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Whiskey in the JaR Guitar Tablature
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      / /__          MetallicA, "Whiskey In The Jar"    __ 
     /  .-~           -Tabs-Compiled by                 ~-.  
    /.-~                Stein I. Stoelen                   ~-.
   /~                     Version 1.0                         ~
                     Aardal, Norway, 1999


NOTE: European H = B
/ = bend up to next mark
 = bend down to next mark
n = slide down to next mark without hitting strings

A1: Intro (Kirk):

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--5-4-22--222--222--222---555--555--555--555-4--222--222--222--222---555--555--555--555 End
--5-4-22--222--222--222---555--555--555--555-4--222--222--222--222---555--555--555--555
--3-2-00--000--000--000---333--333--333--333-2--000--000--000--000---333--333--333--333
     s


A2: Intro Riff (James) Starts at mark "s" at A1
Best preformed with twin-sound system. If not avaiable, it's fine with single sound

part 1
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-7-7-9-11-12-9-11-7-9-12----7-7-9-11-12-9-11-7-9-12-/1412-
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part 2
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-7-7-9-11-12-9-11-7-9-12~~---------7-----------
----------------------------5-5-5-7-5-7-5-7/9-5
-----------------------------------------------
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B: Verse 1, part 1
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------------------------------------------555--555--555--555--------------------
-555--555--555--555--222--222--222--222---555--555--555--555--555--555--555--555
-555--555--555--555--222--222--222--222---333--333--333--333--555--555--555--555
-333--333--333--333--000--000--000--000-----------------------333--333--333--333
          s
"As I was"...

For part 2, repeat part 1.

C: Mid-Riff part 1: (For Kirks part, simply repeat A1.)
James: Repeat intro riff, but instead of part 2, play spec. part 1, under:

Spec. part 1:

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---------------------------------------------------7------------------
-7-9-12-14/16-16-14/16-16-14-12--12/14-12~~12~~-----5-5-7-5-7-5-875---
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----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Verse 2: Repeat full verse 1.

D: Chorus 1:

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-7------------------------5----------------5---------------------------------
-7------------------7-7n6n5----------------5---------------------------------
-7------------------------5----------------5---------------55--555--555--555-
-5------------------5-5n4n3----------------3---------------55--555--555--555-
-----------------------------------------------------------33--333--333--333-

"Musha Rain"...             "Whack for my"...       "There's whiskey"...

E: Mid-Riff part 2: (For Kirks part, simply repeat A1.)
James: Repeat intro riff, but instead of part 2, play spec. part 2, under:

Spec. part 2:

------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------7----------------------
-7-9-12-14/1614--14/16-14-121412-----5-5-7-5-7-5-7/97-7/97-5---
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

F: Verse 3: Repeat full verse 1, and add Kirk's background riff part

(starts at the "s"-mark in Verse 1):

Verse riff:

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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7n9-7-7n4---9-9-9-9n11-9-5---9-9-12-9n7-7---7-7n9-7--7-7n9-7
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               s

Repeat 1 more time, but enter chorus 2 at mark "s".

G: Chorus 2: Repeat Chorus 1.

H: Solo: This solo is performed by James with Kirk as background:

Background (part 1):

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-------------------------------------------------------------55--555--555--555------------------
-5-4-22-222--222--222--55--555--555--55-4-22--222--222--222--55--555--555--555--55-555--555--555
-5-4-22-222--222--222--55--555--555--55-4-22--222--222--222--33--333--333--333--55-555--555--555
-3-2-00-000--000--000--33--333--333--33-2-00--000--000--000---------------------33-333--333--333
  s

Background (part 2):

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-------------------------------------------55--555--555--555-5-------------------
---55--555--555--555-5-22--222--222--222-2-55--555--555--555-5-555--555--555--555
---55--555--555--555-5-22--222--222--222-2-55--555--555--555-5-555--555--555--555
---33--333--333--333-3-00--000--000--000-0---------------------333--333--333--333
 s

Background (part 3):

----------------------------------------------------------------
---7--7-----7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5------------
---7--7-----7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5------------
---7--7-----7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5------
---5--5-----5--5-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----5------
---------------------------------------------------------3------
 s

Solo (Part 1), begins at mark "s", best performed with twin-sound:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10n12
---------------------------12-13-13n15-13-12n1312-10-12-10-8-7-8-10-12-13-13n15--12---------
-7-7-9-11-12-9-11-7-9-12--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-12-10-12-14/15-12-10-12n1012-10-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------12-13-12-10--------131210-------------------------------------
----------------------------------------12-10-9-------12-10-9-7-5-4n/5n4n/5n4n/5n4n/5n4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Solo (Part 2), begins at mark "s", best performed with twin-sound:

---------------------------------------------------------10-10n12-12-10-12-14/15-12-10-12n1012
-12-13-13n15-13-12n13n12n10-12-10-8-7-8-10-12-13-13n15-12-------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--10---------------------------10--12--------------------------
-12-13-12-10-------------101213--1212--12-12-12-12-10-10-8n10-8
------------12-10-9-91012--------------12-12-12-12-12-12-------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------

Solo (Part 3), begins at mark "s", best performed with twin-sound:

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----8-10/11-10/11-10/11-10/11n10n8-8n108-8---------------------------------------13-13-13-13
-7-9------------------------------9-----9-7-6-5-7-5-7n9-7-9n10-9-12-9-12n14-12-9-12-12-12-12
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------15n17n15n1715
----8-10-12-13-12-12n13-12-------15n17-------------
-7-9------------------------14n16------------------
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Whiskey In The Jar

