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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|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-h10p0--h10p0--h9p0--h9p0--h7p0--h7p0--h9p0--h9p0-| use either hand
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Malcolm (Rhythm)- muted riff
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--12----12-----11----11----9-----9----11----11----|
E|---7-----7------7-----7----7-----7-----7-----7----|


Part 2

E|-h7p0--h7p0--h7p0--h7p0--h10p0--h10p0--h9p0--h9p0---| use either hand
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----9-----9-----9------7------7------7-----7----|
A|--7-----7-----7-----7------7------7------7-----7----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Part 3A

e|-T9p2--T9p2--T11p2--T11p2--T12p2--T12p2--T11p2--T11p2--| hold 2nd fret and
B|-------------------------------------------------------| use right hand tapping
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----11----13----13-----11-----11-----13----13---|
A|--9-----9-----9-----9------9------9------9-----9----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Part 3B

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





Malcolm starts playing a louder Riff at 1:00
 Part 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-----9----11----11------9------9----11----11-|
E|--7-----7-----7-----7------7------7-----7-----7-|

 Part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----11----11-|
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

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--|
B|-----/7--/7------|-7---7---7-------|-7--------7----7----10--|
G|-------------------|------------9b11-|----9b11-------9b11-----|
D|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|----------------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-------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--7--5--7-------------|------------------10----|-10------10---------------|
G|----------7/8------7-|---------------------11-|-11---9-----11p10p9-7-----|
D|--------------9-------|----------9-9-9---------|----------------------9---|
A|----------------------|-----9/11---------------|------------------------9-|
E|----------------------|-/x---------------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-----------------------|-14----14----14----14--|
B|------------------12--12---|-12-------12-12---12---|-15b---15b---15b---15b-|
G|---------------/13--13--13-|------/13______--------|-16b-------------------|
D|---------7--7~-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-(9)-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|-slight bends here-----|

e|-17-14----17-14----14-14---14----|-14-----------------|
B|------15b------15b----15b--15b---|-15b----------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------16--16------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------|

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-----|
B|---7--7--7--7-------|--7----7----7-----|
G|---8----------------|--8---------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|

e|---------------------7---7---|-----------7-10---7----|
B|-----------------7-----9-----|----------------9------|
G|-----------------7b8---------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 "You know I can't"            "Stand Still"

e|---------14----14-------|--------------14-------14-------|
B|---------15b16-15b16----|--------------15b16-17----------|
G|---------------------16-|-------------------------16-----|
D|------------------------|----------------------------16-|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "I can't"                "Stand Still"

e|------------7--------7---|----------------7--7--------------|
B|------------7--------7---|----------------7--7-----7--------|
G|------------9b______b10--|----------------------9--7/8------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------9~--|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
 "Baby I can't"              "Stand Still"

e|--------------7---9b10--9b10--|--------------7--9b10--7--7----|
B|--------------7---9b10--9b10--|--------------7--9b10--7--7----|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "I just can't"                  "Stand Still"

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


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

  Lead
e|------------------------------|----------------------7------|
B|-9b10r9b10r9--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-(9~~~~~~~~)----------7------|
G|-9b10r9b10r9------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------8--------------|--(8)--------------------------|
D|--------------7--------------|--(7)--------------------------|
A|-9------------9--------------|--(9)--------------------------|
E|--------------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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