Back in Black

AC/DC

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[Intro]

(Clean guitar with palm mute)

[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|-----------------------------------|

 

 

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[Main Riff]

(with distortion)



[Continue with the rest of your tab content...]



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| x  Dead note    | b  Bend          |

| br Bend&release | {X} Palm mute    |

| ^  Hammer on    | p  Pull off      |

| \  Slide down   | (n) Hold note    |

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