Rock Or Bust Tab by AC/DC

Rock Or Bust tab by AC/DC

Guitar Tab

Tuning: 1/4 Step Down.

This is the whole song as played by Stevie Young (Rhythm guitar).
I've tried to make it as simple as possible to follow.



Enjoy!


Intro  (Angus starts off, then Stevie joins the for 2nd time)
Main Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

Verse
x4:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-------------------0--2----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

              "hey yeah!"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

                "are ya ready?"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

Chorus
    "In Rock we trust............Its Rock or bust!"
2x:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------|
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|

2x:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------|
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------3-3-3---------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-----2-------0--2------2---------------0-0-0---2-2-2-----------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------0-0-0-----------------------|

Verse
       "We hear the sirens scream..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

Chorus
    "In Rock we trust............Its Rock or bust!"
2x:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------|
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|

2x:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

Solo backing

e|---------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3---3--------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-----4-------------0---2------2----1-------1--1-----4---------------|
D|----2--2-----4------x4-----0---0------2----2-------2--2-----4---------------|
A|----2--2-----2-------------x----------0----2-------2--2-----2---------------|
E|----0--0-------------------3---------------0-------0--0---------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|---------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

Chorus
    "In Rock we trust............Its Rock or bust!"
2x:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----------------1-----------4-----------------1---------------------|
D|-----4-----------------2-----------4-----------------2---------------------|
A|-----2-------0--2------2-----------2-------0--2------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---------------------|

2x:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|

Solo backing

e|---------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3---3--------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-----4-------------0---2------2----1-------1--1-----4----1--1----4--|
D|----2--2-----4------x4-----0---0------2----2-------2--2-----4----2--2----4--|
A|----2--2-----2-------------x----------0----2-------2--2-----2----2--2----2--|
E|----0--0-------------------3---------------0-------0--0----------0--0-------|


************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

Last updated: May 22, 2017

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