WAR MACHINE (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=134 4/4 Gtr I 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
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse 1 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wx3
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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
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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
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Verse 2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/war_machine_btab_ver_2.html ) 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
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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
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Interlude/Breakdown E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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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
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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
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Out-Chorus Wx6 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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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
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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
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| - 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/war_machine_btab_ver_2.html