Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The song starts with a bass line with Scott Gorham in the back ground making a muted
so just put your palm and playing hand over the strings and strike downwards, then comes
guitar.

e|---7---| Start off with this figure. Play along with the CD for timing.
B|---8---|
G|---7---|
D|---9---|
A|---7---|
E|-------|

e|---5---|
B|---7---|
G|---7---|
D|---7---|
A|---5---|
E|-------|

e|---3---|
B|---5---|
G|---5---|
D|---5---|
A|---3---|
E|-------|

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|---5---|
A|---5---|
E|---3---|


When the last chord comes in this these lick layers over the top.

e|---------------------|
B|---12-13-12-13~-12---|
G|---12-12-12-12--12---|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Then repeat the first chords.

Again at the last chord this different lick over laps.

e|-----------------|
B|---17-15-13-12~--|
G|---16-14-12-11---|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Repeat the first chords.
Then layer this over the last one.

e|-----------------|
B|---12-13-15~-13--|
G|---11-12-14--12--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Repeat but play the last chord on its own 3 times. then play the muted strum again.

then just repeat all of that 1 more time.
After that the guitar mimics the bass line.

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-5-7--7-7-5-5-7-7---5-5-3--3-3-2-0--|
E|---7-7-------------7-----7-7--------------3-|(x4)

Muted strum.
The backing for the solo is the same as a normal verse.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15b17--15bd17-12--15b17--15bd17-12--15b17-15-12-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------12-12-14-12-14b16-14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------14---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------15--12--10--8-7-8--10--12--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-14b16-----12--14-12---12----12--9---7---5-4-5---7--9---|
D|----------12-14--14------14---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

This is the hardest bit.

e|------12-15-12--12--------------12-15-12--12--------------12-14-12--12------|
B|--------------15--15-12-------12--------15--15-12-------12--------15--15-12-|
G|-12b14-------------------12b14---------------------12b14--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------12-15-12--12--------|
B|------12--------15--15-12---|
G|-12b14----------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------15b17---15~-|
B|------------------------------------------15-12-15b17-15-12--------------|
G|--14-12--14-12------------------14-12--12~-------------------------------|
D|-------14-----14---------------------14----------------------------------|
A|-----------------14-12-10--14-12-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Ok this is a song by thin lizzy i tabbed this cos most people's tabs are wrong(sorry if
caused offence) anyway this is as close as i could get 2 the real thing so enjoy...

bass line plays and when the drums beat kicks in this is played:
|-------------------|
|-8*8-8-------------|
|-7*7-7-7*7-7-5*5-5-|
|-9*9-9-7*7-7-5*5-5-|
|-7*7-7-5*5-5-3*3-3-|
|-------------------|
this is the rhythm played through the verses

these fills are played on the 1st verse because the saxaphone plays the fills on the 2nd verse:
fill 1:
|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-8-8s10-10-8s10-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

fill 2:
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-15-15-13-13-12-13-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|

chorus:
|-----------------------------|
|-8*8-8-----------------------|
|-7*7-7-7*7-7-5*5-5-----4-4-4-|
|-9*9-9-7*7-7-5*5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
|-7*7-7-5*5-5-3*3-3-5-5-2-2-2-|
|-------------------3-3-------|
play this twice per chorus

the best part the solo:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15bu-15bu,p13-15-17~-17-15-13------12~-14-12-14bd-12-14lbd------12-------|
|------------------------------12h14-------------------------12h14--14-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------15/12-/9-7-7\9\12-----12h15p12------------12h15p12-------------|
|-----------------------------------------12h15p12------------12h15p12-----|
|14-12------12/9--/7-5-5\7\9-----------------------------------------------|
|-----14-12-------------------14bu----------------14bu----------------14bu-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------12h15p12-----------12h15p12----------------------------------------|
|----------------12h15p12-----------12h15p12--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------14p12----------------12-14-|
|------------------------14bu---------------12h14-----14p12---------12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14p12s10--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|
|--17-12-15-17-12-15-12-12-22bu,p20-|
|12---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

thats it so if the solo seems a bit weird cos the tab lines are so awkward! chears
guitar 4 letting me use your site!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
hey this is my version of dancing in the moonlight

its a pretty easy song to play but it cool :)
any probs let us kno and plz rate

standard tuning

intro/bass
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------2-22--------2-------------------|
|--22-44------4-2-44---22-44-3-33-2------|
|-----------------------------------5-3--|

verse
|--7---7-7-----5---5-5-----3-x-3-3----------------|
|--8-x-8-8-----7-x-7-7-----5-x-5-5----------------|
|--7-x-7-7-----7-x-7-7-----5-x-5-5----------------|
|--9-x-9-9-----7-x-7-7-----5-x-5-5----------------|
|--7---7-7-----5---5-5-----3---3-3----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
1st time
|---------------------------------|
|--12--12--13--12-12--13--12------|
|--12--12--14--12-12--14--12------|
|--12--12--12--12-12--12--12------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
2nd time
|-------------------------------|
|--17-x-15-x-13-12--------------|
|--17-x-16-x-14-12--------------|
|--17-x-14-x-12-12--------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
3rd time
|-------------------------------|
|--12-12-13-12-13/15-13-12------|
|--12-12-14-12-14/16-14-12------|
|--12-12-12-12-12/14-12-12------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
4th time
|--3-3-x-3-3-------------------------|
|--3-3-x-3-3-------------------------|
|--4-4-x-4-4-------------------------|
|--5-5-x-5-5-------------------------|
|--5-5-x-5-5-------------------------|
|--3-3-x-3-3-------------------------|

