DANNY BOY
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1959 Album SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CONWAY TWITTY)
Words and Music by Fred Weatherly
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Lewis - Electric Guitar (Capo 4th fret)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Lewis - Electric Guitar'
1st Verse
Freely Q=104
G9 C Cmaj7 C9 F
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 4th fret)
W H H W W
|-^3--------|-------------|-----------|-^1----|
|-^0--------|-^1----^0----|-^3--------|-^1----|
|-^2--------|-^0----^0----|-^3--------|-^2----|
|-^3--------|-^2----^2----|-^2--------|-^3----|
|-----------|-^3----^3----|-^3--------|-------|
|-^3--------|-------------|-----------|-^1----|
C Am D7 Dm7
+W W H H W
|-(1)--------|-----------|-------^2----|-^1----|
|-(1)--------|-^1--------|-^1----^1----|-^1----|
|-(2)--------|-^0--------|-^2----^2----|-^2----|
|-(3)--------|-^2--------|-^2----^0----|-^0----|
|------------|-^3--------|-^0----------|-------|
|-(1)--------|-----------|-------------|-------|
G F/G C Cmaj7 C9 F
H H H H W Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-^3--------|-------1-----|
|-^0----------|-^1----^0----|-^3--------|-------3--1--|
|-^0----^2----|-^0----^0----|-^3--------|-------2-----|
|-^0----^3----|-^2----^2----|-^2--------|-------3-----|
|-------------|-^3----^3----|-^3--------|----3--------|
|-^3----^3----|-------------|-----------|-1-----------|
Am/D Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Gsus4
H H H. Q H Q Q
|------------|----------1--|-^3----------||
|------^1----|-^0-------1--|-^3----1--0--||
|------^2----|-^0-------2--|-^0----0-----||
|------^0----|-^2-------0--|-^2----0-----||
|------------|-^3----------|-------------||
|------------|-------------|-------3-----||
In time Q=172
E
Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q q Q H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0----------||
|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1----------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2----------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2----------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0----------||
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
E
q E E H q E E H q E E H q E E H
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|
|-1----1------|-1----1------|-1----1------|-1----1------|
|-2----2------|-2----2------|-2----2------|-2----2------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B
q E E H q E E H q E E E E q q E E E E Q
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-7--7-7---7-7--|-7--12-12-12-12-12---|
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-7--7-7---7-7--|-7--12-12-12-12-12---|
|-1----1------|-1----1------|-8--8-8---8-8--|-8-------------------|
|-2----2------|-2----2------|-9--9-9---9-9--|-9-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|
E
q E E H q E E H q E E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|
|-1----1------|-1----1------|-1----1------|
|-2----2------|-2----2------|-2----2------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A B
q E E H q E E H q Q q Q
|-------------|-12----12------|-12-----11-----|
|-0----0------|-12----12------|-14-----12-----|
|-1----1------|-13----13------|-14-----11-----|
|-2----2------|-14----14------|-14------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
E A
Q E E E E E E q Q H q E E Q q H E E +Q
|----12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12----------|-12----12----12--|-14b15----14-12-(12)---|
|----12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12----------|-12----12----12--|-14b15----14-12-(12)---|
|----13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13----------|-13----13----13--|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E A
Q q q E E q E E H Q q E E Q q E E H
|----12------------|-12-------------|----12----12----|-12----12------|
|----12--14--12----|-12--14-12------|----12----12----|-14----14------|
|--------14--12h13-|-----14-13------|----13----13----|-14----14------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
B E A
W Q Q E. S E E q E E H q E E H
|----------|-14b15--14b15--12--12-14-12-|-12----12------|-12----12------|
|----------|-14b15--14b15--12--12-14-12-|-12----12------|-14----14------|
|----------|----------------------------|-13----13------|-14----14------|
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
To Coda
E C#m E
q E E H q E E H q E E H W
|-12----12------|-12----12------|-12----12------|-------||
|-12----12------|-14----14------|-12----12------|-------||
|-13----13------|-13----13------|-13----13------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
Guitar Solo
E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12-----12-12-----12-12-12-|-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12--|
|-12-----12-12-----12-12-12-|-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12--|
|-14b16-----14b16-----------|-14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16-----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-12-----12----12-------------|-------------12--14-12-|
|-12-----12----12-14-12----12-|----14-12----12--------|
|-14b16--14b16----14-12----12h|=13-14-12h13-----------|
|-----------------------14----|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Q +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-14pb15r=(14)--12-14-12----|-12--12-12-12-----------|
|-14pb15r=(14)--12-14-12-14-|-12--12-12-12-12-14-----|
|------------------------14-|--------------13----13--|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
B
Q Q Q Q e E E E q q
|----------------|---------15-17b19--17b19--|
|-12--12--12-----|------17------------------|
|-11--11--11-----|--------------------------|
|----------------|-16-----------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
E
q q q q E +E E Q E E E
|-17b19--17b19--17b19--17b19--|-17pb19r(17)--------15-17-15--|
|-----------------------------|-------------17-17------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Q Q a +E E E E
|-17b18--17b18===17r(17)-15-------|
|---------------------------17-17-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
+Q E S S E E q a Q q Q q
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-(17)--17-15h17p15--------|-------------------/12--|
|-------------------16-14--|-12h13------14b16-------|
|--------------------------|--------14--------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
A B E
a Q q E E E E E E q a E E E E Q Q Q Q
|------------------------|-----------------12-------|--------12--12--||
|--------14--14-12-------|-------12--------12-14-12-|--------12--12--||
|-12h13------------12-12h|=13--------14s16----14-12-|----------------||
|------------------------|----14--------------------|-14-------------||
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------||
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------||
Outro
&
E
q E E H q E E E E Q q E E H
|-12----12------|-12----12---12----|-12----12------|
|-12----12------|-12----12---12----|-12----12------|
|-13----13------|-13----13---------|-13----13------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A B E
q E E H q E E H Q E E Q q
|-12----12------|-11----11------|-/15--------------|
|-14----14------|-12----12------|-/15----17----14--|
|-14----14------|-11----11------|--------16----14--|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
q E E Q q q E E Q q q E E H
|-------12----12--|-12----12----12--|-12----12\------*|
|-12----12----12--|-12----12----12--|-12----12\------*|
|-13--------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
