The Good Notes Vol. 76: "Where The Streets Have No Name" U2

[@darklight4815]

Iconic and grandiose intro

[@raincells]

I've never got the keyboard timing right on this song. This helps a lot. Thank you for posting.

[@thegoodnotes71]

You're very welcome!

[@lol_manu]

nice bro this intro was made in heaven

[@brettminkin1620]

To me, what really makes that intro so powerful, is the Moog Taurus bass pedals that Adam Clayton is playing.

[@PedroBukowski]

I was born in 1987, my favourite album it used to be Achtung Baby, first gig watching them live @ Vertigo Tour. Since then, I've been around Europe in more concerts, including Dublín, Paris and my homecountry, Spain. We could all easily agree that there's some sort of climax/ communion within the audience and the band, when all Screens changing into RED, you start to realize what it's coming after. I had the chance to assist to The Joshua Tree Tour @ Rome, the whole stadium became into just one massive big soul at unison. I Will always remember how we all started to Breathe, Jump, Sing, Smile with tears of joy and Experience this song, justo with the first chords of WTSHNN. For reason unknown, they were gifted in order to create a universal and timeless song despiste and beyond language. Art in many forms, but always, It Will get you when ready

[@tonydayz7273]

That was REALLY cool, brother! Thank you for sharing this 👍

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thank you man!

[@nizamaziz18]

U2 my fav band since mid 80s. Thank you for the video, well done!

[@ari.martin]

Excellent breakdown!! Thanks!

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thank you!

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Very big fan of U2 especially David "The edge Evans" a very talented songwriter.

[@joakillerlol]

Thank you SO much!!

[@StratsRUs]

Well done !

[@TheStircrazys]

Shame your not living in my area as I'm going live soon with U2 songs but would love a band but I'm having to do it by backing tracks 🎉🎉 would love to sing with you guys 🎉🎉🎉 well done

[@davesims7917]

Love the breakdown think you did a great job!!! The only criticism would be that I think you played it at about 138 BPM‘s when the actual song is more like 125 BPMs

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thank you!

[@AvalancheUKOfficial]

Gets around KZbin recognising it and blocking the audio on copyright grounds. Changing the tempo and/or key can prevent this.

[@adcheck72]

Mate I play guitar and I have found your video amazing... you got the sound nailed .. I even went and picked up my sons keyboard and can play the first section...I don't play keys at all and was wondering if I could at least ask if you could send over the fingering and notes so I could learn this... keep up the amazing videos.. thanks in advance.

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thanks man! If you go to 1:12 I break down all the notes on the keyboard.

[@adcheck72]

@thegoodnotes304 hi pal thanks for replying... yeah you do but its the chords with the left hand. Thank you

[@thegoodnotes71]

@@adcheck72 If you mean during the verses/choruses: I don't think there are keyboards there on the original recording. But: the chord progression is: D/G/Bm7/Asus4/C. I'm talking about 1:48

[@PIlotrcm]

The synth work was Brian Eno

[@shenaniganking8210]

EPIC!

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thank you!

[@Samueldonovan2007]

Just missing a more prominent dotted eighth delay in that intro, otherwise, that was VERY close to the album tone!!!

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thank you!

[@filipposalemi5665]

Great...

[@zkhandwala]

I could've watched another 10 minutes of this! So good... I only wish you'd spoken a little more about the guitar part and how it functions over those chords. Regardless, thank you!

[@jamesbond4633]

WHat are the keyboard chords and notes and counting after it goes to 4/4 time and the guitar comes in? I used to try to do this intro and never got the timing right. Who wudda thunk 6/4 time!!! That was great!!!

[@thegoodnotes71]

I don't think the keyboards are present during the vocal sections. Not after 1:48.

[@jamesbond4633]

​@@thegoodnotes71 THought I just posted this. So I just watched the live video where they played it at the Superbowl. I am talking about just after it goes to 4/4 and before the singing there are 2 chords then you are right the keyboards stop playing, Not sure what those 2 chords are>!!! The last 2 you played in your explanation.

[@thegoodnotes71]

@@jamesbond4633 The last two chords I played are the same as the very first two: Dsus4 to D

[@jamesbond4633]

@@thegoodnotes71 Excellent ...Thanks!!! I am going to try it today. It's such an iconic intro to a song. Classic.

[@CharlieTWilbury]

Yeah that was a revelation for me too! I'm pissed I didn't pick it up myself but there it is.

[@patrickmahood9015]

Fab! use a Herdim pick to get the Edge 'Chong' chime - massive part of his sound

[@thegoodnotes71]

Thank you!

[@deafmusician2]

I dont know how i plays it, i just plays it.

[@sempercompellis]

it is a typical hymnal from compact reed organ in small dusty church...high on the desert plain

[@jimmycreamer7905]

Eno and Danny used a YAMAHA DX7

[@JohnDaniher-bq3jz]

Thanks! What sound are you using on the keyboard?

[@brancaleon7636]

I always felt the intro was made with layers of slowed down and perhaps reversed sounds

[@benjoxford7283]

I thought you were going to tell us about all the different layers and noise that go into the full sound e.g. what’s cyclical noise that’s there at the beginning?

[@thegoodnotes71]

That's just a straight organ sound with a large hall reverb set at 100%.

[@benjoxford7283]

@@thegoodnotes71 many thanks for responding. I’m grateful to be able to chat about the very beginning of the intro which has always fascinated me. I’m not sure that it’s just an organ + reverb. The whishing noise (you can hear it clearly from 2 secs in) sounds separate from the main organ. It is a circular or repeating noise which seems to disappear or can’t be distinctly heard once the main organ patch fades in at about 26 secs. Perhaps only Eno knows! Don’t say crickets! There’s a great post on KZbin where someone has isolated just the intro and outro. In the outro you can hear Taurus pedals although I’m sure they’re also in the mix during the intro.

[@thegoodnotes71]

@@benjoxford7283 Oh that part; yes probably only Eno knows lol.

[@benjoxford7283]

I think I’ve worked it out- heavily processed church bells. It’s similar to the noise at the very end of the Blue Nile song “Easter Parade”.

[@a.a.s.2230]

They down-tune a semitone nowadays.