“Whiskey In The Jar” by Thin Lizzy – Ukulele Tutorial

About The Song

"Whiskey in the Jar" is a popular Irish traditional song from the 17th or 18th Century. The author is unknown. A lot of artists recorded their version of this song. The Dubliners made a version of it in the 1960s and in 1990 they made a version with The Pogues. In the early 1970s the band Thin Lizzy had a huge chart success with their rock version of the song. In the 1990s Metallica made the song popular again with their a hard rock version. Our version is based on the Thin Lizzy version with a little bit of laid back feel. We hope you like it, if so feel free to leave a comment. Have Fun.

Original Video

Uke4U Playalong

Beat And Tempo

4/4 - 120 Bpm

Chords

C , Em , G , D (Key of G)

Strumming Pattern

1	+	2	+	3	+	4	+
D	U		U	D		D	U

Strumming Pattern 2 (only at the "ring dum a do dum a da" Part):

1	+	2	+	3	+	4	+
D	U	D	U	D	U	D	U

5	+	6	+	7	+	8	+
D	U	D	U	D		D

6 Comments

Malcolm on October 27, 2015 at 10:18 pm

Thank you for a fantastic web site.

Love the tutorial on Whiskey in the Jar for Ukulele. Would it be possible to find a tab for the melody line being played in the recording. Really nice

Best regards
Malcolm
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- admin on October 28, 2015 at 3:53 pm
  
  Hi Malcolm,
  
  I’ll tab the melody, but at the moment I’m working on other things. Stay tuned.
  Thanks for your kind words.
  
  Best wishes
  FriendlyFred
  Reply
Matheus Silva on November 18, 2015 at 2:44 am

Please, i want the solo of intro 😀 Hugs from Brazil!
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- admin on November 23, 2015 at 4:19 pm
  
  Hi Matheus,
  
  that’s a good idea. Thanks for watching.
  
  Cheers
  FriendlyFred
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kaizersoza on January 19, 2016 at 1:33 am

I would love to have the melody tab for this and also the intro, thanks for taking the time FriendlyFred
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- admin on March 24, 2016 at 11:47 am
  
  Hi there,
  we didn’t tab it. But you might find it on the web.
  
  FriendlyFred
  Reply