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DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - Thin Lizzy
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Tabbed by: ridelightning95
Tuning: Standard
I swears, I didn't steal this from anyone else - worked it out by ear.
Lemmee know if there's any wrong parts, any feedback in general would be awesomes!!
Bass with effect.
Swing-feel
Intro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-0--2--x-2-2-0-----0-0-2-------0---------------------|
A|---2-2------------------2----------2-2----3--x-3-3-2-0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-x---| repeat once
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| Mute string over the 3rd fret, E string
Verse 1:
1,2,3 ending last time ending, into Chorus 1.
G|--------------------------------|--------|--------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0--------|--------|---------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x-|--------|-----2-2------|
E|--------------------------------|-3-x-3--|-3------------|
^ the line has more of a swing beat with the ghost notes in between, but you don't
have to play them if you don't want to.
Basically the line is just E, D, C, G with a swing-feel.
Chorus 1:
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0---------------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x----2-2------|
E|--------------------------------3-----------| first time through
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-5p0-x-0-x-0---------------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x----2-2------|
E|--------------------------------3-----------| second time through (goes to G before D, 5th fret)
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| Mute string over the 3rd fret (E string) OR 10th fret (A string).
Basically mute any string with your hand just above any G
note, as long as it's not a strong harmonic,
otherwise it'll ring out rather than be a dead note, (e.g. 5th fret D-string or
12th fret G-string are a NOPE)
Verse 2:
Slight difference to verse 1 in 3rd time round
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--x-2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0----------------|
A|-------------------------3-x-3-x---------| 1st and 2nd time round
E|---------------------------------3-x-3---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-5p0-x-0-x-0----------------|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x---------| 3rd time ending (goes to 5th fret like Chorus 1)
E|--------------------------------3-x-3---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0-----------------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x------2-2------| 4th time ending - into Chorus 2
E|---------------------------------3------------|
Chorus 2:
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0---------------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x----2-2------|
E|--------------------------------3-----------| first time through
G|----------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-4-x-4--x-5-x-5---5---|
A|----------------------------------| second time through
E|----------------------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Pre-Solo (Intro repeat/sax-solo/bass-solo/whatever you wanna call it, mate):
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-0--2--x-2-2-0-----0-0-2-------0---------------------|
A|---2-2------------------2----------2-2----3--x-3-3-2-0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-x---| play 4 times
(basically the intro x2)
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Guitar Solo:
1,2,3 ending last time ending, into Chorus 3.
G|--------------------------------|--------|--------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0--------|--------|---------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x-|--------|-----2-2------|
E|--------------------------------|-3-x-3--|-3------------|
Chorus 3:
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0---------------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x----2-2------|
E|--------------------------------3-----------| first time AND second time through
G|----------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-4-x-4--x-5-x-5---5---|
A|----------------------------------| 3rd time through (where the over-dubbed
E|----------------------------------| vocals come in -- "I'm daaaancing")
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---2-x-2---x-2p0-x-0-x-0---------------0-0--|
A|------------------------3-x-3-x----2-2------| 4th time through (same as 1 and 2)
E|--------------------------------3-----------|
AND THUS BEGINS, LE WALKING BASS LINE - to fade out, all chorus
G|-------------------4-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2--5--5--7-7------------4-4--5-5--7-7-------2-2--3-3--5-5----------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-----------------3-3----------------------2-2--3-3--5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------3-3-----------------|
First AND second time
THEN:
G|-------------------5-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2--5--5--7-7------------4-4--5-5--4-4-------2-2--3-3--2-2----------------------|
A|------------------------5-5-----------------3-3----------------------2-2--3-3--2-2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------3-3-----------------|
Third AND fourth time
The track fades out by this point,
so just keeping swapping between these two.
This walking bass line is basically what he's playing,
but with a few notes and differences here and there, put your own vibe on it :D
and a possible end is the muted part, with the drums:
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
ENJOY! :) great bass line by a great bassist: Phil Lynott, 1949 - 1986. R.I.P.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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