xTabbed by: chanandler_bong Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard So this is the proper way to play this song, like AC/DC, who had to tune it down for the bagpipes. I'm sure this tab is 100%, but not the solo, because i think it sounds better if you just make it up on the spot. I've tried to make this tab pretty detailed, so you can get the song just right. Cheers! chanandler_bong. "For those about to rock, we salute you!" "Its a Long Way to the Top"-(if you wanna rock'n'roll) AC/DC [Opening rhythm riff] (played by Malcom) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|X 32 A|-6--8-x-x-8-8------------------------------------------------------| E|-6--6-x-x-6-6------------------------------------------------------| Play rhythm riff until the chorus [Opening lead riff] (played by Angus, after 4 bars of rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6-------------------------------------------------------------|x 4 D|-----6-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6h8---6-----------------------------------------------------------| E|---------6---------------------------------------------------------| Then vocals come in- "Ridin' down the highway..." Lead doesnt play anything in the first half of the verse, but in the last 8 bars, he plays this- e|-6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------------------------| B|-6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Then both guitars play this - let ring e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------8---------------------------------|x2 D|-----8----------------6----------8------------8--------------------| A|-----8----------------6----------6------------8--------------------| E|-----6----------------4-----------------------6--------------------| "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------8~-----------------------| D|------------------------------------------6~-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "If you think its easy doin' one night stands..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------8~-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------8~-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------6~-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "Try playin' in a rock'n'roll band..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------8--------------8---------------------------------------------| D|------6--------------8------------------------8--------------------| A|---------------------6------------------------8--------------------| E|----------------------------------------------6--------------------| "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll!..." Then the Rythm guitar comes back in with this until the guitar solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--8-x-x-8-8------------------------------------------------------| E|-6--6-x-x-6-6------------------------------------------------------| Bagpipe Interlude And the lead plays- (guitar and bagpipes) you can play the bagpipes part on the guitar e|-----/6/--| e|-----6-----| B|----------| B|-----------| G|-6h7------| Guitar x 4 G|-6-7-------|Bagpipes x 4 D|----------| D|-----------| A|----------| A|-----------| E|----------| E|-----------| [Solo] In the solo, the rhythm guitar playes this- e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-8-x-8-8----8-8-x-8-8--------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-x-6-6----8-8-x-8-8--------------------------------------------|x4 A|--------------6-6-x-6-6-----6--8-x-x-8-8---------------------------| E|----------------------------6--6-x-x-6-6---------------------------| Lead guitar solo, you can do what is recorded, but i just do my own thing, e.g.- (Listen to the song for the timing of this part, the lead plays after the rhythm plays the 3 chords) There are 3 bits to the guitar solo. 1st 2nd e|-6-9-6--------------------------|-18-21-18--------------------------------| B|-6-9-6--------------------------|-18-21-18--------------------------------| G|-------8b-6-8b-6h8--------------|-----------20b-18-20b-8-20-8-------------| D|-------------------8--6---------|-----------------------------20-19-18----| A|--------------------------8-----|--------------------------------------20-| E|------------------------------6-|-----------------------------------------| The 3rd bit continues on for twice as long e|-6-9-6------6-9------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------6-9-----6-9-------------------6-9-----------------------------------| G|-------------------8b-6-8-6--------------8-6-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------6-7---------8-6---------------------------| A|----------------------------/6-9-----------------8-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------6~-~-~-~-~-~------------| And then the rythm guitar comes back in with this until the chorus- (20 bars) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--8-x-x-8-8------------------------------------------------------| E|-6--6-x-x-6-6------------------------------------------------------| And then the lead plays this again e|-6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------------------------| B|-6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] Both guitars play this plus the rhythm part - e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------8---------------------------------|x2 D|-----8----------------6----------8---------------------------------| A|-----8----------------6----------6------------6--8-x-x-8-8---------| E|-----6----------------4-----------------------6--6-x-x-6-6---------| "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------8~------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------6~------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "If you wanna be a star on stage and screen ..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------8~----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------8~----------------------------------------------------------| A|-------6~----------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "Look out, it's rough and mean!..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-8-x-8-8----8-8-x-8-8--------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-x-6-6----8-8-x-8-8--------------------------------------------| A|--------------6-6-x-6-6-----6--8-x-x-8-8---------------------------| E|----------------------------6--6-x-x-6-6---------------------------| "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll!..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--8-x-x-8-8--6--8-x-x-8-8----------------------------------------| E|-6--6-x-x-6-6--6--6-x-x-6-6----------------------------------------| "It's a long way...!" Repeat until fade END Lyrics Ridin' down the highway Goin' to a show Stop in all the by-ways Playin' rock 'n' roll Gettin' robbed Gettin' stoned Gettin' beat up Broken boned Gettin' had Gettin' took I tell you folks It's harder than it looks It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll If you think it's easy doin' one night stands Try playin' in a rock roll band It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll Hotel, motel Make you wanna cry Lady do the hard sell Know the reason why Gettin' old Gettin' grey Gettin' ripped off Under-paid Gettin' sold Second hand That's how it goes Playin' in a band It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll If you wanna be a star on stage and screen Look out it's rough and mean It's a long way to the top If you wanna rock 'n' roll *************************** | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ let ring | + harmonic | x Mute note ***************************
