ACDC - 'Shake a Leg'
From: 'Back in Black'
tabbed by: jjhand
I fixed up the Version 2 tab, since the riffs and solo were pretty off.
The real solo has a EVH-inspired Two-Handed tapping lick towards the end
and plenty tremelo picking and pentatonic riffage. Check it out!
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Standard Tuning
Intro (let chords ring) play 3x e|------|--------|------|--------|------|-----------|-------| |-----------|B|------|--------|------|--------|------|-----------|-------| |-----------|G|------|-2------|------|-2------|------|-2----2----|-------| |-----------|D|--2---|-2-2----|-2----|-2-2----|-2----|-2-2--2-2--|-2-----| |-2-----2---|A|--2---|-0-2----|-2----|-0-2----|-2----|-0-2--0-2--|-2-----| |-2-----2---|E|--0---|---0----|-0----|---0----|-0----|---0----0--|-0-----| |-0-3b4-0---|
Verse Riff 1 e|------------------|---------------| Play this 4x before singing beginsB|------------------|---------------|G|------------------|---------------|D|-2-----2----------|---------------|A|-2-----2------2-2-|---4-4----5-5--|E|-0-3b4-0---/4-----|-5------7------|
Verse Riff 2e|-----------------|-----------------| Follow with Verse Riff 1 (1x)B|-----------------|-----------------|G|-----------------|-----------------|D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Replay Verse Riff 2 (including Verse Riff 1)
Verse Riff 3e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2----------|---------------|D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2------2-2-|---4-4----5-5--|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3b4-0---/4-----|-5------7------|D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
Replay Verse Riff 2 & 1
Chorus: play 3x Ending, play 2xe|---------------|---------------| |---------------|B|---------------|---------------| |-9--9-7---9-7--|G|-9--9----------|--9------------| |-9--9-8---9-8--|D|-9--9-9--------|--9----9-------| |-9--9-9---9-9--|A|-7--7-9--------|--7----9-------| |---------------|D|-0--0-7--------|--0----7-------| |---------------|
Play Verse 2 just as you did the first verse
Play Chorus again but the ending is slightly different: play 2x|---------------||---------------||-9--9-----9----||-9--9-9---9-9--||-7--7-9---7-9--||-0--0-7---0-7--|
Break (start with pick slide, play the rest 2x)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|--x~~~--2------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-|E|--x~~~--0--3b4-0-0-3b4-0-0-3b4-0-0-3b4-0-0-3b4-0-|
For solo, start with pickup switch in middle position
Solo- First note overlaps end of 'Break riff'e|-17~-----------------------------------------|B|-------17-17-----17-17-----17-17-------------|G|-------17-17-----17-17-----17-17-------------|D|-------------19~-------19~-------19~--17-17--|A|--------------------------------------17-18--|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-17-17--------------17-17-------------17-17---------------17-17~--19-19~-|G|-17-17--------------17-17-------------17-17---------------17-17~--19-19~-|D|-------19--17-19-19------19--17-19-19-------19--17-19-19-----------------|A|--------------19-19-------------19-19--------------19-19-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------17-------17--------------------|--------------------------|B|-20b22-17-17-20b22-17-17-----20b22--20-17-20-17--17\----|-8-----8------10----10----|G|-----------------------------------------------19-------|-10b12-10b12--12b14-12b14-|D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
play this part 5xe|-17h20p17p15-{ 17h20p17h20p17p15 }----------------------------|B|-----------------------------------20-17-20-17--17-20-17--17--|G|----------------------------------------------20--------20----|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|B|-20-19-17--19-----------------------------------|G|---------19--19-17-19-17------------------------|D|------------------------19-17-19-17-----15------|A|-----------------------------------17-17--17~~~-|E|------------------------------------------------|
switch pickups to the bridge onlye|------------------------------------------------------|B|------12-12-12-----12-12-12-----12-12-12-----12-12-12-|G|-14b16--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16---------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|B|------12-----12-----12-----12-12TP-|----12TP----|-12TP--12\--|G|-14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--------|------------|-------11\--|D|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|A|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|E|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-0-h4-T7-0-h4-T7-0-h4-T7-0-h4-T7--0-h5-T8-0-h5-T8-0-h5-T8-0-h5-T8-|G|------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-0-h6-T9-0-h6-T9-0-h6-T9-0-h6-T9--0-h7-T10-0-h7-T10-0-h7-T10-0-h7-T10-|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|B|-12--12--12----12--12--|-12--12--12----12-12--|-15b17--b17-b17-b17-12-15b17~-----|G|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------x\-|D|-14--14--13----14--13--|-14--14--13----14-13--|-------------------------------x\-|A|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|E|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------| the last few notes are during the final verse lyrics
As for the solo rhythm guitar part, the first 12 bars are e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|G|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-2-------------|D|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-0------5------|A|-0-3b4-0---0---|-0-3b4-0---0---|-0-3b4-0---0---|-0------5------|D|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------3------| repeat 3x
The final 8 bars of the solo is the Chorus riff
After Solo and singing begins again:
Play Verse Riff 1
Play Verse Riff 2 & 1
Play Verse Riff 3
Play Verse Riff 2 & 1
During last Chorus, Rhythm plays Chorus riff, and Lead plays:e|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|B|-12--12--12~--|--12--12---12--12--12-|-12--12--12~--|--12-12--12-12--|G|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|D|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|A|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|E|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|B|-17b18-15b16-----|---------------------|-17b18-15b16-----|G|------------16~--|-16-16-16---16-16-16-|------------16~--|D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
e|------14--14----14----14----14----14----14----|------------------|-----------|B|-14b16----14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-|-14b16r14-12-12TP-|-12TP------|G|----------------------------------------------|------------------|---14b16TP-|D|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|A|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|E|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|
e|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12TP------|-12TP------|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|G|---14b16TP-|---14b16TP-|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
play 2x e|-----------------------|----------------------| B|-12--12--12----12--12--|-12--12--12----12-12--| G|-----------------------|----------------------| D|-14--14--13----14--13--|-14--14--13----14-13--| A|-----------------------|----------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------------|
End: Lead (Rhythm plays E5 chord) Both guitarse|------12~---12--------------------------|---------------|B|-15b17--------15-12-----12-14b----------|---------------|G|-------------------14b16---14b-12-14b16-|-9\------------|D|----------------------------------------|-9\------------|A|----------------------------------------|-7\------------|E|----------------------------------------|-0-------------|
Key
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x - muted string
~ - vibrato (shake)
b - bend up pitch
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
TP - tremelo picking
T - pick-hand tap on this note
