"Whiskey in the Jar"
Whiskey in the Jar
adapted by Thin Lizzy
as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc
tab by Phil Boyle, Flavio and Jussi Hako; [email protected]

tune all guitars down 1 full step
1a) Kirk
d----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
F--4-3-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3--1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1
C--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2
G--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2
D----------------------------------------------------------------
If you need to you can play these as power chords.
1b) James
d------------------------- --------------------------------------------
A----------8---7---------- ----7-10---10---10-10-8-10-8~~--------------
F--------7---9---7-9/12~~~ twice then 7-9-----------------------------------------
C------------------------- ---------------------------------5---4------
G------------------------- -------------------------------5---5---5----
D------------------------- -----------------------------------------7/3
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2)
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5-------------
F--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--3-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4--4-4--4-4
C--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5
G--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--------------------5--5-5--5-5
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
"As I was walking over"
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3a) James
d--5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3 --
A--7--7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5 --
F--7--7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5 twice -4
C--7--7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5 -5
G-------------------------------- -5
D-------------------------------- --
3b) Kirk (the arpeggio on C is played in time with James' part)
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---------------- -3
A--7-7-7-7-8-7-5-7--5-----5---6-----5 -3
F--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5---5---5---5---- twice -4
C--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-----------5-- -5
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---------------- -5
D------------------------------------ -3
"Sha rhem abaduba bla...there's whiskey in the Jar-o"
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4a) Kirk
d--3---0---0--3
A--3---0---1--3
F--0---0---0--0
C--0---2---2--0
G--2---2---3--2
D--3---0------3
4b) James
F---------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7
C------------------------------------5--------7-7-7-7-7
G--5--5-5-5-5-5/7--5/7-7/5-5/3---2-3---3---5--5-5-5-5-5
D------------------------------------------------------
"But me, I like sleepin'"
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solo:
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1)
d--7-8-10-8-7h8p7----7-------------7-8-10
A-----------------10---10-8-7-8-10-------
F----------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
2)
d--8-10-12--12-10-12-15--12-10--12-10-12
A---------------------------------------
F---------------------------------------
3)
d--7-10--8-7------------8-7-----------------------
A------------10--8-7--------10p8p7----7-----------
F--------------------9-------------9----9-7-------
C-------------------------------------------9~~~~~
riffs 1 and 2 again
4)
d--7-10--8-7------------7----------------7/10-/12--3-3-2-0-3
A------------10--8-7------10p8p7----7/10-----------3-3-2-0-3
F--------------------9-----------9--------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------------
5)
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----8-10-10--8-10-8-8--------------------7-8-10-8-7--8-8-8-------8-8-8h10p8
F--9--------------------9-7----7----7-9-7-------------------9-9-9-----------
C---------------------------10---10-----------------------------------------
6)
d--------------------12-14-15
A-----------12-14-15---------
F--12-14-16------------------
C----------------------------
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