The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
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Tuning: , 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|------------
D|-6----[ DA
A|-6----6-8-8-
E|-4----------
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------------3-
MPENED ]--3-
8-6----6-8--1-
-----8--------
-----|
-----|
---6-|
---6-|
---4-|
-----|(x4)
Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-6----[ LE
A|-6----------
E|-4----------
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------------3-
T RING ]--3-
------------1-
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-----|
-----|
---6-|
---6-|
---4-|
-----|(x4)
[Verse]
Guitar 1
e|-4----3----4
B|-4----4----6
G|-5----3----6
D|-6----5----6
A|-6----3----4
E|-4----x----x
----1----3----
----1----4----
----1----3----
----3----5----
----3----3----
----1----x----
1----6----6---
1----6----6---
1----6----6---
3----6----6---
3----8----6---
1----6----6---
|-4----3----4
|-4----4----6
|-5----3----6
|-6----5----6
|-6----3----4
|-4----x----x
----7----3----
----9----4----
----9----3----
----9----5----
----7----3----
----x----x----
1----6----6---
1----6----6---
1----6----6---
3----6----6---
3----8----6---
1----6----6---
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Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------5----6
A|-6----3----4
E|-4----------
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--------------
---------5----
----3----3----
----1---------
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--------------
-----3----1---
3----1----1---
1-------------
|------------
|------------
|------------
|------5----6
|-6----3----4
|-4----------
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--------------
----9----5----
----7----3----
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-----3----1---
3----1----1---
1-------------
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[Chorus]
Guitar 1 & Gu
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-6----[ LE
A|-6----------
E|-4----------
itar 2
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------------3-
T RING ]--3-
------------1-
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-----|
-----|
---6-|
---6-|
---4-|
-----|(x4)
[Guitar Fill]
Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|---------5--
D|-6-6h8p6----
A|------------
E|------------
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--------------
-----------5--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------6-6
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-6-6-5---5----
-------8----6-
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e|------------
B|------------
G|---------5--
D|-6-6h8p6----
A|------------
E|------------
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--------------
-----------5--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
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--------------
-----------6-6
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
---------4----
---------4----
-6-6-----5----
---------6-(Th
---------6----
-----7-6-4----
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en the rest of
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PATTERN 2)--|
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Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---------6--
A|-6-6h8p6----
E|------------
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--------------
--------------
-----------6--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
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--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------8-8
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-8-8-6---6----
-------8----6-
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---------6--
A|-6-6h8p6----
E|------------
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--------------
--------------
-----------6--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------5b6
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6--6-6h8p6----
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-5------------
---8-6-------(
-----------6--
-------7-6-4--
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Then the rest
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of PATTERN 2)-
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[Bridge]
(Part 1)
Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|---------5--
D|-6-6h8p6----
A|------------
E|------------
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--------------
-----------5--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------6-6
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-6-6-5---5----
-------8----6-
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|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---------6--
A|-6-6h8p6----
E|------------
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--------------
--------------
-----------6--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------8-8
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-8-8-6---6----
-------8----6-
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|(x2)
(Part 2)
Guitar 1
e|---4-4-4-4-4
B|---7-7-7-7-7
G|---6-6-6-6-6
D|---6-6-6-6-6
A|---4-4-4-4-4
E|------------
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
-7-7-7-6-6-6-6
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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-4-4-4-4--3---
-6-6-6-6--4---
-6-6-6-6--3---
-6-6-6-6--5---
-4-4-4-4--3---
----------x---
-1----6----6--
-1----6----6--
-1----6----6--
-3----6----6--
-3----8----6--
-1----6----6--
--1-|
--1-|
--1-|
--3-|
--3-|
--1-|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|---4-4-4-4-4
B|---7-7-7-7-7
G|---6-6-6-6-6
D|---6-6-6-6-6
A|---4-4-4-4-4
E|------------
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
-7-7-7-6-6-6-6
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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-4-4-4-4------
-6-6-6-6------
-6-6-6-6--5---
-6-6-6-6--5---
-4-4-4-4--3---
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------3----3--
-3----3----1--
-3----1----1--
-1------------
----|
----|
----|
--3-|
--3-|
--1-|(x2)
[Last Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-6----[ LE
A|-6----------
E|-4----------
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------------3-
T RING ]--3-
------------1-
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-----|
-----|
---6-|
---6-|
---4-|
-----|(x2)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-6----------
E|-4----------
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-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
---------6-|
-----6h8---|
-----------|
Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-6----[ LE
A|-6----------
E|-4----------
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------------3-
T RING ]--3-
------------1-
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-----|
-----|
---6-|
---6-|
---4-|
-----|(x2)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------[ LE
A|-6----------
E|-4----------
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T RING ]--3-
------------1-
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-----|
-----|
---6-|
---4-|
-----|(x2)
[Solo]
Guitar 1
e|------------
B|-4---1---1--
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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2--4------1--2
------1-------
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--------------
--------------
--------------
--4-----------
-----1--------
--------6---/8
--------4---/6
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-|(x2)
Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|-5---1------
D|---------4--
A|------------
E|------------
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--------------
1--3---------1
------3---4---
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--------------
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--------------
--3-----------
-----3--6---/8
--------4---/6
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-|(x2)
[Outro]
Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|---------5--
D|-6-6h8p6----
A|------------
E|------------
--------------
--------------
-----------5--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----------6-6
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-6-6-5---5----
-------8----6-
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|(x3)
e|------------
B|------------
G|---------5--
D|-6-6h8p6----
A|------------
E|------------
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--------------
-----------5--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
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--------------
-----------6-6
6--6-6h8p6----
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---------9----
-6-6-5------8-
-------8------
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e|------------
B|----------9-
G|-8-8h10p8---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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-------------9
-8--8-8h10p8--
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--------------
--8--8-8h10p8-
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11------------
----8--8-8h10p
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--9-9-9-9-8---
------------11
8-------------
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-8----|
----9-|
------|
------|
------|
------|
e|----------8-
B|-9-9h11p9---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
-------------8
-9--9-9h11p9--
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--------------
--9--9-9h11p9-
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11------------
----9--9-9h11p
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--9-9-9-9-8---
9-----------11
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-8----|
---9--|
------|
------|
------|
------|
Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---------6--
A|-6-6h8p6----
E|------------
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--------------
--------------
-----------6--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
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--------------
-----------8--
6--6-6h8p6----
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--------------
-----------8-8
6--6-6h8p6----
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-8-8-6---6----
-------8----6-
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|(x6)
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| [ DAMPENED ]
| [ LET RING ]
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