AC/DC – Back In Black (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
A|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
E|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|

   E                D              A                                 R
e|-------------------------------------|--------------3-0------------------|
B|------------------3-3-3--------------|--------------------3-0------------|
G|------------------2-2-2----------2-2-|2-----------------------2^(4)`2p0--|
D|-2----------------0-0-0----------2-2-|2----------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------0-0-|0----------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   E               D              A
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3--------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-2-2----------2-2-|2---------------------------------o|
D|-2---------------0-0-0----------2-2-|2---------------------------------o|
A|-2------------------------------0-0-|0---2-----2-----2-----2------------|
E|-0----------------------------------|------4.----5.----6.----7/---------|
[Verse] E D A Back in black, I hit the sack, I've been too long, I'm glad to be E D A back, yes, I'm let loose from the noose, that's kept me hangin' E D A about. I keep lookin' at the sky 'cause it's gettin' me high. Forget the E D A hearse 'cause I'll never die. I got nine lives, cat's eyes, abusin' ev'ry one of them and runnin' wild. 'Cause I'm (to Chorus)
[Chorus]
       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
   back,                  yes I'm   back._                         Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

        G     D     A   G       A           G     D     A   G        A
  back,                        yes  I'm   back                    Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
                       (sb)                                (sb)

       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
    back                                     back. Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

      G                                       D         end rhythm figure 2
   back in black,               yes, I'm  back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------|
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------|
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------|
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------|
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------|
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------|
[Verse] E D A Back in the back of a Cadillac Number one with a bullet, I'm a power E D A pack. Yes, I'm in a bang with a gang, they gotta catch me if they E D A want me to hang. 'Cause I'm back on the track, and I'm beatin' the flack. E D Nobody's gonna get me on another rap. So, look at me now, I'm just makin' my A play, don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way. 'Cause I'm (to Chorus)
Rhythm figure 2
       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
   back,                  yes I'm   back.                          Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

        G     D     A   G       A           G     D     A   G        A
  back,                        yes  I'm   back                    Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
                       (sb)                                (sb)

       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
    back,                                      back.        Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

      G                                       D
   back in black,               yes, I'm  back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------|
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------|
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------|
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------|
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------|
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------|

[Solo]
      E        D/E            A/E                E
Guitar 1   ~~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~       ~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------0-2-3p2p0-2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------2---------|
A|--------7--------5--5-----------|4--4----------2-------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| |play both at the same time. |Guitar2 | |Rhythm figure 3 |
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----9.-------7-7-7.---------7-7-|7.--------9-9-9---9-9-9-----9-9---------|
A|----7.-------5-5-5.---------4-4-|4.--------7-7-7---7-7-7-----7-7---------|
E|----0.-------0-0-0.---------0-0-|0.--------0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|
E D/E A/E A E A ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ -----
                                                |  3  |     3
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------7--7--7--7-X-7------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------7--------5--5-----------|4--4------------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| | end rhythm figure 3 |
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------2--------------2----------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------2------1-------2----------|
D|----9.-------7-7-7.---------7-7-|7.-----------2------2-------2----------|
A|----7.-------5-5-5.---------4-4-|4.-------2---0------2-------0----------|
E|----0.-------0-0-0.---------0-0-|0.-------0----------0------------------|

(with rhythm figure 3) (3 times)
       ~~~~~~~             ~~~~~
  E     D/E                 A/E                           E
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-8---------------|----8--10h11p10p8--10--8------------------|
G|7^9--------------7^9----9-----|-9-----------------------9-7-9---12----12-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------14----|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

                                                ~~~~~~
                     D/E             R        A/E
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15----15------15-------------------------|
G|14^(16)------14^(16)--------14^(16)`14p12-14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

                       A                        E              A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15-------------------------------|
G|--12---------12------14---12---14^(16)--------14^(16)--------------------|
D|--12p14--14------14------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  E                 D/E                                                A/E
e|---12-12-------------------------------------12--------------------------|
B|12-------15^(17)--15^(17)--15^(17)--15^(17)-------15-12----12------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14----12-14^(16)-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          hold bend                         ~~~~~~
                              E
e|------------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14^(16)-------(16)`14--12-14------12^(14)------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------14---------------12--13-14---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                         D/E            R           ~~~~~              A/E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------14----------------15------------------------------------------|
G|---12------14-----12p14^(16)---14^(16)`14-12-14--------------------------|
D|-------14------14-------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                       A               E                  A
               ~~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|------15^(17)----------------15p12----12---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14-----12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14//////-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        E           D/E               A/E                E
                  ~~~~           ~~~~             ~~~~                 ~~~
e|-----------------------0------0--------|-0---0-0-----------12------------|
B|------0--5--3--5------(3/2)-3-3--------|-2p0-2-2--------12----15^(17)----|
G|---------4-----4-----------------------|------------/14-----------------0|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

