WARRIORS (Bassline)
As recorded by Thin Lizzy
(From the 1976 Album JAILBREAK)
Words and Music by Phil Lynott & Scott Gorham
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Phil Lynott - Bass / 1/2 step down'
Intro 1
Q=127
4/4
Gtr I (1/2 step down)
W E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|----------|-------------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-----------------------|---------------------7-7--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------7-7-|-7-----------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-5------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Intro 2 & Interlude
faster Q=133
$
E E Q Q E E +E E E S S S S E E E +E E E S S S S E E E
|---------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------5-||-(5)---5-------------5-|-(5)---5-------------5-|
|---------------||-----7---7-7-7-5-------|-----7---7-7-7-5-------|
|-5-------------||-----------------7-0---|-----------------7-0---|
+E E E S S S S E E E +E E E S S S S E Q
|-----------------------|----------------------||
|-(5)---5-------------5-|-(5)---5--------------||
|-----7---7-7-7-5-------|-----7---7-7-7-5------||
|-----------------7-0---|-----------------7-0--||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|------------5-------|
|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7-----|
|-7--7-----5-----|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------------5-------|----------------|------------5--------|
|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7-5---|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7------|
|-3--3-----5-----|------------------5-|-7--7-----5-----|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------------5-------|----------------|------------5--------|
|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7-5---|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7------|
|-3--3-----5-----|------------------5-|-7--7-----5-----|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------------5-------|----------------|------------5--------|
|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7-5---|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7------|
|-3--3-----5-----|------------------5-|-7--7-----5-----|---------------------|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E E E E E +H. E E
|----------------|---------------------|---------|---------------||
|----------------|------------5--------|---------|------------5--||
|--------------7-|-(7)----7-7---7-5----|-5-------|---------------||
|-3--3-----5-----|------------------7--|---7-5-3-|-(3)-----------||
Guitar Solo
&
2/4 4/4
E E E E +H. Q E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---------|-------------||-------------------------|
|---------|-------------||-------------------------|
|-5-------|-------------||-------------------------|
|---7-5-3-|-(3)---------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------7-7-|-7-----------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|---------------------7-7-|-7------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E Q Q E E +E E E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|-------------5-|-(5)---5-------------5--|
|-------------------------|---------------|-----7---7-7-7-5--------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------------|-----------------7-0----|
Drum Solo
+E E E S S S S E E E +W +H. E E +W
|-----------------------||------------|--------------|--------|
|-(5)---5---------------||------------|--------------|--------|
|-----7---7-7-7-5-----3-||-(3)--------|-(3)--------5-|-(5)----|
|-----------------7-0---||------------|--------------|--------|
+H. E E +W +H. E E +W
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|-(5)----------|------------|------------2-|-(2)----|
|------------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)----------|--------|
+H. E E +W +H. E E +W
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|-(2)--------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--------5-|-(5)----|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
+H. E E +W +W W
|--------------|------------|------------|------|
|--------------|------------|------------|------|
|-(5)----------|------------|------------|------|
|------------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------|
Outro
W W +W W
|----------||----------|------------|------|
|----------||----------|------------|------|
|----------||-3--------|-(3)--------|-5----|
|----------||----------|------------|------|
+W W +W W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-(5)--------|----------|------------|-2----|
|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|------|
+W W +W W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------|-5----|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
+W Q E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S S S +Q
|------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------5--------|----------5------------|
|-(5)--------|-7----7-7---7------|-7----7-7---7---0-(0)--|
|------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
Q E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S S S +Q Q E S S S S E Q
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|----------5--------|----------5------------|----------5--------|
|-7----7-7---7------|-7----7-7---7---0-(0)--|-7----7-7---7------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
Q E S S S S S S +Q Q E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S S S +E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------5------------|----------5--------|----------5-----------5--|
|-7----7-7---7---0-(0)--|-7----7-7---7------|-7----7-7---7---0-(0)----|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E S S S S E E E +E E E S S S S E E E +E E E S S S S E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-(5)---5-------------5-|-(5)---5-------------5-|-(5)---5-------------5--|
|-----7---7-7-7-5-------|-----7---7-7-7-5-------|-----7---7-7-7-5--------|
|-----------------7-0---|-----------------7-0---|-----------------7-0----|
+E E E S S S S E E E H Q E E H E E S S E q Q H
|-----------------------|-------------|----------------|------------*|
|-(5)---5---------------|-------------|--------5-------|------------*|
|-----7---7-7-7-5-----3-|-----------5-|----------7-5---|------------*|
|-----------------7-0---|-------------|--------------7-|-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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Warriors
Type: Bass