Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town (Guitar Tab)

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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) ([email protected]) (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)