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YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1980 Album BACK IN BLACK)
Tabber: niall_acdc
G5/D
x x 0 0 3 3 G5/DVII
x x x 7 8 x D5
x x x 7 10 x G
3 x 0 0 0 x
C
x 3 2 0 1 x G5
3 x 0 0 3 x G5/E
x x 2 0 3 x Em7/C
x 3 2 0 3 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Angus Young Lead w/Dist.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Malcolm Young Rhythm w/Dist.'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126
G5/D D5 G5/DVII D5 D5 D5
4/4
Gtr I
H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +Q. E E E E E
|-3------(3)--------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3------(3)-----10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3-------------3-|-(3)-------3-----|
|-0------(0)------7-|--(7)-7---7-----7---|-2-------2-----2-|-(2)-------2-----|
|-0------(0)--------|------------------0-|-0-------3b3.5-0-|-(0)---3s4---3-0-|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +Q. E E E E E
|-3-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--------------10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3-------------3-|-(3)-------3-----|
|-0---------------7-|--(7)-7-7-7-----7---|-2-------2-----2-|-(2)-------2-----|
|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|------------------0-|-0-------3b3.5-0-|-(0)---3s4---3-0-|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G5/D G5/DVII D5 D5
H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E W +H. Q
|-3------(3)--------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
|-3------(3)-----10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3--------|-(3)---------|
|-0------(0)------7-|--(7)-7---7-----7---|-2--------|-(2)---------|
|-0------(0)--------|------------------0-|-0--------|-(0)---------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E W +H. Q
|-3-----------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
|-3--------------10-|-(10)-8-8---8-7-----|-3--------|-(3)---------|
|-0---------------7-|--(7)-7-7-7-----7---|-2--------|-(2)---------|
|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|------------------0-|-0--------|-(0)---------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------|-------------|
Pre and 1st Verse
G C G C G D5 G D5 G
Q H E E +E E q q E E +Q H E E +E E q q q 4x
||--------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
||o-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)---------0-|-(0)-0-3--0--3---o||
||--0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)---------0-|-(0)-0-2--0--2----||
||--0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0----||
||o-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|---------------|-----------------o||
||--3-----------|-------3-----3---|-------------3-|-(3)-3----3-------||
G C G C G D5 G D5 G D5
Gtrs I, II
Q H E E +E E q q E E +Q H E E +E E q q q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)---------0-|-(0)-0-3--0--3--|
|-0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)---------0-|-(0)-0-2--0--2--|
|-0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0--|
|-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-----------|-------3-----3---|-------------3-|-(3)-3----3-----|
G C G C G D5
Q H E E +E E q q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--|
|-0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)--2--2--2--|
|-0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)--0--0--0--|
|-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|-----------------|---------------|
|-3-----------|-------3-----3---|-----------------|---------------|
Chorus
G5 D5
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||------------------|---------------------|
||o----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|
||-----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|
||-----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|
||o-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|
||--3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|
G5/E
+Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-(3)--3--(3)-------|-------3-3-(3)-3------o||
|-(2)--2--(2)-------|-----0---0-(0)---------||
|-(0)--0--(0)-------|-----------------------||
|-------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)---2-0--o||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
2nd Verse
G C G G5 G D5 G D5 G D5
Q H E E +E E q q E E +Q H E E +E E q q q 3x
||--------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
||o-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)---------0-|-(0)-0-3--0--3---o||
||--0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)---------0-|-(0)-0-2--0--2----||
||--0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0----||
||o-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|---------------|-----------------o||
||--3-----------|-------3-----3---|-------------3-|-(3)-3----3-------||
G C G C G D5
Q H E E +E E q q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-0---------1-|-(1)-1-0--1--0-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--|
|-0---------0-|-(0)-0-0--0--0-2-|-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)--2--2--2--|
|-0---------2-|-(2)-2-0--2--0-0-|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)--0--0--0--|
|-----------3-|-(3)-3----3------|-----------------|---------------|
|-3-----------|-------3-----3---|-----------------|---------------|
Chorus
G5 D5
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||------------------|---------------------|
||o----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|
||-----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|
||-----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|
||o-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|
||--3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|
G5/E
+Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E 3x
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-(3)--3--(3)-------|-------3-3-(3)-3------o||
|-(2)--2--(2)-------|-----0---0-(0)---------||
|-(0)--0--(0)-------|-----------------------||
|-------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)---2-0--o||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
G5 D5 D
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-2-2-2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|-3-3-3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|-2-2-2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|-0-0-0--(0)-0-0-0-|
|-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|------------------|
|-3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|------------------|
G5 D
E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-2---3--3--3-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-3---3--3--3-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-2---0--0--0-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-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--0-0-0-0-|