Ola Thuresson

~ = slide
> = bend to whats written after, ex: 14>16 (a whole note)
________________________________________________________________________
*Riff 1
*Verse 1
 "As i was going over..."
 Riff 1 again, a little diffrent...
*Verse 2
 "I took all of his money..."
*Chorus
 Riff 1 again, a little diffrent
*Verse 3
 "Beeing drunk and weary..."
 Riff 2 is played during 3rd verse 2 times
*Chorus
 A little riff(3) is played by Kirk during the chorus
*Solo
*James and Kirk together. James plays riff 1 and Kirk plays riff 4.
*Verse 4
*Chorus
Riff 1 and 4 again
_____________________________________________________________________

Riff 1/intro							    
  Play this 3 times			And this 1 time
d|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
a|----------5--8--5--7----5~8-------|--------5--8--10>12--10h12p10---|
f|---7--7---------------7-----------|-----7--------------------------|
c|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|


d|--------------------------------|
a|------------3-------------------|
f|------0-0-2---0-2 0-3~2-0h2p0---|
c|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Riff 2
d|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
a|-----5-----|-5-5-7-5---|-5-8-5-----5---5-|
f|-7-7---7-4-|---------5-|-------7--7-7-7--|
c|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
g|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

Riff 3
d|----------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------13-12h13p12-----------|
f|----------------------------------------------|
c|----------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

This is the solo, im not sure but it should be something like this.

d|----------------------------|-7-8-10-8-7----7-------------7-8-10---|
a|----------5--8--5--7----5~8-|------------10---10-8-7-8-10----------|
f|----7--7--------------7-----|--------------------------------------|
c|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

d|--7-10-12-12-10-12-14>15--12-10-12p10h12-|-7-10-8-7----------8p7---------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|----------10-8-6------10-8-6---------|
f|-----------------------------------------|-----------------9-----------9-7-5-4-|
c|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

d|-7-8-10-8-7----7-------------7-8-10---|-7-10-12-12-10-12-14>15--12-10-12p10h12-|
a|------------10---10-8-7-8-10----------|----------------------------------------|
f|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
c|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

d|-7-10-8-7---------------7-8-10-8-7------------|
a|----------10-8-6~5--6~8------------10-8--10~8-|
f|--------------------------------------------7-|
c|----------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------|--15h17p15h17p15h17p15-|
a|-10>12-12<10-8h10p8--------------------8---10-----8-|-----------------------|
f|--------------------9~7-5-7-5-9-7-10-9---9-----7h9--|-----------------------|
c|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

That was the solo, as i play it.


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                           "Whiskey in the Jar"

 adapted by Thin Lizzy
 as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc
 tab by Phil Boyle, Flavio and Jussi Hako; [email protected]

 tune all guitars down 1 full step
 1a) Kirk
 d--------------------------------------------------------
 A--------------------------------------------------------
 F--4-3---------------4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3------------------
 C--5-4-2--2-2--2-2---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4--2--2-2--2-2--2-2
 G--5-4-2--2-2--2-2---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4--2--2-2--2-2--2-2
 D------0--0-0--0-0-----------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-0

 1b) James
 d-------------------------                  --------------
 A----------8---7----------                  --------------
 F--------7---7---7-9/12~~~ three times then --------------
 C-------------------------                  ---5---4------
 G-------------------------                  -5---5---5----
 D-------------------------                  -----------7/3

 2)
 d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5-------------
 F--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--3-------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4--4-4--4-4
 C--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5
 G--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--------------------5--5-5--5-5
 D------------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-------------------------------
 "As I was walking over"

 3a) James
 d--5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3       --
 A--7--7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5       --
 F--7--7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5 twice -4
 C--7--7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5       -5
 G--------------------------------       -5
 D--------------------------------       --

 3b) Kirk (the arpeggio on C is played in time with James' part)
 d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3----------------       -3
 A--7-7-7-7-8-7-5-7--5-----5---6-----5       -3
 F--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5---5---5---5---- twuce -4
 C--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-----------5--       -5
 G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3----------------       -5
 D------------------------------------       -3
 "Sha rhem abaduba bla...there's whiskey in the Jar-o"

 4)
 d--3---0---0--3
 A--3---0---1--3
 F--0---0---0--0
 C--0---2---2--0
 G--2---2---3--2
 D--3---0------3
 "Well some men like a-fishin'"
 
 
 Solo:
 ----------------------------------

 1)
 d--7-8-10-8-7h8p7----7-------------7-8-10
 A-----------------10---10-8-7-8-10-------
 F----------------------------------------
 C----------------------------------------
 G----------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------

 2)
 d--8-10-12--12-10-12-15--12-10--12-10-12
 A---------------------------------------
 F---------------------------------------

 3)
 d--7-10--8-7------------7-----------------------
 A------------10--8-7------10p8p7----7-----------
 F--------------------9-----------9----9-7-------
 C-----------------------------------------9~~~~~

 riffs 1 and 2 again

 4)
 d--7-10--8-7------------7----------------7/10-/12--3-3-2-0-3
 A------------10--8-7------10p8p7----7/10-----------3-3-2-0-3
 F--------------------9-----------9--------------------------
 C-----------------------------------------------------------

 5)
 d---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A----8-10-10--8-10-8-8--------------------7-8-10-8-7--8-8-8-------8-8-8h10p8
 F--9--------------------9-7----7----7-9-7-------------------9-9-9-----------
 C---------------------------10---10-----------------------------------------

 6)
 d---------7h8h10-------
 A--7h8h10--------7h8h10
 F----------------------
 C----------------------
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