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 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

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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

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/rock_n_roll_train_btab_ver_3.html

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