Ac/dc - Given the dog a bone
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Tuning: E A D G
GIVEN THE DOG A BONE (Bassline)
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1980 Album BACK IN BLACK)
Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Brian Johnson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Cliff Williams - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=131
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
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 E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---||
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-||
[1st 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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---|
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------2-||
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---||
[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 E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-|-3-2-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-3-----3---------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0---|
E|-------------------|---------------0-|
[Chorus]
E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q 4x
G||-------------------|-------------------||
D||o------------------|------------------o||
A||o------------------|------------------o||
E||--3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0--|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0---||
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---||
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-||
[2nd 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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------2-||
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---||
[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 E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-|-3-2-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-3-----3---------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0---|
E|-------------------|---------------0-|
[Chorus]
E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q 4x
G||-------------------|-------------------||
D||o------------------|------------------o||
A||o------------------|------------------o||
E||--3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0--|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0---||
[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 E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-5-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-5-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-5-0-3-0-0-|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-5-0-3-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-5-0-3-0---|
E|-3-----3---------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-------------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
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-|
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
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W W
G|----------------|----------------|----------|------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------|------||
A|----------------|----------------|----------|------||
E|-3----5-(5)--3--|-(3)-5----3--5--|-5--------|------||
[3rd 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
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
A||o-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0---|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0----o||
E||------------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3---||
[Out-Chorus]
E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
G||-------------------|------------------|
D||o------------------|------------------|
A||o------------------|------------------|
E||--3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0--|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0--|
E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
G|------------------|--------------------||
D|------------------|-------------------o||
A|------------------|-------------------o||
E|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0--|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0----||
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 3x Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
G||--------------------|--------------------||--------------|-----------------|
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||--------------|-----------------|
A||o-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-3-0-0-o||-3----5----3--|-(3)-5----3--5---|
E||--------------------|--------------------||--------------|-----------------|
ritardando H.=H
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q W q Q H
G|----------------|----------------|----------|------------*|
D|----------------|----------------|----------|------------*|
A|-3----5------3--|-(3)-5----3-----|-5--------|------------*|
E|----------------|-------------3--|----------|-5----------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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