chorus
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--|
|--8-x-8-8-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-4-4-x-4-4--|
|--9-x-9-9-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------3-3-x-3-3--|

|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-3---xxxxxxx--|
|--8-x-8-8-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3---xxxxxxx--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-4---xxxxxxx--|
|--9-x-9-9-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-5---xxxxxxx--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-5---xxxxxxx--|
|--------------------------------------3---xxxxxxx--|

sax bit over chorus
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8----|
|-----7-9-7-------------------7-9-7-9------|
|--/9-------9p7/5h7p5---5--/9--------------|
|---------------------7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------8----|
|-----7-9-7-----------------------7-9-7-9------|
|--/9-------9p7/5h7p5---5\2/5--/9--------------|
|---------------------7------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

verse
|--7---7-7-----5---5-5-----3-x-3-3----------------|
|--8-x-8-8-----7-x-7-7-----5-x-5-5----------------|
|--7-x-7-7-----7-x-7-7-----5-x-5-5----------------|
|--9-x-9-9-----7-x-7-7-----5-x-5-5----------------|
|--7---7-7-----5---5-5-----3---3-3----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
1st time
|-------------------------------|
|--12-12-13-12-12-13-12---------|
|--12-12-14-12-12-14-12---------|
|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
2nd time
|-------------------------------|
|--17-x-15-x-13-12--------------|
|--17-x-16-x-14-12--------------|
|--17-x-14-x-12-12--------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
3rd time
|-------------------------------|
|--12-12-13-12-13/15-13-12------|
|--12-12-14-12-14/16-14-12------|
|--12-12-12-12-12/14-12-12------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
4th time
|--3-3-x-3-3-------------------------|
|--3-3-x-3-3-------------------------|
|--4-4-x-4-4-------------------------|
|--5-5-x-5-5-------------------------|
|--5-5-x-5-5-------------------------|
|--3-3-x-3-3-------------------------|

chorus
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--|
|--8-x-8-8-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-4-4-x-4-4--|
|--9-x-9-9-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------3-3-x-3-3--|

|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-3---xxxxxxx--|
|--8-x-8-8-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3---xxxxxxx--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-4---xxxxxxx--|
|--9-x-9-9-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-5---xxxxxxx--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-5---xxxxxxx--|
|--------------------------------------3---xxxxxxx--|

sax bit over chorus
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8----|
|-----7-9-7-------------------7-9-7-9------|
|--/9-------9p7/5h7p5---5--/9--------------|
|---------------------7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------8----|
|-----7-9-7-----------------------7-9-7-9------|
|--/9-------9p7/5h7p5---5\2/5--/9--------------|
|---------------------7------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------2-22--------2-------------------|
|--22-44------4-2-44---22-44-3-33-2------|
|-----------------------------------5-3--|

sax bit over top
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5---5---5---5-7/9-5h7-55--|
|--/7-7\3-3\0---5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7---7-------7---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------xxxxxx---|
|-----------------8-88-8-----8---8-12-xxxxxx---|
|-------------7-9--------7-9---9------xxxxxx---|
|--/9-/99---9-------------------------xxxxxx---|
|-------------------------------------xxxxxx---|
|-------------------------------------xxxxxx---|
its somethin like that it sounds better if u slide
off all the end note

solo
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15b17-15b17r15-12-15b17-12-15b17-15-12--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------12-14-12-14b16r14-12-14b16--|
|-----------------------------------------14-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

slitly mute
|---------------------------|--15-12-10-8\7/8-10-12--|
|---------------------------|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x---|
|--------14----14-12----12\-|--12-9--7--5\4/5-7--9---|
|--12-14----14-------14-----|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|

|--------12--15p12----12-------------|--12-15p12----12--------------|
|--------12--------15----15-12-------|-----------15----15-12--------|
|--14b15-----------------------14b15-|-----------------------14b15--|x2
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--12-15p12----12--------------------------------------|
|-----------15----15-12--------------------------------|
|-----------------------14p12----14-12----12-----------|
|-----------------------------14-------14----14/12-----|
|--------------------------------------------------10--|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------17b19r17-15--|
|--------------15-12-15-12-15b17-15-12--------------|
|--12----14-12--------------------------------------|
|-----14--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

chorus
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--|
|--8-x-8-8-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-4-4-x-4-4--|
|--9-x-9-9-x-x-7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--|
|--7-x-7-7-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------3-3-x-3-3--|

repeat until fade

hope u enjoy playing the song any probs let us know :)
Song info
Dancing In The Moonlight
Thin Lizzy
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Pop Rock
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