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ROCK 'N ROLL TRAIN (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=119 1.,2.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q
|------------||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------||o------------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4---|----------------o||
|------------||o---5---5-(5)-5----|---------------5-|-5--------------o||
|------------||--5---5------------|-----------------|---5-5-5---------||
3.
E E E E +H +W
|----------------|--------||
|----------------|--------||
|-5--------------|--------||
|---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)----||
1st Verse
Wx4
||----------||
||o--------o||
||o--------o||
||----------||
Pre-Chorus
Wx7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------|-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-|-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 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-|-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
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-|
|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-------------|-----------------|
E E E E +H +W +W
|----------------|------------|--------||
|----------------|------------|--------||
|-5--------------|------------|--------||
|---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)----||
2nd Verse
Wx4
||----------||
||o--------o||
||o--------o||
||----------||
Pre-Chorus
Wx7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------|-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 3x E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|------------------||------------------|
||o---5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-----------------o||------------------|
||o-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|-----------------o||------------------|
||--5---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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 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-|-5-3-3-3-3-------|---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-|
|-5-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E E E E +H +W +W +W +H. Q
|----------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------||
|----------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------||
|-5--------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------||
|---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)---------||
3rd Verse
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
4th Verse
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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
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-||-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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-|
|-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-------|----------------||
|-5---------------|-----------5-5-5-|-5--------------||
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|---5-5-5-(5)----||
Out-Chorus
E E E E +E E Q W E E E E +H
|------------------|----------|----------------|
|------------------|----------|----------------|
|---5---5-(5)-5----|----------|-5--------------|
|-5---5------------|----------|---5-5-5-(5)----|
E E E E +E E Q 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-|
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-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
|-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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-|-5-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------5-5-5-|-5---------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W Q H.
|-----------------|----------------|------------|----------*|
|---5-5-5-5-------|----------------|------------|----------*|
|-----------5-5-5-|-5--------------|------------|----------*|
|-5---------------|---5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-5--------*|
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
