Thin Lizzy: Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) A Rock Legend

Written by Phil Lynott and Gary Moore ℗ 1979 Mercury Records Ltd
[0:00] Intro: Riff A

G5 D5 G5 Bm
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-2-4-5-55-5-4-2---2-----------------|
A|-------------------2-3-5~~~~~~------|----------------5---5-2~~~~~~-------|
E|-----3-333-3-2-3-5------------------|------------------------------------|

G5 D5 G5 Bm
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-2-4-5-55-5-4-2---2-----------------|
A|-------------------2-3-5~~~~~~------|----------------5---5-2~~~~~~-------|
E|-0-2-3-333-3-2-3-5------------------|------------------------------------|

[0:17] Verse: Riff B x2

'Tell me the legends of long ago ...Kings and Queens would dance.realm of the black rose'
G5 C5 Em G5 C5 D5
e|-3----------------------------0-----|-3----------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------0-----|-3----------------------------------|
G|-0----------------------5-----0-----|-0----------------------5-----7-----|
D|-0----------------------5-----2-----|-0----------------------5-----7-----|
A|------------------------3-----2-----|------------------------3-----5-----|
E|(3)---------------------------0-----|(3)---------------------------------|

[0:35] Repeat Riff A

Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------2-4-5-55-5-4-2---2------------------|
[---------------2-3-5--------------------------5---5-2--------------|
[-3-333-3-2-3-5-----------------------------------------------------|

[Guitar 2
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------0-2-4-44-4-2-0----------------------|
[-----------------2-4--------------------------4-5-4-2--------------|
[-2-222-2-0-2-3-5---------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[0:53] Verse 1: Riff B x2 ('Pray, tell me the story of young Cuchulainn' etc)

[1:35] Repeat Riff A ('Where the mountains of Mourne come down to the sea' etc)

[1:46] Refrain No.1: 'Shenandoah'

'Oh Shenandoah, I hear you calling...' etc

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------8-7h8p7-----|------------------------------------|
G|---------------7/9-7~~~---------9~~~|-7/9-7---7~~~-----7/9~~~-7/9-7------|
D|-----5~~~-5-/9----------------------|------/9-------/9-------------\7-5--|
A|-5-7--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*1 3 1 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1

[1:56] [2:06] Refrain No.2: 'Will You Go Lassie Go'

'Go..Lassie Go'
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[----------4-5------4---------------------------------------|
[------5-7------------7-5-----------------------------------|
[-------------------------7-5-----5-/7/10-------10-12-10----|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|

[2:11] Refrain No.3: 'Danny Boy' (melody).

G C G
~~~~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~
|-----12--14--15-----14--14p12-14-------------------------|
|-15------------------------------15--13-15---------------|
|-------------------------------------------14b--rp12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G G C A D G
~~~~~~ h ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|-----12--14--15-----14--14p12-14------------------------------17fb------|
|-15------------------------------15-------------------15-1515-----------|
|------------------------------------14b--14-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C E G C
h ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~
|-17-17p15-17-----15----------------------------------12------------|
|-------------15b------15--------------------------------15---------|
|-------------------------14b--r14p12------11-12-14-b-------14-b----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

C D G
~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-14-12----11-12--------12\----|
|-------14--------------12\----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
guitar 1 guitar 2
Em Bm
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-7h9p7----------------|------------9-7h9p7-----------------|
D|---------7-9------------------------|--------7/9-------------------------|
A|-7-9-10--------------7--------------|-7-9-10-------------7---------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*1 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 1
guitar 1 guitar 2
Em Bm
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-7h9p7----------------|-------------9-7h9p7----------------|
D|--------7--9---------9~~~-----------|-----------9---------9--------------|
A|-7-9-10-----------------------------|-7-9-10/12--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*1 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 3

[2:42]
guitar 1 guitar 2
Em
e|---------------12-10----------------|---------------12-10----------------|
B|---------10/12----------------------|---------10-12----------------------|
G|-9-11-12-------------9/12\9~~~------|-9-11-12-------------9/12\9---------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*1 2 3 1 1 1 1
guitar 1 guitar 2
Bm
e|---------------12-------------------|---------------12-10h12p10----------|
B|---------10/12----15----------------|---------10-12------------/12-------|
G|-9-11-12-------------14b16----------|-9-11-12----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*1 2 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 1

[2:52] Guitar 2 plays the same riff slightly later (listen carefully to the song).

