Guitar tabs with lyrics
Legend:
/-slide down
-slide up
^-bend
(3/2)-legato slide
R(’)-release bend
p-pulloff
h-hammeron
~-vibrato
X-muffled strings
.-short note
{}-raked notes
o-repeat rhythm
| 3 |-triplet notes
||-end of riff
=-let note ring
%-repeat bar
P.M.-palm mute
P.H.-pinch harmonic
(sb)-slight bend
Guitar 1(E A D G B E)
Guitar 2(E A D G B E)
4/4 time
moderately=94
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
A|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
E|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
Rhythm figure 1
E MajorE 
D MajorD 
A majorA R
e|-------------------------------------|--------------3-0------------------|
B|------------------3-3-3--------------|--------------------3-0------------|
G|------------------2-2-2----------2-2-|2-----------------------2^(4)’2p0--|
D|-2----------------0-0-0----------2-2-|2----------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------0-0-|0----------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA end rhythm figure 1
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B|-----------------3-3-3--------------|-----------------------------------||
G|-----------------2-2-2----------2-2-|2---------------------------------o||
D|-2---------------0-0-0----------2-2-|2---------------------------------o||
A|-2------------------------------0-0-|0---2-----2-----2-----2------------||
E|-0----------------------------------|------4.----5.----6.----7/---------||
with Rhythm figure 1(twice)
Lyrics:
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
Back in black_ I hit the sack, I’ve been too long, I’m glad to be
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
back,yes,I’m___ let loose from the noose,_ That’s kept me hangin’
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
about._I keep lookin’ at the sky ’cause it’s gettin’ me high._ Forget the
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
hearse ’cause I’ll never die. I got nine lives, cat’s eyes, Abusin’
ev’ry one of them and runnin’ wild. ’Cause I’m (to Chorus)
Rhythm figure 2
A majorA E MajorE 
BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back, yes I’m back._ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA
back, yes I’m back Well I’m
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb) (sb)
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back,______________________________ back._______________ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD end rhythm figure 2
back in black,_ yes, I’m back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------||
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------||
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------||
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------||
Lyrics 2:
with rhythm figure 1(twice)
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
Back in the back of a Cadillac Number one with a bullet I’m a power
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
pack. Yes, I’m in a bang_____with a gang, They gotta catch me if they
E MajorE D MajorD A majorA
want me to hang. ’Cause I’m back on the track, and I’m beatin’ the flack.
E MajorE D MajorD
Nobody’s gonna get me on another rap. So,look at me now,I’m just makin, my
A majorA
play, Don’t try to push your luck, just get out of my way. ’Cause I’m(to Chorus)
Rhythm figure 2
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back, yes I’m back._ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA
back, yes I’m back Well I’m
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb) (sb)
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back,______________________________ back._______________ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD end rhythm figure 2
back in black,_ yes, I’m back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------||
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------||
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------||
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------||
Solo:
E MajorE 
D/ED/E 
A/EA/E E MajorE
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------0-2-3p2p0-2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------2---------|
A|--------7--------5--5-----------|4--4----------2-------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
|play both at the same time.
|Guitar2
|
|Rhythm figure 3
|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----9.-------7-7-7.---------7-7-|7.--------9-9-9---9-9-9-----9-9---------|
A|----7.-------5-5-5.---------4-4-|4.--------7-7-7---7-7-7-----7-7---------|
E|----0.-------0-0-0.---------0-0-|0.--------0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E A majorA E MajorE A majorA
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ -----
| 3 | 3
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------7--7--7--7-X-7------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------7--------5--5-----------|4--4------------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| end rhythm figure 3
|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------|-------------2--------------2----------||
G|--------------------------------|-------------2------1-------2----------||
D|----9.-------7-7-7.---------7-7-|7.-----------2------2-------2----------||
A|----7.-------5-5-5.---------4-4-|4.-------2---0------2-------0----------||
E|----0.-------0-0-0.---------0-0-|0.-------0----------0------------------||
with rhythm figure 3 (3 times)
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E E MajorE
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-8---------------|----8--10h11p10p8--10--8------------------|
G|7^9--------------7^9----9-----|-9-----------------------9-7-9---12----12-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------14----|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
D/ED/E R A/EA/E
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15----15------15-------------------------|
G|14^(16)------14^(16)--------14^(16)’14p12-14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A majorA E MajorE A majorA
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15-------------------------------|
G|--12---------12------14---12---14^(16)--------14^(16)--------------------|
D|--12p14--14------14------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E
e|---12-12-------------------------------------12--------------------------|
B|12-------15^(17)--15^(17)--15^(17)--15^(17)-------15-12----12------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14----12-14^(16)-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold bend ~~~~~~
E MajorE
e|------------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14^(16)-------(16)’14--12-14------12^(14)------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------14---------------12--13-14---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/ED/E R ~~~~~ A/EA/E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------14----------------15------------------------------------------|
G|---12------14-----12p14^(16)---14^(16)’14-12-14--------------------------|
D|-------14------14-------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A majorA E MajorE A majorA
~~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|------15^(17)----------------15p12----12---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14-----12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14//////-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E E MajorE
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
e|-----------------------0------0--------|-0---0-0-----------12------------|
B|------0--5--3--5------(3/2)-3-3--------|-2p0-2-2--------12----15^(17)----|
G|---------4-----4-----------------------|------------/14-----------------0|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E E MajorE A majorA E MajorE A majorA
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------2---------2---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------2----1----2---------------|
