Whiskey in the jar
G Bm As I was goin over the cork and kerry mountains C G I saw captain farrell and his money he was countin Bm I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier C G I said stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya D C Musha ring dum a doo dum a da Whack for my daddy-o Whack for my daddy-o G F Em G F Em G Theres whiskey in the jar-o Bm I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny C G I took all of his money and I brought it home to molly Bm She swore that shed love me, never would she leave me C G But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy [Refrein] Bm Being drunk and weary I went to mollys chamber C G Takin my money with me and I never knew the danger Bm For about six or maybe seven in walked captain farrell C G I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels [Refrein] G Bm Now some men like the fishin and some men like the fowlin C G And some men like ta hear a cannon ball a roarin Bm Me I like sleepin specially in my mollys chamber C G But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah
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Leer de akkoorden van Whiskey in the jar van Thin Lizzy op Gitaartabs. Dit popliedje uit 1972 staat op het album Shades Of A Blue Orphanage (Deluxe) en is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen met akkoorden.
Met beginner-niveau (2 van 10) is dit nummer ideaal om je basisgrepen te oefenen. Je werkt hier met de akkoorden G, C, Bm, F en Em. Het format biedt je pure akkoorden, zodat je je kunt focussen op ritme en overgangssnelheid tussen de grepen. Zet je capo weg en begin met spelen.
How to practise this song
- 1
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open - 2
Practise the change: Bm ↔ C
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open - 3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
Video
Tab door gitaartabs. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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