Em
e|-12-14-15p14p12-14p12\10-12p10\7-10p7\5-7p5\3-5p3p0-3---~~~~~~~----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 3 4 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3

[2:57]

G Em
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-9-7---7---------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--5-7p5h7/9--------9---9-7-5-7-9-----------------------------------|
A|-5-7-----------------------------------7~~~------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1
 G G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-9-7---7---------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--5-7p5h7/9--------9---9-5/7-9-7-5---------------------------------|
A|-5-7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1

[3:07]

G C G Em
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-------5-7-7b8r7-5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-4-5-7~--7~4-7-------------7-4-------4-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-5-7-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------7~~-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3

G C G D G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-------5-7-7b8r7-5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-4-5-7~--7~4-7-------------7-4-----4-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5/7---7-5~~~------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1

[3:18] Riff B

C F C F G
e|--------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
B|-10~7--10~7--10~7--10~7------10-8-10~7---8-7h8p7---7-8-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2

C F C
e|--------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
B|-10~7--10~7--10~7--10~7------10-8-10~7---8-7h8p7-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2

C Bb
e|---10-----10-----------------8-----8-------------------------------------|
B|-7----7-7----7-7~~~8-7h8p7-5---5-5---5-5~~~------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1

D G D G D A D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7---7-8-7-8-10-8-10-10b12r10-8-7-------7----------------------------|
G|-7-9---9------------------------------9-7-9---9-7------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1

[3:38] Repeat Riff B

[3:58]

D G D G D A D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7---7-8-7-8-10-8-10-10b12r10-8-7-------7----------------------------|
G|-7-9---9------------------------------9-7-9---9-7------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1

D G D G D A D
e|-------------------------14----14-17b19r17-14-17-14-------14-------------|
B|-------15----15-17-15-17----17----------------------15/17----17-15-------|
G|-14-16----16-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[4:04] Refrain No.4: 'The Mason's Apron' (traditional Irish reel).

Riff C (x4)
D5 D5
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------2-------2---------2-0-----|---------2---------2-0--------------|
D|--0-4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2---|-0-4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2-0----------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------2-0-2----|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*3 1 1 etc... 1 1 1 1 1

[4:18]

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-7-5---------------------|
G|---4-5-4-5-4-5-----4-5-4---------------7-7-6-7-------7-5-----------------|
D|-7---------------7-------7-5-4---4-5-7-------------------7-5\4---4-5-----|
A|-------------------------------5-------------------------------7---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*4 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 etc

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-4-5-----4-5-4-----------------------4-5p4---7-4h7p4-----------4---|
D|-7-----------7-------7-5-4-5-4\------4-5-7-------7---------7-5-4-5-7-----|
A|-------------------------------7-5---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 1

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5-7-5-------------------------|
G|-5-4-5-4-5-----4-5-4---------------7-7-6-7-------7-5---------------------|
D|-------------7-------7-5-4---4-5-7-------------------7-5\4---4-5---------|
A|---------------------------5-------------------------------7-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-4-5-----4-5-4-----------------------4-5p4---7-4-------------------|
D|-7-----------7-------7-5-4-5-4-------4-5-7-------7-----7-5-4-5-7---------|
A|-------------------------------7-5---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[4:33] Riff C

D5 D5
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------2-------2---------2-0-----|---------2---------2-0--------------|
D|--0-4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2---|-0-4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2-0----------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------2-0-2----|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D5 D5
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------2-------2---------2-0-----|---------2---------2-0--------------|
D|--0-4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2---|-0-4p2p0---4p2p0-2-----2-0----------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[4:39]

