Thin Lizzy - Holy War Tab

Band:  Thin Lizzy
Album: Thunder and Lightning
Song:  Holy War

 Bass and drums on own

 Harmonised main riff
 Guitar 1
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[Guitar 2
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 Guitar 1
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[Guitar 2
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 Guitar 1
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[             6     6 7   7 9   7 9      9                     
  
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[Guitar 2
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 Rpt

 Guitar 1
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[Guitar 2
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 Backing for intro

  
                                                                 
  
                                3             (3)              3 
  
                                2             (2)              2 
  
                                0             (0)              0 
  
 4             (4)            2                                  
  
 2             (2)            0                                  


  
                                                 
  
                                        3        
  
                                        2        
  
 6             (6)             \4  /6   0   2    
  
 4             (4)             \2  /4       0    
  
                                              4  

 Rpt above

 Verse

  
                                                                   
  
                              3  5 5 5         (5)                 
  
                              2  4 4 4         (4)                 
  
                              0  2 2 2         (2)              2  
  
 4             (4)                                              0  
  
 2             (2)                                                 
 Rpt


  
                                                                   
  
                              3  5 5 5         (5)                 
  
                              2  4 4 4         (4)                 
  
                              0  2 2 2         (2)              6  
  
 4             (4)                                              4  
  
 2             (2)                                                 


  
                                                                   
  
 3           (3)                                                   
  
 2           (2)                                                   
  
 0           (0)            6                                    2 
  
                            4   4             (4)                0 
  
                                2             (2)                  


  
                                                                   
  
                              3  5 5 5         (5)                 
  
                              2  4 4 4         (4)                 
  
                              0  2 2 2         (2)              2  
  
 4             (4)                                              0  
  
 2             (2)                                                 
 Rpt


  
                                                                   
  
                              3  5 5 5         (5)                 
  
                              2  4 4 4         (4)                 
  
                              0  2 2 2         (2)              6  
  
 4             (4)                                              4  
  
 2             (2)                                                 


  
                                                                   
  
 3           (3)                                                   
  
 2           (2)                                                   
  
 0           (0)            6                                    6 
  
                            4   4             (4)                4 
  
                                2             (2)                  

 Chorus
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                              2             (2)              6   
  
 4             (4)            0             (0)              4   
  
 2             (2)        2 4                                    
 Rpt


  
                                                                  
  
 3             (3)                                                
  
 2             (2)                                                
  
 0             (0)           4  6             (6)            7\6  
  
                             2  4             (4)            5\4  
  
                                                                  


  
                                                                 
  
                                                                 
  
                                                                 
  
                                  2             (2)           2  
  
 4             (4)                0             (0)           0  
  
 2             (2)           4                                   

 Rpt Verse and Chorus
 Rpt harmonised guitars 2 X

 Guitar

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 12b   r 12fb                             \ 12brp10 12     10b         
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       

                   ~~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~

  
 14fb     16 16b 15        12                 17 19 19fb       19fb r  
  
                              15 15b     \ 17b                         
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       

       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  
 17 22fb              
  
                      
  
                      
  
                      
  
                      
  
                      

 Double tracked part

      h                          h

  
 16 17p16    16             16 17 16                          
  
          19    19 17                19 17 19                 
  
                      18p16                   16 18 18        
  
                                                       19p16  
  
                                                              
  
                                                              

 Guitar 1
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[                               14 17p15p12    12                 
  
[                12 14 14 15 17             17    17 17p15p14 12  
  
[ 11 13 14p13 14                                                  
  
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[Guitar 2

  
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[ 10p9p7 10p9p7 9 10                   10p9p7 10p9p7 7 9          
  
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 Guitar 1
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[ 17fb        17fb   r17p15 17      15                              
  
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[Guitar 2
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[      17fb   17fb   r17p15 17      15                              
  
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      ~~~~~~~~~~~       ~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~    ~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~~  ~~~~

  
 17 19b          17 22fb   22b  21    17           19 19br           
  
                                         19                    17    
  
                                                                     
  
                                                                     
  
                                                                     
  
                                                                     

         ~~~~~        ~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  
 17 17br      16    16        16br                     
  
                 19                17 17b              
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       

                           ~~~

  
                                
  
 14p12 14 12p10 12              
  
                   11           
  
                       9\7   \  
  
                                
  
                                

 Rpt Chorus
 Breakdown

  
                                                                   
  
                                                                   
  
                                                                   
  
                                                                   
  
 4                             (4)                                 
  
 2                             (2)                                 

 Play as volume swells with light overdrive

 Guitar 1

  
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[Guitar 2

  
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 Guitar 1
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[  4 44   4   4   4   0  2 22   2   2   2   2     
  
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[Guitar 2

  
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 Guitar 1
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[  6 66   6   6   6   2  4 44   4   4   4   2  2 22   2   2   2    
  
[  4 44   4   4   4   0  2 22   2   2   2   2  0 00   0   0   0    
  
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[Guitar 2

  
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[    10<                      12<           \  10<                 
  
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 Guitar 1
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