|---3-3--3--3---|------------------|------------------|
Guitar Solo
G5 C5 G5/E D5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E +Q. E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|-3--------------------|
|-----------------------|---3-6----------------|
|-5b7======(5)-(5)r-----|-------5b7==(5)r5-3---|
|-----------------------|--------------------5-|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------3------------3-|
|-----------------------|-------0------------2-|
|---------------------5-|--------------------0-|
|-5-------------0---2-3-|-------2--------------|
|-3---------------------|----------------------|
C5 G5/E G5
~~~ ~~~~~~~~
E +Q. E E E E +Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------3------|
|-----------------|----------3------|
|---------5-3-----|-------------5---|
|-5-(5)-------5-3-|-(3)-----------5-|
|-----------------|------6-3--------|
|
| H E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------3--------|
|-----------------|--------0--------|
|---------------5-|-----------------|
|-----------0-2-3-|--------2------5-|
|-----------------|---------------3-|
Em7/C G5/E D
~ ~~~ ~~~~~~
Q e E E a E E E +E S S E E +E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------6-6-|-(6)-----8-8-(8)---8-10b12==|
|----[3]-----5s7-----|-----7s9---------9----------|
|-5------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H E E E E +Q. E +Q E E
|--------------------|----------------------2-----|
|------------------3-|-(3)-------3-(3)------3-----|
|------------------0-|-(0)-------0-(0)------2-----|
|------------------2-|-(2)------------------0-----|
|--------------0-2-3-|-(3)-------2-(2)---0--------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
C5 G5/E
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
+E E E +E Q +E E +E E E E Q E E
|-------10-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-(10)r----10b12==(10)r-8---(8)-11b13==|=(11)r-10b12-8----8------18b20====|
|--------------------------------------|---------------9-------9----------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--(2)------2-----------2--------------|----------------------------------|
|--(3)------3-----------3--------3-----|--(3)--------3-3-(3)-3------------|
|--(2)------2-----------2--------0-----|--(0)---0------0-(0)-0------------|
|--(0)------0-----------0--------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------0--2---3-----|--(3)----------2-(2)-2-2--0-------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G5 D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +Q +E E E E E +E E E E E E +E
|-----------------15-------|--------------------------------------|
|-18--(18)--(18)r----15-18-|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-17b19r(17)p15----17--15-17b19==(17)r-|
|--------------------------|---------------17---------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------3----(3)-----------|-------------3---------3----------3---|
|-------0----(0)-----------|---------0------------------------2---|
|-------0----(0)-----------|--------------------------0-------0---|
|------------------0--2--3-|-(3)------------2-(2)-----------------|
|--3----3----(3)-----------|--------------------------------------|
G5/E
E E +E E E +E E E E E E E +Q E E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------18b20==|
|-18---------------18--------------------|-17--15-17-15-(15)\---15--------|
|-----17b19==(17)r----17b19==(17)r-15----|-17--15-17-15-(15)\-------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------17-|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(3)----------3------(3)----------------|---------3--3--(3)--3-----------|
|-(2)----------2------(2)----------------|------0-----0--(0)--------------|
|-(0)----------0------(0)----------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------0----2--3-|-(3)--------2--(2)-----2--0-----|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G5 D5
~~~~~~~~~
+Q +Q E E +E E E E E E +E +E E E
|-(18)r=(18)--18b20-17pb18r(17)p15-|-17-----15-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----17----18-(18)b20==(18)r-15-18-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------3---(3)------------------|---------3---------------3-------3-|
|---------0---(0)------------------|------0--------------------------2-|
|---------0---(0)------------------|------------------------------0--0-|
|--------------------0-------2---3-|-(3)--------2--(2)-----------------|
|---3-----3---(3)------------------|-----------------------------------|
G5/E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
E +E E E +E +E E S S E E E E E +E Q
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-20-----20-20-22b24r(22)-20---|
|-17b19r(17)-15-19-(19)-(19)\---19-21-|-----21-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(3)---------3-----(3)---------------|---------3--3-(3)-----3-------|
|-(2)---------2-----(2)---------------|------0-----0-(0)-------------|
|-(0)---------0-----(0)---------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------0---2--3----|-(3)--------2-(2)---------2-0-|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Out-Chorus
G5 D5
Gtrs I, II
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||------------------|---------------------|
||o----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|
||-----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|
||-----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|
||o-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|
||--3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|
G5/E
+Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E 3x
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-(3)--3--(3)-------|-------3-3-(3)-3------o||
|-(2)--2--(2)-------|-----0---0-(0)---------||
|-(0)--0--(0)-------|-----------------------||
|-------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)---2-0--o||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
G5 D5
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|----3--(3)-------|-------3-------3---3-|-(3)--3--(3)-------|
|----0--(0)-------|-----0-------------2-|-(2)--2--(2)-------|
|----0--(0)-------|-----------------0-0-|-(0)--0--(0)-------|
|-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)-------|-------------0-2-3-|
|-3--3--(3)-------|---------------------|-------------------|
D5 G5C5 G5/E D5
+E E E E +E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E +Q E E
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------3-------3---3-|-(3)---3--3---3-3-|-(3)---3-3-(3)----3-|
|-----0-------------2-|-(2)---2--2---0-0-|-(0)-0---0-(0)----2-|
|-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0--0-------|------------------0-|
|-(3)-----2-(2)---0---|------------0-2-3-|-(3)-----2-(2)--0---|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
