Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight) (Thin Lizzy) Guitar Lesson with Backing Tracks + TAB

Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight) | TAB

Throughout Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight), the chords are only VI – V – IV – I, like this:

||: Em | D | C | G :||

However, there are extensions, and most importantly, that bass line is the whole point—so let’s start with that and then build a bunch of acoustic guitar parts from it to understand this tune.

Here’s the bass line for the intro/chorus. Later, this is simplified.

I’ve added chords above just for reference—perhaps try adding them yourself before you look below.

Make sure you can play along with the original recording. As mentioned, the bass line is simplified for the verse. For the chorus, it’s the same, it just stops on the last G.

Here’s what I reckon you should play for the verse or chorus if you want to play a lot. Notice how I’m including the notes and rhythm of the bass line.

Here’s a simplified version—perhaps use this for the verse and the previous one for the chorus.

Finally, here’s an idea for the breakdown verse.

When you can play all three examples with the original recording, stop staring at this and see if you can blend the parts naturally.

Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight) Backing Tracks + TAB | Related Pages

Dancing In The Moonlight | Chords + Lyrics

Learn to play Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight) by Thin Lizzy using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, and the original recording.

| Em | D | C | G (Gsus4) |
When I passed you in the doorway, well, you took me with a glance…

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