Danny Boy Tab

DANNY BOY
 
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1959 Album SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CONWAY TWITTY)
 
Words and Music by Fred Weatherly
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Lewis - Electric Guitar (Capo 4th fret)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Lewis - Electric Guitar'
 
 
 1st Verse
  Freely Q=104
  G9          C     Cmaj7   C9          F
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 4th fret)
   W           H     H       W           W
|-^3--------|-------------|-----------|-^1----|
|-^0--------|-^1----^0----|-^3--------|-^1----|
|-^2--------|-^0----^0----|-^3--------|-^2----|
|-^3--------|-^2----^2----|-^2--------|-^3----|
|-----------|-^3----^3----|-^3--------|-------|
|-^3--------|-------------|-----------|-^1----|
 
 
               C           Am    D7      Dm7
  +W            W           H     H       W
|-(1)--------|-----------|-------^2----|-^1----|
|-(1)--------|-^1--------|-^1----^1----|-^1----|
|-(2)--------|-^0--------|-^2----^2----|-^2----|
|-(3)--------|-^2--------|-^2----^0----|-^0----|
|------------|-^3--------|-^0----------|-------|
|-(1)--------|-----------|-------------|-------|
 
 
  G     F/G     C     Cmaj7   C9          F
   H     H       H     H       W          Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-^3--------|-------1-----|
|-^0----------|-^1----^0----|-^3--------|-------3--1--|
|-^0----^2----|-^0----^0----|-^3--------|-------2-----|
|-^0----^3----|-^2----^2----|-^2--------|-------3-----|
|-------------|-^3----^3----|-^3--------|----3--------|
|-^3----^3----|-------------|-----------|-1-----------|
 
 
       Am/D    Cmaj7    Dm7  Em7   Gsus4
  H     H       H.      Q     H    Q  Q
|------------|----------1--|-^3----------||
|------^1----|-^0-------1--|-^3----1--0--||
|------^2----|-^0-------2--|-^0----0-----||
|------^0----|-^2-------0--|-^2----0-----||
|------------|-^3----------|-------------||
|------------|-------------|-------3-----||
 
 
  In time Q=172
  E
  Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
  E E E Q  E Q    E E E Q  E Q    E E E Q  E Q    q  Q  H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0----------||
|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1----------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2----------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2----------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0----------||
 
 
 2nd & 3rd Verses
  $
  E
  q  E E H      q  E E H      q  E E H      q  E E H
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|
|-1----1------|-1----1------|-1----1------|-1----1------|
|-2----2------|-2----2------|-2----2------|-2----2------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
 
                              B
  q  E E H      q  E E H      q  E E E E q    q   E  E  E  E  Q
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-7--7-7---7-7--|-7--12-12-12-12-12---|
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-7--7-7---7-7--|-7--12-12-12-12-12---|
|-1----1------|-1----1------|-8--8-8---8-8--|-8-------------------|
|-2----2------|-2----2------|-9--9-9---9-9--|-9-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|
 
 
  E
  q  E E H      q  E E H      q  E E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0----0------|-0----0------|-0----0------|
|-1----1------|-1----1------|-1----1------|
|-2----2------|-2----2------|-2----2------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
 
                                A      B
  q  E E H       q  E  E H       q  Q   q  Q
|-------------|-12----12------|-12-----11-----|
|-0----0------|-12----12------|-14-----12-----|
|-1----1------|-13----13------|-14-----11-----|
|-2----2------|-14----14------|-14------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
  E                                                      A
  Q   E  E  E  E  E  E    q  Q  H       q  E  E Q   q     H        E  E  +Q
|----12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12----------|-12----12----12--|-14b15----14-12-(12)---|
|----12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12----------|-12----12----12--|-14b15----14-12-(12)---|
|----13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13----------|-13----13----13--|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 
 
     E                                                 A
  Q   q   q   E  E    q   E  E H      Q   q  E  E Q     q  E  E H
|----12------------|-12-------------|----12----12----|-12----12------|
|----12--14--12----|-12--14-12------|----12----12----|-14----14------|
|--------14--12h13-|-----14-13------|----13----13----|-14----14------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
 
 
             B                            E               A
  W           Q      Q      E.  S  E  E    q  E  E H       q  E  E H
|----------|-14b15--14b15--12--12-14-12-|-12----12------|-12----12------|
|----------|-14b15--14b15--12--12-14-12-|-12----12------|-14----14------|
|----------|----------------------------|-13----13------|-14----14------|
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
                                             To Coda
  E               C#m             E
   q  E  E H       q  E  E H       q  E  E H      W
|-12----12------|-12----12------|-12----12------|-------||
|-12----12------|-14----14------|-12----12------|-------||
|-13----13------|-13----13------|-13----13------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
 
 
 Guitar Solo
  E
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
   Q      E  Q      E  E  E    E     E  E     E  E     E  E     E
|-12-----12-12-----12-12-12-|-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12--|
|-12-----12-12-----12-12-12-|-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12--|
|-14b16-----14b16-----------|-14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16-----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 
 
   Q      E     E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  Q   E  E
|-12-----12----12-------------|-------------12--14-12-|
|-12-----12----12-14-12----12-|----14-12----12--------|
|-14b16--14b16----14-12----12h|=13-14-12h13-----------|
|-----------------------14----|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   Q       +Q    E  E  E  E    Q   E  E  E  E  E  E
|-14pb15r=(14)--12-14-12----|-12--12-12-12-----------|
|-14pb15r=(14)--12-14-12-14-|-12--12-12-12-12-14-----|
|------------------------14-|--------------13----13--|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
 
 
  B
   Q   Q   Q  Q     e E  E  E  q      q
|----------------|---------15-17b19--17b19--|
|-12--12--12-----|------17------------------|
|-11--11--11-----|--------------------------|
|----------------|-16-----------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  E
   q      q      q      q        E      +E   E  Q   E  E  E
|-17b19--17b19--17b19--17b19--|-17pb19r(17)--------15-17-15--|
|-----------------------------|-------------17-17------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
 
 
   Q      Q       a  +E   E  E  E
|-17b18--17b18===17r(17)-15-------|
|---------------------------17-17-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
 
 
   +Q    E  S  S  E  E  q     a  Q   q   Q       q
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-(17)--17-15h17p15--------|-------------------/12--|
|-------------------16-14--|-12h13------14b16-------|
|--------------------------|--------14--------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
 
 
                                                        D.S. al Coda
  A          B             E
   a  Q   q   E  E  E  E    E  E  q   a  E  E  E  E    Q  Q   Q   Q
|------------------------|-----------------12-------|--------12--12--||
|--------14--14-12-------|-------12--------12-14-12-|--------12--12--||
|-12h13------------12-12h|=13--------14s16----14-12-|----------------||
|------------------------|----14--------------------|-14-------------||
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------||
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------||
 
 
 Outro
  &
  E
   q  E  E H       q  E  E E  E Q     q  E  E H
|-12----12------|-12----12---12----|-12----12------|
|-12----12------|-12----12---12----|-12----12------|
|-13----13------|-13----13---------|-13----13------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
 
 
  A               B               E
   q  E  E H       q  E  E H        Q  E  E Q   q
|-12----12------|-11----11------|-/15--------------|
|-14----14------|-12----12------|-/15----17----14--|
|-14----14------|-11----11------|--------16----14--|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
   q  E  E Q   q     q  E  E Q   q     q  E  E  H
|-------12----12--|-12----12----12--|-12----12\------*|
|-12----12----12--|-12----12----12--|-12----12\------*|
|-13--------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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
X