Chinatown by Thin Lizzy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinatown - Thin Lizzy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Matt Allison Tuning: Standard This song sounds best when played through a valve amp, using a guitar with a humbucker set on the bridge pickup. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------0----0------------2--------------------------------| A|---------------0h2----------------0h2-------------------------------------| E|----0----0----------------------------------------------------------------| This is the main riff throughout the song. Just play an E shape and lift it on and off. i'm not certain about the run but I think it's in Em and it goes something like this e|--15p12------12-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------15-------15p12----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------14p12----12---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------14----14---12--14--12-------12--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------14-------14----------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------15---12-| and then e|--15p12-------12----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------15-------15--12-------15b17--15b17(15)-12-----------------------| G|----------------------------12-----------------------14--12-----------12--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------14--14------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2----2-------------------------0----------------------------------------| A|--2--------------0-2--0-2-3-2-3-------------------------------------------| E|--0------0--2-3-----------------------------------------------------------| this is the build up to the main riff. It may take a bit of practice. B5 A e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------2------------------------| G|-----------------------4-------------------------2------------------------| D|-----------0-0-----2---4-------------0-0-----2---2-----------0-0-----2----| A|------0h2------0h2-----2---------0h2-----0h2-----0-------0h2-----0h2------| E|--0-0------------------------0-0---------------------0-0------------------| These chords need repeating and for the A play the main riff up one string. B5 B5 B5 A B#5 E e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-X-4---4---2---5-------------------------Repeat-------------------------| D|-4-x-4---4---2---5---2---------0-0-----2----------------------------------| A|-2-x-2---2---0---3---2----0h2------0h2------------------------------------| E|---------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------| This is the chorous. G B5 E G B5 B#5 D5 e|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------| B|---------------------------0--------------------0-------------------------| G|---------------------------0------4-------------0----4-4-5 7-7-11-12-12---| D|-2------------2------------0------4------2------0----4-4-5-7-7-11-12-12---| A|---------0-2----------0-2--2------2------2------2----2-2-3-5-5-9--10-10---| E|--0-2-3--------0-2-3------3--3-2----3-2-0--0-2-3--3-2---------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---14-16---17--19---------------------------------------------------------| D|---14-16---17--19---------------------------------------------------------| A|---12-14---15--17---------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| After the chorous the main riff plays followed by the above. Then the run from the is played. I think the solos are improvised using an Em scale. This is my first tab so i hope it isnt too bad. | b bend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com