 
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-r-r---------- 
 
 
Verse 2: (same as the first Verse) 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ 
E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- 
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- 
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- 
E--1----------1--1-1-1--1-1-1------------------------------ 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-- 
E--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1------------------------------ 
 
 
Solo: 
G--------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7h10-10-10-- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7-10-10--5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--10-10-10-- 
E------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
G-------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------- 
A--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---- 
E-------------------------------- 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------ x 2 
E------------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- 
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
 
 
Chorus 3: 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-0-------------------------------- 
E---------------------------3--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3-- 
"now I must be an acrobat..." 
 
(repeat Chorus until the end of the song)