• Song:

    Black Rose

  • Artist:

    Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy: Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) A Rock Legend
Written by Phil Lynott and Gary Moore ℗ 1979 Mercury Records Ltd

Transcription: Paul Houghton - octavedoctor@hotmail.co.uk

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb       Key: G (Actual key Gb)

0:00 Intro: Riff A
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-2-4-5-55-5-4-2---2-----------------|
A-------------------2-3-5~~~~~~------|----------------5---5-2~~~~~~-------|
E-----3-333-3-2-3-5------------------|------------------------------------|


e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-2-4-5-55-5-4-2---2-----------------|
A-------------------2-3-5~~~~~~------|----------------5---5-2~~~~~~-------|
E-0-2-3-333-3-2-3-5------------------|------------------------------------|

0:17 Verse: Rhythm fig.1 (x2)
e-3------------------0---------------|-3----------------------------------|
B-3------------------0---------------|-3----------------------------------|
G-0------------5-----0---------------|-0------------5-----7---------------|
D-0------------5-----2---------------|-0------------5-----7---------------|
A--------------3-----2---------------|--------------3-----5---------------|
E--------------------0---------------|------------------------------------|

0:35 Repeat Riff A

0:53 Verse: Rhythm fig.1

1:35 Repeat Riff A

1:46
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------8-7h8p7-----|------------------------------------|
G---------------7/9-7~~~---------9~~~|-7/9-7---7~~~-----7/9~~~-7/9-7------|
D-----5~~~-5-/9----------------------|------/9-------/9-------------\7-5--|
A-5-7--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

1:56
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G---4-5~~~~~~-------4----------------|------------------------------------|
D-7-------------------7-5------------|-----5~~~5/7-5~~~~~~~\--------------|
A------------------------/7-5--------|-5-7--------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

2:11
e------12---14---14b15~~~~~~---------|-12-14-12h14p12---------------------|
B-15---------------------------------|----------------15-13-15------------|
G------------------------------------|-------------------------14b16-12~~-|
D------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

2:16
e------12---14---14b15~~~~~~---------|-12-14-12h14p12---------------------|
B-15---------------------------------|----------------15------------------|
G------------------------------------|-------------------14b16-14~~~~~~~--|
D------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

2:21
e-------17b19~~~~~17-17-15h17p15----15------------------------------------|
B-15-15--------------------------17----15---------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------14b16-12------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:26
e----------------12-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------15----------------------------------------------------|
G-11-12-14-14b16-------14b16-16bd14-12----11-12~~~~~~~~~~12\--------------|
D--------------------------------------14----------------12\--------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:32
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-------------9-7h9p7----------------|------------9-7h9p7-----------------|
D-----------9------------------------|--------7/9-------------------------|
A-7-9-10/12-----------7--------------|-7-9-10-------------7---------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-------------9-7h9p7----------------|-------------9-7h9p7----------------|
D-----------9---------7~~~-----------|-----------9---------7--------------|
A-7-9-10/12--------------------------|-7-9-10/12--------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

2:42
e---------------12-10----------------|---------------12-10----------------|
B---------10/12----------------------|---------10-12----------------------|
G-9-11-12-------------9/12\9~~~------|-9-11-12-------------9/12\9---------|
D------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


e---------------12-------------------|---------------12-10h12p10----------|
B---------10/12----15----------------|---------10-12------------/12-------|
G-9-11-12-------------14b16----------|-9-11-12----------------------------|
D------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

2:52
e-12-14-15-15p14p12-14p12\10-12-12p10\7-10p7\5-7p5\3-5p3p0-3--------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:57
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------7-9-7---7---------------------------------------------|
D-----5--5-7p5h7/9--------9---9-7----7-9----------------------------------|
A-5-7-----------------------------10-----7~~~-----------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------7-9-7---7---------------------------------------------|
D-----5--5-7p5h7/9--------9---9-------9-----------------------------------|
A-5-7---------------------------10/12---12-10-----------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:07
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------5-------5-7-7b8r7-5-----------------------------------------------|
G-4-5-7~--7~4-7-------------7-4-------4-----------------------------------|
D-------------------------------7-5-7-------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------7~~-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------5-------5-7b8r7-5-------------------------------------------------|
G-4-5-7~--7~4-7-----------7-4-----4---------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------5s7---7-5~~~--------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:18 Riff B
e--------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
B-10~7--10~7--10~7--10~7-----10-8-10~7---8-7h8p7---7-8--------------------|
G------------------------------------------------9------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e--------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
B-10~7--10~7--10~7--10~7-----10-8--10~7---8-7h8p7-------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e---10-----10-----------------8-----8-------------------------------------|
B-7----7-7----7-7~~~8-7h8p7-5---5-5---5-5~~~------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7---7-8-7-8-10-8-10-10b12r10-8-7-------7----------------------------|
G-7-9---9------------------------------9-7-9---9-7------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:38 Repeat Riff B

