You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1980 Album BACK IN BLACK)
Tabber: niall_acdc
[G5/D]x x 0 0 3 3 G5/DVII
x x x 7 8 x D5
x x x 7 10 x G
3 x 0 0 0 x
[C]x 3 2 0 1 x G5
3 x 0 0 3 x G5/E
x x 2 0 3 x Em7/C
x 3 2 0 3 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Angus Young Lead w/Dist.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Malcolm Young Rhythm w/Dist.'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126
G5/D D5 G5/DVII D5 D5 D5
[4/4] Gtr I
H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +Q. E E E E E
|-3------(3)--------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3------(3)-----10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3-------------3-|-(3)-------3-----| |-0------(0)------7-|--(7)-7---7-----7---|-2-------2-----2-|-(2)-------2-----| |-0------(0)--------|------------------0-|-0-------3b3.5-0-|-(0)---3s4---3-0-| |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +Q. E E E E E
|-3-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3--------------10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3-------------3-|-(3)-------3-----| |-0---------------7-|--(7)-7-7-7-----7---|-2-------2-----2-|-(2)-------2-----| |-0--0-0--0--0-0----|------------------0-|-0-------3b3.5-0-|-(0)---3s4---3-0-| |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G5/D G5/DVII D5 D5
H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E W +H. Q
|-3------(3)--------|--------------------|----------|-------------| |-3------(3)-----10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3--------|-(3)---------| |-0------(0)------7-|--(7)-7---7-----7---|-2--------|-(2)---------| |-0------(0)--------|------------------0-|-0--------|-(0)---------| |-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------| |-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E W +H. Q
|-3-----------------|--------------------|----------|-------------| |-3--------------10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3--------|-(3)---------| |-0---------------7-|--(7)-7-7-7-----7---|-2--------|-(2)---------| |-0--0-0--0--0-0----|------------------0-|-0--------|-(0)---------| |-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------| |-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
Pre and 1st Verse
[G]Q H E [C]E +E E [G]q [C]q [G]E [D5]E +Q H E [G]E +E E [D5]q [G]q q 4x
||--------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|| ||o-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)---------0-|-(0)-0-3--0--3---o|| ||--0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)---------0-|-(0)-0-2--0--2----|| ||--0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0----|| ||o-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|---------------|-----------------o|| ||--3-----------|-------3-----3---|-------------3-|-(3)-3----3-------||
[G]Gtrs I, II[C] [G] [C] [G] [D5] [G] [D5] [G] [D5]
Q H E E +E E q q E E +Q H E E +E E q q q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| |-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)---------0-|-(0)-0-3--0--3--| |-0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)---------0-|-(0)-0-2--0--2--| |-0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0--| |-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|---------------|----------------| |-3-----------|-------3-----3---|-------------3-|-(3)-3----3-----|
[G]Q H E [C]E +E E [G]q [C]q [G]E [D5]E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--| |-0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)--2--2--2--| |-0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)--0--0--0--| |-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|-----------------|---------------| |-3-----------|-------3-----3---|-----------------|---------------|
Chorus
Q [G5]Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E [D5]E
||------------------|---------------------| ||o----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-| ||-----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-| ||-----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-| ||o-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------| ||--3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|
+Q Q +E E E E +E E E [G5/E]E +E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|| |-(3)--3--(3)-------|-------3-3-(3)-3------o|| |-(2)--2--(2)-------|-----0---0-(0)---------|| |-(0)--0--(0)-------|-----------------------|| |-------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)---2-0--o|| |-------------------|-----------------------||
2nd Verse
[G]Q H E [C]E +E E [G]q [G5]q [G]E [D5]E +Q H E [G]E +E E [D5]q [G]q [D5]q 3x
||--------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|| ||o-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)---------0-|-(0)-0-3--0--3---o|| ||--0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)---------0-|-(0)-0-2--0--2----|| ||--0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0----|| ||o-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|---------------|-----------------o|| ||--3-----------|-------3-----3---|-------------3-|-(3)-3----3-------||
[G]Q H E [C]E +E E [G]q [C]q [G]E [D5]E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--| |-0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)--2--2--2--| |-0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)--0--0--0--| |-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|-----------------|---------------| |-3-----------|-------3-----3---|-----------------|---------------|
Chorus
Q [G5]Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E [D5]E
||------------------|---------------------| ||o----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-| ||-----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-| ||-----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-| ||o-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------| ||--3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|
+Q Q +E E E E +E E E [G5/E]E +E E E E 3x
|-------------------|-----------------------|| |-(3)--3--(3)-------|-------3-3-(3)-3------o|| |-(2)--2--(2)-------|-----0---0-(0)---------|| |-(0)--0--(0)-------|-----------------------|| |-------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)---2-0--o|| |-------------------|-----------------------||
Q [G5]Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E [D5]E [D]E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-2-2-2--(2)-2-2-2-| |----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|-3-3-3--(3)-3-3-3-| |----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|-2-2-2--(2)-2-2-2-| |----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|-0-0-0--(0)-0-0-0-| |-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|------------------| |-3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|------------------|
E E [G5]Q Q E E [D]+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-2---3--3--3-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |-3---3--3--3-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-| |-2---0--0--0-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |-0---0--0--0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-| |-------------0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-| |---3-3--3--3---|------------------|------------------|
