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--------------------------------------------| X4
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-|
Muted strum.
The backing for the solo is the same as a normal verse.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/thin-lizzy/120260.html ]
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just carry on with the chorus, (all the chords but without the licks.
Have fun!
TGM
