"Back In Black" by AC/DC from the 1980 album BACK IN BLACK Good song, but you'll have to forgive me if the tab ain't perfect. This is only the main riffs, and I'm doin' it from memory. KEY: T = play with thumb / = slide up \ = slide down ^ = bend ^q = quarter tone ^h = half tone ^F = full tone if letter is above the fret #, note is bent THEN picked h = hammer p = pull-off g = grace note - written above note to be 'graced' ~ = vibrato Oh, and X's mean make that chopping noise that Angus Young makes in the song. I shouldn't really need to tab that part out... Opening riff (played behind verses as well): ---------------------|-------3-0------------| ---------------------|-----------3-0--------| ------7-7-7----------|---------------2^F^p0-| --2---7-7-7--7-7-7---|-X-X-X----------------| --2---5-5-5--7-7-7---|-X-X-X----------------| --0----------5-5-5---|-X-X-X----------------| ---------------------|----------------------| ---------------------|----------------------| ------7-7-7----------|----------------------| --2---7-7-7--7-7-7---|----------------------| --2---5-5-5--7-7-7---|--2---2---2---2-------| --0----------5-5-5---|----4---5---6---7\----| The Chorus: ----------------|-----|--3-----------|------|--3--|-------| ----------------|-----|--3--3--------|------|--3--|-3-3-3-| --2-----4--2--4-|--%--|--0--2--2---2-|--%---|--0--|-2-2-2-| --2--2--4--2--4-|--%--|-----0--2---2-|--%---|--0--|-0-0-0-| --0--2--2--0--2-|-----|--------0---0-|------|-----|-------| -----0----------|-----|----------3---|------|--3--|-------| That later riff: (play each part a couple of times - listen to the tape!) First half (4 times?) --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| -----5-4-2--4------2---2---2----| --0------------4~----5---6---7\-| Second half (2 times?) --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| -----5-4-2--4------2---2---2----| --0------------4~----5---6---7\-| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------- Back In Black Verse 4x e:-------2--2--2-------------3-0-----------------------2--2--2---------------| B:-------3--3--3------------------3--0-----------------3--3--3---------------| G:-------2--2--2----2--2--2-------------b(2)-0---------2--2--2-----2--2--2---| D:2------0--0--0----2--2--2-----------------------2----0--0--0-----2--2--2---| A:2-----------------0--0--0-----------------------2----------------0--0--0---| E:0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------------| Bridge e:-------------------------------------------------------------------2-------| B:----------------------------------------------------------------3--3-------| G:------------------------------2-----4--2--4----2-----4--2--4----0--2--2----| D:------------------------------2--2--4--2--4----2--2--4--2--4----0--0--2----| A:-2-----2-----2-----2----------0--2--2--0--2----0--2--2--0--2----0-----0----| E:----4-----5-----6-----7----------0----------------0-------------3--------3b| Well I'm b e:------------2--------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------3--3----------------------------------------------------3---------| G:-----2---0--2--2--------2---2-----4--2--4----2-----2--4--2--4----0---------| D:-----2---0--0--2--------2---2--2--4--2--4----2--2--2--4--2--4----0---------| A:-----0---0-----0--------0---0--2--2--0--2----0--2--0--2--0--2----0--strum-5| E:(4)------3--------3b(4)--------0----------------0----------------3---------| ack in black repeat verse 2x then bridge Ryth e:---------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------| B:---------------3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------| G:---------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------| D:---------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------------2--| A:--or-6---times----------------------------------------------------------2--| E:------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| em 1 solo 4 times then bridge again e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-7--7--7---6--6--6--------------------------------7--7--7--6--6--6-----2---| D:-7--7--7---6--6--6---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2--7--7--7--6--6--6--2--2--2| A:-5--5--5---4--4--4---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2--5--5--5--4--4--4--2--0--2| E:---------------------0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--------------------0-----0| riff a 4x riff b 2x repeat riff e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:--2---------------------------------------------------0--5--4--2--4-----2--| D:--2------------------------------------------------------------------3-----| A:--0------0--5--4--2--4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------| E:------------------------3-----4-----5-----6-----7--------------------------| a 2x then bridge again Then play rythem for the solo again e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------| D:4-----5-----6-----7------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| AC ACDC //// ACDCAC ACDC AC DC AC DC //// AC DC AC DC AC DC AC /////// AC DC AC ACDCACDC DC //// AC DC AC AC DC AC DC /// AC DC AC DC AC DC ACDC // ACDCDC ACDC "Heavy decibels are playing on my guitar We got vibrations coming up from the floor" Rock and Roll ain't noise pollution (1980)