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... |
G Em
As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains
C G
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'
G Em
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
C G
I said stand-o and deliver or the devil he may take ya
D
chorus: Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
G
There's whiskey 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
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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.
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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-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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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-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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...................)---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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
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