The melody of New Year’s Day by U2 runs 129 notes across 44 bars, 3:16 long in Cm at 132 beats per minute. The tab sits low on the neck, mostly under the fourth fret, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? New Year’s Day chords and lyrics.