Rock N Roll Train by Ac Dc #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ROCK 'N ROLL TRAIN (Bassline) As recorded by AC/DC (From the 2008 Album BLACK ICE) Transcribed by Adam Perlmutter Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Moderately Q=119 1.,2. 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q |------------||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------||o------------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4---|----------------o|| |------------||o---5---5-(5)-5----|---------------5-|-5--------------o|| |------------||--5---5------------|-----------------|---5-5-5---------|| 3. E E E E +H +W |----------------|--------|| |----------------|--------|| |-5--------------|--------|| |---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)----|| 1st Verse Wx4 ||----------|| ||o--------o|| ||o--------o|| ||----------|| Pre-Chorus Wx7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--|| |------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|---5-5-5-5-------| |-----------------|---5---5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5---------5-5-5-| |-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-------------|-----------------| E E E E +H +W +W |----------------|------------|--------|| |----------------|------------|--------|| |-5--------------|------------|--------|| |---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)----|| 2nd Verse Wx4 ||----------|| ||o--------o|| ||o--------o|| ||----------|| Pre-Chorus Wx7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--|| |------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|------------------||------------------| ||o---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-----------------o||------------------| ||o-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|-----------------o||------------------| ||--5---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-5-5-------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------5-5-5-||-5---------------|-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------| |-----------------||---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-------| |-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5---------5-5-5-| |-5-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------| E E E E +H +W +W +W +H. Q |----------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|| |----------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|| |-5--------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|| |---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)---------|| 3rd Verse Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 4th Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-------| |-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|-----------5-5-5-| |-5---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------------||-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-5-5-| |-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|---5-5-5-5-------|----------------|| |-5---------------|-----------5-5-5-|-5--------------|| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|---5-5-5-(5)----|| Out-Chorus E E E E +E E Q W E E E E +H |------------------|----------|----------------| |------------------|----------|----------------| |---5---5-(5)-5----|----------|-5--------------| |-5---5------------|----------|---5-5-5-(5)----| E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------| |---5---5-(5)-5-5--|-5---------5-5-5-|-5---------------| |-5---5------------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------| |-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------| |-5---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4---| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-| |-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------------|-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W Q H. |-----------------|----------------|------------|----------*| |---5-5-5-5-------|----------------|------------|----------*| |-----------5-5-5-|-5--------------|------------|----------*| |-5---------------|---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-5--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com