Jailbreak (Bass)
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Jailbreak
Title track taken from Thin Lizzy’s 1976 album. As with most
Lizzy album tracks you need to de tune. Bass performance Phil
Lynott. Tab by bass50611. As per original bass line.  Listen for the
Chromatic bass run in chorus 2. Comments bass254@btinternet.com

Intro:
  (Bass Chord)[   Intro Riff Play This Bit x2   ]
Gb|-----------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------|-7---------------7---------------|
Ab|-----7-----|--77-9---777-9-7--77-9---777-9-7-|
Eb|-----0-----|---------------------------------|

Verse:
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|
Ab|--77-9---777-9-7--77-9---777-9-7--77-9---777-9-7--77-9---777-9-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------7---------------7---------------7-----|
Ab|--77-9---777-9-7--77-9---777-9-7--77-9---777-9-7--77-9-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------6-9------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------7---6-----|
Ab|---------57-7-7-7---------57-7-7-7---------57-7-7-7-------7-9-|
Eb|-7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7--------------------|

Repeat Intro Riff:

Repeat Verse:

Chorus 2:
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------57-7-7-7---2-4-5-6-7-7-7-7---2-4-5-6-7-7-7-7-----------------|
Eb|-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-|

Gb|----------------------------------------------------6-9------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------7---6-----|
Ab|---------57-7-7-7--------57-7-7-7---------57-7-7-7-------7-9-|
Eb|-7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7--------------------|

Solo:                                           ‘Breakout’
Gb|--6-9---------6-9--------6-9--------6-9-------------------|
Db|-7---6-------7---6------7---6------7---6------------------|
Ab|-------7-9---------7-9--------7-9--------7-9--------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----666-777-888-999----666-777-888-999----666-777-888-999-|
Ab|-777----------------777----------------777----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----666-777-888-999---------------------------------------|
Ab|-777-------------------444-555-666-777----444-555-666-777-|
Eb|--------------------555----------------555----------------|

                                                    (Break)
Gb|--------------------------------------555-666-777---9-|
Db|----666-777-888-999----666-777-888-999----------------|
Ab|-777----------------777-------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Intro Riff:

Repeat Verse:

Repeat Chorus 2 and End