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Rock Or Bust - AC/DC
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Tabbed by: Sam R
E-mail:
I can't guarantee that this is correct, I simply listened to the song and tried to make
a sound from my
guitar which was similar lol. I am sure that someone who actually knows what they are
doing will release
a full tab of the entire song in the near future!!
For the solo section, I have to admit,I used what someone else had done on Youtube, so
all credit goes to this
guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT9SnYk2fnA for figuring out the solo. Everything
else on here is tabbed
by myself.
It should be simple enough to figure out how it is all played if you listen to the song
whilst working through
this tab.
The whole song is tabbed here, for both guitars (Angus and Stevie) apart from the last
solo. I will update it
when I can figure it out.
Apologies for any mistakes with any lyrics I have put in. I have just added them to give
an idea as to
which part is played where.
Tuning: 1/4 - 1/2 Step Down. Just like the old days ;)
Enjoy!
[Intro] (Angus starts off, then Stevie joins the for 2nd time)
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------| Main Riff
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
Gtr I+II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
[Verse]
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2h4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------------0--2----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-----------2-------------------0--2----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I+II "hey yeah!"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
"are ya ready?"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"In Rock we trust............Its Rock or bust!"
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2h4---------------------------2h4-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------0--2--------------------------0--2----------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------| x2
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr I Note(I understand that some people have these bends on the chorus from Gtr I on
the high e and B strings
but I like playing it this way as it involves less stretching with the fingers)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------15-15-15---14-14-14---12-12-12----------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------17b17b17b--16b16b16b--14b14b14b---------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------| x2
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2h4---------------------------2h4-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-------------0--2--------------------------0--2----------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------| x3
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr I
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15-15-15---14-14-14---12-12-12--------------|
G|-----17b17b17b--16b16b16b--14b14b14b-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-3---------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------------|
D|-----0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-------------0-0-0---2-2-2-----------------------|
E|---------------------0-0-0-----------------------|
[Verse]
"We hear the sirens scream..."
Gtr I+II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"In Rock we trust............Its Rock or bust!"
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2h4---------------------------2h4-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------0--2--------------------------0--2----------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------| x2
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------15-15-15---14-14-14---12-12-12----------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------17b17b17b--16b16b16b--14b14b14b---------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------| x2
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
[Solo backing]
Gtr II
e|---------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3---3--------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-----4-------------0---2------2----1-------1--1-----4---------------|
D|----2--2-----4------x4-----0---0------2----2-------2--2-----4---------------|
A|----2--2-----2-------------x----------0----2-------2--2-----2---------------|
E|----0--0-------------------3---------------0-------0--0---------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|---------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
[Solo]
Gtr I
e|-------------7------------7--------------7---------------------------------|
B|----10b(12)------10b(12)-----10b(12)--------7--10-----7--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9-----9p7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------9--7-7------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------7--7-----------7----------------------|
B|--------------7-----------7---------------10b(12)--------------------------|
G|----9b(11)------7-9b(11)----9b(11)-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------12--------------------------------------------------|
B|----15b(17)--15b(17)-----12--15b(17)---15--12-----15--12--12---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------17--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17b(19)----(x4)-17b(19)-17b(19)(r)17p15)--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------16-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15-15-15---14-14-14---12-12-12-------------------------------|
G|--------------17b17b17b--16b16b16b--14b14b14b------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"In Rock we trust............Its Rock or bust!"
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2h4---------------------------2h4-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------0--2--------------------------0--2----------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------| x2
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|
Gtr I (sounds like there is a pick slide here, listen to find out)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------15-15-15---14-14-14---12-12-12----------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------17b17b17b--16b16b16b--14b14b14b---------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------| x2
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
[Solo backing]
(again, I haven't put in the final solo yet as I don't know it, will update when I can
figure it
out)
e|---------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3---3--------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-----4-------------0---2------2----1-------1--1-----4----1--1----4--|
D|----2--2-----4------x4-----0---0------2----2-------2--2-----4----2--2----4--|
A|----2--2-----2-------------x----------0----2-------2--2-----2----2--2----2--|
E|----0--0-------------------3---------------0-------0--0----------0--0-------|
I apologise if this is incorrect. This is my first tab and I just had to give it a shot
seeing how awesome
this riff/song is!
Long live AC/DC!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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