Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy
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Tuning: , E A D G B E
Thin Lizzy, Whiskey In The Jar.
Tabbed by Stefano, barleycorn@infinito.it.
Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy
I found this song in Lars Von Trier's "Breaking The Waves" soundtrack (great
movie, indeed). I don't think it can be heard on any Thin Lizzy album, as it was
released as a single.
It took me two days to work it out and a whole morning to write the tabs, til I
got definitely bored of this song... I hope you'll enjoy. I wonder how many
people will look for this song, as it is a pretty obscure one. Anyway I really
like it, and it features great soloing by Gary Moore, so I think it's worth
learning.
Btw, the verses of this song are an old Irish Tune... I once heard it played on
a violin (and I was playing the guitar in the background). The tune is actually
in D, with a slightly different ending; the chord pattern is:
||: D | D | Bm | Bm | G | G | D | A :||, then
| A | A | D | D | G | G | A | D (end)|
Any comments, additions or improvements are welcome. Though I did my best (and I
think it's fairly accurate), I know something here and there in the
transctiption is not correct. Let me know what you think.
Just one more thing: does anybody want to transcribe Gary Moore's version of
"Don't Believe A Word" for me?
26/07/00, Stefano Serafin (barleycorn@infinito.it)
Now, the song:
WHISKEY IN THE JAR - THIN LIZZY
[Intro]
Am G Em (scrape strings with a pick or strum very fast)
[Main Riff]
G F Em G (x2)
^ ^ strum...
G Em
As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains
C G
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'
G Em
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
C G
I said stand-o and deliver or the devil he may take ya
[Chorus]
D
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
G
There's whiskey in the jar-o
[Main Riff]
I took all of his money, and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she'd love me, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy
[Chorus]
[Solo Chords]
G F Em
^ ^ strum...
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Main Riff]
Being drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' my money with me and I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels
[Chorus]
[Main Riff]
Now some men like the fishin' and some men like the fowlin'
And some men like ta hear a cannon ball a-roarin'
Me I like sleepin' specially in my Molly's chamber
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
[Chorus]
Then: Em G
[Instrumental]
(fading out)
[Intro]
(it's actually 2 electric guitars playing slightly different notes):
Am G
e|------------
B|-13---13-13p
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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12p10-----(10)
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/12-12-12p10--
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2-12b(14)---12
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ot sure.....)-----------|
p10---------------------|
---12-11p10-------------|
-----------12-10--------|
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-3--| |--3--|
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-----------9
A|--12p10-12--
E|------------
Em
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----9h12p9----
-12--------10/
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-------(not su
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12-----/12-11-
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re here... + m
---+----------
10-9-------+--
-----12-11-10-
-------------1
|--3--| |
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arks the stressed notes)|
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--------+-------+-------|
2-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-------|
--3--|
[Main Riff]
this lick is not enough... I think there's probably another guitar doubling
five semitones lower, or maybe Gary Moore uses an octave divider, or something
like that... I really can't understand where the trick is. While playing the
hammer-ons on the G string (7h9h11 and 0h2h4), be as quick as you can.
e|------------
B|------------
G|:-7-7-7h9h11
D|:-^---------
A|------------
E|------------
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-8------------
---9--11--7--9
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-----|----|---
-8---|----|---
----:|-x3-|-0-
----:|----|-^-
-----|----|---
-----|----|---
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--------3-----
0-0h2h4---0-2-
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----------|---
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0-(2)/4-0-|---
----------|-(4
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-----(else w/t
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---0----0-|
)/5--4/5--|
nd of solo)
remolo bar)
[Variation]
e|------------
B|------------
G|--7--9--11--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
---7-----7----
10----10----10
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-------|------
--8----|------
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[Solo]
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7-7-7h9h11-
D|-^----------
A|------------
E|------------
Em
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8----------8--
--9-11-7-9----
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G
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-12-13-15-13-1
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2h13p12----12-
-------14----1
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4-12-11-12-14-
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12-13-15--|
------^---|
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Em
e|------------
B|-12-15-/17-1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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7-15-17-/20-17
------------^-
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-15-(15)h17p15
-^------------
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C
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h17-----15----
----/16----17-
-----------^--
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|--
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16-14----------17p16p14-|
^--^--17-15-14----------|
------^--^--^-----------|
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-3---|---3---|
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-17-15-14---
A|-^--^--^--17
E|----------^-
|--3-
G G
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------12-13-15-13-12h13p12----12-|
--------------------------------------12---------------------14---|
-------------------------------------12---------------------------|
-15-14b(15)r(14)b(15)r(14)b(15)r14---rake-------------------------|
-^----------------------------------------------------------------|
-|
e|------------
B|------------
G|-14-12-11-12
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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----12-13-15--
-14-------^---
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Em
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12-15-/17-17-1
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5-17-/20-17-15
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-(15)h17p15h17
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------15--|
--/16-----|
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C
e|------------
B|------------
G|--17-16-14--
D|--^--^--^--1
A|-----------^
E|------------
|---3---|-
G
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------12-h13-12------------12----|
----------------14----16----17----19---12--12-12-14-9-12/14-^--12-|
7-15-14---14h17----17----17----17------12-h14-12-14-9-12/14----12-|
--^--^------------------------------(that's the way I play it, but)
------------------------------------(it may be something different)
--3---|
D
e|------------
B|------------
G|-----12-14b(
D|-/14--------
A|------------
E|------------
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16)-14(16)r14-
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12---------12h
---14-12h14---
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14p12---------
------14-12h14
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12h14---------
------14-12-12
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C
----------|
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-11-10----|
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--12-10--/14
A|------------
E|------------
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-12-/15-14-/17
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-----------/21
-15-/19-17----
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G
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----/17--h14-1
-17-/17--h14-1
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----------15b(
2------14-----
2--/17--------
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17)b(17)--|
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e|------------
B|----------17
G|--19b(21)---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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h20b(22)--15h1
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-15h17--15----
7-------------
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hen main riff-
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old irish tune (this can be heard somewhere during the verses):
G
e|------------
B|------------
G|---7-9-7----
D|-9-------9--
A|-(..........
E|------------
Em
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7-9-11-9----7-
---------9----
.......fast pi
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C
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9-11-12-11-9--
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cking.........
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G
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7-12-11-9-----
----------9---
..........)---
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some of Gary Moore's playing while fading out goes like this:
e|------------
B|------------
G|:-0-0-2-0h2h
D|:-----------
A|------------
E|------------
-3------------
-3------------
4---0h2-2-0h2-
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-|------------
-|--------3---
:|--0h2h4---0h
:|------------
-|------------
-|------------
----3---------
------------3-
2h4---0h2h4---
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------3-------
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0h2h4-----etc.
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..--------|
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| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| ^ stacatto
| |--3--| triplet.
| 14b(16)r14 bend up one tone, then release.
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