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 Ae------------------------------------|------------------------------------|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
1:46e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|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------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1:56e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G---4-5~~~~~~-------4----------------|------------------------------------|D-7-------------------7-5------------|-----5~~~5/7-5~~~~~~~\--------------|A------------------------/7-5--------|-5-7--------------------------------|E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
2:11e------12---14---14b15~~~~~~---------|-12-14-12h14p12---------------------|B-15---------------------------------|----------------15-13-15------------|G------------------------------------|-------------------------14b16-12~~-|D------------------------------------|------------------------------------|A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
2:16e------12---14---14b15~~~~~~---------|-12-14-12h14p12---------------------|B-15---------------------------------|----------------15------------------|G------------------------------------|-------------------14b16-14~~~~~~~--|D------------------------------------|------------------------------------|A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
2:21e-------17b19~~~~~17-17-15h17p15----15------------------------------------|B-15-15--------------------------17----15---------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------14b16-12------------------------|D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:26e----------------12-------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------15----------------------------------------------------|G-11-12-14-14b16-------14b16-16bd14-12----11-12~~~~~~~~~~12\--------------|D--------------------------------------14----------------12\--------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:32e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|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------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
2:42e---------------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------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
2:52e-12-14-15-15p14p12-14p12\10-12-12p10\7-10p7\5-7p5\3-5p3p0-3--------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:57e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:07e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 Be--------------------------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
3:58e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
4:18e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 Ce------------------------------------|------------------------------------|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------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
4:39e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 timee---------------------------------------|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-----------------------------------------------|
D5e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:03e------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-10b12-10-8-----------------5-------------------------------------------|G------------7~~~~~~~(7)h9-5---7~~~~~~-----------------------------------|D------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:09e-------14-------17-15-14h15p14-12----12---------------------------------|B-15-15----15-15-------------------15------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------14b16---~~~---------------------|D------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:13e-12-14-15bd14-12-14----12-----------------------------------------------|B--------------------15----12-15-----------------------------------------|G-------------------------------/14-12~~~~~~~----------------------------|D------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:17e------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------10-12-13-12-10h12p10---------------------------------------------|G-11-12----------------------12-11-9-11----------------------------------|D---------------------------------------12-------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:22e---------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------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:44e-17b19-17b19-19---17b19-19---17b19-19-17b19-17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|B------------------------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------------------------|D------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:48e-17-15-17-15h17p15\14-15-14h15p14\12-14-12h14p12------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------15-15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|G------------------------------------------------------------------------|D------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:53e---------------------7--------------------------------------------------|B-----------------7-8---10-8h10p8----------------------------------------|G------7------7-9--------------------------------------------------------|D-9-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
