'Black Rose' by Thin Lizzy - Guitar Tutorial

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:46:33 +0100
From: Roger Olofsson 
Subject: TAB: Black Rose by Thin Lizzy (fwd)

Song: Black Rose (The Rosian Doubh)
Group:Thin Lizzy
Guitar players:Scott Gorham and Gary Moore

Intro:
1,5,11,12
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0---0----------0----|
A--------------0-1-3-----------------|-----------------3---3--0----------|
e--1-1-1-0-1-3-----------------------|--------------------------------0--|

2,6,12
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0---0---------------|
A--------------0-1-3-----------------|-----------------3---3--0----------|
e--1-1-1-0-1-3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

3,4,7,8,9,10
E------------------------------1-----|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------3-----|-----------------------------------|
G--10----------------------3---2-----|-------10------------------3---5---|
D--10----------------------3---0-----|-------10------------------3---5---|
A--8-----------------------1---0-----|-------8-------------------1---3---|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

3  Tell me the legends of long ago when the kings and queens would dance
in the realm of the black rose

4  playing their melodies I want to know so I can teach my children ohh

Play intro again here:

7  Pray tell me the story of young Cuchulain how his eyes were dark and his
expression sullen

8  And how he'd fight and always won and how they cried when he had fallen

9  Oh tell me the story of the Queen of this land and how her sons died at
her own hands

10 And how fools obey commands Ahh tell me the legends of long ago

Play intro again here:

Spoken over 12,13

12 Where the mountains mourn come down to the sea Rosian Doubh come back to me

13 Rosian Doubh come back to me

14
E------------------------------------|-1-0-------------------------------|
B--------------1-3-1-----------------|-----3-----------------------------|
G------------2-----------------------|------------1-3-1---1--------------|
D-----0-3--3-------------------------|------------------2----------------|
A---3--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

14       Oh Shannen Doh I hear you calling far away     you roll and
rudder

15
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------1-3----------1-3-1------------|-----------------------------------|
G----2--------------------2----------|--0-2-3-----------2-0--------------|
D---------------------------3--------|----------------------3-0----------|
A------------------------------------|--------------------------3--------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

15         Hold out         the mountain sail all around the bloom and
heather

16
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------0------------|-----------------------------------|
D-----0-3-------------3---3----------|-----------------------------------|
A---3--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

16             Oh  lassie oh

17
E--------12b13--12-12-9/10-8----8-------|-----12b13-12-12-9/10-8------------|
B--13-15---------------------11--9b10---|13-15------------------9b10-9------|
G------------------------------------10-|-----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

18
E-------16b17-15-15-13h15r13-10-8----- -|-------------10-8------------------|
B-13-13---------------------------9b10--|------8-9b10------10-8-------------|
G-------------------------------------10|-9-10------------------10-7-9-10-8-|
D---------------------------------------|---------------------------------10|
A---------------------------------------|---------------------------------10|
e---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Below is played by two guitars

19  gtr1            gtr2               gtr1             gtr2
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------3-1------------3-1------|-----------3-1--------------3-1----|
G--------0-2------------0-2----------|-------0-2-----2--------0-2-----2--|
D----0-3--------0----0-3-------0-----|---0-3--------------0-3------------|
A--3---------------3-----------------|-3----------------3----------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

20 gtr1              gtr2                gtr1              gtr2
E----------10-8---------------10-8-----|----------10-8--------------10-8----|
B----6-8-10-------------6-8-10---------|----6-8-10----9b10----6-8-10----9b10|
G-7-9----------7b9r7-7-9----------7b9r7|-7-9---------------7-9--------------|
D--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Here's a juicy part played by both guitars in harmony with echo on

21
E-10-12-13-12r10-12r10----9-11-9---5-9-5---3-5-3--1-3-1--0--------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------3------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

22
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------1-3-1--1---------------|------------1-3-1--1---------------|
G--------0-0-2-----2--2-0---0-2------|-------0-0-2-----2---2-0-0-2-0-----|
D--0-3-3--3---------------3-----0----|--0-3-3-3----------------------3---|
A-3----------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Another part in harmony 2 guitars

23 gtr 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------7-------7-9-10-9-7-----------------------------------------------|
D-7-8-10-10-7-10----------10-7--------7----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------10-8-10------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------10-------------------------------|

23 gtr 2
E---------10--------10-12-13-12-10---------------------------------------|
B-10-11-13--13-10-13--------------13-10--------10------------------------|
G--------------------------------------12-10-12--------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------12---------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

24 gtr 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------7-------7-9-10-9-7-----------------------------------------------|
D-7-8-10-10-7-10----------10-7----7--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------8-10-10-8----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

24 gtr 2
E---------10--------10-12-13-12-10---------------------------------------|
B-10-11-13--13-10-13--------------13-10------10--------------------------|
G--------------------------------------10-12---12-10---------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

25
E-----------------5-------------------|-----------------5-----------------|
B-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5---8p5h8-5-6-5-------|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5---8p5h8-5-6-5-----|
G------------------------------7------|-------------------------------7---|
D-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

26
E------------------------------------|-------------------5---------------|
B-5--8r5-5-8r5-5-6-5-----------------|---5-5-6-5-6-8-6-8--8-6-5------5---|
G-------------------7-9r7-7-9r7-7----|5-7-7--------------------7-5-7--7-5|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

27
E-----------5--5-8r5h8-10-8-6-5------5-----------------------------------|
B-5-6-8-6h8--8-----------------8-6-8--8-6--------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then comes a part that is bloody hard to find out how they play since it's
very fast, please mail all corrections to [email protected] or
[email protected], 28, 30 is guitar 1 and 29, 31 is guitar 2

28, 29, 30, 31
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------0-------0---------0-------------0---------0--------------------|
D---2r0-----2r0-----2r0---0---2-0---2r0-----2r0---0---2-0----------------|
A-3-----3-------3-------3---------3-----3-------3---------3-0---0--------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

>From here on it's too hard for me, please help me finish this beautiful
piece.

32
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-0-2-3-5-3p2h3-0-2------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

When the fast part is over it starts from measure 3 again

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[email protected], Roger Olofsson
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[email protected], Roger Olofsson