Hells Bells Tab by AC/DC

Hells Bells tab by AC/DC

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Hells Bells  (Young/Young&Johnson) by AC/DC ’Back in Black’ Tab by S.Mueller
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Pattern 1 played approx. 5 Times
  Am    Asus4   Am7      Asus4    Am        Asus4  Am7    A7sus4 C5  G/B Am
e|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|----------------------|
b|-------3-------1-|------3----------|-------3-------1-|------3---------------|
g|----------2------|--0-------2------|-----------2-----|--0-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---5--------|
A|0---0--------0---|----0--------0-0-|-----0-------0---|----0----3---2---0----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|


Pattern 2
       Asus4   Am7        Asus4     Am       Asus4     G     D   C5  G/B Am
e|0----------------|-------------------|-0-------------3-|-3--2---------------|
b|-----3-------1---|-------3-----------|-----3---------3-|-3--3---------------|
g|--------2--------|--0--------2-------|---2-----2-----0-|-0--2---------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|---------------0-|-0--0---5---5-------|
A|--0--------0-----|----0---------0--0-|------------0--2-|-2--0---3---2---0---|
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------3-|-3------------------|

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                   D5/A~~~~~  Cadd9 G/B   A5                 D5/A   Cadd9 G/B
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
b|-------------------|---------3----3--|-----------------------|-----3---3----|
g|-9--7--9---7--5--7-|---------0----0--|-----9--7--9---7--5--7-|-----0---0----|
D|-7--7--7---5--5--7-|-----------------|-----7--7--7---5--5--7-|--------------|
A|-----------------0-|------0--3----2--|--0--------------------|--0--3---2----|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|

At this Point the Verse is mostly A5 D5/A Cadd9 G/B A5 D5/A Cadd9 G/B - Stuff!

  I won’t take no Prisoners... (Pattern 3)
    D5                            C5  G5   D5                          C5 G
e|------------------------------------3-----------------------------------3---|
b|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3------3------3--3--3---3--3--3-3-3-3-3----3---|
g|---2--0--2---2--0--2---2--2--2--5---0------2--0--2---2--0--2-2-2-2-2-5--0---|
D|-0------------------------------5---0---0----------------------------5--0---|
A|--------------------------------3------------------------------------3------|
E|------------------------------------3-----------------------------------3---|


 PreChorus: E5 D5/A A E5 G5 & Chorus Patt.1!

Pre-Solo                                     b    slowb
e|----------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
b|--8--7--8--7---7--5---------------------5-7-8--7-----8----------------------|
g|--7--7-------9-7--5-----------------------7-8--7-----8----------------------|
D|---------------------7--5--7------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------12-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
                                                               x
                                                                x


Solo 1
         ~~~~~      ~~~~~                     b          b    |---HB---------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------8---------8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8|
g|-------------------------------------------7-9-------7--9---9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9|
D|--5-7-7-----4-5-5------0--4-5-7-7--5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   r                  ~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~     ~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------5-------8------7---7-------8--8------10--10-----13-13-12-13-13-|
g|--7--5------5----9--9------7---7-------9--9------11--11-----14-14-13-14-14-|
D|-------7-7------/----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     ub    ub
e|----------------------------------------12---12-----10-----10---------------|
b|12-13-13-12-13-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13---13--13-15--13-15---------------|
g|13-14-14-13-14-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ub          r                                                       b
e|---10----------------------10---10---------10----10-------------------------|
b|13-15---12-13---12---10--/-10---10---13-10----10-------13--------15-17-19---|
g|-----------------------\-/-----------------------------14----\14------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------\--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       b         b      b      b    r                         b      b
e|17--------17-----------17-----17----------------------------------------|
b|---17-19-----17-19--17-19--17-19---17---15--17--15----15------------20--|
g|---------------------------------------------------16-----19-21--19-21--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    b     b                                      b     b                 b
e|--------------17------------------------------------------17--20--17--------|
b|-----------------20-17-----------------------20-22-20-22-------------20-22--|
g|19-21-19-21------------20-19-17----19-17------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------19-------19---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 b      b                                 ~~~~~~~~
e|-17-17-------20-22--20-21-----17--------------------------------------------|
b|-------20-17---------------------20-17--------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------19-21-19-17-----17-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------19------------19---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------\--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------\-------|


Solo 2
     b                                    b                                   b
e|---------15----------------------------------15-----------------------------|
b|-15-17------17--15----13------15-----15--17------17--15------13-----15----15|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  b
e|---15--------------------------------15-------------------------------------|
b|17----17-15---13-------15-----15-17-----17-15------13-----------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------17-----17-----17-----|
                                                           \      \      \
           ~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~         ub      ub
e|----------------------------------------------5-------5---\----8---------8--|
b|-------------------------------------------8-10---8--10---\\-----10-8-10--10|
g|--2--0--2------2---------5-7---------5---------------------\----------------|
D|--2-----------------------------------\-------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         ub   ub            b               b            b ~~~~~   b       b
e|--------5------5---------------17-------------17----------------------------|
b|\----8-10--8--10---\----20-22-----20-17-20-22----17--20-22-----20-22---20-22|
g|-\--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     b                b           b        b       b       b       b       b  r
e|----------17----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-20-22------20-17-------------------20----20------20------20------20------20|
g|------------------19-21-19-17-19-21----19-21---19-21---19-21---19-21---19-21|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
b|20-----------19--17---------------------------|
g|19-----17----19--17----------------2-------2--|
D|----------19--------------x--------2-------2--|
A|---------------------------\-------0-------0--|
E|----------------------------\----------3------|


Hells Bells  (Young/Young&Johnson) by AC/DC ’Back in Black’


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I think the intro is more easier to play and I think it is played like this,
because the intro and refrain of Hells Bells means:
¨Let It Ring¨.


Intro

e|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|----------------------|
b|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|--0--0--0--0----------|
g|-------7---------|-5----7-------2--|-----7-----5-----|--7--5--4--2----------|
D|---------7-------|---5----7-----2--|-------7-----5---|--7--5--4--2----------|
A|0---0------0-----|-----0----0---0--|----0----0-----0-|--0--0^-0--0----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|

Angus moves only two fingers, on d and g. That is a wonderful riff.


Strophe

e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
b|-9---7---9-------|-7-5-7-----5--4--2-|-----------------|--------------------|
g|-9---7---9-------|-7-5-7-----5--4--2-|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-9---7---9-------|-7-5-7-----5--4--2-|-----------------|--------------------|
A|--^--------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|


  I won’t take no Prisoners..

e|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
b|-7--7--7--5------|--9--9--9----7-----|---9--9--9----9--9--|
g|-7--7--7--5--4---|--9--9--9----7--6--|---9--9--9----9--9--|
D|-7--7--7--5--5---|--9--9--9----7--7--|---9--9--9----9--9--|
A|-5--5--5--3--5---|--7--7--7----5--7--|---7--7--7----7--7--|
E|-------------3---|----------------5--|--------------------|


Refrain

e|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|----------------------|
b|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|----------------------|
g|-------7---------|-5----7-------2--|-----7-----5-----|--7--5--4--2----------|
D|---------7-------|---5----7-----2--|-------7-----5---|--7--5--4--2----------|
A|0---0------0-----|-----0----0---0--|----0----0-----0-|--0--0^-0--0----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|

Last updated: February 22, 2023

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