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-7-5---------------------|
G|---4-5-4-5-4-5-----4-5-4---------------7-7-7-7-------7-5-----------------|
D|-7---------------7-------7-5-4---4-5-7-------------------7-5\4---4-5-----|
A|-------------------------------5-------------------------------7---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-4-5-----4-5-4-----------------------4-5p4---7-4-------------------|
D|-7-----------7-------7-5-4-0-4\2-0---4-5-7-------7-----7-5-4-5-7---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[4:46] Riff D (x2) - Hold D5 last time

C5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---8p7h8p7---8p7h8p7---8p7h8p7-------------------|
G|-9---------9---------9---------9---7h9p7\6-7-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
*3 2 1 2 1 etc 1 3 1 1 2

A5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---10p9h10p9---10p9h10p9---10p9h10p9-------------|
G|-9**---------9-----------9-----------9-7h9p7\6-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
*1 2 1 2 1 etc

C5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8p7---10-7-8-----7-----------7-8-10p8p7-8-------7-------------------|
G|-9-------9----------9---7-9-6-7-9--------------9-7-----9-7-5-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7-5\4-0-0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*3 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2

**Either 'barre' the 'E' and 'Ab' notes (on the 'G' and 'B' strings) with your index finger, or (for
better note separation and articulation) 'roll' between the strings with your index finger. Start with
the tip of your finger on the lower string and 'roll it' onto the pad of your finger (in order to fret
the 'Ab' note
on the 'B' string).

[5:02] Tremolo pick (hold the string down continuously while sliding between the notes).

e|-10--/12--/15--\14\12\10--\7--/8/10\2/3/5--/7\5/7/12\10\7\5\3------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------5\3/5/8/10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1

[5:31] Riff A x10: Start with a rapid up/down slide (notes are approximate).

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-2-4-5-55-5-4-2---2-----------------|
A|---------------------2-3-5~~~~~~----|----------------5---5-2~~~~~~-------|
E|-3/10\3--333-3-2-3-5----------------|------------------------------------|

[5:58] Play the following riffs over the Riff A fadeout:

'Ah sure, Brendan where have you been?'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------7-----10-----7----------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-9---7-7----7-7---7-7~~~---------------------------------|
D|-9-99-9-7-9-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:03]
'Looking for a girl with green eyes'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-10-8-----------------5--------------------------------------------|
G|------------7~~~~~~~(7)h9-5---7~~~~~~------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:09]
'My dark Rosaleen...'
e|-------14-------17-15-14h15p14-12----12----------------------------------|
B|-15-15----15-15-------------------15-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------14b16---~~~----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[6:13]
'...is my Colleen'
e|-12-14-15bd14-12-14----12------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15----12-15------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------/14-12~~~~~~~-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:17]
'That Georgie knows best'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12-13-12-10h12p10----------------------------------------------|
G|-11-12----------------------12-11-9-11-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------12--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:22]

'But Van is the man' 'Starvation once again'

e|---------7-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-----10b12---10b12-10-8------------8---------7-8-10b12b10-10--8-8~-|
G|------------------------------9-7--7~------/9----7-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------10-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:34] Whiskey In The Jar riff (comes straight after 'Drinking whiskey in the jar, ohhh')
'Synge's playboy of the Western World'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7h8---7-----7h8~~~~~~~~~~~~-----7------7------------------------|
G|-7-7-7h9-----9---7h9----------------9b10---9b10---9-7-9-7h9p7---7--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------9---9-7-5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:44]

'..Sean I was born and reared there'

e|-17b19-17b19-19---17b19-19---17b19-19-17b19-17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:48]

'Where the Mountains of Mourne come down to the sea'

e|-17-15-17-15h17p15\14-15-14h15p14\12-14-12h14p12-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------15-15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:53]

'It's such a long, long way from Tipperary'

e|-------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7-8---10-8h10p8-------------------------------|
G|----------------7------7-9-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------9-10----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|