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THUNDER AND LIGHTNING (Bassline)
As recorded by Thin Lizzy
(From the 1983 Album THUNDER AND LIGHTNING)
Words by Philip Lynott
Music by Philip Lynott; Brian Downey; Scott Gorham; John Sykes; Darren Wharton
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=200
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
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|-2-4-5-4-2------|-2-4-5-4-2------|-2-4-5-4-2---4-2-|-----2-----------|
|-----------0--0-|-----------0--0-|-----------5-----|-5-3---5-3-0--0--|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
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|-2-4-5-4-2------|-2-4-5-4-2------|-2-4-5-4-2---4-2-|-----2----------|
|-----------0--0-|-----------0--0-|-----------5-----|-5-3---5-3-0----|
+W +W +W +W
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|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Verse
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7---------|
||----------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0--|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|-5----7--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Chorus
W +W W Q. Q E E E
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|----------|------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-5----4--------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|---------7-7-5-|
W +W W Q. Q E E E
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|----------|------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-5----4--------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|---------7-7-5-|
Guitar Solo/Keyboard Solo
H H H H Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|-2----4----|-5----7----|---------------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|
H H Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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|-3----3----|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|
H H Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|-3----3----|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|
H H Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E
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|-3----3----|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|
H H H H H H H H
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|-3----3----|-3----3----|-3----3----|-3----3----|
H H H H H H H H
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|-----------|-----------|-2----3----|-4----5----o||
|-3----4----|-5----6----|-----------|------------||
H H H H H H H H
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|-----------|-----------|-2----3----|-4----5----|
|-3----4----|-5----6----|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
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|-----------|-----------|-2----3----|-4----5----|
|-3----4----|-5----6----|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H W
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|-5----5----|-5----5----|-5----5----|-5----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +W +W
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|-----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
|-2-4-5-4-2---4-2-|-----2----------|------------|--------|
|-----------5-----|-5-3---5-3-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Guitar Solo
+W +W Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
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|------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E W +W
|---------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|-5--5-7--------|-5--5-7--------|----------|--------|
|---------0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-|-7--------|-(7)----|
W Q. Q E E E W +W
|----------|---------------|----------|--------|
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|----------|-5----4--------|----------|--------|
|-7--------|---------7-7-5-|-7--------|-(7)----|
W Q. Q E E E H H H H
|----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-5----4--------|-2----4----|-5----7----|
|-7--------|---------7-7-5-|-----------|-----------|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E H H Q. Q E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----3----|-3----5--0-0-0-|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E H H Q. Q E E E
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|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----3----|-3----5--0-0-0-|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E H H Q. Q E E E
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|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----3----|-3----5--0-0-0-|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E H H H H
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|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----5--0-0-0-|-3----3----|-3----3----|
H H H H H H H H
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|-3----3----|-3----3----|-3----3----|-3----3----|
H H H H H H H H
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|-3----3----|-3----3----||--3----4----|-5----6----|
H H H H 3x H H H H
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|-2----3----|-4----5----o||-5----5----|-5----5----|
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H H W E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
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|-5----5----|-5--------||o-2-4-5-4-2------|-2-4-5-4-2------|
|-----------|----------||------------0--0-|-----------0--0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
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|-----------------|----------------o||-----------------|----------------*|
|-2-4-5-4-2---4-2-|-----2----------o||-2-4-5-4-2---4-2-|-----2----------*|
|-----------5-----|-5-3---5-3-0--0--||-----------5-----|-5-3---5-3-0----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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