d 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|-----------|
Now the solo starts-
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---------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/its_a_long_way_to_the_top_tab_ver_4.html ]
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--------------------------I-18-21-18--------------------------------|
B|-6-9-6--------------------------I-18-21-18--------------------------------|
G|-------8b-6-8b-6h8--------------I-----------20b-18-20b-8-20-8-------------|
D|-------------------8--6---------I-----------------------------20-19-18----|
A|--------------------------8-----I--------------------------------------20-|
E|------------------------------6-I-----------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------
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