Danny Boy Tab by Conway Twitty

Danny Boy tab by Conway Twitty

Guitar 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----|

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               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

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