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AC/DC - This House Is on Fire

      
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THIS HOUSE IS ON FIRE - AC/DC
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Tuning: E,A,D,G,B,E
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| Angus D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|

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E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| Malcolm D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|

Intro Riff
e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|-----------------------5---3-5------| (Angus only) D|-3/5------3/5------3/5---5----------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|-----------------------5---3-5------| D|-3/5------3/5------3/5---5----------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

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e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|-----------------------5---3-5------| D|-3/5------3/5------3/5---5----------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

Verse
e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|-----------------------5---3-5------| D|-3/5------3/5------3/5---5----------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

| x8
e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|---0-0------0-0------0-5-0-3-5------| D|---0-0------0-0------0-5-0-3-5------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus
e|---------------3-------3-------| B|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| G|-2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2---| D|-0-----------0-----0-0-----0---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|

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e|---------------3---2-2-3---2---| B|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| G|-2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2---| D|-0-----------0-0---0-0-0---0---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---------------3---2-2-3---2---| D|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3---| A|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3---| E|-1-----------------------------|

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e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-------------3---2-2-3---2---| D|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| A|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3---| E|-1---------1-1-----1-1-1---1---|

Chorus
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

| x4
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

Verse
e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|-----------------------5---3-5------| D|-3/5------3/5------3/5---5----------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

| x6
e|------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3---------------------| G|---0-0------0-0------0-5-0-3-5------| D|---0-0------0-0------0-5-0-3-5------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus
e|---------------3-------3-------| B|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| G|-2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2---| D|-0-----------0-----0-0-----0---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|

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e|---------------3---2-2-3---2---| B|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| G|-2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2---| D|-0-----------0-0---0-0-0---0---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---------------3---2-2-3---2---| D|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| A|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| E|-1-----------------------------|

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e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-------------3---2-2-3---2-2-| D|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3-3-| A|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| E|-1---------1-1-----1-1-1---1-1-|

Chorus
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

| x4
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

Bridge
You got me burnin...
e|--------1-----------------------------| B|--------1-----------------------------| G|-2----2-2----2-2-2-3----2-2-3----2----| D|-3----3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3----| A|-3----3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3----| E|--------------------------------------|

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e|--------1-----------------------------| B|--------1-----------------------------| G|-2----2-2----2-2-2-3----2-2-3----2----| D|-3----3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3----| A|-3----3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3----| E|-1----1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1-1----1----|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/this_house_is_on_fire_tab_ver_3.html )
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3----2-2-3----2-----| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-----| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-----| E|-----------------------------------|

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e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3----2-2-3----2-----| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-----| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-----| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----1-1-1----1-----|

Guitar Solo
Angus (Overdub)
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------5----8-----8-----10-----| A|-10\---------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-6b8~~~~--8----6-5-------------------------| G|-------------7-----7-6p5---5---------------| D|-------------------------8---8----5--------| A|------------------------------------8b-----| E|-------------------------------------------|

+ +
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-8b10~~~-7-6-5-------5~~~~-5-------5b-----| D|---------------8-5h8---------8p5-8--------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|------7b--------------------------------| B|-8~~~-----8~~~~~---15----15-15-15-15----| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-18-15~~~--------15~~~~------------------------| G|-----------15h17--------17p15--------17-15~~~~-| D|-----------------------------17~~~-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------20~~~----------------------20b22~~~~-| B|-------------------20----18b-20-20-18-20-----------| G|-15b17~~~~------------19---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|

Angus and Malcolm (Under solo)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------------------3----5----| D|-5----5-5---5-5-5-3----5----| A|-5----5-5---5-5-5-1----3----| E|-3----3-3---3-3-3-----------|

| x4
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------------------3----5----| D|-5----5-5---5-5-5-3----5----| A|-5----5-5---5-5-5-1----3----| E|-3----3-3---3-3-3-----------| e|---------------3-------3-------| B|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| G|-2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2---| D|-0-----------0-----0-0-----0---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|

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e|---------------3---2-2-3---2---| B|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3---| G|-2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2---| D|-0-----------0-0---0-0-0---0---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---------------3---2-2-3---2---| D|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| A|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| E|-1-----------------------------|

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e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-------------3---2-2-3---2-2-| D|-3-------------3---3-3-3---3-3-| A|-3---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| E|-1---------1-1-----1-1-1---1-1-|

Chorus
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

| x4
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

Guitar Solo 2
Angus (Overdub)
e|------------------------------| B|-13b15~~~13p11--------11b13---| G|---------------12~~~----------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-20-----18b20------18-20~~~---| G|----19----------19------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-20----18---------------------| G|----19----17b19r17-15-17-15~~~| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-18---18-18b20~~~~--20-18-20~~~--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

Angus and Malcolm (Under solo)
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------|

| x4 Slow it down the on the fourth
e|-------------------------------| time B|-------------------------------| G|------------------3-3-5-5------| D|------------------3-3-5-5------| A|-5----5-3-5-5-----1-1-3-3------| E|-3----3-1-3-3------------------| e|----------| B|----------| G|-2--------| D|-3--------| A|-3--------| E|-1--------|

Outro Lick
+
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-7~~~~---5---5---------------------3r5r~~~~~-| D|-----------8---5-8-5-------------------------| A|---------------------8-5-3-------------------| E|---------------------------6-3-1-3-----------|

Underneath the lick Angus and Malcolm both strum the G5 chord
rapidly for the free time.
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-5--|
A|-5--|
E|-3--|
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e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-5--|
A|-5--|
E|-3--|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
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Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/this_house_is_on_fire_tab_ver_3.html

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