• Song:

    Jailbreak

  • Artist:

    Thin Lizzy

  • Album:

    Life (disc 1)

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			     JailBreak - Thin Lizy
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Tabbed by: jimmypage908
Email: matreynolds16@yahoo.co.uk

Tuning: Down A Semitone (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb)

Get The Sound; Gain-6, Bass-6, Mid-7, Treble-5 and no reverb
Put It on the bridge pickups with overdrive and with humbucker pickups if you can.
the chords used are A5, B5, E5, F#5 and the lead uses the F# minor pentatonic scale. And 
also to make sure that no one gets confused rhythm and lead play at the same time.

Theres video lessons on this link 
http://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/thin-lizzy-jailbreak-lesson-tg217-466233

Intro/Rhythm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro/Lead

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15b(17)~~~--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1/Rhythm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|play 12 times
D|---2----2-----------4---4-----x---x---x-------2----2----4------------------|
A|---0----2-----------4---4-----x---x---x-------2----2----4------------------|
E|--------0------0----2---2-----x---x---x---0---0----0----2----0-------------|
Verse 1/Lead
After Rhythm plays verse riff 3 times. with wah wah (optinal)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4b(6)~~~~.----2b(3)~~~~.-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------4~~~~~~\---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1/Rhythm
   [play 3 times ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-----2-------------------2------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-----2----------0---4-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------0------------------------4~~----0---2~~------------------------|
Chorus 1/Lead
   [play 3 times  ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17b(19)~---17~-------12b(14)r(12)b(14)--12b(14)r(12)-10-12b(14).---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------11---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1/Lead (Continued)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10~~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2/Rhythm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2-----------4---4-----x---x---x-------2----2----4------------------| play 12 times
A|---0----2-----------4---4-----x---x---x-------2----2----4------------------|
E|--------0------0----2---2-----x---x---x---0---0----0----2----0-------------|
Verse 2/Lead
After rhythm plays verse riff 2 times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b(14)(14)(14)(14)~r(12)--10--12b(14).---10--10-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------11~~\-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2/Lead (Continued)
After Rhythm plays verse riff 1 more time play this on the first F#5 (listen to the 
record to get a clearer image of the timing)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4b(6)r(4)p2------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2/Rhythm
   [3 times  ]                    [3 times   ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4----------2---------------4-4-4-------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4---2------2------4--------4-4-4----2----------------2---------------|
A|--2-2-2---2------0------4--------2-2-2----2-------0----4-------------------|
E|----------0-------------2-----------------0--------------------4~-----0--2~|
Chorus 2/Lead
   [3 times      ]
e|-------------------------9-------------------------------------------------|
B|--17b(19)--17~~--------------12p10--12b(14)r(12)p10--12b(14)r(12)p10-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------11--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2/Lead (Continued)

e|-----------------------9--14p9-12p9-12p9-----------------------------------|
B|---12--10----12b(14)---------------------------17b(19)--17~----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2/Lead (Continued)

e|---------------17----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14-17b(19)------17b(19)r(17)-------14--17p14--17b(19)--17~---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2/Lead (Continued)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10--12b(14)r(12)p10--12b(14)r(12)p10------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------11~~\--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Breakdown/ Can Be Played by either/both
Its the same as the end of the chorus for rhythm but with the open E string

[      play 3 times          ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2---------------------------------2-------------4~---------------|
A|--0---4-----------------------------0---4-----------------4~---------------|
E|--------------4~----0---2~---0------------------4~---0----2~---------------|
   P.M...........................

Middle/Rhythm and Lead
    [       play 4 times           ]    [           Play twice            ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-----7-----8-----9-----------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7~~------------4-----5-----6-----7----------|
E|----------------------------------------5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5~~----|
Middle/Rhythm and Lead (Continued)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-----7---|
D|---------6-----7-----8-----9--------------6-----7-----8-----9----------------|
A|---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7~~--7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----7-7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Middle/Rhythm And Lead (Continued)
The Lead guitar plays the note in the brackets and the rhythm the other. if you are 
playing on your own your can play both notes together.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------(9)~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-----9~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7---7-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3/Rhythm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2-----------4---4-----x---x---x-------2----2----4------------------| play 12 times
A|---0----2-----------4---4-----x---x---x-------2----2----4------------------|
E|--------0------0----2---2-----x---x---x---0---0----0----2----0-------------|
Verse 3/Lead

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----The Lead doesnt play anything in this verse so you can play the same--|
D|-----as the rhythm if you want.--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2/Rhythm
   [3 times  ]                    [3 times   ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4----------2---------------4-4-4-------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4---2------2------4--------4-4-4----2----------------2-------------4~|
A|--2-2-2---2------0------4--------2-2-2----2-------0----4-----------------4~|
E|----------0-------------2-----------------0--------------------4~-----0--2~|
Chorus 3/Lead

e|-----------------17----------------------------------------------17--------|
B|---17-17b(19)--------17b(19)r(17)~----17b(19)--17~---14--17b(19)-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3/Lead (Continued)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17b(19)r(17)--------12b(14)r(12)b(14)r(12)p10--12b(14)r(12)b(14)r(12)p10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------12p9--12p9-------------------------|
B|---------12b(14)r(12)p10------10-------------------------------------------|
G|--11~---------------------11------11~------------------17b(19)--17~--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------17----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17b(19)----------17b(19)r(17)-------17b(19)--17~------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------9-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12b(14)-------12b(14)r(12)p10---12--10~-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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