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AC/DC - Breaking the Rules

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 AC/DC-Breaking The Rules
 For Those About to Rock (1981)
 Transcribed by: playinbass1432
 Email: playinbass1432@hotmail.com
 
 Standard Tuning
 
 Intro:
 
 A A 
   

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-----------------|
 

 
 A A G 
    

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-----------3-----|
 

 
 Pre Verse 1:
 
 A 
  

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 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-|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---7-|-------------7---|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
 

 
 Verse 1:
 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B 
    

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7---------x-|
 

 
 Pre Chorus 1:
 
 Bb 
  

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|---------------6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\|
 A|-----------------|---------6-7-8---|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 Chorus 1:
 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 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-|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-|-3-----2-----0---|
 

 
 Verse 2:
 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B 
    

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|
 

 
 Pre Chorus 2:
 
 Bb 
  

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|---------------6-|/8-8-8/8-8-8/8-8-|-8-6-------------|
 A|-----------------|---------6-7-8---|-----------------|-----8-6-4-------|
 E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|-----------8-6-6-|
 

 
 Chorus 2:
 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---0---|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 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-|-----------------|
 

 
 Guitar Solo:
 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9\----------|-8-8-8\----------|-7-7-7\----------|-6-6-6\----------|
 

 
 Db C B 
    

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9\----------|-8-8-8\----------|-7-7-7\----------|
 

 
 Bb 
  

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|---------------6-|/8-8-8-/8-8-8-/8-|-8-8-6-----6-----|
 A|-----------------|---------6-7-8---|-----------------|-------8-8---8-7-|
 E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-9---------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---7-|-------------7---|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-4-4-|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------4-3-1-|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-7---|-------------7---|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-4-----|-----------------|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-------------7-7-|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
 

 
 A G F# E 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-----4---------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 G F# E G F# E 
       

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-5-----4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 Outro:
 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8---------1-|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6---------1-|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
 

 
 Db C B Bb 
     

 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/breaking_the_rules_btab_ver_2.html

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