Tabs
Shot Down In Flames (Scott/Young/Young) by AC/DC from ’Highway To Hell’ 1979
b=bend r=release Bend P.H.=Pinch Harmonic
D5D5 
A augmentedA
e -----------------|------------|---------------|------
BB -----3-----3---3-|------------|-----3-----3-2-|------
G+G -0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|------------|-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-|------
D MajorD -0-----0---------|------------|-0-----0-----2-|------
A augmentedA -----------------|------------|-------------0-|------
E MajorE -----------------|------------|---------------|------
/ Fig.1 Guitar 1 end fig.1 with fig.1
| 
A5A5 
G5G5 D5D5 
C5C5
|e --5---5-3--------|--------------
|BB --5---5-3--------|--------------
|G+G -----------------|-7--7-5-------
|D MajorD -----------------|-7--7-5------- 5 times
|A augmentedA -----------------|--------------
|E MajorE -----------------|--------------
|
| Fig.1a Guitar 2 end fig.1a with fig.1a
|e -----------------|--------------
|BB -----------------|-3--3---------
|G+G --2---2-0--------|-2--2--------- 10 times
|D MajorD --2---2-0--------|-0--0---------
|A augmentedA --0---0----------|--------------
|E MajorE --------3--------|--------------
Fig.2 (I’m really burnin’ up...) end fig.2 with fig.1
A5A5 G5G5 D5D5 C5C5 A5A5 G5G5
e -5-----5-3--------|-----------------------------------
BB -5-----5-3--------|-3-----3--3-----3--2---------------
G+G ------------------|-0--2--2--0--2--2--2--2------------
D MajorD ------------------|----------------------2------------
A augmentedA ------------------|-----------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------|-----------------------------------
D5D5 (Shot down in ...)
Fig.3 Guitar 1 end fig.3
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB -------3--------3--------3--------3--------3----------
G+G -0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--2--2-------
D MajorD -0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
(...flames) (Fig.4) (Shot down in Flames.)
/ A5A5 G5G5 D5D5 C5C5 A5A5 G5G5
|e ---------3--------------------------------------------
|BB ---------3----3--3--3--3----3--1---1------------------
|G+G -2----2--0----0--0--0--2----2--0---0--0--------------- 2 times
|D MajorD -2----2--0----0--0--0--0----0-------------------------
|A augmentedA -0----0------------------------3---3--3--0------------
|E MajorE ---------3--------------------------------------------
|Fig.4a
|e ---------3--------------------------------------------
|BB ---------3-------------3----3--1----------------------
|G+G -2----2--0-------------2----2--0---------------------- 2 times
|D MajorD -2----2--0-------------0----0-------------------------
|A augmentedA -0----0------------------------3----------------------
|E MajorE ---------3----------0---------------------0-----------
(Ain’t it a shame,to be shot down in ---
flames.-- D5D5 with fig.3
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------
G+G -----------0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--2
D MajorD -----------0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
D5D5
Hey you! Angus! Shoot me! Shoot me!
A5A5 G5G5 PS D5D5 C5C5 PS=pick slide
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB -------------------------3---3------------------------
G+G -2------2----------------2---2------------------------
D MajorD -2------2---------x-----0---0----------x------------
A augmentedA -0------0---------x\-------------3-----x\-----------
E MajorE --------------3-------------------------------------
D5D5 C5C5 A5A5
A5A5 G5~~~~~ _b__r_ ~~~~~~~~~~~ b
e -----------------------|------------------------------
BB ---------------------7-|-8-7------------------8-10----
G+G ---------------------7-|-8-7---5--7-------------------
D MajorD -7---7---7---7---------|------------------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------|------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------|------------------------------
G5G5
b b ~~~~~~~~~~~ D5D5 C5C5 b
e --------------------|-5-7-----------------------------
BB 8-10--8-10----------|-----8-7-5---5-------------------
G+G --------------------|-----------7---7--5---7---5-6----
D MajorD --------------------|--------------------7---7-----7--
A augmentedA --------------------|---------------------------------
E MajorE --------------------|---------------------------------
-P.H.--; D5D5 C5C5 A5A5 G5G5
A5A5 b r G5G5 b ~~~~~~~ b r
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------5-----5-------------x--5---------------------
G+G ---------5-----5-------------x--5--4-5----4-7-7-6-5-4-
D MajorD ------------7-----5--7--------------------------------
A augmentedA -7--9-7-----------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
Ugh! P.H.
D5D5 b. P.H.~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------
G+G ----------------4----5-----5--------7-------9------11-
D MajorD -7-5--5-4---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ----------7-3-----------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
PH Yeah! Shot down in ....
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ b
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB --------------------------------20-22-----22--------
G+G -12------14------16------17---------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
Continue with Fig.4+4a (3 12 times) Fig. 3 (2 x)
Fig 4+4a (3 12 times) Fig. 3 (2x)
Outro: free
A5A5
Flames.----
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB -------8-10--8-7-5---5-8-5-5-8-7-5---5----------------
G+G -------------------8---------------8---8-7-5-7-5---7-x
D MajorD -----0-------------------------------------------7----
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
b
e ------------------------------------------------------
BB -------5-8-5-----5-8-5-----5-8-5-----5-5-8-5-----5-7-8
G+G -5-7-8-------7-8-------7-8-------7-8---------7-5-5-7-9
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
Pick Ugh!
Slide
e ------------------
BB ------------------
G+G ------------------
D MajorD -x---------------
A augmentedA -x\--------------
E MajorE ---\-0-----------
Shot Down In Flames tab
"Shot down in flames" is the opening track on side 2 of Australian heavy rockers AC/DC's 1980 LP "Highway to hell".
"Shot down in flames" is written by guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young and singer Bon Scott. The lyrics to "Shot down in flames" is about partying around town.
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