     E     D/E             A/E             E     A    E    A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------2---------2---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------2----1----2---------------|
D|---9==------7-7-7==-------7-7-7==--------------2----2----2---------------|
A|---7==------5-5-5==-------4-4-4==--------2-----0----2----0---------------|
E|---0==------0-0-0==-------0-0-0==--------0----------0--------------------|
 |guitar 2
| |play both at the same time |
 |guitar 1                                                        [Chorus]
 |            ~~~~~        ~~~~~         ~~~~~         R          Well I'm
e|---0--0------------0-----0-----|-0-----0--------------------------------|
B|---5--5--3--5------3p2-3-3-----|-2p0-0-2------14^(15)`14-12-14^(15)/----|
G|-------------------------------|--------------14^(15)`14-12-14^(15)/----|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

with Rhythm Figure 2
       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
   back,                  yes I'm   back._                         Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

        G     D     A   G       A           G     D     A   G        A
  back,                        yes  I'm   back                    Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
                       (sb)                                (sb)

       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
    back,______________________________       back._______________ Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

      G                                       D         end rhythm figure 2
   back in black,_              yes, I'm  back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------|
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------|
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------|
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------|
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------|
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------|

   E
              ~~~~    ~~~
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------%-------------------o|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|
A|---5p4-2-4-------2------2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
E|-0---------3-------5------6-----7/-|-------------------------------------|
                                                                          ^
|
              note: vibratoes                         and repeat sign     |
   A          ~~~   ~~~
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------%--------------------|
D|---5p4-2-4-----2------2------2----|--------------------------------------|
A|-0---------3-----5------6------7/-|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   E                                                                [Chorus]
              ~~~~    ~~~                                         Well I'm
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------%--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---5p4-2-4-------2------2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
E|-0---------3-------5------6-----7/-|-------------------------------------|

with Rhythm Figure 2
       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
   back,                  yes I'm   back._                         Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

        G     D     A   G       A           G     D     A   G        A
  back,                        yes  I'm   back                    Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
                       (sb)                                (sb)

       A     E      B     A      B             A     E      B     A      B
    back,______________________________       back._______________ Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|

      G
   back in black,_              yes, I'm
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|

       D                      A
  back in black
e|-----2----2----2----------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-----3----3----3----------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-----2----2----2----------|-2===================|========================|
D|-----0----0----0----------|-2===================|========================|
A|--------------------------|-0===================|========================|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
 |                           Guitar 2
 |play both at the same time
|
 |  Guitar1        ~~~~~~~~~                 R         ~~~~~~~    *    P.M.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------13^(15)---------|--12^(13)========`12--|--10-------------10/---|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------15/p0-------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------0-|
                                             *D-string sounded by pull-off
[Outro/Solo] (3:35)
[Rhythm Figure 3 until fade]
   E           D/E           A/E             E
                                            (sb)
         ~~~~~        ~~~~~        ~~~~~         ~~~~~
e|-------------0-----------|-0---------------7^--------|
B|-5p3--5------3p2-2-3-----|-2p0-0-2-----/---8^--------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------9---/-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------X-----------|
E|-------------------------|---------------X-----------|

   E            D/E          A/E         E     A   E    A
          ~~~~~~       ~~~~~        ~~~~
e|--------------0-----------|0----------------------12---------------------|
B|-5p3-3-5------3p2-2-3-----|2p0-0-2-------15^(17)-----12-15^(17)----------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------X----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------X----------------------------------|

   (3:47)          ~~~~~~~          R           R         ~~~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------12-------|
B|-15^(16)---15^(17)--------15^(17)-`(16)-^(17)-`(16)-^(17)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                              bend into next measure
                                           ~~~~~   '
e|12---------------------------15^(17)-`(16)------15^|
B|---15p12----12-------------------------------------|
G|---------14----13----------------------------------|
D|------------------14//////-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

(3:52)
e|(17)-15-12-15p12--12-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15--15p12-15p12--12--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------15--15p14p12-14p12--14--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------14--14p12h14p12--14-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------14--14---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.H.---------------] ------------ (sb)
             |      3     |  3   3             '
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------20^-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-12^--12-12-12.--12.--12.--12.-12////////-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
  (sb)

             ~~~~~~ (sb)          ~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------20^------------------20===|
G|----21.--21------------21p19--21-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

(4:00)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|==(20)-20-20----20-20-20----20-20-20----20-20-20-----|
G|------------21----------21----------21-----------21--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------22-------22-----|
B|-20-20-20----20-20-20----20-22^(24)---(24)-----(24)-|
G|----------21----------21----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----19-|
B|---(24)---(24)---(24)---(24)---(24)----|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-22-----------------22-------------22-----------------22-19--------19----|
B|-22^(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-------22^(24)--(24)|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                              R
e|-19-19-22------19-19---------22.-------19-------------19-----------------|
B|-------22^(24)-------22^(24)------(24)---------22^(24)--(24)`22p19-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                       ~~~~~~          fade out
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-20----22-21-----------------------|
G|----21-------21p19-21------19------|
D|------------------------------17---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
*********************************** | / slide down | \ slide up | ^ bend | (3/2) legato slide | R(`) release bend | p pull off | h hammer on | ~ vibrato | X muffled strings | . short note | {} raked notes | o repeat rhythm || 3 | triplet notes | || end of riff | = let note ring | % repeat bar | P.M. palm mute | P.H. pinch harmonic | (sb) slight bend ***********************************