The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy
Subject: TAB : Thin Lizzy "The Boys are Back in Town" (v 1.0)
This is a very simplified version of some published tab. It's not quite
complete yet, as it's missing the bridge and solo bits, but here are the
intro, verse and chorus patterns to get you started. I'll post the updated
version later ...
INTRO PATTERN (also used elsewhere)
(play 4 times for intro)
e:---------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------| G:---------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------7----| A:---7-----7--9--9--9--7----7--9----9-----5----| E:---5--------------------9---------7----------|
VERSE PATTERN (repeat as necessary)
[A5]You know that chick that used to [C#m/G#]dance alot every[D] night she'd be on
e:------------------------------------4-----4--4-----------------------------| B:------------------------------------5-----5--5------------7------7---7-----| G:---2-----------2---2----------------6-----6--6------------7------7---7-----| D:---2-----------2---2----------------6-----6--6------------7------7---7-----| A:---0-----------0---0----------------4-----4--4------------5------5---5-----| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the flo[F#sus4]or shakin' what she'd got[C#m7] man when I tell you she[F#sus4] was cool, she
e:----------------------------------4----------4----4------------------------| B:----------2-----2-----------------5----------5----5----------2-------2-----| G:----------4-----4-----------------4----------4----4----------4-------4-----| D:----------4-----4-----------------6----------6----6----------4-------4-----| A:----------4-----4--------------------------------------------4-------4-----| E:----------2-----2--------------------------------------------2-------2-----|
was red hot [D] I mean, she was [E11]steaming (etc. repeat)
e:-------------------------------------------------2-------------------------| B:-------------------7---------7-----7-------------3-------------------------| G:-------------------7---------7-----7-------------2-------------------------| D:-------------------7---------7-----7-------------2-------------------------| A:-------------------5---------5-----5-------------2-------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS PATTERN (repeat as necessary)
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/thin_lizzy/the_boys_are_back_in_town_tab_ver_3.html )
The [A]boys are back in town[B5] [D]
The boys are back in town
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:------2-----------------------------------------------4------------7-------| D:------2-----------------------------------------------4------------7-------| A:------0-----------------------------------------------2------------5-------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I said, the[A] boys are back in town[B]
The boys are back in town (etc.
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:----------------2----------------------------------------------4-----------| D:----------------2----------------------------------------------4-----------| A:----------------0----------------------------------------------2-----------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[D]
repeat as necessary)
e:----------------------| B:----------------------| G:--7-------------------| D:--7-------------------| A:--5-------------------| E:----------------------|
CHORUS RIFF
[A] [A/B] [Aadd9/C#]
e:-----------------------------------|----------------------| B:-----------------------------------|----------------------| G:----6----------------------6-------|--------------9-------| D:---------7----7--9--7-----------7--|--7--9--7----------7--| A:-----------------------------------|----------------------| E:-----------------------------------|----------------------|
[E7] [A] [A/B]
e:------------------------------------------|---------------------| B:------------------------------------------|---------------------| G:--------------7--7--7--7--6-------6-------|-------------6-------| D:--7--9--7--------------------9---------7--|--7--9--7---------7--| A:------------------------------------------|---------------------| E:------------------------------------------|---------------------|
[Aadd9/C#] [E7]
e:----------------------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------9--------------------9--7--7--6--------------| D:--7--9--7---------7----7--9--7----------------7-----------| A:--------------------------------------------------4--4--2~| E:----------------------------------------------------------|
Good luck - play along with the recording for help with the timing.
Steve
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