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The Boys Are Back In Town Bass

by Thin Lizzy
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author BASSteve [pro] 1,925. Last edit on Jan 4, 2017
We have an official The Boys Are Back In Town tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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*** Please note that this tab is in the key of "Ab" which is what the song is in.
    However, Thin Lizzy tuned their instruments up 1/2 step so as to effectively
    play in the key of "A".
 
Tabbed by: BASSteve
 
Tuning: EADG
 
Time signature: 4/4
 
 
*My tabs are meant to be read in conjunction with listening to the song.
In other words, there are no specific notations to account for note/rest duration.
However, you will find that I've made an attempt to strategically space the notes
and rests within their respective measures in order to represent the appropriate
durations.
 
 
 
  INTRO
 
   4x
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------|8-8-8---6-------6-----6-8-------|
E||4-------------------------------|--------------8-----------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------||
E|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 
 
 
VERSE 1
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-----3-4-----4-6-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|4-----4-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------5-----5-----------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------5-----5---------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|3-----3-----------------3-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|
A|1-----1-3---r---4---r---1---r---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-------|5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------9-----9-----------------|
A|4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------|7-----7---------7-----7-3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------5-----5-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3---------5-----5---------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----6-|
A|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
CHORUS
 
  3x
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||------6-------6-------6-------6-|------6-------6-------6---------|
A||--------------------------------|------------------------------4-|
E||4-------4-------4-------4-------|4-------4-------4-------4-------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------6-||
A|--------------------------------|4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------||
E|6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-------|--------------------------------||
 
 
 
GUITAR SOLO 1
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4---4-------4---4---4---|6-----6-6---6-------6---6---6---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3---3-------3---3---3---|6-----6-6---6-------6---6---6---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4---4-------4---4---4---|6-----6-6---6-------6---6---6---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3---3-------3---3---3---|6----6----6------6----6----6----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
VERSE 2
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-----3-4-----4-6-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|4-----4-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----6-|
A|1-----1-3---r---4---r---1---r---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|----------------8-----8---------|--------------------------------|
D|6-----6-6---------------6-------|5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------4-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-----3-4-----4-6-------|--------6-----6-9-----9---------|
A|4-----4-------------------------|7-----7-----------------7-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----6-|
A|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
[CHORUS]
 
 
 
GUITAR SOLO 2
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4---4-------4---4---4---|6-----6-6---6-------6---6---6---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3---3-------3---3---3---|6-----6-6---6-------6---6---6---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4---4-------4---4---4---|6-----6-6---6-------6---6---6---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3---3-------3---3---3---|6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
INTERLUDE (“You spread the word around ……”)
 
G|--------------------------------|-----------------6--------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------6---------|
A|--------------------------------|4--4--4--4--4--------------4----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------5-----5-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3---------5-----5---------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-|
A|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|-----------------6--------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------6---------|
A|--------------------------------|4--4--4--4--4--------------4----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------5-----5-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3---------5-----5---------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-|
A|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
VERSE 3
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-----3-4-----4-6-------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|4-----4-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----6-|
A|1-----1-3---r---4---r---1---r---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------5---r---8---r-----------|--------------------------------|
D|6-----6---------------------6---|5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------x-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------6-----6-------9---------|
A|4-----4-4-----4-4-----8-(6)-----|7-----7---------7-------7-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------5---r-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|3-----3---------5---r-----------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------|----------------------------3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----6-|
A|1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
[CHORUS] (2x normal, 2x softly)
 
 
 
GUITAR SOLO 3
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------3---r---4---r---6---r---|--------3---r---4---r---6---r---|
E|4-----4-------------------------|4--r--4-------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------1---r---2---r---4---r---|--------3---r---1---r-----------|
E|2--r--2-------------------------|1--r--1-----------------4---r---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------1---r---2---r---4---r---|--------3---r---1---r-----------|
E|2--r--2-------------------------|1--r--1-----------------4--r--4-|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------5---r---6---r---8---r---|
A|--------4-----4-4-----4-4-------|6--r--6-------------------------|
E|0-----0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------3---r---4---r---6---r---|--------3---r---4---r---6---r---|
E|4-----4-------------------------|4--r--4-------------------------|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------1---r---2---r---4---r---|--------3---r---1---r-----------|
E|2--r--2-------------------------|1--r--1-----------------4---r---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------1---r---2---r---4---r---|----------------1---1-----------|
E|2--r--2-------------------------|1--r--1-0---0-----------4---4---|
 
 
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3---r---4---r---6--r--6-|--------------------------------|
A|4--r--4-------------------------|6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
[GUITAR SOLO 1] w/variation on every 4th measure
 
 
 
 
              (PLEASE RATE THIS TAB / LEAVE COMMENTS)
 
 
 
r = rest (listen for duration)
()= note inside parenthesis not plucked or hammered on
||= measure gets repeated (see number of times above measure, e.g. 4x)
x = muted note

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4 comments
Jayson21*
Are you sure about your time signature of 8/8? It is not the same as 4/4. 8/8 is an irregular meter. The song should be 4/4, or, if you want to keep the /8... it would be 12/8.
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bassjoe72
Wouldn't happen to know Cowboy Song or JailBreak would ya?
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