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Back In Black
Ac Dc
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BACK IN BLACK
As recorded by AC/DC
Transcribed By Paul Bell
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Gtr. 1'
Q=92
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q E S S S Q S S S S H Q E S
|----------|----------|------7-7-7------6-6-|-6--------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|-7-------------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|----------------|
S Q S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S E Q E S S S Q S S S
|--------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-----4-----4-2-4-3---4-4-|------7-7-7------6-6--|
|-----------------------|---------6-----------------|-2--------------------|
|-7---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
S H Q E S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S E
|-6-------------|--------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-----4-----4-2-4-3---4-4--|
|---------------|-----------------------|---------6------------------|
|---------------|-7---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Q E S S S Q S S S S H Q E S S Q S S S S Q S S S
|------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-------------|--------7-7-7------6-6--|
|-2-------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-7----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|------------------------|
S E S S S S S E S S S S E Q E S S S Q S S S S H Q E S
|-6-----4-----4-2-4-3---4-4-|------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-------------|
|---------6-----------------|-2-------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
S Q S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S E E S S E E E. S E E
|--------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-----4-----4-2-4-3---4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-4--|
|-----------------------|---------6-----------------|---------------------|
|-7---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-|---2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|
|----------------------|-2----------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E S E. E. S S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|-2------4--2-2-2-4-4--|
|----------------------|-----2----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E. S E E E S S S S E E T S T E E E +S S E E H E
|-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-------|
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|----------------7--|
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
Q E S S S Q S S S S H Q E S S Q S S S S Q S S S
|------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-------------|--------7-7-7------6-6--|
|-2-------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-7----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|------------------------|
S E S S S S S E S S S S E Q E S S S Q S S S S H Q E S
|-6-----4-----4-2-4-3---4-4-|------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-------------|
|---------6-----------------|-2-------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
S Q S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S E E S S E E E. S E E
|--------7-7-7------6-6-|-6-----4-----4-2-4-3---4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-4--|
|-----------------------|---------6-----------------|---------------------|
|-7---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-|---2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|
|----------------------|-2----------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E S E. E. S S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|-2------4--2-2-2-4-4--|
|----------------------|-----2----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E. S E E E S S S S E E T S T E E E
|-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-6-7-|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
+S S E E H E Q E Q. E E
|-(7)-7-7-7-7------|----------------|
|------------------|-2----2------2--|
|----------------7-|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E Q E Q. E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2----|-2----2------2--|
|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0-|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E Q E Q. E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2----|-2----2------2--|
|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0-|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E Q E Q. E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2----|-2----2------2--|
|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0-|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E E S S E E E. S E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-4-|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2----|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0-|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-|---2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|
|----------------------|-2----------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E S E. E. S S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|-2------4--2-2-2-4-4--|
|----------------------|-----2----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E. S E E E S S S S E E T S T E E E +S S E E H E W
|-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7------||-------|
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------||o------|
|------------------|-------------------------|----------------7-||o------|
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------||--0----|
W W W W
|-----------||----------|----------|------|
|----------o||----------|----------|------|
|----------o||-0--------|-0--------|------|
|-0---------||----------|----------|-0----|
W E S S E E E. S E E E S S S S E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E
|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-|---2-2-2-2--0-0-2--|
|----------|--------------------|----------------------|-2-----------------|
|----------|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-0--------|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E S S S S E E. S E E E S E. E. S S S E E E E E E. S E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-2-|-2------4--2-2-2-4-4-|-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-0-|
|----------------------|-----2---------------|------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
S S S S E E T S T E E E +S S E E H E W W
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7------|----------|------|
|-------------------------|------------------|----------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------7-|-0--------|------|
|-------------------------|------------------|----------|------|
Q E Q. E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2-----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E Q. E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2-----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E Q. E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2-----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E Q. E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q. E E Q. E E. E. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------*|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2-----*|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------0-----0--*|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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