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Dancing In The Moonlight by Thin Lizzy
Dancing In The Moonlight
Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0
D: x x 0 2 3 2
C: x 3 2 0 1 0
G: 3 2 0 0 0 3
Simple version on one string
E: - - 12 12 - - 10 10 - - 8 8 - - 3 3 - -:
For the fast strum at the end of the chorus repeat the G chord or note with a pattern of:
G G
1 1&a2&a3
Em D C G
When I passed you in the doorway Well you took me with a glance
Em D C G
I should have took that last bus home But I asked you for a dance
Em D C G
Now we go steady to the pictures I always get chocolate stains on my pants
Em D C G
And my father he's going crazy He says I'm living in a trance
Em D
But I'm dancing in the moonlight
C G
It's caught me in its spotlight It's alright
Em D
Dancing in the moonlight
C G G G(1&a2&a3)
On this long hot summer night
It's three o'clock in the morning
And I'm on the streets again
I disobeyed another warning
I should have been in by ten
Now I won't get out until Sunday
I'll have to say I stayed with friends
But it's a habit worth forming
If it means to justify the end
But I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight It's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night
Bass Solo
Guitar Solo - Em D C G
But I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight It's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night
But I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight It's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night
But I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight It's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night
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version 2
E---7---| Start off with this figure. Play along with the CD for timing.
B---8---|
G---7---|
D---9---|
A---7---|
E-------|
E---5---|
B---7---|
G---7---|
D---7---|
A---5---|
E-------|
E---3---|
B---5---|
G---5---|
D---5---|
A---3---|
E-------|
E-------|
B-------|
G-------|
D---5---|
A---5---|
E---3---|
When the last chord comes in this these lick layers over the top.
E---------------------|
B---12-13-12-13~-12---|
G---12-12-12-12--12---|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
Then repeat the first chords.
Again at the last chord this different lick over laps.
E-----------------|
B---17-15-13-12~--|
G---16-14-12-11---|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Repeat the first chords.
Then layer this over the last one.
E-----------------|
B---12-13-15~-13--|
G---11-12-14--12--|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Repeat but play the last chord on its own 3 times. then play the muted strum again.
then just repeat all of that 1 more time.
After that the guitar mimics the bass line.
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------| X4
D--------------------------------------------|
A-------5-5-7--7-7-5-5-7-7---5-5-3--3-3-2-0--|
E---7-7-------------7-----7-7--------------3-|
Muted strum.
The backing for the solo is the same as a normal verse.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---15b17--15bd17-12--15b17--15bd17-12--15b17-15-12-----------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------12-12-14-12-14b16-14-|
D--------------------------------------------------14---------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------15--12--10--8-7-8--10--12--|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-14b16-----12--14-12---12----12--9---7---5-4-5---7--9---|
D----------12-14--14------14---------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the hardest bit.
E------12-15-12--12--------------12-15-12--12--------------12-14-12--12------|
B--------------15--15-12-------12--------15--15-12-------12--------15--15-12-|
G-12b14-------------------12b14---------------------12b14--------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------12-15-12--12--------|
B------12--------15--15-12---|
G-12b14----------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------15b17---15~-|
B------------------------------------------15-12-15b17-15-12--------------|
G--14-12--14-12------------------14-12--12~-------------------------------|
D-------14-----14---------------------14----------------------------------|
A-----------------14-12-10--14-12-----------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 3
solo
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15b17-15b17r15-12--15b17-15b17r15-12-15b1715-12------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------12-12--14-12-14b16r14--
---------------------------------------------------14-------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------15-----12---10----------------10--12-----
-----------------------------------------------------13---12---13-------------
-12-14b16----------12------14-12-----12-----9----7-----------------7---9------
-------------12-14-----14----------------------------10---9----10-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------12-15-12----12-----------------12-15-12----12----------------12-15--
-------12----------15----15-12--------12----------15----15-12-------12--------
-14b16--------------------------14b16-------------------------14b16-----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12----------------12-15-12----12---------------------------------------------
----15-12-------12----------15----15-12---------------------------------------
----------14b16-------------------------14-12----14-12------------------------
----------------------------------------------14-------14-12--------------14--
-------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10---------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------17b19-r-17-15-17-15-\----------
------------------15-12-------12-15b17-15-12-------------------------\--------
-12-14-12----12-----------14-------------------------------------------\------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------\----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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version 4
[Bass Intro]
G:---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D:-------------2-----2--2------------2---|------------------------------------|
A:-2--2--5--5---------------5--2--5------|---2--2--5--5--3--3-----2-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Em7 D C (G) fill 1 fill2
e:-7----5----3----3-------/-7-8--7-8----/-12--10--8---7-----------------------|
B:-8----7----5----3-------/-8-10-8-10---/-13--13--10--8-----------------------|
G:-9----7----5----4-------/-------------/-------------------------------------|
D:-9----7----5----5-------/-------------/-------------------------------------|
A:-7----5----3----5-------/-------------/-------------------------------------|
E:-7----5----3----3-------/-------------/-------------------------------------|
[Solo]
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------15b(17)-----b(17)15--12--15b(17)-----b(17)15--12--------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15b(17)--15--12-----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------12------12---14--12--14b(16)--14h12--14b(16)---|
D:------------------14------14-----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------------------------12--10--8--7--7s8s10--12------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------14-12----12-14-----9---7--5--4--4s5s7--- 9------------|
D:--------14-12--------14----------------------------------------------|
A:--12-14--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------12--15p12----12---------------|I
B:----------12--------15----15-12---------|I
G:--14b(16)------------------------I X 3-|
D:----------------------------------------|I
A:----------------------------------------|I
E:----------------------------------------|I
e:----------12--15p12----12--------------------------------15-17b(19)17p15----|
B-----------12--------15----15-12--12-----12-----14p12--15p12-----------------|
G:--14b(16)----------------------------------14-------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 5
bass line plays and when the drums beat kicks in this is played:
|-------------------|
|-8*8-8-------------|
|-7*7-7-7*7-7-5*5-5-|
|-9*9-9-7*7-7-5*5-5-|
|-7*7-7-5*5-5-3*3-3-|
|-------------------|
this is the rhythm played through the verses
these fills are played on the 1st verse because the saxaphone plays the fills on the 2nd verse:
fill 1:
|-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
|-8-8s10-10-8s10-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
fill 2:
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-15-15-13-13-12-13-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
chorus:
|-----------------------------|
|-8*8-8-----------------------|
|-7*7-7-7*7-7-5*5-5-----4-4-4-|
|-9*9-9-7*7-7-5*5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
|-7*7-7-5*5-5-3*3-3-5-5-2-2-2-|
|-------------------3-3-------|
play this twice per chorus
the best part the solo:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15bu-15bu,p13-15-17~-17-15-13------12~-14-12-14bd-12-14lbd------12-------|
|------------------------------12h14-------------------------12h14--14-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------15/12-/9-7-7\9\12-----12h15p12------------12h15p12-------------|
|-----------------------------------------12h15p12------------12h15p12-----|
|14-12------12/9--/7-5-5\7\9-----------------------------------------------|
|-----14-12-------------------14bu----------------14bu----------------14bu-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12h15p12-----------12h15p12----------------------------------------|
|----------------12h15p12-----------12h15p12--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------14p12----------------12-14-|
|------------------------14bu---------------12h14-----14p12---------12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14p12s10--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--17-12-15-17-12-15-12-12-22bu,p20-|
|12---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
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