xHere 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) (cut-the-mustard@hotmail.com) (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) ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | [ DAMPENED ] | [ LET RING ] 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