3:58
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7---7-8-7-8-10-8-10-10b12r10-8-7-------7----------------------------|
G-7-9---9------------------------------9-7-9---9-7------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4:04 Riff C (Play x4)
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G----------2-------2---------2-0-----|---------2---------2-0--------------|
D--0-4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2---|-0-4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2-0----------|
A------------------------------------|---------------------------2-0-2----|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

4:18
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------5-7-5-7-------------------|
G---4-5-4-5-4-5-----4-5-4---------------7-7-6-7---------5-----------------|
D-7---------------7-------7-5-4---4-5-7-------------------7-5\4---4-5-----|
A-------------------------------5-------------------------------7---------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  4 1 2 1 2 1 2   4 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 etc

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----5-4-5-----4-5-4-----------------------4-5p4---7-4h7p4-----------4---|
D-7-----------7-------7-5-4-5-4\2-0---4-5-7-------7---------7-5-4-5-7-----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------5-7-5-------------------------|
G-5-4-5-4-5-----4-5-4---------------7-7-6-7-------7-5---------------------|
D-------------7-------7-5-4---4-5-7-------------------7-5\4---4-5---------|
A---------------------------5-------------------------------7-------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----5-4-5-----4-5-4-----------------------4-5p4---7-4-------------------|
D-7-----------7-------7-5-4-5-4\2-0---4-5-7-------7-----7-5-4-5-7---------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4:33 Riff C
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G----------2-------2---------2-0-----|---------2---------2-0--------------|
D--0-4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2---|-0-4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2-0----------|
A------------------------------------|---------------------------2-0-2----|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G----------2-------2---------2-0-----|---------2---------2-0--------------|
D--0-4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2---|-0-4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2-0----------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


4:39
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------5-7-5---------------------|
G---4-5-4-5-4-5-----4-5-4---------------7-7-7-7-------7-5-----------------|
D-7---------------7-------7-5-4---4-5-7-------------------7-5\4---4-5-----|
A-------------------------------5-------------------------------7---------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----5-4-5-----4-5-4-----------------------4-5p4---7-4-------------------|
D-7-----------7-------7-5-4-0-4\2-0---4-5-7-------7-----7-5-4-5-7---------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4:46 Riff D (x2) - Hold D5 last time
e---------------------------------------|
B---8-7-8p7---8-7-8p7---8-7-8p7---------|
G-9---------9---------9---------9-7\6-7-|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------------------|
B---10-9-10p9---10-9-10p9---10-9-10p9-----------|
G-9-----------9-----------9-----------9-7-6-7-9-|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

                                                                      D5
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---7-8p7---10-7-8-----7-----------7-8-10p8p7-8-------7--------------(3)--|
G-9-------9----------9---7-9-6-7-9--------------9-7-----9-7-5--------(2)--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------7-5\4-0-0---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  3 1 2 1 3 4  1 2   3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 3  2 1 2 3 1   1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2

5:02 (Tremolo picked with slides throughout)
e-10---12---15---14-12-10---7---8/10-2-3-5---7-5-7-12-10-7-5-3------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------5-3-5-8-10-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

5:31 Riff A (Start with quick up/down slide and repeat to fade)

5:58 (These riffs are played over the Riff A fadeout)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------7-----10-----7---------------------------------------|
G---------------7-9---7-7----7-7---7-7~~~--------------------------------|
D-9-99-9-7-9-10----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:03
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10b12-10-8-----------------5-------------------------------------------|
G------------7~~~~~~~(7)h9-5---7~~~~~~-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:09
e-------14-------17-15-14h15p14-12----12---------------------------------|
B-15-15----15-15-------------------15------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------14b16---~~~---------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:13
e-12-14-15bd14-12-14----12-----------------------------------------------|
B--------------------15----12-15-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------/14-12~~~~~~~----------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:17
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------10-12-13-12-10h12p10---------------------------------------------|
G-11-12----------------------12-11-9-11----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------12-------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:22
e---------7-------7------------------------------------------------------|
B-10b12-----10b12---10b12-10-8------------8---------7-8-10b12b10-10--8-8~|
G------------------------------9-7--7~------/9----7----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------10------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:34 (Whiskey In The Jar riff)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------7h8---7-----7h8~~~~~~~~~~~~-----7------7-----------------------|
G-7-7-7h9-----9---7h9----------------9b10---9b10---9-7-9-7h9p7---7-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------9---9-7-5-|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:44
e-17b19-17b19-19---17b19-19---17b19-19-17b19-17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:48
e-17-15-17-15h17p15\14-15-14h15p14\12-14-12h14p12------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------15-15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:53
e---------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------7-8---10-8h10p8----------------------------------------|
G------7------7-9--------------------------------------------------------|
D-9-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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