D|---9==------7-7-7==-------7-7-7==--------------2----2----2---------------|
A|---7==------5-5-5==-------4-4-4==--------2-----0----2----0---------------|
E|---0==------0-0-0==-------0-0-0==--------0----------0--------------------|
|guitar 2
|
|play both at the same time
|
|guitar 1 Chorus
| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ R Well I’m
e|---0--0------------0-----0-----|-0-----0--------------------------------||
B|---5--5--3--5------3p2-3-3-----|-2p0-0-2------14^(15)’14-12-14^(15)/----||
G|-------------------------------|--------------14^(15)’14-12-14^(15)/----||
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
with Rhythm Figure 2
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back, yes I’m back._ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA
back, yes I’m back Well I’m
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb) (sb)
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back,______________________________ back._______________ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD end rhythm figure 2
back in black,_ yes, I’m back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------||
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------||
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------||
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------||
E MajorE
~~~~ ~~~
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------%-------------------o|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|
A|---5p4-2-4-------2------2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
E|-0---------3-------5------6-----7/-|-------------------------------------|
^
|
note: vibratoes and repeat sign |
A majorA ~~~ ~~~
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------%--------------------|
D|---5p4-2-4-----2------2------2----|--------------------------------------|
A|-0---------3-----5------6------7/-|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE Chorus
~~~~ ~~~ Well I’m
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------%--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---5p4-2-4-------2------2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
E|-0---------3-------5------6-----7/-|-------------------------------------|
with Rhythm Figure 2
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back, yes I’m back._ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA G MajorG D MajorD A majorA G MajorG A majorA
back, yes I’m back Well I’m
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb) (sb)
A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB A majorA E MajorE BB A majorA BB
back,______________________________ back._______________ Well I’m
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G MajorG
back in black,_ yes, I’m
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
D MajorD A majorA
back in black
e|-----2----2----2----------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-----3----3----3----------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-----2----2----2----------|-2===================|========================|
D|-----0----0----0----------|-2===================|========================|
A|--------------------------|-0===================|========================|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
| Guitar 2
|play both at the same time
|
| Guitar1 ~~~~~~~~~ R ~~~~~~~ * P.M.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------13^(15)---------|--12^(13)========’12--|--10-------------10/---|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------15/p0-------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------0-|
*D-string sounded by pull-off
outro solo(3:35)
Rhythm Figure 3 until fade.
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E E MajorE
(sb)
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
e|-------------0-----------|-0---------------7^--------|
B|-5p3--5------3p2-2-3-----|-2p0-0-2-----/---8^--------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------9---/-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------X-----------|
E|-------------------------|---------------X-----------|
E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E E MajorE A majorA E MajorE A majorA
~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
e|--------------0-----------|0----------------------12---------------------|
B|-5p3-3-5------3p2-2-3-----|2p0-0-2-------15^(17)-----12-15^(17)----------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------X----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------X----------------------------------|
(3:47) ~~~~~~~ R R ~~~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------12-------|
B|-15^(16)---15^(17)--------15^(17)-’(16)-^(17)-’(16)-^(17)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bend into next measure
~~~~~ ’
e|12---------------------------15^(17)-’(16)------15^|
B|---15p12----12-------------------------------------|
G|---------14----13----------------------------------|
D|------------------14//////-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
(3:52)
e|(17)-15-12-15p12--12-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15--15p12-15p12--12--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------15--15p14p12-14p12--14--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------14--14p12h14p12--14-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------14--14---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.H.---------------]
------------ (sb)
| 3 | 3 3 ’
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------20^-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-12^--12-12-12.--12.--12.--12.-12////////-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(sb)
~~~~~~ (sb) ~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------20^------------------20===|
G|----21.--21------------21p19--21-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
(4:00)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|==(20)-20-20----20-20-20----20-20-20----20-20-20-----|
G|------------21----------21----------21-----------21--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------22-------22-----|
B|-20-20-20----20-20-20----20-22^(24)---(24)-----(24)-|
G|----------21----------21----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----19-|
B|---(24)---(24)---(24)---(24)---(24)----|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-22-----------------22-------------22-----------------22-19--------19----|
B|-22^(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-------22^(24)--(24)|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
R
e|-19-19-22------19-19---------22.-------19-------------19-----------------|
B|-------22^(24)-------22^(24)------(24)---------22^(24)--(24)’22p19-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ fade out.
e|-----------------------------------||
B|-20----22-21-----------------------||
G|----21-------21p19-21------19------||
D|------------------------------17---||
A|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||
THE END!
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Back In Black tab
Back in black is the title track from AC/DC's best-selling album released in 1980. With the album came a lot of changes for the band, not only a new vocalist but it was their final step into being a mega famous band. The intro riff, as seen in the AC/DC Back in black guitar tabs below, is very famous and was tribute to their former singer who died the year before.
VH1 once named it the second best hard rock or heavy metal song of all time. No wonder, it is very good, catchy and easy to remember. The first two notes are enough and you know what song the radio is playing. The AC/DC back in black guitar tabs are always fun to play and it is a song that is always a hit on parties. No wonder why bands like Red hot chili peppers, Kid Rock, Shakira, Beastie boys and others have covered it or used samples from it.
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