Can't Stand Still tab by AC/DC

Tabs

ACDC - "Can't Stand Still"
From "Stiff Upper Lip"
Standard Tuning (just like all ACDC)
tabbed by jjhand

This song has a hammer-on pull-off lick similar to "Thunderstruck" in a 12 Bar Blues
format. The Lead does a hammer-on a high note then and pull off
to an open string for most of this song. Enjoy, and rate my work as well please!

Play Order, using riffs shown below-
play Part 1 4x
play Part 2 2x
play Part 1 2x
play Part 3A 1x
play Part 3B 1x
play Part 1 2x

Each repeat will be the same, including during solo

Part 1
 Angus (Lead)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-h10p0--h10p0--h9p0--h9p0--h7p0--h7p0--h9p0--h9p0-| use either hand
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Malcolm (Rhythm)- muted riff
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12----12-----11----11----9-----9----11----11----|
E MajorE|---7-----7------7-----7----7-----7-----7-----7----|


Part 2

E MajorE|-h7p0--h7p0--h7p0--h7p0--h10p0--h10p0--h9p0--h9p0---| use either hand
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-----9-----9-----9------7------7------7-----7----|
A augmentedA|--7-----7-----7-----7------7------7------7-----7----|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|

Part 3A

e|-T9p2--T9p2--T11p2--T11p2--T12p2--T12p2--T11p2--T11p2--| hold 2nd fret and
BB|-------------------------------------------------------| use right hand tapping
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--11----11----13----13-----11-----11-----13----13---|
A augmentedA|--9-----9-----9-----9------9------9------9-----9----|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|

Part 3B

e|-T7p0--T7p0--T9p0--T9p0--T10p0--T10p0--T9p0--T9p0--| its easier to tap this
BB|---------------------------------------------------| if your fret hand can't
G+G|---------------------------------------------------| move fast enough
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-----9----11----11------9------9----11----11----|
A augmentedA|--7-----7-----7-----7------7------7-----7-----7----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|




Malcolm starts playing a louder Riff at 1:00
 Part 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--9-----9----11----11------9------9----11----11-|
E MajorE|--7-----7-----7-----7------7------7-----7-----7-|

 Part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----11----11-|
A augmentedA|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

Part 3A and 3B are the same from the earlier Rhythm Guitar part


Solo          s  s   s   s s
e|-----/7--/7------|-7---7---7-------|-7--------7---------10--|
BB|-----/7--/7------|-7---7---7-------|-7--------7----7----10--|
G+G|-------------------|------------9b11-|----9b11-------9b11-----|
D MajorD|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|----------------7-|-9b10--7--9b10---b10-b10--b10-9-|
|-7------7----7----7-----|------7-9-7-----7-|-9b10--7--9b10---b10-b10--b10-9-|
|-9b11---9b11-9b11---7-8-|------7-9-7h8-----|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|-9----------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--7--5--7-------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
BB|--7--5--7-------------|------------------10----|-10------10---------------|
G+G|----------7/8------7-|---------------------11-|-11---9-----11p10p9-7-----|
D MajorD|--------------9-------|----------9-9-9---------|----------------------9---|
A augmentedA|----------------------|-----9/11---------------|------------------------9-|
E MajorE|----------------------|-/x---------------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-----------------------|-14----14----14----14--|
BB|------------------12--12---|-12-------12-12---12---|-15b---15b---15b---15b-|
G+G|---------------/13--13--13-|------/13______--------|-16b-------------------|
D MajorD|---------7--7~-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-(9)-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|-----------------------|-slight bends here-----|

e|-17-14----17-14----14-14---14----|-14-----------------|
BB|------15b------15b----15b--15b---|-15b----------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-------16--16------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|--------------------|

Play 12 Bar blues again and last 2 bars start the Lead Outro below.


Lead Outro (2:58) - notice timing of vocals starting in bar 3 below
e|---7--7--7--7-------|--7----7----7-----|
BB|---7--7--7--7-------|--7----7----7-----|
G+G|---8----------------|--8---------------|
D MajorD|--------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|------------------|

e|---------------------7---7---|-----------7-10---7----|
BB|-----------------7-----9-----|----------------9------|
G+G|-----------------7b8---------|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 "You know I can't"      "Stand Still"

e|---------14----14-------|--------------14-------14-------|
BB|---------15b16-15b16----|--------------15b16-17----------|
G+G|---------------------16-|-------------------------16-----|
D MajorD|------------------------|----------------------------16-|
A augmentedA|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "I can't"        "Stand Still"

e|------------7--------7---|----------------7--7--------------|
BB|------------7--------7---|----------------7--7-----7--------|
G+G|------------9b______b10--|----------------------9--7/8------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------------9~--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
 "Baby I can't"       "Stand Still"

e|--------------7---9b10--9b10--|--------------7--9b10--7--7----|
BB|--------------7---9b10--9b10--|--------------7--9b10--7--7----|
G+G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "I just can't"         "Stand Still"

 Lead
e|--------------------------7-9b10-7-|-9b10---------------------7-7-7-|
BB|--------------------------7-9b10-7-|-9b10---------------------7-7-7-|
G+G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 | "From morning to midnight"         "You know I can't"
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--11--11--13--13--11--11--13--13---|--9------------------------9-9-9-|
A augmentedA|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|--7------------------------7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


e|-----------------9b10_______-|-b10-7--9b10r9-7--9b10-7--------|
BB|-----------------9b10_______-|-b10-7--9b10r9-7--9b10-7--9b10--|
G+G|-----------------------------|--------------------------9b10--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |"You know I can't Stand Still"
 |
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-----------------7--------8----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-7-------10--------------------|

 Lead
e|------------------------------|----------------------7------|
BB|-9b10r9b10r9--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-(9~~~~~~~~)----------7------|
G+G|-9b10r9b10r9------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|--------------8--------------|--(8)--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------7--------------|--(7)--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-9------------9--------------|--(9)--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------7--------------|--(7)------------------7------|

key:
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend string at that fret
r - release bend
/ - upward slide
 - downward slide
~ - vibrato ('shake' fretted string to vary tone)
s - staccato (mute notes quickly after playing)
() - hold notes in parenthesis

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