#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# WAR MACHINE (Bassline) As recorded by AC/DC (From the 2008 Album BLACK ICE) Transcribed by Adam Perlmutter Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Moderately Q=134 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|| Verse 1 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wx3 |-----------------|-----------------|--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------|| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|--------|| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-||-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|| Verse 2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wx3 |-----------------|-----------------|--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------|| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|--------|| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-||-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|| Interlude/Breakdown E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|| Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|| Out-Chorus Wx6 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |------------|-----------------|---------------*| |------------|-----------------|---------------*| |------------|-----------------|---------2-----*| |------------|-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths