THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
As recorded by Thin Lizy
(From the 1976 Album JAILBREAK)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Brian Robertson - Overdriven electric'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scot Gorham - Overdriven electric'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Overdriven electric'
[Intro]
PM-----------| PM----| PM|
|-3--| |-3-|
H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E +H +E E E E
e|-------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|-2-----------|-------------------4-|-(4)------------7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-|
D|-2---------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)----4-4-4-4-7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-|
A|-0-----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)------------5-|-(5)-----(5)-0-0-0-|
E|-------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
PM-----------| PM| PM|
|-3--|
+H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E +H +E E E E
e|--------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------|
G|-(2)----------|-------------------4-|-(4)------4---7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-|
D|-(2)--------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)----4-----7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-|
A|-(0)----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)----------5-|-(5)-----(5)-0-0-0-|
E|--------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------|
PM-----------|
|-3--|
+H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H. E E +H +E E E E
e|--------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
G|-(2)----------|-------------------4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-|
D|-(2)--------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-|
A|-(0)----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)--------5-|-(5)-----(5)-0-0-0-|
E|--------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
PM-----------| PM
|-3--|
+H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H +E E E E +H.. E
e|--------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
B|--------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
G|-(2)----------|-------------------4-|-(4)----(4)-4---7-|-(7)----------|
D|-(2)--------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)----(4)-4---7-|-(7)----------|
A|-(0)----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)----(2)-----5-|-(5)--------0-|
E|--------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
[Verse]
H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E
e|------------------|-----4------4-------|------------------|------------2---4-|
B|o-----------------|-----5------5-5---7-|-(7)----(7)-------|------------2---5-|
G|--2-----(2)-----6-|-(6)--------4-4---7-|-(7)----(7)-7---4-|-(4)----(4)-----4-|
D|--2-----(2)-----6-|-(6)--------------7-|-(7)----(7)-----4-|-(4)----(4)-------|
A|o-0-----(0)-0-0-4-|-(4)-----4--------5-|-(5)----(5)-----4-|-(4)----(4)-------|
E|------------------|--------------------|--------------0-2-|-(2)----(2)-------|
+H +E E E E +E E Q Q E E +Q Q E E E E +H E E E E
e|-(4)----(4)-4-----|-------2---------2-|-(2)--2---2-2---2-|-(2)-----2-2------|
B|-(5)----(5)-5-----|-----------------3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3------|
G|-(4)----(4)-------|-----------2-----2-|-(2)--2---------2-|-(2)-----------2--|
D|----------------4-|-(4)---------------|--------------4-2-|-(2)-----------2--|
A|----------------4-|-(4)---------------|------------------|---------------0--|
E|----------------2-|-(2)-2-------------|------------------|------------------|
+H E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----4--------4-----|
B|-----------------|-----5------5-5---7-|
G|-(2)-----2-----6-|-(6)--------4-----7-|
D|-(2)-----2-2---6-|-(6)-----6--------7-|
A|-(0)-----0---0-4-|-(4)-----4----------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|
+H +E Q E +Q. E E E E E
e|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|-(7)----(7)-7---/10-|-(10)-------10------9--|
G|-(7)----(7)-7---/10-|-(10)----10---------9--|
D|-(7)----(7)-7---/10-|-(10)----10---------9--|
A|--------------------|---------------12------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
+H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H E E E E
e|------------------|------------2---2-|-(2)----(2)-2-----|----------2------||
B|-(9)----(9)-9-----|------------2---3-|-(3)----(3)-3---3-|-(3)----3--------||
G|-(9)----(9)-9-----|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-----2-|-(2)----2--------||
D|-(9)----(9)---x-4-|-(4)----(4)-------|----------------2-|-(2)----2---4-2--||
A|--------------x-4-|-(4)----(4)-------|------------------|--------------0--||
E|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-------|------------------|-----------------||
[Chorus]
H H +E E a Q E E E E +H +E E E E +H. E E
e|-----------|----------------------|------------------|--------------|
B|-----------|-------2h3----(0)-----|------------------|--------------|
G|-2----2----|-(2)-2---2----------4-|-(4)----(4)-x-x-7-|-(7)--------2-|
D|-2----2----|-(2)-2-2h4--2-------4-|-(4)----(4)-x-x-7-|-(7)--------2-|
A|-0----0----|-(0)--------------0-2-|-(2)----(2)-----5-|-(5)------0-0-|
E|-----------|----------------------|------------------|--------------|
PM|
W +E E a Q E E E E +H. E E +H +E E E E
e|----------|--------------------|--------------|------------------|
B|----------|-------2h3----------|------------7-|-(7)----(7)-------|
G|-2--------|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)----(7)-----2-|
D|-2--------|-(2)-2-2h4--2-2---4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)----(7)-----2-|
A|-0--------|-(0)------------0-2-|-(2)--------5-|-(5)----(5)-0-0-0-|
E|----------|--------------------|--------------|------------------|
|-3-|
+W +E E Q E E E E +H E E E E +H +E E E E E
e|------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B|------------|--------3------3---|--------------7-|-(7)----(7)---------|
G|-(2)--------|-(2)----2--2-2-2-4-|-(4)----4-x---7-|-(7)----(7)-------6-|
D|-(2)--------|-(2)----4--2-2-4-4-|-(4)----4-x---7-|-(7)----(7)-7-7h9-7-|
A|-(0)--------|-(0)--0-0--0-0---2-|-(2)----2-----5-|-(5)----(5)-7-7h9---|
E|------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
[Guitar Break]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
G|-6--------------6-|-6--------------6-|-9--------------6-|-7-7-7-7-6---|
D|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-9----7---7-7h9-7-|-9-9-9-9-7-9-|
A|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|-----------9-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|-6--------------6-|-6--------------6-|
D|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|
A|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|
E|------------------|------------------|
_______________________
|1.
|-3-| |--3---| |-3--|
Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------|---------------------||
B|------------------|--------------------o||
G|-9--------------6-|---7b9--7-6----------||
D|-9----7---7-7h9-7-|---9b11-9-9-7--2-0---||
A|------0---7-7h9---|------------7\-4-2--o||
E|------------------|---------------------||
|
|Gtr III |--3---| |-3--|
| W a Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------|---------------------||
B|------------------|-3-5----3-3-3--2----o||
G|------------------|-----------------4---||
D|------------------|---------------------||
A|------------------|--------------------o||
E|------------------|---------------------||
______________
|2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
e|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
B|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
G|-7-7-7-7-6---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
D|-9-9-9-9-7-9-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
A|-----------9-|-------------------------|-----------------0-||
E|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------||
[Bridge]
Gtr I
H. E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
e|-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-2---2-|-(2)-2---------2------|
B|-----------------|----------------3-|-(3)----(3)-3---3-|-(3)-3---3-(3)-3------|
G|-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-----2-|-(2)---2-2-(2)--------|
D|-----------------|----------------4-|-(4)----(4)-----2-|-(2)---2--------------|
A|-/4------------4-|-(4)----(4)-x-x-2-|-(2)----(2)-----2-|-(2)---2-----------4--|
E|-------------0-2-|-(2)----(2)-x-x---|--------------0-0-|-(0)-------------0-2--|
PM-----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|----------------------|------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|----------------------|------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|----------------------|------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|----------------4-4-4-|--4-4-4-----4-4-------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-(4)--4-4-4-4-4-------|--------4-4-----4-4-x---|--------------------------|
E|-(2)--2---------------|----------------2-2-x---|--------------------------|
~~
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q H. E E
e|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------|
D|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-6--------------|
A|-------------------0-|-4------------4-|
E|---------------------|------------0-2-|
+H. E E +H +E E E E
e|---------------2-|-(2)-------(2)-2---2--|
B|---------------3-|-(3)-------(3)-3---3--|
G|---------------2-|-(2)-------(2)-----2--|
D|-------------x-4-|-(4)-------(4)---4-2--|
A|-(4)---------x-2-|-(2)-------(2)--------|
E|-(2)-------------|-------------------0--|
PM-------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
+H +E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-(2)-------(2)-------|--------------------|---------------------------||
B|-(3)-------(3)-3-----|--------------------|---------------------------||
G|-(2)-------(2)-------|--------------------|---------------------------||
D|-(2)-------(2)-------|--------4-4---------|----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
A|-----------------0-4-|-(4)--------4-------|--4---4-4-------4-4-4-4----||
E|-(0)-------(0)---0-2-|-(2)----------2-2-2-|----------------2-2-2-2-2/-||
H E E E E +H +E Q E +H E E E E
e|----------------------|-------------------|----------2-----|
B|-(10)---------10----9-|-(9)----(9)-9\-----|--------2-----7-|
G|-(10)------10-------9-|-(9)----(9)-9\-----|--------------7-|
D|-(10)------10----10-9-|-(9)----(9)------4-|-(4)----------7-|
A|----------------------|-----------------4-|-(4)------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------2-|-(2)----2-------|
+E E Q E E E E +H +E E E E
e|-------10----------10-|-(10)-----(10)---------||
B|-(7)-----------7-7--7-|--(7)------(7)-7-------||
G|-(7)----------------7-|--(7)------(7)---------||
D|-(7)-7-------7------7-|--(7)------(7)---------||
A|--------------------9-|--(9)------(9)---9-0---||
E|----------------------|-----------------------||
PM------------------------------------------------------|
H +E E E E +W +H. E E +H. E E
e|------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
B|-(7)----(7)-------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
G|-(7)----(7)-----2-|-(2)------------|-(2)---------------|---------------|
D|-(7)----(7)-----2-|-(2)------------|-(2)------------/4-|-(4)--------7--|
A|-(5)----(5)-0-0-0-|-(0)------------|-(0)----------0-/2-|-(2)--------5--|
E|------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------|
+Q. E E E E E +W +H.. E +H.. E +W
e|-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------||
B|-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------||
G|-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------||
D|-(7)-------7---2-|-(2)---------|-(2)--------------4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)----||
A|-(5)---7s9---9-0-|-(0)---------|-(0)--------------2-|-(2)--------5-|-(5)----||
E|-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------||
[Interlude]
Gtrs I, II
~~ ~ ~
H. +E E W Q. E +Q Q a W Q. E +Q Q
e|----------------|----------|----------------|------------|----------------|
B|o-5-------(5)s2-|-2--------|-2----3-(3)--5--|------------|-2----3-(3)--5--|
G|--6-------(6)s2-|-2--------|-0----2-(2)--4--|---2--------|-0----2-(2)--4--|
D|----------------|----------|----------------|-2h4--------|----------------|
A|o---------------|----------|----------------|------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------|----------------|------------|----------------|
|-3-|
a W W W H +E E E E E
e|------------|----------|-----------||-------------------|
B|------------|-3--------|----------o||-------------------|
G|---2--------|-2--------|-4---------||-4----(4)-------6--|
D|-2h4--------|-0--------|-2---------||-2----(2)-7-7h9-7--|
A|------------|----------|-2--------o||-2----(2)-7-7h9----|
E|------------|----------|-0---------||-0----(0)----------|
[Outro]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
G|-6--------------6-|-6--------------6-|-9--------------6-|-7-7-7-7-6---|
D|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-9----7---7-7h9-7-|-9-9-9-9-7-9-|
A|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|-----------9-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
|-Riff 1 end Riff 1 -|
Gtr III
| |-3-|
| W W W H Q Q Q
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------2h4-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|-2--------------2-|-2--------------2-|-4--------------2-|-4-4-4-4-2---|
G|----------2-2h4---|----------2-2h4---|----------2-2h4---|-----------4-|
D|------0-----------|------0-----------|------0-----------|-------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
E|- Riff 2 end Riff 2-|
Repeat Riff 2 to fade
Gtr III
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
e|-5--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-7-7-7-7-5---|
B|------6---6-6h7---|------6---6-6h7---|------6---6-6h7---|-----------7-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
E|- Riff 3 end Riff 3-|
Repeat Riff 3 to fade
|--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-10---------------10-|-10---------------10-|
G|-------9---9-9h11----|-------9---9-9h11----|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
|- Riff 4
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|-10---------------10-|-12-12-12-12-10----|
G|-------9---9-9h11----|----------------11-|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
end Riff 4 -|
Repeat Riff 4 to fade
|--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-14------------------14-|-14------------------14-|
G|-------14---14-14h16----|-------14---14-14h16----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
|- Riff 5
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-14------------------14-|-15-15-15-15-14----|
G|-------14---14-14h16----|----------------16-|
D|------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
end Riff 5-|
Riff 5 repeated to fade
|--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
e||-------------------------|------------------------|
B||o-17------------------17-|-17------------------17-|
G||--------18---18-18h19----|-------18---18-18h19----|
D||-------------------------|------------------------|
A||o------------------------|------------------------|
E||-------------------------|------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E a Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------------|---------------------------||
B|-17------------------17-|-17b19==19-19-19-19-19----o||
G|-------18---18-18h19----|-----------------------19--||
D|------------------------|---------------------------||
A|------------------------|--------------------------o||
E|------------------------|---------------------------||
************************************
| PM Palm mute
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Here is my tablature for The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy.
It's a brilliant tune in my opinion!
PLEASE READ: You may notice a difference between this tab and others for this song.
There is no doubt that Thin Lizzy down-tuned their guitars to Eb for this
song (and a lot of their material) but to save the annoyance of having to
change guitars at gigs to play it or to play it in the wrong key I've tabbed
this in standard tuning and in the correct key. I won't take any notice of
comments pointing out that "It's in the wrong tuning". In my opinion, it's
easier to play this way and also sounds pretty much exactly the same!
PLEASE NOTE: This is a tab for BOTH guitar parts. Never fear band members,
someone (me) has bothered to tab it for you!
I've also tried to make it easier to learn by splitting the song up into
several sections.
Enjoy! samtownsend (Sam Townsend) (cut-the-mustard@hotmail.com)
(Structure)
PATTERN 1 (Intro)
PATTERN 2 (Verse)
PATTERN 3 (Chorus)
PATTERN 4 (Guitar Fill)
PATTERN 2 (Verse)
PATTERN 3 (Chorus)
PATTERN 5 (Bridge)
PATTERN 2 (Verse)
PATTERN 6 (Last Chorus)
PATTERN 7 (Solo)
PATTERN 8 (Outro)
(Fade Out)
[Intro]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-|
D|-6----[ DAMPENED ]--3----6-|
A|-6----6-8-8-8-6----6-8--1----4-|
E|-4---------------8-------------|(x4)
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x4)
[Verse]
Guitar 1
e|-4----3----4----1----3----1----6----6--- |-4----3----4----7----3----1----6----6----|
B|-4----4----6----1----4----1----6----6--- |-4----4----6----9----4----1----6----6----|
G|-5----3----6----1----3----1----6----6--- |-5----3----6----9----3----1----6----6----|
D|-6----5----6----3----5----3----6----6--- |-6----5----6----9----5----3----6----6----|
A|-6----3----4----3----3----3----8----6--- |-6----3----4----7----3----3----8----6----|
E|-4----x----x----1----x----1----6----6--- |-4----x----x----x----x----1----6----6----|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|
D|------5----6---------5---------3----1--- |------5----6----9----5---------3----1----|
A|-6----3----4----3----3----3----1----1--- |-6----3----4----7----3----3----1----1----|
E|-4--------------1---------1------------- |-4------------------------1--------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x4)
[Guitar Fill]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-----5-------------------------------|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-------------6-(Then the rest of PATTERN 2)--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------6-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6-4-------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------5b6-5-----------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------------8-6-------(Then the rest of PATTERN 2)--|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6---------------6-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------7-6-4-------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(Part 1)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
(Part 2)
Guitar 1
e|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3----1----6----6----1-|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4----1----6----6----1-|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3----1----6----6----1-|
D|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5----3----6----6----3-|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3----3----8----6----3-|
E|------------------------------------x----1----6----6----1-|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5---------3----3------|
D|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5----3----3----1----3-|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3----3----1----1----3-|
E|-----------------------------------------1--------------1-|(x2)
[Last Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-| G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| D|-----------------------------------6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-| A|-6-----------------------------6h8---|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x2) E|-4-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-| G|-------------------------------|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| D|------[ LET RING ]--3----6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-| A|-6----------------------1----4-|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x2) E|-4-----------------------------|(x2)
[Solo]
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-4---1---1--2--4------1--2--4------------|
G|------------------1------------1---------|
D|----------------------------------6---/8-|
A|----------------------------------4---/6-|
E|-----------------------------------------|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-5---1------1--3---------1--3------------|
D|---------4--------3---4--------3--6---/8-|
A|----------------------------------4---/6-|
E|-----------------------------------------|(x2)
[Outro]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x3)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------9----|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5------8-|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-8----8----|
B|----------9--------------9--------------11------------------------11----9-|
G|-8-8h10p8----8--8-8h10p8----8--8-8h10p8-----8--8-8h10p8-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------8--------------8--------------11--------------9-9-9-9-8----8----|
B|-9-9h11p9----9--9-9h11p9----9--9-9h11p9-----9--9-9h11p9-----------11---9--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x6)
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| [ DAMPENED ]
| [ LET RING ]
************************************
It's a brilliant tune in my opinion!
