Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy - Bass Lesson

[greghagger]

I thought it was high time that I covered another one of Phil Lynott's bass lines for my weekly YouTube video.

 

If you don't know of Phil Lynott, he was the frontman and bassist for Irish rock band, 'Thin Lizzy', who at one time had Gary Moore in their ranks!

 

This week I'll be looking at the bass line from 'Jailbreak' which is one of Thin Lizzy's best-known songs.

 

It has a really great main riff that is shared by the bass and guitar, and it also has a more technical 'break-out section' that is a lotta fun to play!

 

Thin Lizzy detuned a half-step so if you want to play along with the original song, use my E Major transcription part and detune your bass.

 

In the PDF booklet, there's also an Eb Major part but it's better played on a 5-string bass because of the low 'Eb's'. The Tab part for the Eb version is written for 5-string.

 

You’ll find a link for the free PDF transcription in the description underneath the YouTube video. 

 

 

[Lozz196]

Great song, we started doing it a couple of months ago, got a really good groove/feel to it. And that break-out part, well it showed me where Is it Just Me by The Darkness may well have got its inspiration from, Dan Hawkins being a major TL fan.

[greghagger]

On 23/04/2024 at 13:25, Lozz196 said:

Great song, we started doing it a couple of months ago, got a really good groove/feel to it. And that break-out part, well it showed me where Is it Just Me by The Darkness may well have got its inspiration from, Dan Hawkins being a major TL fan.

Ah, I see what you mean! Very similar riffs! Have fun with Jailbreak.