Thin Lizzy: Don’t Believe A Word

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THIN LIZZY – DON’T BELIEVE A WORD

One of the popular Thin Lizzy songs, “Don’t Believe a Word” was originally released in October 1976 as part of their seventh studio album “Johnny the Fox” and quickly became a hit throughout Britain. “Johnny the Fox” followed the release of Thin Lizzy’s extremely successful “Jailbreak”, which was released in March the same year. The album charted really well in the UK and became the first Thin Lizzy album to chart in the United States. Therefore, the band went on a US tour, supporting bands like Aerosmith, Rush and REO Speedwagon and thus supporting “Jailbreak” itself.

However, around June 1976, just before the band was about to start a new tour, this time with Rainbow, Phil Lynott was diagnosed hepatitis and was unable to continue touring. The tour was cancelled and Lynott was sent to a hospital in Manchester in order to recover. That’s exactly when he wrote all the material for “Johnny the Fox”. Lynott had an acoustic guitar in the hospital that he used during the songwriting process. By the end of July, he was feeling healthy again, so Thin Lizzy booked a studio in Germany in order to record the new material.

Arriving in Munich, the band members and the production team soon realized that the studios and the recording process don’t fit their requirements. The production team was experiencing serious difficulties in achieving a solid drum sound, plus Lynott was still doing final touches to his songs, which led to disagreements between the band members due to the overall musical direction that the album was going into. In the end, the band went back to London, where the actual recordings took place.

London is the place where “Don’t Believe a Word” by Thin Lizzy was recorded. When Lynott first played the song to the others, “Don’t Believe a Word” sounded like a slow 12-bar blues. However guitarist Brian Robertson didn’t like that at all and decided to rework the song together with drummer Brian Downey. Their collaboration resulted in the creation of the final version of “Don’t Believe a Word” that appeared on the album, however only Phil Lynott was credited as a writer on the album cover, which led to further arguments and disagreements between the band members and Robertson was later even sacked by Lynott.

“Don’t Believe a Word” is undoubtedly a terrific guitar song and a great addition to the arsenal of every rock guitarist. But if you want to admire someone for that great guitar riffs and blazing guitar solos, this must be Brian Robertson. Well, let’s also not forget the role of Scott Gorham for helping Thin Lizzy achieve that solid dual-harmony guitar sound. Another reason why you would want to learn to play “Don’t Believe a Word” by Thin Lizzy on your guitar is because the song is written in the key of A Minor and is perfect for exercising various A Minor Pentatonic Licks, which are a must-have in the repertoire of every respected rock guitarist.

Learn to Play This Song

• Play both Rhythm and Lead Guitar
• Detailed Multi Camera tuition.
• 25-30 Videos for each Song
• Song Structure & Chord Diagrams
• Guitar Pro Interactive Tab
• Band Practice and Jam Sessions
• Over 30 Songs available

Get More Details Here