PLEASE READ: You may notice a difference between this tab and others for this song.
There is no doubt that Thin Lizzy down-tuned their guitars to Eb for this
song (and a lot of their material) but to save the annoyance of having to
change guitars at gigs to play it or to play it in the wrong key I've tabbed
this in standard tuning and in the correct key. I won't take any notice of
comments pointing out that "It's in the wrong tuning". In my opinion, it's
easier to play this way and also sounds pretty much exactly the same!
PLEASE NOTE: This is a tab for BOTH guitar parts. Never fear band members,
someone (me) has bothered to tab it for you!
I've also tried to make it easier to learn by splitting the song up into
several sections.
Enjoy! samtownsend (Sam Townsend) (cut-the-mustard@hotmail.com)
(Structure)
PATTERN 1 (Intro)
PATTERN 2 (Verse)
PATTERN 3 (Chorus)
PATTERN 4 (Guitar Fill)
PATTERN 2 (Verse)
PATTERN 3 (Chorus)
PATTERN 5 (Bridge)
PATTERN 2 (Verse)
PATTERN 6 (Last Chorus)
PATTERN 7 (Solo)
PATTERN 8 (Outro)
(Fade Out)
[Intro]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-|
D|-6----[ DAMPENED ]--3----6-|
A|-6----6-8-8-8-6----6-8--1----4-|
E|-4---------------8-------------|(x4)
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x4)
[Verse]
Guitar 1
e|-4----3----4----1----3----1----6----6--- |-4----3----4----7----3----1----6----6----|
B|-4----4----6----1----4----1----6----6--- |-4----4----6----9----4----1----6----6----|
G|-5----3----6----1----3----1----6----6--- |-5----3----6----9----3----1----6----6----|
D|-6----5----6----3----5----3----6----6--- |-6----5----6----9----5----3----6----6----|
A|-6----3----4----3----3----3----8----6--- |-6----3----4----7----3----3----8----6----|
E|-4----x----x----1----x----1----6----6--- |-4----x----x----x----x----1----6----6----|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|
D|------5----6---------5---------3----1--- |------5----6----9----5---------3----1----|
A|-6----3----4----3----3----3----1----1--- |-6----3----4----7----3----3----1----1----|
E|-4--------------1---------1------------- |-4------------------------1--------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x4)
[Guitar Fill]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-----5-------------------------------|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-------------6-(Then the rest of PATTERN 2)--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------6-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6-4-------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------5b6-5-----------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------------8-6-------(Then the rest of PATTERN 2)--|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6---------------6-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------7-6-4-------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(Part 1)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
(Part 2)
Guitar 1
e|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3----1----6----6----1-|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4----1----6----6----1-|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3----1----6----6----1-|
D|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5----3----6----6----3-|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3----3----8----6----3-|
E|------------------------------------x----1----6----6----1-|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5---------3----3------|
D|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5----3----3----1----3-|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3----3----1----1----3-|
E|-----------------------------------------1--------------1-|(x2)
[Last Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-| G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| D|-----------------------------------6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-| A|-6-----------------------------6h8---|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x2) E|-4-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3----6-| G|-------------------------------|
D|-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| D|------[ LET RING ]--3----6-|
A|-6----------------------1----4-| A|-6----------------------1----4-|
E|-4-----------------------------|(x2) E|-4-----------------------------|(x2)
[Solo]
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-4---1---1--2--4------1--2--4------------|
G|------------------1------------1---------|
D|----------------------------------6---/8-|
A|----------------------------------4---/6-|
E|-----------------------------------------|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-5---1------1--3---------1--3------------|
D|---------4--------3---4--------3--6---/8-|
A|----------------------------------4---/6-|
E|-----------------------------------------|(x2)
[Outro]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x3)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------9----|
G|---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5------8-|
D|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-8----8----|
B|----------9--------------9--------------11------------------------11----9-|
G|-8-8h10p8----8--8-8h10p8----8--8-8h10p8-----8--8-8h10p8-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------8--------------8--------------11--------------9-9-9-9-8----8----|
B|-9-9h11p9----9--9-9h11p9----9--9-9h11p9-----9--9-9h11p9-----------11---9--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----|
A|-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|(x6)
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| [ DAMPENED ]
| [ LET RING ]
************************************
Song info
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The Boys Are Back In Town
Thin Lizzy
2001
- Rock
- Pop Rock
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