Thin Lizzy, Whiskey In The Jar. Tabbed by Stefano, barleycorn@infinito.it. Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy I found this song in Lars Von Trier's "Breaking The Waves" soundtrack (great movie, indeed). I don't think it can be heard on any Thin Lizzy album, as it was released as a single. It took me two days to work it out and a whole morning to write the tabs, til I got definitely bored of this song... I hope you'll enjoy. I wonder how many people will look for this song, as it is a pretty obscure one. Anyway I really like it, and it features great soloing by Gary Moore, so I think it's worth learning. Btw, the verses of this song are an old Irish Tune... I once heard it played on a violin (and I was playing the guitar in the background). The tune is actually in D, with a slightly different ending; the chord pattern is: ||: D | D | Bm | Bm | G | G | D | A :||, then | A | A | D | D | G | G | A | D (end)| Any comments, additions or improvements are welcome. Though I did my best (and I think it's fairly accurate), I know something here and there in the transctiption is not correct. Let me know what you think. Just one more thing: does anybody want to transcribe Gary Moore's version of "Don't Believe A Word" for me' 26/07/00, Stefano Serafin (barleycorn@infinito.it) Now, the song: WHISKEY IN THE JAR - THIN LIZZY intro: Am G Em (scrape strings with a pick or strum very fast) main riff: | G F Em G | (2 times) | ^ ^ strum... |

As ^GI was goin' over the ^EmCork and Kerry mountains I s^Caw Captain Farrell and his m^Goney he was countin' I f^Girst produced my pistol and t^Emhen produced my rapier I said s^Ctand-o and deliver or the d^Gevil he may take ya

chorus: Musha r^Ding dum a doo dum a da ^C Whack for my daddy-o

Whack for my daddy-o

There's w^Ghiskey in the jar-o main riff:

I took all of his money, and it was a pretty penny I took all of his money and I brought it home to Molly She swore that she'd love me, never would she leave me But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy chorus: solo: | G F Em | ^ ^ strum... verse chorus main riff Being drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber Takin' my money with me and I never knew the danger For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels chorus: main riff: Now some men like the fishin' and some men like the fowlin' And some men like ta hear a cannon ball a-roarin' Me I like sleepin' specially in my Molly's chamber But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain, yeah chorus: Then | Em | G | ad libitum, fading out ---- notes: a ^ under a note or a chord name means a staccato. a |--3--| under the tab means a triplet. 14b(16)r14 means bend up one tone, then release. some of the slide ups yoe see are actually bends... but it's a matter of personal taste. ---- intro (it's actually 2 electric guitars playing slightly different notes): Am G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13---13-13p12p10-----(10)/12-12-12p10--------------(not sure.....)-----------| |---------------------------------------12-12b(14)---12p10---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------12-11p10-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------12-10--------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| Em |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------(not sure here... + marks the stressed notes)| |----------------9h12p9---------------------+----------------------------------| |-----------9-12--------10/12-----/12-11-10-9-------+--------------------------| |--12p10-12-----------------------------------12-11-10---------+-------+-------| |-----------------------------------------------------12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-------| |--3--| |--3--| ---- main riff: this lick is not enough... I think there's probably another guitar doubling five semitones lower, or maybe Gary Moore uses an octave divider, or something like that... I really can't understand where the trick is. While playing the hammer-ons on the G string (7h9h11 and 0h2h4), be as quick as you can. |-------------------------------|----|---------------------------|-------------| |-------------8-------------8---|----|-----------3---------------|-------------| |:-7-7-7h9h11---9--11--7--9----:|-x3-|-0-0-0h2h4---0-2-0-(2)/4-0-|------0----0-| |:-^---------------------------:|----|-^-------------------------|-(4)/5--4/5--| |-------------------------------|----|---------------------------|-(end of solo) |-------------------------------|----|----------------------(else w/tremolo bar) (variation) |---------------7-----7-----------|--------------------------------------------| |------------10----10----10--8----|--------------------------------------------| |--7--9--11-----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ---- solo: Em G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------8----------8---12-13-15-13-12h13p12----12---------------12-13-15--| |-7-7-7h9h11---9-11-7-9-------------------------14----14-12-11-12-14-------^---| |-^----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Em C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-15-/17-17-15-17-/20-17-15-(15)h17p15h17-----15----------------------------| |------------------------^--^----------------/16----17-16-14----------17p16p14-| |---------------------------------------------------^--^--^--17-15-14----------| |------------------------------------------------------------^--^--^-----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3---|---3---| G G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------12-13-15-13-12h13p12----12-| |--------------------------------------------------12---------------------14---| |-17-15-14----------------------------------------12---------------------------| |-^--^--^--17-15-14b(15)r(14)b(15)r(14)b(15)r14---rake-------------------------| |----------^--^----------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| Em |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------12-13-15--12-15-/17-17-15-17-/20-17-15-(15)h17p15h17------15--| |-14-12-11-12-14-------^-----------------------------------------------/16-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------12-h13-12------------12----| |--17-16-14------------------14----16----17----19---12--12-12-14-9-12/14-^--12-| |--^--^--^--17-15-14---14h17----17----17----17------12-h14-12-14-9-12/14----12-| |-----------^--^--^------------------------------(that's the way I play it, but) |------------------------------------------------(it may be something different) |---3---|---3---| D C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----12-14b(16)-14(16)r14-12---------12h14p12---------12h14-------------------| |-/14-------------------------14-12h14---------14-12h14------14-12-12-11-10----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------15b(17)b(17)--| |-------------------------------------/21----/17--h14-12------14---------------| |--12-10--/14-12-/15-14-/17-15-/19-17-----17-/17--h14-12--/17------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------15h17--15------------------------------------------| |----------17h20b(22)--15h17---------------------------------------------------| |--19b(21)------------------------------then main riff-------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---- old irish tune (this can be heard somewhere during the verses): G Em C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-9-7----7-9-11-9----7-9-11-12-11-9--7-12-11-9-----------------------------| |-9-------9-----------9----------------------------9---------------------------| |-(.................fast picking...................)---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---- some of Gary Moore's playing while fading out goes like this: |-------------3-------------|----------------3---------------3-----------------| |-------------3-------------|--------3---------------3-------------------------| |:-0-0-2-0h2h4---0h2-2-0h2-:|--0h2h4---0h2h4---0h2h4---0h2h4-----etc...--------| |:-------------------------:|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| that's it! cheers Stefano

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar