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/ Thin Lizzy / Jailbreak (1976) / Jailbreak guitar tab

Artist: Thin Lizzy
Song: Jailbreak
Tabber: Neptune
Tuning: All guitars half step down.

Key:

h - hammer on
p - pull off
pfb or phf - pre full bend or pre half bend.
fb - bend string up
hb - half string bend up
b - micro tone bend...or 1/4 bend up.
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
pm---¬ - palm mute with pick hand.

This song is pretty simple to play. There's 3 guitars. GUitars 1 and 2 play the
same thing for some odd reason, probably to boost the sound up. Guitar 3 plays
all the fills you here with wah wah and the high notes in the chorus.

I've put the timing and the bars and its in 4/4 time. So, grab a watch and you'll
know when to play/sing. On the chorus, sometimes the bars don't fit because some
of the high notes take alot of tab space...but they're meant to be parallel.

I'm tabbing all of it, so decide when you want to come in with the fills. The
fills are in brackets, and when playing the main song, skip the fill until it
says above the verse. Though most of its repeats, i'm going to just copy and
paste, so just follow the page down. Have fun!!!

crochet = 143 per minute


INTRO:
e|----------|
B|---15fb---|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

(Fill 1): with wah wah
        hold bend-------¬
e|-------|-------------------------------------|------------|
B|--12fb-|-(14)-(14)-(14)--r12--10-12fb-10-10b-|------------|
G|-------|-------------------------------------|--11\-------|
D|-------|-------------------------------------|------------|
A|-------|-------------------------------------|------------|
E|-------|-------------------------------------|------------|

(Fill 2): with wah wah
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----4fb---2~~~-----------|
D|------------------4\-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

(Fill 3):
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----(4)phbr4p2-----------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


INTRO RHYTHM:
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|
E|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|

                                           (Fill2)
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|
E|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|

VERSE1:
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-2---------------|------------------|-2---------------|---------------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-----|-------2-2-4------|-0--2----4-4-----|-----2-2-4-----------|
E|----0--0-2-2-----|---0---0-0-2--0---|----0--0-2-2-----|---0-0-0-2-0---------|
To night there's gonna be a jail break,  somewhere in this town.
See, me and the boys-we don't like it,   so we're gettin up n' go'in down.
Hid-in' low, lookin right to left,       If you see us comin' i think its best.
to move away, Do you hear what i say,     from un-der my breath?

CHORUS:
e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|-4--------------------|--------4-4--|-4--------------------|------------4-4-|
D|-4-----------------2--|--------4-4--|-4-----------------2--|------------4-4-|
A|-2-----------------2--|--------2-2--|-2-----------------2--|------------2-2-|
E|-----------------0-0--|-------------|-----------------0-0--|----------------|

To night there's gonna be a jailbreak. Somewhere in the town.              To-
e|-12fb-------------12~~|---------12fb|-----------------12~~~|-----------12fb-|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|

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

To night there's gonna be a jailbreak. So don't you be around-------.
e|-(14)r(13)---------12h|14p12-----------|----------------------|-------------|
B|----------------------|------12fb-12pfb|-12fbr12p10-12fb----10|---------10\-|
G|----------------------|----------------|-----------------11---|-------------|
D|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------|
A|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------|
E|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------|

VERSE 2:
                 (Fill 1)
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|
E|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|

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

e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-2---------------|------------------|-2---------------|---------------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-----|-------2-2-4------|-0--2----4-4-----|-----2-2-4-----------|
E|----0--0-2-2-----|---0---0-0-2--0---|----0--0-2-2-----|---0-0-0-2-0---------|
To night there's gonna be trouble--    Some of us won't survive.
See, the boys and me mean business.    Bustin' out dead or alive.
I can hear hound dogs on my trail.  All hell breaks loose alarms and sirens wail
 Like a game,      if you lose         Go to jail!!!!!

CHORUS:
e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|-4--------------------|--------4-4--|-4--------------------|------------4-4-|
D|-4-----------------2--|--------4-4--|-4-----------------2--|------------4-4-|
A|-2-----------------2--|--------2-2--|-2-----------------2--|------------2-2-|
E|-----------------0-0--|-------------|-----------------0-0--|----------------|

To night there's gonna be a jailbreak. Somewhere in the town.              To-
e|-12fb-------------12~~|---------12fb|-----------------12~~~|-----------12fb-|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|

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

To night there's gonna be a jailbreak. So don't you be around-------.       To
e|-(14)r(13)---------12h|14p12-----------|-------------------------|----------|
B|----------------------|----------------|-12fb(14)-10-12fbr13-----|-----17fb-|
G|----------------------|----------------|--------------------11-11|----------|
D|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------|
A|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------|

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

nights there's gonna be trouble    i'm gonna find myself in                To
e|----------------------|-------------|----------17----------|----------------|
B|--(17)-------17~~~----|-------17fb--|-hold-------(19)r17---|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|

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

night there's gonna be trouble,        so go hame and stay with a friend.
e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|-17fb---------------17|~~~----------|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|-------2--------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|-0--4-----------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------4--0--2~~~--|----------------|

BRIDGE:
 pm---------------¬                   pm-----------¬
e|----------------|--------------------|------------|--------|
B|----------------|--------------------|------------|--------|
G|----------------|--------------------|------------|--------|
D|------2---------|--------------------|-----2------|--------|
A|-0-4------------|--------------------|-0-4--------|--------|
E|--------4---0-2-|------------------0-|-------4-0-2|------0-|
                  you know its safe now

pm---------------¬
e|----------------|--------------------|------------|--------|
B|----------------|--------------------|------------|--------|
G|----------------|--------------------|------------|--------|
D|------2---------|--------------------|-----2-----4|--------|
A|-0-4------------|--------------------|-0-4-------4|--------|
E|--------4---0-2-|------------------0-|-------4-0-2|-----10\|
                                                     Break Out!!!!!!!!

e|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
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-|
E|------------------|-------------0-|-----------------|------------0-|

e|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
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-|
E|------------------|-------------0-|-----------------|------------0-|

e|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-0-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-|-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-|-0-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-|-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|

e|------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------6-|
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---|
E|------------------|-------------0-|-----------------|----------------|

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

VERSE 3:...getting tired now...
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|
E|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|
                                            (fill 3)
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|-0--2----4-4-|-----2-2-4---|
E|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|----0--0-2-2-|---0-0-0-2-0-|

e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-2---------------|------------------|-2---------------|---------------------|
A|-0--2----4-4-----|-------2-2-4------|-0--2----4-4-----|-----2-2-4-----------|
E|----0--0-2-2-----|---0---0-0-2--0---|----0--0-2-2-----|---0-0-0-2-0---------|
To night there's gonna be a break out. into the city sones.........
DOn't you dare try and stop us          no one could for long....
Search light on my trail               To nights the nigth all systems fail.
  Good lookin' female!!!!!!             Come here!!!!

CHORUS:
e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|-4--------------------|--------4-4--|-4--------------------|------------4-4-|
D|-4-----------------2--|--------4-4--|-4-----------------2--|------------4-4-|
A|-2-----------------2--|--------2-2--|-2-----------------2--|------------2-2-|
E|-----------------0-0--|-------------|-----------------0-0--|----------------|

To night there's gonna be a jailbreak. Somewhere in the town.              To-
e|-12fb-------------12~~|---------12fb|-----------------12~~~|-----------12fb-|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|

e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|-4--------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|-4-----------------2--|-------------|--------2-------------|----------------|
A|-2-----------------2--|-------------|--0--4----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------0-0--|-------------|-----------4--0-2-----|----------------|
To night there's gonna be a jailbreak. So don't you be around-------.       To

e|-(14)r(13)---------12h|14p12-----------|-------------------------|----------|
B|----------------------|----------------|-12fb(14)-10-12fbr13-----|-----17fb-|
G|----------------------|----------------|--------------------11-11|----------|
D|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------|
A|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------|

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

nights there's gonna be trouble    i'm gonna find myself in                To
e|----------------------|-------------|----------17----------|----------------|
B|--(17)-------17~~~----|-------17fb--|-hold-------(19)r17---|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|

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

night there's gonna be trouble,        so go hame and stay with a friend.
e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|-17fb---------------17|~~~----------|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|-------2--------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|-0--4-----------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------4--0--2~~~--|----------------|

e|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-------------|--12fb-12fbr12--10--12|--10~~~~~-------|
G|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|


FIN!!!

Sheeesh...that took longer than i thought. That's the whole thing.

Any questions or comments, email them to: muffinshanks@hotmail.com


Thin Lizzy albums
1983 Thunder and Lightning
1981 Renegade
1980 Chinatown
1979 Black Rose: A Rock Legend
1977 Bad Reputation
1976 Johnny the Fox
1976 Jailbreak
1975 Fighting
1974 Night Life
1973 Vagabonds of the Western World
1972 Shades of a Blue Orphanage
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08Cowboy Song tabbass tab
09Emerald tabbass tab

 

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