Here 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 ============================================================================= PATTERN 1 (Intro) Guitar 1 |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |------------------------3----6-| |-6----[ DAMPENED ]--3----6-| X4 |-6----6-8-8-8-6----6-8--1----4-| |-4---------------8-------------| Guitar 2 |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |------------------------3----6-| |-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| X4 |-6----------------------1----4-| |-4-----------------------------| ============================================================================= PATTERN 2 (Verse) Guitar 1 |-4----3----4----1----3----1----4----4--- |-4----3----4----7----6----1----4----4----| |-4----4----6----1----4----1----6----6--- |-4----4----6----9----8----1----6----6----| |-5----3----6----1----3----1----6----6--- |-5----3----6----9----8----1----6----6----| |-6----5----6----3----5----3----6----6--- |-6----5----6----9----8----3----6----6----| |-6----3----4----3----3----3----4----4--- |-6----3----4----7----6----3----4----4----| |-4----x----x----1----x----1----x----x--- |-4----x----x----x----x----1----x----x----| Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------| |------5----6---------5---------6----6--- |------5----6----9----8---------6----6----| |-6----3----4----3----3----3----4----4--- |-6----3----4----7----6----3----4----4----| |-4--------------1---------1------------- |-4------------------------1--------------| ============================================================================= PATTERN 3 (Chorus) Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |------------------------3----6-| |-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| X4 |-6----------------------1----4-| |-4-----------------------------| ============================================================================= PATTERN 4 (Guitar Fill) Guitar 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----| |-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------------| ---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-----5-------------------------------| -6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-------------6-(Then the rest of PATTERN 2)--| ---------------------------------------------------------------6-------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------7-6-4-------------------------------| Guitar 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----| |-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------5b6-5-----------------------------------------| ---------6-------------6-------------8-------------------8-6-------(Then the rest of PATTERN 2)--| -6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6---------------6-------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------7-6-4-------------------------------| ============================================================================= PATTERN 5 (Bridge) PART 1 Guitar 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----| |-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-| X2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----| X2 |-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| PART 2 Guitar 1 |---4444444444444-4-4-4--3----1----6----6----1-| |---7777777766666-6-6-6--4----1----6----6----1-| |---6666666666666-6-6-6--3----1----6----6----1-| |---6666666666666-6-6-6--5----3----6----6----3-| X2 |---4444444444444-4-4-4--3----3----8----6----3-| |------------------------x----1----6----6----1-| Guitar 2 |---4444444444444-4-4-4------------------------| |---7777777766666-6-6-6------------------------| |---6666666666666-6-6-6--5---------3----3------| |---6666666666666-6-6-6--5----3----3----3----3-| X2 |---4444444444444-4-4-4--3----3----1----1----3-| |-----------------------------1--------------1-| ============================================================================= PATTERN 6 (Last Chorus) Guitar 1 |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |------------------------3----6-| |-------------------------------------| |-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| X2 |-----------------------------------6-| |-6----------------------1----4-| |-6-----------------------------4h6---| |-4-----------------------------| |-4-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |------------------------3----6-| |-------------------------------| |-6----[ LET RING ]--3----6-| X2 |------[ LET RING ]--3----6-| X2 |-6----------------------1----4-| |-6----------------------1----4-| |-4-----------------------------| |-4-----------------------------| ============================================================================= PATTERN 7 (Solo) Guitar 1 |-----------------------------------------| |-4---1---1--2--4------1--2--4------------| |------------------1------------1---------| |----------------------------------6---/8-| X2 |----------------------------------4---/6-| |-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5---1------1--3---------1--3------------| |---------4--------3---4--------3--6---/8-| X2 |----------------------------------4---/6-| |-----------------------------------------| ============================================================================= PATTERN 8 (Outro) Guitar 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5---5----| X3 |-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------9----| ---------5-------------5-------------8-------------6-6-6-6-5------8-| -6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-8----8----| ----------9--------------9--------------11------------------------11----9-| -8-8h10p8----8--8-8h10p8----8--8-8h10p8-----8--8-8h10p8-------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------8--------------8--------------11--------------9-9-9-9-8----8----| -9-9h11p9----9--9-9h11p9----9--9-9h11p9-----9--9-9h11p9-----------11---9--| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-------------6-------------8-------------8-8-8-8-6---6----| X6 |-6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6----6--6-6h8p6-----------8----6-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| =============================================================================