Guitar Solo
[G5]Gtr I[C5] [G5/E] [D5]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E +Q. E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|-3--------------------| |-----------------------|---3-6----------------| |-5b7======(5)-(5)r-----|-------5b7==(5)r5-3---| |-----------------------|--------------------5-| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-------3------------3-| |-----------------------|-------0------------2-| |---------------------5-|--------------------0-| |-5-------------0---2-3-|-------2--------------| |-3---------------------|----------------------|
~~~ [C5]~~~~~~~~[G5/E] [G5]
E +Q. E E E E +Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------3------| |-----------------|----------3------| |---------5-3-----|-------------5---| |-5-(5)-------5-3-|-(3)-----------5-| |-----------------|------6-3--------|
|
| H E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------3--------| |-----------------|--------0--------| |---------------5-|-----------------| |-----------0-2-3-|--------2------5-| |-----------------|---------------3-|
~ [Em7/C] ~~~ [G5/E]~~~~~~[D]
Q E E E A E E E +E S S E E +E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------------| |----------------6-6-|-(6)-----8-8-(8)---8-10b12==| |----[3]-----5s7-----|-----7s9---------9----------| |-5------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H E E E E +Q. E +Q E E
|--------------------|----------------------2-----| |------------------3-|-(3)-------3-(3)------3-----| |------------------0-|-(0)-------0-(0)------2-----| |------------------2-|-(2)------------------0-----| |--------------0-2-3-|-(3)-------2-(2)---0--------| |--------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~[C5] [G5/E] ~~~~~~~
+E E E +E Q +E E +E E E E Q E E
|-------10-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(10)r----10b12==(10)r-8---(8)-11b13==|=(11)r-10b12-8----8------18b20====| |--------------------------------------|---------------9-------9----------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--(2)------2-----------2--------------|----------------------------------| |--(3)------3-----------3--------3-----|--(3)--------3-3-(3)-3------------| |--(2)------2-----------2--------0-----|--(0)---0------0-(0)-0------------| |--(0)------0-----------0--------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------0--2---3-----|--(3)----------2-(2)-2-2--0-------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
~~~[G5]~~~~~~~~~~~~[D5]
Q +Q +E E E E E +E E E E E E +E
|-----------------15-------|--------------------------------------| |-18--(18)--(18)r----15-18-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-17b19r(17)p15----17--15-17b19==(17)r-| |--------------------------|---------------17---------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------3----(3)-----------|-------------3---------3----------3---| |-------0----(0)-----------|---------0------------------------2---| |-------0----(0)-----------|--------------------------0-------0---| |------------------0--2--3-|-(3)------------2-(2)-----------------| |--3----3----(3)-----------|--------------------------------------|
E E +E E E +E E E E E E [G5/E] E +Q E E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------18b20==| |-18---------------18--------------------|-17--15-17-15-(15)\---15--------| |-----17b19==(17)r----17b19==(17)r-15----|-17--15-17-15-(15)\-------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------17-|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(3)----------3------(3)----------------|---------3--3--(3)--3-----------| |-(2)----------2------(2)----------------|------0-----0--(0)--------------| |-(0)----------0------(0)----------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------0----2--3-|-(3)--------2--(2)-----2--0-----| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
~~~~[G5]~~~~~[D5]
+Q +Q E E +E E E E E E +E +E E E
|-(18)r=(18)--18b20-17pb18r(17)p15-|-17-----15-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----17----18-(18)b20==(18)r-15-18-| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------3---(3)------------------|---------3---------------3-------3-| |---------0---(0)------------------|------0--------------------------2-| |---------0---(0)------------------|------------------------------0--0-| |--------------------0-------2---3-|-(3)--------2--(2)-----------------| |---3-----3---(3)------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~[G5/E]~~~ ~~
E +E E E +E +E E S S E E E E E +E Q
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-20-----20-20-22b24r(22)-20---| |-17b19r(17)-15-19-(19)-(19)\---19-21-|-----21-----------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-(3)---------3-----(3)---------------|---------3--3-(3)-----3-------| |-(2)---------2-----(2)---------------|------0-----0-(0)-------------| |-(0)---------0-----(0)---------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------0---2--3----|-(3)--------2-(2)---------2-0-| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Out-Chorus
Gtr[G5]s I, II[D5]
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||------------------|---------------------| ||o----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-| ||-----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-| ||-----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-| ||o-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------| ||--3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|
+Q Q +E E E E +E E E [G5/E]E +E E E E 3x
|-------------------|-----------------------|| |-(3)--3--(3)-------|-------3-3-(3)-3------o|| |-(2)--2--(2)-------|-----0---0-(0)---------|| |-(0)--0--(0)-------|-----------------------|| |-------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)---2-0--o|| |-------------------|-----------------------||
Q [G5]Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E [D5]E +Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|-(3)--3--(3)-------| |----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|-(2)--2--(2)-------| |----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|-(0)--0--(0)-------| |-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|-------------0-2-3-| |-3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E +E E E [D5]E +E E Q E E [G5C5]E E +E E E [G5/E]E +Q E [D5]E
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------3-------3---3-|-(3)---3--3---3-3-|-(3)---3-3-(3)----3-| |-----0-------------2-|-(2)---2--2---0-0-|-(0)-0---0-(0)----2-| |-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0--0-------|------------------0-| |-(3)-----2-(2)---0---|------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)--0---| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
[D5]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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