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The Boys Are Back In Town Tab

by Thin Lizzy
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
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1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 25, 2018
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Intro Riff (play 4 times)
 
    A                  B    D
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------3------|
Gb|-2------------------4----2------|
Db|-2---4-4-4-2---2-4--4----0------|
Ab|-0-----------4------2-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
 
 
Verse: Guitar One
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------4---------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--4-----------5-----------4-----2----------5-------------|
Eb|-------------------------------2---------------------------|
 
 
Verse: Guitar Two
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------5-----5--7--7--7--7--5-----4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7------|
Gb|-------6-----6--7--6--6--6--6-----4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7------|
Db|-2--6--6--6--6--7--4--4--4--6--4--4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7------|
Ab|-0-----------------------------4---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------2---------------------------|
 
 
Verse: Guitar One
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------3--------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0--4---------5-----------------2---------5----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
 
 
Verse: Guitar Two
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------5----5--7--6--6--6--5-----4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7--------|
Gb|------6----6--7--5--5--5--4-----4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7--------|
Db|-2--6-6--6-6--7--3--3--3--2--4--4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7--------|
Ab|-0---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
 
 
Refrain Riff for both guitars:
 
    A                  B    D
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------3------|
Gb|-2------------------4----2------|
Db|-2------------------4----0------|
Ab|-0------------------2-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
  The boys are back...
 
 
Lick after the first Refrain:
 
eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|--------6--6-----|--------6--6-----|---------6--9-----|---------6-7-7-7-7-6-----|
Db|--7-7p9-------7--|--7-7p9-------7--|--7--7p9-------7--|--7--7p9-------------9---|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--6-----------6-6----|---------6--9----|-------6--9--7--6-----------|
Db|----7---7-7p9-----7--|--7--7p9------7--|-7-7p9-------------7--------|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------9--7--|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
 
 
Part after the 2nd Refrain: Guitar One
 
     G                        D                         C#    F#    B         D
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------7--------------3--------|
Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6------6----4---------2--------|
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6------4----4---------0--------|
Ab|---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4-----------2------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    F#
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|--4----------------------------------------|
Ab|--4----------------------------------------|
Eb|--2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
 
 
Part after the 2nd Refrain: Guitar Two
 
     G                        D                         C#    F#    B         D
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------7----4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7--|
Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6------6----4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7--|
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6------4----4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7--|
Ab|---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    F#
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|--4----------------------------------------|
Ab|--4----------------------------------------|
Eb|--2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
 
 
Part before the great final: play twice
                                            D        E
eb|--------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------|--------------|--------------|--3--------5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Gb|--9-----|--------------|--------------|--2--------4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
Db|-----7--|--5--7--9--4--|--5--7--9--4--|--0--------2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
Ab|--------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
 
 
The end of the song:
 
eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|--------6--6-----|--------6--6-----|---------6--9-----|---------6-7-7-7-7-6-----|
Db|--7-7p9-------7--|--7-7p9-------7--|--7--7p9-------7--|--7--7p9-------------9---|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--6-----------6-6----|---------6--9----|-------6--7--7--7--7--6-----|
Db|----7---7-7p9-----7--|--7--7p9------7--|-7-7p9-------------------9--|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
 
 
eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--6-----------6-6----|---------6--9----|-------6--7--7--7--7--6-----|
Db|----7---7-7p9-----7--|--7--7p9------7--|-7-7p9-------------------9--|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
 
 
eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--6-----------6-6----|---------6--9----|-------6--7--7--7--7--6-----|
Db|----7---7-7p9-----7--|--7--7p9------7--|-7-7p9-------------------9--|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
 
 
eb|--------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------|----------------|-----------10----|-----------7-7-7-7----------|
Gb|--9--6--|-6--6p7p9--9--6-|-6--6p7p9------6-|-6--6p7p9-----------9--7----|
Db|--------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
 
 
eb|--------|--------------------|--------------9----|----------------------------------|
Bb|--10----|----------10--10----|----------10-------|----------10--12-12-12-12-10------|
Gb|------9-|--9--9p11---------9-|-9--9p11---------9-|-9--9p11----------------------11--|
Db|--------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|--------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|--------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
eb|--9-----|-------------9--9------|-------------9--12----|-----------9--10-10-10-10-9----|
Bb|----10--|--10--10p12--------10--|--10--10p12--------10-|-10--10p12------------------12-|
Gb|--------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|--------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|--------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
 
 
eb|--------|---------------------|---------------17----|-------------14-14-14-14----------|
Bb|-17--14-|-14-14p15p17--17--14-|--14--14p15p17----14-|-14-14p15p17-------------17-15----|
Gb|--------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|--------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|--------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|--------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
 
                                               A
eb|-14-14-14-14--------|-14-14-14-14--------|------|
Bb|-------------17-15--|-------------17-15--|------|
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|--2---|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|--2---|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------|--0---|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------|

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16 comments
monkeyinthesand
nope, its not wrong at all you fricking dumbass....it is right, just needs o be tuned down half a step
+10
Mad-Season
And play it 1 whole step up? Just tune half a step down like he plays it on the record instead.
+1
gunners fan
Easier to read than the other one, I'll get back to you as to if its right or not
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